Dr. Irfaan Ali takes the oath of office as Guyana's ninth Executive President after the culmination of a protracted electoral process
–some images of the ‘government in action’ over the past year
Prime Minster, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips; Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal and Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues, engage persons at the government’s ‘Dream Realised Housing Drive 2020’ hosted, at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara, Region ThreeMinister within the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy, assists with the distribution of flood-relief hampersVictory was within reach for the PPP/C, as they set out on the campaign trailA little over one month after being elected to office in August, President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, and Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, inspected the site for the new Demerara Harbour BridgePresident, Dr. Irfaan Ali (centre); Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill (second from right), and Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond and officials of Cardinal Investments Incorporated turn the sod for the construction of a massive $4 billion Courtyard Marriott Hotel, next to CJIAMinister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, inspecting one of the newly installed pumps situated at the Ruimveldt South Sluice (Banks), GeorgetownChairman and CEO of TOTALTEC, Lars Mangal (centre) signs the agreement for the construction of a 289-room, Hilton-branded nine-storey hotel in the presence of the other signatories – Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister, Oneidge Walrond and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Go-Invest, Dr Peter RamsaroopAttorney-General, Anil Nandlall; Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn; Commissioner of Police (ag), Nigel Hoppie and other officials inside the court superintendent’s office after the handing over of furnishings, equipment and other devices, as well as various law booksEducation Minister, Priya Manickchand (right) inspecting the new Westminster Secondary SchoolMinister within the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Anand Persaud and Minster of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai (centre) with toshaos and village leaders who received COVID grants on behalf of their villagesPrime Minister of Guyana, Brigadier (ret’d), Mark Phillips (second left), received the ‘Covishield’ Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines, donated by the Government of India, from the High Commissioner of India to Guyana, Dr. K. J. Srinivasa (second right). Also in the photo is Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony (left) and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd (right)Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, and Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, along with other officials inspecting the expansion work done on the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA)Vice-President, Bharrat Jagdeo; Director of the Office of Budget at the Ministry of Finance, Sonya Roopnauth and Director of the Project Cycle Management Division at the Ministry of Finance, Tarachand Balgobin, engaged in final preparations for the government’s Emergency Budget, which was presented in September, 2020
