Georgetown, Guyana- (July 27, 2015) President David Granger, this morning, called on citizens to “disabuse” themselves of the notion that the industry is in “crisis”, even as he acknowledged that there are some challenges. The Head of State was at the time delivering the feature address at the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Rice Industry Conference, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana- (July 25, 2015) The Ministry of Social Cohesion launched its regional consultation exercise at Belladrum, West Coast Berbice today. Minister Ally told the over 60 residents in attendance at the Belladrum Primary School, that with Local Government Elections fast approaching, residents need to make the issue of development a priority rather than putting …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana- (July 25, 2015) The children of the Shaheed’s Boys and Girls orphanages’ had much to celebrate earlier this evening as President David Granger announced that his administration will be increasing the annual subvention given to the organisation. Moments after returning from Washington DC, the President made the announcement at the Orphanages’ Eid Fest …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana- (July 24, 2015) “The Caribbean needs a stronger collective security system in order to deal with new threats,” declared President David A. Granger, while delivering the commencement address at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (WJPC) graduation ceremony, in Washington today. The President, who is a former student and adjunct …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana (July 23, 2015)- The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Assistant Administrator and Director for the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ms. Jessica Faieta, discussed areas of cooperation with Minister of Governance with additional responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman during a courtesy call today, at his Brickdam …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, July 22, 2015 Senior officials from Troy Resources Guyana Incorporated today paid a courtesy call on Minister of State Joseph Harmon and Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman at the Ministry of the Presidency. The two Ministers were updated on the company’s operations by Chief Executive Officer, Ken Neilsson and Finance and Administrative Manager, Jaime Altmann. …
Read DetailsThe Government has reached an agreement with the Surinamese beverage company, RUDISA International NV, with regard to the repayment of a judgement of US$7.72M in keeping with a ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The agreement includes the repayment of a reduced sum. RUDISA’s owner, Rudi Sardjoe met with the President of Guyana, …
Read DetailsTrafficking in Persons (TIP), deteriorating roads and other infrastructure in mining districts and the need for more exemptions and benefits for stakeholders in the mining sector were some of the issues raised by members of the Guyana Women Miners’ Association (GWMA) during a meeting with President David Granger today at the Ministry of the Presidency. …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger today met with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative to Guyana and Suriname, Marianne Flach, who presented him with the organisation’s programme of action for Guyana and discussed a number of areas in which the Fund is seeking to collaborate with the Government. Key among these issues is …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana -(July 17, 2015) Presidential Advisor on National Security, Brigadier Edward Collins today kicked off a four-day outreach to law enforcement agencies in Berbice. This is the first of a series of such outreaches to be carried out across the country with the aim of interacting with police officers; giving them the opportunity to …
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