My Fellow Guyanese, As you know, since my Government assumed office last August, we have spared no effort to ensure the reversal of the severe and punitive conditions created by five years of misrule and mismanagement by the APNU/AFC dictatorship. Through our 2020 and 2021 budgets, we removed the Value-Added Tax (VAT) on water and …
Read DetailsAttorney General, Minister Teixeira, DPP, President of the Bar Association, Newly sworn members of the Law Reform Commission, other lawyers, members of the media, let me welcome you to this simple but significant event. Society does not remain static; it is subject to change. The law as a central pillar of civilized societies must therefore …
Read DetailsSir Lester was a good friend of Guyana and the Guyanese people. He stood firmly and consistently with us in defence of our sovereignty and territorial integrity, raising his considerable voice in the UN, the Commonwealth and other hemispheric fora. Sir Lester opened the doors of Antigua and Barbuda to many thousands of Guyanese at …
Read DetailsMy Fellow Guyanese, A year ago today, we, the people of Guyana, celebrated the recovery of our democratic rights. With the support of every well-thinking nation in the world, we stopped a force determined to steal the March General and Regional Elections, and we declared that, never again, shall we countenance in our country any …
Read DetailsHeirs of their Struggles and Sacrifices I extend greetings to all Guyanese on the occasion of Emancipation Day 2021. I am gratified to belong to a country that honours and celebrates its ethnic diversity and which on this occasion gladly embraces, in unity, our African-Guyanese heritage. I am especially pleased to be joining all Guyanese …
Read DetailsToday marks the 48th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty Establishing the Caribbean Community. This year also marks twenty years since the adoption of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, Establishing the Caribbean Community Including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. In the decades that have ensued since July 4, 1973, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) …
Read DetailsI would like to take this opportunity to update the Guyanese population on a statement I regard as very reckless, immature and one that only seeks to derive political gains. Whilst I am sure that if one is to examine the statement by Mr Harmon, in relation to the Sputnik vaccine, dissuading Guyanese from taking …
Read DetailsMr. Chairman Distinguished Leaders Practitioners Participants Distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen I am extremely honoured and delighted to be provided with the opportunity to deliver the keynote address at this auspicious and timely event. I recall being afforded a similar privilege almost ten years ago, as the then Minister of Housing and Water, of addressing …
Read DetailsSecretary-General; Distinguish Heads of State; Other Distinguish Delegates; When my country launched its HIV National Strategic Plan 2021-2025, we re-committed to the UNAIDS Global AIDS Strategy, which aspires to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. The Government of Guyana is fully committed to providing universal access to prevention, care and treatment for …
Read DetailsH. E. Dr. Irfaan Ali: Directors, Managers of Saipem, Mr. Alister of Exxon, members of the Private Sector, distinguished ladies and gentlemen. As I speak to you today, I just returned from a very long trip, I came back to be a part of this function and then return to another long trip this evening …
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