Georgetown, Guyana – (December 1, 2015) The Government of Guyana, through Minister of Governance with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment sector, Raphael Trotman, is refuting claims carried in a media report that Government plans to ask US oil company ExxonMobil for upfront payments ahead of the commercial production of oil here. Minister Trotman, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 30, 2015) Minister of Governance with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment Raphael Trotman today charged that integrity and accountability must be the hallmark of operations at the newly-re-commissioned Guyana Gold Board office at Bartica. Trotman, who was accompanied by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon and Minister within the Ministry …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, (November 30, 2015) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge said Guyana has to establish itself as a responsible international actor through the level and quality of diplomatic service it offers, in a media briefing at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta. “If foreign affairs does its job properly and effectively, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, (November 30, 2015) – President David Granger has said that members of the Guyana Police Force are likely to benefit from increased salaries as part of government’s plan to reform the security sector. The President also engaged Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), David Cameron on restoring the Security Sector Action Plan …
Read DetailsMellieħa, Malta – (November 29, 2015) President David Granger, who wrapped up his participation today at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Malta, rapped comments by Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, where he is reported to have said that Minister of Governance with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman is not …
Read DetailsMellieħa, Malta – (November 29, 2015) Even as the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) 2015 wrapped up today, the international body, as expected, released the 2015 Communique which outlined strong support for Guyana’s position on the Venezuela border controversy. The document states, “The Geneva Agreement of 1966 between the Parties provides a range of mechanisms …
Read DetailsMellieħa, Malta – (November 28, 2015) Outgoing Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Dr. Kamalesh Sharma, on day two of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2015 said, “Guyana is at the heart of the Commonwealth.” Dr. Sharma made these comments when quizzed on the Commonwealth’s support for Guyana, with regard to Venezuela’s claim on …
Read DetailsMellieħa, Malta – (November 27, 2015) President David Granger and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, who are attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2015) in Malta, seized the opportunity to hold key bilateral meetings in the margins of the conference, even as the body elected a new Secretary General, Baroness Patricia Scotland, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 27, 2015) The Government of Guyana, through Minister of State Joseph Harmon, has committed to continue the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Programme Evaluation, which was started under the previous administration. Harmon made this pledge to Stuart Black, consultant to UNDP on the Programme, during a meeting at the Ministry …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 27, 2015) – Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday delivered the charge to the 2015 graduating class of the West Demerara Secondary School where he emphasized the importance of information and communication technology in today’s world. He said that if Guyana and its citizenry are to move into the future, attention …
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