Georgetown, Guyana – (October 02, 2015) President David Granger said that the recent reports making the rounds on the media in relation to Suriname’s renewed interest in the New River Triangle is very opaque and requires clarification. This clarification will be sought in the coming days by Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge through Guyana’s envoy …
Read DetailsA visiting team from the National Archives of the Netherlands, earlier today, paid a courtesy call on President Granger, as they sought to brief him on the current digitalisation processes at the local National Archives. The team is expected to finalise arrangements, for close to 25 metres of document text from the Dutch period, from …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 02, 2015) Guyanese, today, joined in celebrating the 146th birth anniversary of, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known as The Mahatma (The Great Soul), who will forever be known as the preeminent leader of the independence movement in British-ruled India. On the occasion, which also coincides with the United Nations International Day of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – October 2, 2015 The new United States (US) Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, pledged his support to the Government to eliminate any impediments to the country’s development. The Ambassador made these remarks as he handed over his Letters of Credence to President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency, today. He …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 01, 2015) As the world celebrates the United Nations designated International Day of Older Persons today, First Lady, Her Excellency Sandra Granger and her Luminous Women’s Group partnered with DeSinco Trading Limited to make a donation of milk to senior citizens at six homes in and around Georgetown. The recipient homes …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 30, 2015) Minister of State, with responsibility for the Public Service sector, Joseph Harmon, has promised the sector much needed policy measures and changes in the coming months, as the Government rolls out its plans for a professional and quality based public service. Delivering the keynote address this morning at the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 29, 2015) Canada has expressed its willingness to support the Government of Guyana with the holding of Local Government Elections (LGEs), the setting up of the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) and the training and development of Public Servants. This commitment was communicated to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon by Canadian High …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, September 29, 2015 – Small states risk being subjugated unless the international community can demonstrate the capability and commitment to provide an effective deterrent against domination by larger, stronger states. This was President David Granger’s main message during his address to world leaders at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly today. The President …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 28, 2015) With just a matter of hours left before President David Granger addresses the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Head of State says his mission will be to call on the UN to offer some form of solid protection for small States. “Guyana has been subjected, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, September 28, 2015 – President David Granger is confident that a resort to the court to settle the Guyana-Venezuela border claims will yield a ruling in Guyana’s favour. He was at the time speaking at a press briefing subsequent to his United Nations (UN) facilitated meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro at …
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