Guyanese, The Government, since the passage of the no-confidence motion in the National Assembly on 21st December 2018, has respected the decisions of the Courts and upheld the Constitution. We challenged the validity of the no-confidence motion and defended the challenge to the constitutionality of the appointment of the Chairman of the Elections Commission. The …
Read DetailsThe challenges of change and continuity The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) hosted its 95th anniversary celebration, one year ago, right here in this Benab. I noted, on that occasion, that dinosaurs became extinct because they could not adapt to change. I said that if organisms cannot change they cannot survive. Change is imperative and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 25, 2019) President David Granger, this morning, accepted the Letters of Credence from Mr. Ralechate Lincoln Mokose, accrediting him as the new High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Lesotho to Guyana at an accreditation ceremony held at the Ministry of the Presidency. This is the country’s first such appointment of a …
Read DetailsKingdom of Lesotho I am pleased to accept your letters of credence accrediting you as High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Lesotho to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. I congratulate you on your appointment and welcome you to Guyana. I ask also that you convey my best wishes to His Majesty King Letsie III, for …
Read DetailsMinister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings-Williams and Norway’s Minister for Climate and Environment, Mr. Ola Elvestuen, yesterday, met on the margins of the UN Climate Summit in New York. The two Ministers welcomed successes and results achieved under the partnership between Guyana and Norway. In accordance with the bilateral agreement between the two countries, the …
Read DetailsNational Day of the United Mexican States I have the honour, on behalf of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, to extend congratulations to His Excellency Andrés Manuel López Obrador and to the Government and people of the United Mexican States on the occasion of the 209th anniversary of Mexican Independence. ‘The Grito de Dolores’ of …
Read DetailsPeople’s Republic of China National Day, 2019 The Cooperative Republic of Guyana extends congratulations to His Excellency President Xi Jingping and to the government and people of the People’s Republic of China on the occasion of the auspicious celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on 1st October …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 23, 2019): President David Granger, this morning, attended the 178th anniversary celebration of Queenstown Village, Essequibo Coast, where he emphasised that the school is a pillar of the village. “Education is essential to development. It is the one true path to development at the national, regional, neighbourhood and village levels,” the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 23, 2019) Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, while welcoming home a second family of five from hurricane-ravaged island, The Bahamas, emphasized Government’s willingness to facilitate the return of other Guyanese survivors. Guyanese Vanessa Tate, her Bahamian husband, Stevie Cooper and their three children, Stevie Jr., age 5; Steven, age 3 …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 23, 2019) His Excellency David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is saddened at the death of Lady Lois Winifred Ramphal (née King), the beloved wife of Sir Shridath Ramphal, O.E. Undoubtedly, she would have served as a tower of strength and support during their 70 years of marriage …
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