Georgetown, Guyana – (April 6, 2016) President David Granger, today, charged the newly sworn-in Mayors and Deputy Mayors, who were elected at the March 18 Local Government Elections (LGEs) to put aside politics and personal vendettas and work to develop their communities, towns, regions and the country as a whole.

Georgetown, Guyana – (March 31, 2016) President David Granger, today, met with Mr. Paul Cort, a music instructor and voice teacher at the University of the Southern Caribbean and two members of the Guyana Music Teachers Association, Ms. Ruth Jaundoo and Ms. Rosemarie Henry who expressed an interest in participating in the Jubilee Anniversary celebration.

Georgetown, Guyana – (March 31, 2016) President David Granger, today, received a courtesy call from Mr. David Lammy, a parliamentarian from the United Kingdom (UK), who is currently in Guyana as part of a delegation from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to engage local Members of Parliament (MPs) in workshops on democracy.

These days, when I visit The Archer’s Home on D’Urban Street, I get no lively greetings from the elderly seated in the living room – just glum faces, staring beyond the barred windows at a world from which they feel increasingly disengaged. Their beautiful vista has been ‘stumped’.

Guyana was the next stop on my journey across South America. All three “Guyanas” are sooo different. While French Guyana is the most developed and has (by far) the best food, the Surinamese people were extremely kind and generous. Guyana has the most beautiful scenery. If you want to be stunned by natural beauty, please visit Guyana. It is truly superb.

Georgetown, GINA, March 22, 2016 - Ensuring the security of the thousands of persons expected to attend events for Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebration is a top priority for the organisers.

I read in one of the local media outlets that the Georgetown kite-flyers will soon have to pay to use open spaces, quoting the city administration "Citizens who use the areas would be required to pay a minimal fee to offset expenses, and to assist with after event cleaning activities."

Government is optimistic that Venezuela’s challenge to Guyana’s internationally accepted territory will soon be resolved by the United Nations. Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, told the Government Information Agency that except for the normal conduit of communication via the embassies on routine matters, dialogue is taking place, “via the Secretary General of the United Nations.”

Guyanese born Capt. Patrick Ragburlall Persaud aka ‘Rocky Ragbur’, is celebrating his 90th birthday on 3/17/2016. His maritime career spanned 50 years. Starting in 1948, Rocky Ragbur rose through the ranks from Saloon boy, O.S, A.B, Boatswain (Bosun), 3 rd Master, 2nd Master, and Chief Mate, to Master Mariner, eventually retiring as a Sea Captain in September of 1998.

A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Marcos Chamon, visited Guyana during February 24–March 7 to hold discussions for the 2016 Article IV consultation.