New Brigadier Mark Phillips to lead GDF

Mark Phillips

President Donald Ramotar has approved the promotion of Colonel Mark Phillips to Brigadier and he is the new designated Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief-of-Staff.

President Ramotar, who is Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Chairman of the Defence Board, identified the Brigadier as the Chief-of-Staff designate and Chairman of the Joint Services Coordination Council, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said yesterday.

It added that Phillips is to assume the command of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on the