General News

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips; Vice President, the Honourable Dr Bharrat Jagdeo; Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, the Honourable Anil Nandlall; Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, the Honourable Gail Teixeira; Minister of Public Works, the Honourable Juan Edghill; Minister of Public Service, the Honourable Sonia Parag; Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire and Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag) Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards were also at the meeting.

Minister Todd offered congratulations to the newly appointed Honorary Consul and committed to working towards enhancing cooperation in areas including agriculture and education.

Guyana and Morocco established diplomatic relations on December 14, 2012.

The signing on Wednesday evening was done between Guyana’s Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, the Honourable Dr Ashni Singh and the First Vice President of the European Commission, Mr Frans Timmermans.

The agreement is for a period of four years and is valued at €4.6m.

During brief remarks, President Ali praised the European Union for being one of Guyana’s strongest partners in protecting the country’s sea defence and coastline.

Prior to the meeting, he hosted breakfast in honour of the visiting official, where they both spoke about the importance of enhancing relations between the two nations.

Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, a number of other Cabinet Ministers, Government officials, representatives from the private sector and members of the diplomatic community were also present.

Minister Al Hashimy is on a one-day visit to Guyana.

The event, which was attended by leaders throughout the Caribbean, was co-hosted by US Vice President Kamala Harris and Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Philip Davis.

The meeting which will be co-hosted by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Philip Davis, is set to address a number of regional issues. High on the agenda is the shared effort between the US and the Caribbean in promoting climate resilience and adaptation in the Caribbean region.

The meeting, which is also expected to focus on energy security, is expected to build on the US-Caribbean Partnership to address the Climate Crisis 2030, launched last year by the US Vice President and Caribbean leaders, in Los Angeles at the Summit of the Americas.

“𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑠, 𝑖𝑛𝑗𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑦.

𝑂𝑛 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑓 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜-𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑢𝑦𝑎𝑛𝑎, 𝐼 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑑𝑦. 𝑊𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑗𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑠.

Today, Guyana was elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nation’s Security Council for the period 2024–2025. Guyana is honoured and humbled by the confidence that has been expressed by the international community in electing us to this most important position of responsibility on the global stage.

Guyana is honoured and humbled by the confidence that has been expressed by the international community in electing us to this most important position of responsibility on the global stage.

Guyana has now been accorded the opportunity to serve on the Security Council, which is charged under the UN Charter with the responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It is a responsibility that we will assume with utmost seriousness and dedication, mindful of the complex and challenging times in which we live.

Guyana has presented its candidature for election of a non-permanent seat to the Council.