Georgetown, Guyana – (February 22, 2020) Director General, Ministry of the Presidency, Mr. Joseph Harmon, this afternoon, commissioned a $1.28 billion (US$6.1M) Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) Water Treatment Plant at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region Three), which will now serve an estimated 21,000 residents. The Project is part of a US$31.6M loan …
Read Details50th Anniversary of the Republic The 50th Anniversary of the Republic is a celebration of an auspicious event in the history of the nation and a propitious moment for future generations! This Anniversary evokes emotions of pride and patriotism. There is satisfaction over the nation’s progress over the past fifty years and expectation over the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana (February 22, 2020): President David Granger, this afternoon, expressed sympathy to the ranks of the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) 21 Artillery Company who were injured while preparing for tonight’s scheduled firework display in celebration of Guyana’s 50th Republic Anniversary. Several ranks of the 21 Artillery Company were preparing for the firework display when …
Read Details50th Republic Anniversary of the Cooperative Republic of GuyanaNational Awards2020-02-23 On the occasion of the 5oth Republic Anniversary of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, His Excellency David Granger, MSS, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Chancellor of the Orders of Guyana is pleased to make the following appointments …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 21, 2020) Minister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings-Williams, this afternoon, received the final Report of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the 2018 Piracy attacks and the death of Guyanese fishermen off the Coast of Suriname. The CoI was commissioned by President David Granger in June 2019. He had described the …
Read DetailsEducation and tradition The Bishops’ High School was a pioneer in education, particularly for girls. The School’s 150th anniversary is an occasion to look back with pride on its numerous accomplishments and an opportunity, also, to plan for its future over the next ten to fifty years. That plan is linked, integrally, to the type …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 20, 2020) Director General, Ministry of the Presidency, Mr. Joseph Harmon, this afternoon, commissioned a spanking new $38M Immigration Office at Independence Avenue, McKenzie, Linden as the Government continues its quest to decentralise basic public services to citizens across the country. In his feature address, DG Harmon said President David Granger’s …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 20, 2020) President David Granger, today, commissioned the Ramphal House, which houses the Foreign Service Institute, in honour of Guyana’s distinguished diplomat and former Attorney General and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sir Shridath Ramphal. President Granger, in his remarks, said the study of Guyana’s international relations, the understanding of the national …
Read DetailsThe National Interest The euphoria of Independence and the exuberance accompanying the celebration of statehood in May 1966 were eclipsed a few months later by the ominous report that the Venezuelan National Armed Forces had occupied the Guyanese portion of the Island of Ankoko in the Cuyuni River in what is now the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region. …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 20, 2020) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, on behalf of President David Granger, yesterday, commissioned a $64.5 million water supply system in Paramakatoi, Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight). Approximately 1,200 residents are expected to benefit from the system, which is the first such infrastructure to have ever been erected in the village. The …
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