Transcript of the address by His Excellency David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at Whitewater Village, Barima-Waini (Region One) February 16, 2018
President David Granger: Mr. Cleveland DeSouza, I would like to thank you for welcoming me into this very pretty village and for arranging for nice rainfall; he knows I like rain, so he arranged to have a little shower, not too heavy. But Toshao, tha [...]
Investigation to be launched into River’s View boat accident
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 14, 2018) President David Granger, has instructed that an investigation be launched into the accident involving a ‘David G’ boat in the vicinity of River’s View, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) as he [...]
Emulate the bravery of Rose Hall martyrs -says Minister Norton at memorial ceremony
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 13, 2018) Minister of Social Cohesion, with the responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George Norton, today, called on Guyanese to emulate the bravery and sacrifice made by the 15 slain Rose Hall Estate Sug [...]
India commits to sugar and oil cooperation -PM Modi to visit Guyana later this year
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 12, 2018) President David Granger and Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi have pledged to strengthen the historical ties between Guyana and India through increased cooperation. During a bilateral meeting held [...]
Education key developing innovative solutions to mitigate climate change effects -Minister Greenidge
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 12, 2018) Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Carl Greenidge, who is also performing the duties of President, this evening, said that educating, motivating and encouraging youths can help them to develop innovative solu [...]
The idea is to have a national group of business-savvy women -says First Lady at Self-Reliance workshop
Georgetown, Guyana — (March 12, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, at the launch of the first Self-Reliance and Success in business workshop for the year, told participants that the workshop’s goal is to see the nation-wide emergence [...]
Guyana is ideally placed to become a ‘solar state’ -President Granger tells world leaders at Summit in India
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 12, 2018) President David Granger said that Guyana’s ‘green’ development thrust is not merely about environmental and economic security, but that it is also about energy security. Speaking at the In [...]
First Lady, Social Protection Ministry celebrate women’s empowerment progress -commit to keep working at Canadian High Commission’s Women’s Day event
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 10, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, reflected on the success of her work with young women across Guyana through her workshops, trainings and other initiatives while delivering the feature address at a c [...]
First Lady calls for end to gender based violence
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 10, 2018) A champion for women’s empowerment, First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, joined the Women and Gender Equality Commission (W&GEC) for a presentation on the preliminary findings on women&rsqu [...]
Every woman should be an activist -First Lady on International Women’s Day
Georgetown, Guyana — (March 9, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, last evening charged the women of Guyana to become activists for gender parity, education, and the elimination of domestic violence in order to truly transform Guyana. Mrs. G [...]