Georgetown, Guyana – (March 6, 2016) The Government of Guyana is exploring its options for medium and long term solutions to the challenges facing the Guyana Prison Service (GPS). President David Granger, accompanied by Minister of Public Security, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, visited the Mazaruni Penal Settlement in …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, (March 5, 2016) President David Granger said that education is the foundation of equality and that next to food, clothing and shelter, education is best thing anyone can offer to a child. The Head of State made these remarks at a public meeting at Third Avenue Bartica where he handed over 30 bicycles …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 4, 2016) President David Granger, this evening, said it is imperative that the Guyana Trade Fair and Exposition (GuyExpo) place more emphasis on the local manufacturing sector to help revitalise the economy, since for too long, Guyana’s economy has depended on the exportation of raw material. President Granger made these remarks …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 4, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, presented Toshao of Toka Village, Lethem, North Rupununi, Mr. Delano Davis with a cheque for $200,000 to help offset transportation and accommodation costs for the Toka Village Council to travel to Georgetown to meet with ministers to address village concerns. Minister Harmon …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 04, 2016) President David Granger, through the Minister of Public Security, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan has established a three-member Commission of Inquiry (COI)to probe the Georgetown Prison riot, which claimed the lives of 17 prisoners and left five nursing serious injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. “We have to determine the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 04, 2016) Political Advisor to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Tres-Ann Kremer, this morning, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency, President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency. Electoral reform and the Guyana/Venezuela border issue were the main issues discussed during the meeting. Dr. Kremer, in an invited comment, said …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 3, 2016) President David Granger extends deepest sympathy to the family and relatives of Ms. Alisha Romascindo, who perished in an accident on the Moruca River on February 27. The 16 year old student of Santa Rosa Secondary School was travelling to the Kumaka Market area when another vessel collided with …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 4, 2016) President David Granger, today, received the Letters of Credence from H.E. Manuel De Jesus Teles Fazendeiro, inducting him as Non-Resident Ambassador of Portugal to Guyana. The new Ambassador is based in Venezuela. He replaces Ambassador Mario Alberto Lino da Silva. At the installation ceremony, held at the Ministry of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 3, 2016) President David Granger said that Guyana’s national defence strategy over the next four years to 2020, must incorporate steps, in concert with regional partners, to address the security threats facing the Caribbean. The President made these assertions in his address, today, at the opening of the Guyana Defence Force’s …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 3, 2016) President David Granger and the Government of Guyana extend deepest sympathy to the families and other relatives of the 16 prisoners, who perished during a riot at the Georgetown Prison today. The President is deeply saddened at the loss of life and has ordered the immediate establishment of a …
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