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GUYANA

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

GUYANA OFFICE FOR INVESTMENT ELECTIONS Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(GO-INVEST) Early general elections were held in Guyana 254 South Road & Shiv Chanderpaul Drive
Billed as a “one stop shop” for investors, the on 11 May 2015, alongside regional elections. Georgetown, Guyana
Guyana Office for Investment (GO-INVEST) The result was a victory for the APNU–Alliance Tel: (592) 226-9080
is charged with leading government efforts for Change alliance, which won 33 of the 65 Fax: (592) 223-5241
to attract foreign and domestic investment. seats in the National Assembly. Following the E-mail: minister@minfor.gov.gy
GO-Invest is divided into two divisions, one elections, APNU leader David A. Granger was Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs
responsible for Investment Facilitation and sworn in as President on 16 May 2015. Thomas and Quamina Street
Promotion and the other for Export Promotion. Georgetown, Guyana
GOVERNMENT LEADERS Tel: (592) 227-5067
Guyana Office for Investment President Fax: (592) 225-7072
190 Camp & Church Streets, E-mail: indigenousaffairsgy@gmail.com
Georgetown, Guyana David A. Granger
Tel: (592) 225-0658 New Garden Street, Ministry of Legal Affairs and Attorney
Fax: (592) 225-0655 Georgetown, Guyana General
E-mail: goinvest@goinvest.gov.gv Tel: (592) 225-7051 95 Carmicheal Street,
Web: www.goinvest.gov.gy Fax: (592) 226-3395 North Cummingsburg,
E-mail: opmed@op.gov.gy Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: (592) 223-7335
TRADE AGREEMENTS AND 1st Vice President and Prime Minister Fax: (592) 227-5419
INVESTMENT TREATIES Moses Nagamootoo
• CARICOM Wights Lane, Kingston, Ministry of Natural Resources
• CBI Georgetown, Guyana Upper Brickdam
• CARIBCAN Tel: (592) 227-3101 Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: (592) 231-2506
• GSP Fax: (592) 226-7573 Ministry of the Presidency
• Lomé Convention E-mail: opm@networksgy.gy Shiv Chanderpaul Dr
• WTO MINISTRIES Bourda, Georgetown
• CARIFORUM Ministry of Agriculture Guyana
Regent & Vlissengen Roads Tel: (592) 227-5034
GOVERNMENT Georgetown, Guyana Ministry of Public Health
Guyana is a republic, divided into administrative Tel: (592) 223-5049 Lot 1, Brickdam, Stabroek,
regions, with an executive president. Legislative Fax: (592) 227-2978 Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: (592) 226-1560
power in Guyana resides in a unicameral E-mail: info@agriculture.gov.gy Fax: (592) 225-4505
legislature, the National Assembly, with 65 Ministry of Business and Tourism E-mail: moh@sdnp.org.gy
members directly elected by proportional 229 South Road, Lacytown
representation. 40 of these are elected at a Georgetown, Guyana Ministry of Public Infrastructure
national level, while the other 25 are elected at Tel: (592) 226 -8695 Wights Lane Kingston,
Georgetown, Guyana
a regional level. The president may dissolve the Fax: (592) 225- 4310 Tel: (592) 231-8115
assembly and call elections at any time but no E-mail: info@minbusiness.gov.gy Fax: (592) 226-2956
later than five years from its first sitting.
Ministry of Communities Ministry of Public Security
The President, who leads the majority party in Fort Street, Kingston 6 Brickdam, Stabroek,
the Assembly and holds office for its duration, Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown, Guyana
holds Executive Power. The President appoints Tel: (592) 226-0617 Tel: (592) 255-7270
and leads a Cabinet, including a Prime Minister. Fax: (592) 227-3455 Fax: (592) 227-4806
The Cabinet is collectively responsible to the Ministry of Education E-mail: homemin@guyana.net.gy
National Assembly. Guyana comprises 10 26 Brickdam, Stabroek Ministry of Public Telecommunications
regions, each having a Regional Democratic Georgetown, Guyana Colgrain House
Council, which sends a representative to the Tel: (592) 226-3094 Camp Street
National Assembly. Fax: (592) 225-5570 Georgetown, Guyana
Tel: (592) 225-6826
The Judiciary of Guyana comprises the Supreme Ministry of Finance Fax: (592) 225-0666
Court of Judicature, which consists of a Court Main and Urquhart Streets, Ministry of Social Protection
of Appeals and a High Court, and a number Georgetown, Guyana Lamaha Street
of Courts of Summary Jurisdiction. The High Tel: (592) 225-6088 Georgetown, Guyana
Court consists of the Chief Justice as President Fax; (592) 226-1284 Tel: (592) 225-6545
of the High Court and Prime Judges. E-mail: minister@finance.gov.gy Fax: (592) 225-7112

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