Georgetown, Guyana – (April 11, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, met with the members of the Board of Inquiry, which was mandated to investigate into the allegations of mismanagement and wrongdoing at the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) and Guyana Energy Agency (GEA). The board members, who were appointed in March, met with …
Read DetailsOnce upon a time in the West Indies, almost forty years ago on 6th October 1976, eleven Guyanese were among the 73 passengers who were blasted out of the sky off the west coast of Barbados. The Anglophone Caribbean became the theatre for the deadliest terrorist attack in the Western hemisphere up to that time. …
Read DetailsBy Janelle Christian AS WE continue our series, I will this week initiate the discussion on the concept of Climate Change and Global Warming, and its impact on our environment and livelihoods. The objective of this article is not to present the hard science and arguments to prove that Climate Change is occurring, as there …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 09, 2016) President David Granger, today, paid his final respects to the late Mr. Clyde Raymond Roopchand, CCH, the former Chief Planning Officer of the State Planning Secretariat, at a funeral service, held at the St. Anthony’s of Padua Parish in Buxton. Mr. Roopchand lost his battle with cancer on March …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 9, 2016) President David Granger has called for greater security cooperation in the Caribbean. The Head of State made this impassioned plea for greater security cooperation, while delivering the feature address at a dinner hosted by the Institute of International Relations (IIR) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) to …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 7, 2016) President David Granger, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Ministers of the Government, today, met with the United Kingdom/Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK/CPA) at the Ministry of the Presidency, where a number of issues including the strengthening of coalition forms of governments and the implementation of inclusive democracy were on the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 07, 2016) Three more towns are expected be named in the coming months as President Granger continues to champion the development of Capital Towns, which are intended to be strong economic centres in all ten administrative regions of Guyana. Speaking on the Ministry of the Presidency’s ‘The Public Interest’ programme, which …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 7, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, received a courtesy call from the wives of the Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) and several women executives from Banks DIH, at her State House office. The group was led by Ms. Sharon Nelson, Human Resources Manager at Banks DIH Limited …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 7, 2016) His Excellency, President David Granger will travel to Trinidad and Tobago, tomorrow, to deliver the feature presentation at the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Institute of International Relations of the University of the West Indies at the St. Augustine University Inn and Conference Centre. The President, who is a …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 6, 2016) President David Granger, today, charged the newly sworn-in Mayors and Deputy Mayors, who were elected at the March 18 Local Government Elections (LGEs) to put aside politics and personal vendettas and work to develop their communities, towns, regions and the country as a whole. The President delivered this charge …
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