GENERAL INFORMATION
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Official Name
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Cooperative Republic of Guyana
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Capital
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Georgetown
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Nationality
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Guyanese
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Head of State
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President Bharrat Jagdeo 2006 – 2011 (People’s Progressive Party- PPP)
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Head of Government
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Prime Minister Samuel Hinds (2006 – 2011)
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Samuel Rudolph Insanally
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Ambassador of Venezuela in Guyana
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Dario Morandy Figuera
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Ambassador of Guyana in Venezuela
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Odeen Ishmael
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Government System
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Presidential, based on the English parliamentary system.
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The Executive Authority
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It is composed by the President of the Republic, H.E. Bharrat Jagdeo, reelected on the 28 of August 2006 and by a Cabinet selected by him. The Government system of Guyana comprises of the figure of Prime Minister who is equivalent to a Vice-president and is the leader of the official group in the Parliament. In Guyana, the Head of State and the Executive is a President elected to rule for a period of time.
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The Legislative Power
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This branch is constituted by a unicameral National Assembly, integrated by 65 members of which 53 are elected for a period of five years and four months, by a system of proportional representation and 12 non elected members that are Regional Representatives appointed by the regional democratic council, who are the administrative bodies in charge of carrying out the functions determined by the Central Government, these being the people responsible for providing assistance to the people.
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The Judiciary
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The legal system is based on the English consuetudinary right, written and of consensus, with a certain mixture of Roman-Dutch laws. It is represented by the Supreme Court of Judicature consisting of a Court of Appeal and a High Court, also by the Magistrates´ Courts (judges of first instance). The obligatory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice has not been accepted.
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Constitution framework
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This was promulgated on the 6 of October 1980 and amended in 1996. Guyana’s Constitutional regime, among other matters, consecrates the following: The objective of the Nation is the national cohesion; the form of Government is a indivisible, secular, sovereign and democratic State in transition from capitalism to socialism; it defines the principles and foundations of the country’s political, economic and social systems, also it declares that the sovereignty belongs to the people, which is exerted by means of its representatives and the democratic organs created by the Constitution or in accordance to it. The power is exerted by the legislative, executive and judicial bodies of the country.
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Geographic, Cultural and Administrative Review
Executive Cabinet
1) Samuel Hinds, Prime Minister and Head of the Energy Sector
2) Ashni Singh, Minister of Finance
3) Jennifer Webster, Minister within the Ministry of Finance
4) Robeson Benn, Minister of Transport and Hydraulics
5) Desrey Fox, Minister within the Ministry of Education
6) Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture
7) Priya Manickchand, Minister of Human Services and Social Security
8) Manniram Prashad, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce
9) Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport
10) Kellawan Lall, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development
11) Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation
12) Bheri Ramsarran, Minister within the Ministry of Health
13) Manzoor Nadir, Minister of Labor
14) Clemente Rohee, Minister of Home Affairs
15) Shaik Baksh, Minister of Education
16) Harrinarine Nawbatt, Minister of Housing and Water
17) Carolyn Rodrigues, Minister of Amerindian Affairs *
18) Rudoplh Insanally, Minister of Foreign Affairs
19) Leslie Ramsammy, Minister of Health
20) Jennifer Westford, Minister of Public Services
21) Doodnauth Singh, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs
22) Roger Luncheon, Head of the Presidential Secretariat
* Note: On the 11 of April 2008, Carolyn Rodrigues became Minister of Foreign Affairs taking over from Rudolph Insanally who retired for personal and health reasons, after being in the position for seven years. Minister Rodrigues was formerly the Minister of Amerindian Affairs. She graduated in Business Administration (University of Canada) and has a Master in Social Work (University of Guyana).
Bordering Countries:
The territory of Guyana extends over the Atlantic Ocean, between Venezuela and Surinam. The trio of neighboring countries of Guyana is completed with Brazil, in the South.
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