Georgetown, Guyana – (February 10, 2018) This year will mark 50 years of friendship and strong bilateral ties between the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the Federative Republic of Brazil, which has seen cooperation in the areas of defence, health and public infrastructure programmes. With the visit of Minister of Defence, Mr. Raul Belens Jungmann …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 10, 2018) As Guyana readies itself to make its case for the resolution of the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), it has been assured of the support for all diplomatic measures including a judicial settlement from the world court by its southern neighbour, Brazil, which has …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 9, 2018) President David Granger, today, conferred the country’s third highest national award, the Cacique’s Crown of Honour (CCH) on Brazilian Minister of Defence, Mr. Raul Belens Jungmann Pinto, who was in Guyana today for bilateral talks between the two countries. The Guyanese Head of State said that the conferral of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 9, 2018) President David Granger, joined by some Ministers of Government and members of the Defence Board, today, hosted Brazil’s Minister of Defence, Mr. Raul Jungmann Pinto, along with a high-level delegation, which included Brazil’s Minister of Justice, Mr. Torquato Lorena Jardim. The bilateral engagement, which was hosted at State House, …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Members of the media. I was tempted to interrupt the Chancellor when she was describing the challenges that the Magistrate would be having to move around this huge region with his vehicle. I think she might have ignored the number of horses in the community and the fact that there is a …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 8, 2018) As Guyana prepares to host the 17th Session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC17) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in January 2019, the first such meeting to be held in the region, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 8, 2018) President David Granger, today, visited Global Seafood Distributors, a seafood processing and packaging facility, which supplies products in Guyana and the Caribbean. Speaking to the owner, Mrs. Allison Butters-Grant after touring the West Ruimveldt facility, the Head of State reaffirmed Government’s support for small and medium-scale enterprises and said …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 7, 2018) The Ministry of the Presidency puts on record that Dr. Jan Mangal, Presidential Advisor on Petroleum, is not authorised to speak on behalf of His Excellency, President David Granger or the Government of Guyana.
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 7, 2018) Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, this evening, failed to show up for a meeting with President David Granger after he took a one-month period to do, what he described as “his due diligence” with regard to Constitutional appointments, which require meaningful consultations between him and the Head …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 7, 2018) President David Granger, today, convened a ministerial meeting to discuss the establishment of the Guyana Youth Service (GYS), the body that will be responsible for consolidating all of the youth programmes and organisations to offer a standardised education and training curriculum and is expected to significantly improve youths’ marketability …
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