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Address by His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, to the National Assembly on the claims of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Suriname to Guyana’s territory – October 22, 2015

  • Posted: June 16, 2016
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Guyana’s patrimony Honourable Prime Minister and Leader of the House;Members of the Diplomatic Corps;Honourable Leader of the Opposition;Ministers of the Government;Honourable Members of the National Assembly;Ladies and Gentlemen: I am honoured to be here for the third time, in this year 2015, to discuss with you matters of importance – matters of national interest. I …

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Transcript of the address by His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the 17th Awards Ceremony of the President’s Youth Award: Republic of Guyana programme – October 24, 2015

  • Posted: June 16, 2016
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President David A. Granger: Good afternoon to all the awardees. Fellow Guyanese, I am very honoured to be here this evening to preside over this ceremony; for the first time as patron of the President Youth Award: Republic of Guyana. I am happy too, to be able to congratulate the awardees for their efforts and …

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Transcript of the address by His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, on the occasion of World Food Day October 16, 2015

  • Posted: June 16, 2016
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President David Granger: “Social Protection and Agriculture”. This is a great motto as we aim to break the cycle of rural poverty. Guyana on this World Food Day, the 16th of October 2015, takes this opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to ensuring greater food security is one of the means of eliminating extreme poverty and …

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Transcript of the address by His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, On the occasion of the United Nations’ 70th Anniversary October 24, 2015

  • Posted: June 16, 2016
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Madam Resident Coordinator, Her Excellency Mr. Khadija Musa; Ministers of the Government and Members of the National Assembly; Members of the Diplomatic Corps;Members of the United Nations agency and staff here in Georgetown; Special invitees, Members of the media, Ladies and gentlemen: I thought I had gotten over my 70th birthday celebrations two months ago, …

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First Lady joins Starkey Foundation at Caribbean training session – Foundation plans to make Guyana regional hub

  • Posted: June 15, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 14, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, attended the second session of the Starkey Hearing Foundation’s Caribbean Region William F. Austin (WFA) Community-Based Hearing HealthCare training session at the Pegasus Hotel. The Foundation is training health care providers from 14 countries over three days and is outfitting more than 60 …

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Zero-tolerance for human trafficking in 50-year old Independent Guyana – First Lady tells participants at awareness workshop

  • Posted: June 14, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 14, 2016) First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger said that the Guyanese society is scarred and diminished by the blight of trafficking in persons and called on all stakeholders to go beyond hearsay and cultural barriers to gather evidence that will lead to prosecution of those that perpetrate this heinous act. She …

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First Lady takes Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop to Bartica

  • Posted: June 13, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 13, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, launched the Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop in the town of Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7), where more than 25 women will over the next week benefit from training that is expected to help improve their business management skills. During brief remarks …

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Main Street, Hopetown rehabilitated through Regional and self-help effort -Social Cohesion Minister re-commissions thoroughfare

  • Posted: June 13, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 12, 2016) Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally, this afternoon, re-commissioned the newly rehabilitated Main Street in Hopetown, West Coast Berbice, Mahaica-Berbice (Region Five) at a small dedication ceremony hosted at the location. “I am quite happy to be here among the residents of Hopetown today to celebrate the rehabilitative …

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Minister Harmon tells young leaders to be ‘Doers’ – Youth Leadership Training Programme graduation ceremony

  • Posted: June 13, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 12, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, charged 57 graduates of the Youth Leadership Training Programme, organised by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Youth Empowerment and the Department of Youth, at the Madewini Training Centre to be ‘doers’ and not just talkers for the development of Guyana. …

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