Tag: Brigadier Patrick West

Colonel Bess appointed Chief of Staff (ag)

Colonel Bess appointed Chief of Staff (ag)

- June 30, 2020

- Brigadier West proceeds on accumulated leave Georgetown, Guyana (June 30, 2020): President David Granger has granted approval to Chief ... Read More

President Granger visits injured GDF ranks

President Granger visits injured GDF ranks

- February 22, 2020

- Investigation launched into cause of explosion; fireworks display cancelled Georgetown, Guyana (February 22, 2020): President David Granger, this afternoon, ... Read More

‘Improvements in the Technical Corps necessary to develop tech-savvy Defence Force’

‘Improvements in the Technical Corps necessary to develop tech-savvy Defence Force’

- August 21, 2019

- President Granger says as 11 Second Lieutenants receive scholarships to study in China Georgetown, Guyana – (August 21, 2019) President ... Read More

‘Safe space’ for abused women and girls being constructed in Amelia’s Ward

‘Safe space’ for abused women and girls being constructed in Amelia’s Ward

- June 6, 2019

– Lindeners welcome the initiative ─ govt will ensure shelters are available to women countrywide ─ fight to end domestic ... Read More

Minister of State attends Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas 

Minister of State attends Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas 

- October 9, 2018

Georgetown, Guyana – (October 9, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon is currently in Cancun, Mexico for the Thirteenth ... Read More

President visits GDF’s Coastal Battalion Base in Anna Regina

President visits GDF’s Coastal Battalion Base in Anna Regina

- April 8, 2017

Georgetown, Guyana – (April 8, 2017) President David Granger, yesterday, visited the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Coastal Battalion Base in ... Read More

Chinese Army donates military equipment to Guyana Defence Force  -Will enhance GDF’s infrastructural development role   

Chinese Army donates military equipment to Guyana Defence Force -Will enhance GDF’s infrastructural development role  

- April 4, 2017

  Georgetown, Guyana – (April 4, 2017) The Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) mandate to support the infrastructural development of the ... Read More

Two new vessels commissioned as Government moves to recapitalise the Coast Guard   

Two new vessels commissioned as Government moves to recapitalise the Coast Guard  

- March 30, 2017

Georgetown, Guyana – (March 30, 2017) Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Guyana, President David Granger, yesterday, pledged ... Read More