Cabinet approves appointments of new diplomats

Cabinet has approved the appointments of a number of new senior diplomats posted to Guyana.
According to a public missive issued by the Ministry of the Presidency, Reuben Rahming, Non-Resident High Commissioner-designate of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, will be replacing Picewell Forbes.
Prior to this appointment, Ambassador Rahming served in a number of positions in both the public and private sectors. Most recently, he was Principal of BFMS Ltd & Epiphany Transit in New Providence, The Bahamas. Before then, the Ambassador-designate was the Executive Manager of the Sheraton Grand Hotel on Paradise Island in The Bahamas.
The Ministry of the Presidency’s missive also highlighted that Narciso Reinaldo Armador Socorro, Resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary-designate of the Republic of Cuba to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, will be replacing Ambassador Julio Cesar Gonzales Marchante. Ambassador Socorro has spent decades working within the fields of tourism, education and diplomacy.
Most recently, Ambassador Socorro has served as Coordinator of the Group of Analysis of the Press, Communication and Image Division of the Ministry of Foreign Relations.
Cabinet has also approved the appointment of David Solomania, Non-Resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary-designate of Georgia to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. Ambassador-designate Solomania will replace Otar Berdzenishvili.
Solomania has had a long career within Georgia’s Foreign Ministry, and has served in several positions in overseas Missions.
Neville Melvin Gertze, has been appointed Non-Resident High Commissioner-designate of the Republic of Namibia to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
Gertze has held a long career in diplomacy. Currently, he serves as Ambassador to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia to the United Nations in New York, United States of America.
Cabinet also approved the appointment of Reverend Fortunatus Nwachukwu to Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See-designate to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
He was ordained a priest on June 17, 1984 with incardination in the Diocese of Aba, Nigeria. He previously served in Apostolic Nunciatures-Holy See Embassies in Ghana, Paraguay, Algeria, at the UN Offices and Specialized Institutions in Geneva, and at the Secretariat of State at the Vatican-Section of Relation with States.
Cabinet has also approved the appointment of Guyanese national Vivienne Alleyene as the Honorary Consul-designate of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Alleyene has resided in St. Kitts and Nevis for over 24 years, and has had an extensive career in law. She is currently an Attorney-at-Law of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in St. Kitts and Nevis. The appointment of Alleyene is expected to promote trade and further the development of bilateral relations between the two countries.
Since 2015, the Consulate of Guyana in Barbados has been servicing the needs of Guyanese nationals living in the twin islands.