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President Bharrat Jagdeo has proceeded on visits to Libya, Qatar and Greece following invitations extended to him.

The Government Informa-tion Agency said the President will be away until January 19. President Jagdeo is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad, George Hallaq, Presidential envoy to the Middle East and Greece and President of the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana, Fazeel Ferouz.

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  1. SAM CANADA says:

    GUYS, YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE SO ANTI-PARTISIAL.THE PRESIDENT IS GOING TO MAKE SURE OF THE PEACE & STABILITY OF OUR COUNTRY. WE DO NOT HAVE THE MODERN DAY WEAPONS. SO GIVE THE GUY A BREAK.SO MUCH OF NEGATIVES . IT’S NOT EASY TO RUN A COUNTRY.With all of the everyday issues.everytime something goes wrong…..oh it’s the government.PLEASE MY FELLOWMEN LET’S BE VERY VIGIAL IN SUPPORTING OUR FUTURE. THANKS.

  2. caesar agustus UNITED STATES says:

    Greece, Quatar, Libya. What are they doing there? We have nothing to do with any of these countries.Neither does Libya help Guyana with oil. This is a vacation. At the expense of taxpayers.

  3. skinteeth BARBADOS says:

    i now see what the problem is. if you want the President to visit your flooded and impoverish village on the East Coast,or anywhere else, then you have to extend an invitation to him as these countries have done (as in the 1st paragraph of the release). Shucks, our bad

  4. john brown UNITED STATES says:

    Who cares where he goes. Guyanese wont be better off any how.

  5. Zaphurius GUYANA says:

    Mr. President is living large, traveling here there and anywhere. The only account that he give to the public are those post-visit press conferences where he does not even go into to much details about those trips.
    It’s a waste of tax payer’s money!

    Maybe one of these days he will crack a deal.



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