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ACCOLADES continue to be bestowed on Guyana’s Former President Bharrat Jagdeo, who has worked toward strengthening alliances with other countries, and forging relations in new frontiers. Importantly, his climate change position that developing countries could lead the way to the solutions that the world needs has garnered international attention and respect.
On Friday, Mr Jagdeo was conferred with the highest honour of the State of Roraima, Brazil, the Order of Merit ‘Forte Sao Joaquim’.
In the citation, the State Governor, Mr Jose Anchieta Junior, said the award was given for personal achievements, and for the strengthening of relations between Brazil and Guyana.
While as President, Mr Jagdeo advocated for stronger south-south cooperation and for strengthening alliances. Guyana signed a Partial Scope Agreement with Brazil that made way for Guyanese goods entering the Brazilian market such as fruits, and agricultural, construction, mining and customer products.
Guyana’s ongoing friendly and cooperative relations with Brazil were further enhanced with the official inauguration of the Takutu River Bridge on September 14, 2009. At that ceremony, both countries took the opportunity to engage in discussions aimed at enhancing the Guyana/Brazil Cooperation Programme and signed eight agreements, Memoranda of Understanding and Executive Programme, which addressed areas such as promotion of trade and investment, a special border regime for Lethem and Bon Fim and the abolition of visas for business purposes.
Other awards
Apart from this recent honour, Mr Jagdeo is the recipient of several honorary doctorates conferred for his leadership on low carbon development.
On February 6, 2010, the degree of Honorary Doctorate was conferred on President Jagdeo by the Patrice Lumumba People’s Friendship University in Moscow, following which he was awarded two others from D. Y. Patil University and TERI University in India. In 2012, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), conferred the former president a doctorate for his contribution to sustainability and environmental issues.
Mr Jagdeo received the United Nations’ highest award for environmental leadership, in the category of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management in recognition of his work as a “passionate forestry and ecosystem infrastructure proponent”.
In November 2012, he was elected as President of the Global Green Growth Institute, a recently formed international organisation. He is the Roving Ambassador for the Three Basins, providing hope for ambitious action on the world’s most vital tropical rainforests, and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Patron and High Level Envoy for Sustainable Development in Forest Countries.
He was presented the Pushkin Medal by the Government of Russia, and the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award by the Government of India.
He also received awards from Rotary International and the Salvation Army. (GINA)
On Friday, Mr Jagdeo was conferred with the highest honour of the State of Roraima, Brazil, the Order of Merit ‘Forte Sao Joaquim’.
In the citation, the State Governor, Mr Jose Anchieta Junior, said the award was given for personal achievements, and for the strengthening of relations between Brazil and Guyana.
While as President, Mr Jagdeo advocated for stronger south-south cooperation and for strengthening alliances. Guyana signed a Partial Scope Agreement with Brazil that made way for Guyanese goods entering the Brazilian market such as fruits, and agricultural, construction, mining and customer products.
Guyana’s ongoing friendly and cooperative relations with Brazil were further enhanced with the official inauguration of the Takutu River Bridge on September 14, 2009. At that ceremony, both countries took the opportunity to engage in discussions aimed at enhancing the Guyana/Brazil Cooperation Programme and signed eight agreements, Memoranda of Understanding and Executive Programme, which addressed areas such as promotion of trade and investment, a special border regime for Lethem and Bon Fim and the abolition of visas for business purposes.
Other awards
Apart from this recent honour, Mr Jagdeo is the recipient of several honorary doctorates conferred for his leadership on low carbon development.
On February 6, 2010, the degree of Honorary Doctorate was conferred on President Jagdeo by the Patrice Lumumba People’s Friendship University in Moscow, following which he was awarded two others from D. Y. Patil University and TERI University in India. In 2012, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), conferred the former president a doctorate for his contribution to sustainability and environmental issues.
Mr Jagdeo received the United Nations’ highest award for environmental leadership, in the category of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management in recognition of his work as a “passionate forestry and ecosystem infrastructure proponent”.
In November 2012, he was elected as President of the Global Green Growth Institute, a recently formed international organisation. He is the Roving Ambassador for the Three Basins, providing hope for ambitious action on the world’s most vital tropical rainforests, and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Patron and High Level Envoy for Sustainable Development in Forest Countries.
He was presented the Pushkin Medal by the Government of Russia, and the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award by the Government of India.
He also received awards from Rotary International and the Salvation Army. (GINA)
