Government

Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

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President	Coat of Arms
Prime Minister	National Flower
The Cabinet	National Flag
Political Parties	National Anthem
Legal System	National Pledge
Independence	Regions
Republic

	The President
	His excellency Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo was born on January 23, 1964 and is Guyana's youngest president to date.

	The Prime Minister
	Minister of Public Works
	The Honorable Samuel A. Hinds

The Cabinet

	Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Secretary to the Cabinet
	Dr. Roger Luncheon

	Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs
	Mr. Charles Ramson

	Minister of Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs
	Mr. Reepu Daman Persaud

	Minister of Home Affairs
	Mr. Ronald Gajraj

	Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility of Finance
	Mr. Sasenarine Kowlessar

	Minister of Foreign Affairs
	Mr. Clement Rohee

	Minister of Information
	Mr. Moses Nagamootoo

	Minister of Public Service
	Mr. George Fung-On

	Minister of Education
	Mr. Dale Bisnauth

	Minister of Amerindian Affairs
	Mr. Vibert De Souza

	Minister of Local Government
	Mr. Harripersaud Nokta

	Minister of Human Services and Social Security
	Ms. Indranie Chandarpal

	Minister in the Ministry of Local Government
	Mr. Clinton Collymore

	Minister of Trade , Tourism and Industry
	Mr. Geoffery De Silva

	Minister of Transport and Hydraulics
	Mr. Anthony Xavier

	Minister of Youth , Sport and Culture
	Ms. Gail Teixeira

	Minister of Fisheries , Crops and Livestock
	Mr . Satyadeow Sawh

	Minister of Housing and Water
	Mr. Shaik Baksh

	Minister of Health and Labour
	Mr. Henry Jeffrey

Political Parties

Political Parties are plentiful in Guyana so I will only be listing the Major ones here.

	The People's Progressive Party/Civic
	Futher information:
	http://www.pppcivic.org

	The People's National Congress
	Futher information :
	http://www.guyana-pnc.org

Legal System

Guyana's legal system is mostly based on English common law and statute law , with the Supreme Court of justice been the highest tribunal in the country.

Independence

Guyana was granted Independence from British rule on May 26 , 1966.

Republic

Guyana became a Republic on February 23 , 1970.

The Coat of Arms.

	The Amerindian headdress represents the indigenous people.
	The two diamonds at the side represents the mining industry.
	The helmet is the monarchial insignia.
	The wavy lines on the shield represents the many waters .
	The National bird is the Canje Pheasant.
	The two jaguar are each holding an axe and a stalk of sugar cane which represents the rice and sugar industry .
	The National Flower is the Victoria Regia Lily.

The National Flower

The National Flower of Guyana is the Victoria Lily. Some of the larger flowers measure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter.

The Golden Arrow Head.

	The Green represents the Agricultural and Forest industry.
	The White represents the rivers and many waters.
	The Gold represents the mineral wealth.
	The Black represents the endurance that sustains the forward thrust of the nation.
	The Red represents the dynamic strength of the people.

The National Athem

Verse(1) one	Verse(3) three
Dear land of Guyana, of rivers and plains Made rich by the sunshine, and lush by the rains, Set gem-like and fair between mountains and sea Your children salute you dear land of the free.	Green land of Guyana our heroes of yore Both bondsmen and free, laid their bones on your shore; This soil so they hallowed, and from them are we, All sons of one mother, Guyana the free.
Verse(2) two	Verse(4) four
Great land of Guyana diverse though our strains, We are born of sacrifice, heirs of their pains, And ours is the glory their eyes did not see One land of six peoples, united and free.	Dear land of Guyana to you we gave Our homage, our service, each day that we live; God guard you great Mother, and make us to be More worthy our heritage land of the free.

The National Pledge

I pledge myself to honor always

the flag of Guyana

and to obedient to the laws of Guyana

to love my fellow citizens

and to dedicate my energies

towards the happiness and prosperity

of Guyana.

Regions

#1.Barima/Waini	#6.East Berbice/Corentyne
#2.Pomeroon/Supenaam	#7.Cuyuni/Mazaruni
#3.Essequibo Is/West Demerara	#8.Potaro/Siparuni
#4.Demerara/Mahaica	#9.Upper Takuta/Upper Essequibo
#5.Mahaica/Berbice	#10.Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice

I am sorry I could not list all of the political parties , it would have taken days even weeks to compile all of that information... don't believe me do you?