His Excellency Chan Santokhi Hon. Edmund Hinkson – Representative of the Your Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps Prime Minister Mark Phillips Chancellor Members of Cabinet Chief Justice Heads of the joint Services Distinguished Invited Guests My brothers and sisters of Guyana, My first words must be of thanks. Thanks to Almighty God who has guided …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 5, 2020) President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, today, administered the Oath of Office to 19 new Ministers of Government even as he cautioned that they will be held accountable during their tenure in office. “These Ministers will be held accountable not only by the Executive, the Parliament but more importantly the …
Read DetailsAfricans endured enslavement in the Guiana colonies for 200 years before achieving their Emancipation 182 years ago on 1st August 1838. They laid the foundation for the freedoms enjoyed by every Guyanese today. Emancipation was not a generous gift of the European slave trading empires. Africans resisted enslavement and fought for freedom in the great …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 31, 2020) The Government of Guyana through the collaborative efforts of the National COVID-19 Task Force, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Health and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has brought home 2,006 Guyanese including students who were left stranded overseas as a result of the closure …
Read DetailsEid-ul-Adha – the feast of the sacrifice – is a scared festival that commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim’s unshakeable faith and unwavering obedience to Allah’s command to sacrifice his beloved son Ishmael. Eid-ul-Adha is observed throughout our country with the offering of prayers and the distribution of food, usually the meat of a sacrificial lamb, and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 30, 2020) President David Granger, this morning, commissioned Guyana’s first Infectious Diseases hospital at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, which will serve as the premier institution for the quarantining and isolation of persons, who have been infected with the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other infectious diseases. Speaking at a simple ceremony, …
Read DetailsA decade for public health Today, 30th July 2020, marks the 141st day since the death of ‘Patient Zero’ on 11th March. Today, we remember the twenty citizens who have died from symptoms associated with the coronavirus (Covid-19) disease. Today will be etched in Guyana’s medical memory as the day when we demonstrated our determination …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 28, 2020) President David Granger and First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger were on Monday tested for the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). In an invited comment, President Granger urged Guyanese to adhere to the various precautionary measures promulgated since March 2020 to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. The President urged …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana (July 27, 2020): His Excellency, David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana is saddened at the death of former Prime Minister of Barbados, Mr. Owen Seymour Arthur. He was 70 years old. Mr. Arthur, who served as Barbados’ fifth Prime Minister for three consecutive terms from 1994 to 2008, died this …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 17, 2020) His Excellency, David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is saddened at the death of Guyanese sculptor and artist, Mr. Francis Ferreira. Mr. Ferreira died on Monday, July 6, 2020. For more than four decades, he contributed to the Visual Arts both at home and abroad. A …
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