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Govt to implement multi-faceted approach to bring relief to citizens – category of vulnerable persons, farmers, business owners targeted

Posted: April 25, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 25, 2020) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) Permanent Secretariat, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, said the Government is focused on implementing a multi-faceted approach to bring relief to citizens in the wake of emergency measures put in place to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. In an invited …

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Guyana not shut out of international aid to fight covid-19

Posted: April 25, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana (April 25, 2020): The Ministry of the Presidency has noted reports published in Friday’s (April 24, 2020) daily newspapers which suggest that foreign partners as well as international financial institutions, are unwilling to provide Guyana with financial aid to combat the dreaded Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) because the country’s electoral process is incomplete. …

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NCTF being strengthened to keep ahead of challenges posed to COVID-19 campaign

Posted: April 24, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana (April 24, 2020): President David Granger, this morning, convened a meeting of the National Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Task Force (NCTF) and has directed that Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency (MOTP), Mr.Joseph Harmon should carry out the functions of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NCTF. The President said the …

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President, Gov’t did not hire U.S. lobby firm – Head of State is Guyanese

Posted: April 17, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana (April 17, 2020): The Ministry of the Presidency notes with much concern several erroneous statements published in the media which suggest that the Government of Guyana and by extension President David Granger has hired United States lobby firm, JJ&B, LLC. The Government of Guyana has not hired JJ&B, LLC and has no contractual arrangement …

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New measures to be put in place for social relief efforts -Govt to consider stronger enforcement of emergency measures

Posted: April 16, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 16, 2020) Director General, Ministry of the Presidency, Mr. Joseph Harmon has announced that the Government, through the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) will put new measures in place to strengthen its social relief response to the coronavirus COVID-19 disease, to ensure that every vulnerable person is assisted. Mr. Harmon also said …

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Statement by His Excellency, David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, on the Coronavirus Disease 2020.04.11

Posted: April 11, 2020
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Today, 11th April, marks one month since COVID-19 claimed the life of the first Guyanese on local soil. Six Guyanese have now died, forty-five have been confirmed as having been infected, thirty-one are in isolation, thirteen are in quarantine and eight persons have since recovered. I was happy to learn of the recovery of the …

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Easter Message of His Excellency David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana 2020. 04.12

Posted: April 11, 2020
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Easter is the most sacred Christian festival. It celebrates Jesus’s resurrection – the most important event in Christianity – which is the core of Jesus’s message, ministry and mission on earth. The Holy Gospel recounts Jesus’s betrayal, arrest, trial, suffering, crucifixion, burial and glorious resurrection. It commemorates, also, the promise of the redemption of mankind …

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1759 households in 25 communities benefit from relief distribution

Posted: April 11, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 11, 2020) As the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) continues to work to bring relief to citizens during this month-long emergency curfew instituted by the Ministry of Public Health in response to the COVID – 19 pandemic , 1759 households in 25 communities from across five regions have already benefited. Since the …

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President Granger saddened at death of Colonel John Percy Leon Lewis

Posted: April 08, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana (April 8, 2020): His Excellency David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is saddened at the death of Colonel John Percy Leon Lewis. John Percy Leon Lewis was born on February 13th 1943; he died on April 7th 2020. He attended Saint Stanislaus College and later earned a Bachelor of Science …

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CDC to provide support to vulnerable persons, communities -as month long COVID-19 emergency measures take effect

Posted: April 04, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 4, 2020) In light of the month-long emergency measures instituted by the Ministry of Public Health in the fight against COVID-19, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) through the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) has embarked on a national mobilisation of resources aimed at supporting vulnerable persons and communities during this period. …

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