GT&T yields $25B to coffers in seven years
The Government of Guyana by way of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments has been in receipt of almost $4.5B between the period 2003 and 2009 from the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company. The monies are paid to NICIL as dividends payable for the 20 per cent of shares that the government has owned in [...]
GT&T workers to bid for Govt. 20 per cent shares
The Guyana Postal and Telecommunications Workers’ Union (GPTWU) has indicated on behalf of the employees of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) an interest to purchase Government’s 20 per cent shares held in GT&T. According to the Union, the workers who believe that they must be given the first preference to purchase the said [...]
Six ‘wanted men’ released on $100,000 station bail
- Ten others remain at large Six of the 16 men for whom the police had issued wanted bulletins have been released on $100,000 station bail each. This newspaper was told that Lloyd Roberts, Salim Juman Azeez, Clayton Hutson, Bramanand Nandalall Rambiriche, Ricardo Rodrigues and Dennis Edwards were all released late yesterday afternoon. Earlier in [...]
“No Fault” divorce likely
By Gary Eleazar Guyana’s current fault-based divorce system could soon be abolished as the ongoing consultations are proving to be encouraging as it relates to a no fault system to be put in place. No-fault divorce is a divorce in which the dissolution of a marriage requires neither a showing of wrong-doing of either party [...]
Visionary Amerindian leader, Sydney Allicock is a ‘Special Person’
“Sydney Allicock is clearly recognised as one of the most respected and dedicated leaders in Guyana and this is clearly seen in the vast number of meetings (nationally and internationally) that he is called on to represent the Indigenous point of view…” – Iwokrama Director By Neil Marks Sydney Allicock has been called a hero; [...]
Dem boys seh….Is a jokey situation
Thing fuh cry people a laugh. A man complain how a certain big one digging up de dam and selling de mud. He seh that when he talk nobody don’t know but de dam dig up and when de rain fall nutten can travel pun it. De man planting rice and de rice ripe but [...]
Overseas-based religious body proposes benevolent home for Berbice
The New Jersey Arya Samaj Humanitarian Mission (NJASHM) has embarked upon a pioneering project to construct a benevolent home for seniors, abused women, men and orphans. The facility which is estimated to cost some US$100,000 will be erected in Port Mourant, Berbice, according to NJASHM’s Pandit Suresh Sugrim. He revealed that fund-raising activities have already [...]
High freight, shipping costs raised in crucial meeting
Food exports… The high cost of air and sea freight for food exporters was raised Friday as shippers and stakeholders met to discuss critical issues facing non-traditional crops. The Ministry of Agriculture met with representatives of the Guyana Non-Traditional Agricultural Exporters Association, the Shipping Association and other private sector representatives at the Ministry. In addition [...]
‘Green’ Education
- Conservation International collaborates with UG and NCERD for greater inclusion of natural resource management in curricula By Crystal Conway The Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) is a novel concept that remains at the forefront of the current administration’s policies but having a ‘greener economy’ will do the country no good if there is no [...]
Canals Polder NDC, Agri Ministry refute culvert story
Officials of the Canals Polder Neighbourhood Democratic Council, West Bank Demerara, have denied that works done on a drainage system there were incorrectly carried out. During an interview recently, the NDC’s Chairman, Gobind Persaud, and the Works Chairman, Shameer Baksh, claimed that the article caused much pain to hardworking staff members. Specifically on the use [...]
Child Care officer explains her resignation
Former Deputy Director for Operations at the Child Care and Protection, Diana Lawrence, yesterday vehemently denied that she ever handled the Neesa Gopaul case. Sixteen-year-old Neesa Gopaul was allegedly killed by her mother, Bibi Gopaul and the mother’s lover, Jarvis Small, a gym instructor. The two have been charged with the teen’s murder. Lawrence explained [...]
Bandit flops robbery, now in police custody
A bandit who failed in his bid to rob a GUYSUCO field officer last Friday is now in custody, and he has implicated the man whom he claimed organised the entire operation. The bandit was handed over to police along with the gun he was carrying, after he was overpowered by his intended victim who [...]
