Georgetown, Guyana – (August 19, 2020) His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has received a congratulatory letter from the Barbados Prime Minister, Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Q.C., M.P., who expressed a desire to further strengthen relations between the two nations. In her letter, Prime Minister Mottley states: “I am confident that under your leadership Guyana …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 19, 2020) The Office of the President is advising the public to be aware of a fake account on social media platform Twitter, purporting to be the official account of His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali. The phoney account @DrMohamedirfaa1 is seeking to solicit funds from unsuspecting citizens for a fake …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 10, 2020) In response to several queries, the media corps and, by extension, the general public, is advised that the Office of the President will have oversight for the areas of Finance and Natural Resources.
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 9, 2020) President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Minister of Public Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, this afternoon, met with the leaders of the small political parties including the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP), The National Movement (TNM), A New and United Guyana (ANUG), Change Guyana (CG)and the United Republican Party (URP) …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 9, 2020) President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, this morning, hosted a working breakfast with His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname and members of the Private Sector Commission at State House. During the interaction, opportunities for business, trade and commerce in both countries as well as the strengthening …
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, …
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