US$30 million payment by Norway being processed
… Guyana forest investment fund now set up The World Bank yesterday announced the establishment of the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF), saying that the first payment from Norway to the Fund of approximately US$30 million is now being processed. The GRIF is the financial mechanism for the ongoing cooperation on climate change between Guyana [...]
Linden crop farmers get marketing outlet
Farmers at West Watooka and its environs no longer have to worry about where to market their produce; thanks to the realisation of a promise made to them during the recent Cabinet outreach, to have a tarmac established at the entrance to the farming community, for farmers to sell their produce. Declaring the facility open, [...]
In desperate need of a kidney
Twenty two years ago, Danny Persaud was diagnosed as a diabetic. Since then he and his family have been scraping together the little financial resources to meet the financial demands of his treatment. But today, they are down to the bare crumbs and it has now become almost impossible for them to keep up with [...]
Guyana diabetic foot project reduces amputation
In Guyana, people are failing to make changes needed to prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes. Efforts lauded by the public health sector are for more persons to exercise, lose weight and make sensible dietary choices. Indications have proven futile that people are not accessing the early screening that is available for diabetes, or they [...]
Police, Private Sector host crime prevention workshop
In wake of the alarming increase in criminal activities, the Guyana Police Force recently teamed up with the Private Sector to host a crime prevention workshop. The venue was the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) boardroom. The aim of the seminar was to educate the business community on tips for crime prevention and [...]
CGX looks to drilling by others to boost confidence level
Sully confident of gains with outlook for oil prices With other oil exploration companies looking to drill shortly offshore Guyana, Canadian oil exploration company, CGX, is looking to those results to gauge its success in finding oil. “The really exciting part is that we will first benefit as an area play by the end of [...]
RDC official markets mud from the main access dam — say Orenstein farmers
Chairman refutes claims of official involvement Chatram Persaud, a rice farmer at Orenstein, East Bank Essequibo, has alleged that an official from the Good Hope Region Democratic Council has been marketing the mud removed from the main access dam. Persaud stated that the mud is being removed from the surface. The farmer told Kaieteur News [...]
November 7 Motor Racing Meet could be biggest yet
- Day of breathtaking rivalry anticipated By Rawle Welch With two of the scheduled three legs out of the way, the final stop in this year’s Caribbean Motor Racing Series have all the markings of being the biggest yet, if one is to judge from the amount of teams and machines to have confirmed participation. [...]
The teaching profession: Fostering respect
By Oliver Mills Caribbean News Now has reported that the education minister for St Kitts-Nevis has called for the restoration of respect for teachers and the teaching profession in his country. He links respect to the ability of the teacher to be effective, and proceeds to say that the profession has been diminished by some [...]
Guyana Table Tennis team advance
- Rifle shooters still in the hunt The Guyana national men’s table tennis team participating at the Commonwealth Games in Pune, India reached the top twelve stage of the competition. They join Sri Lanka, Wales, Scotland, Canada, Malaysia, South Africa, Nigeria, Singapore, England, India and Australia. In Group Two, Guyana snuck through to the next [...]
Microfinance lending in Latin America, Caribbean rose 13 percent in 2009
Lending by microfinance institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean grew at a slower pace in 2009, following an economic slowdown triggered by the global financial crisis and changes in the business environment; this is according to the IDB. The loan portfolio of microfinance institutions in the region rose to 13 percent last year after [...]
Players impressive at NSC junior Badminton tourney
The National Sports Commission (NSC) Under 19 Junior Tournament was played off at the Queens College Badminton Courts on October on Friday and yesterday. The Tournament which attracted students from schools around Georgetown was played in the Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles Events. The outstanding players were Avian Rodrigues who won the Triple Crown (Singles, [...]
Teen runs away from home for eighth time
Akeeta Squires, a student of Patentia Secondary School has once again run away from her lot 12 Belle Vue, West Bank Demerara home. She left last Wednesday. According to her sister, Abigail Torrington, the teen was last seen in the early evening hours, at her home. “When she finished putting on her clothes she asked [...]
