What? Thankfully, the art-form of steelpan music is making a comeback in Guyana? Replete with an increasing number of rehabilitated, replenished and brand new steelband and steel orchestras? That’s what I was hearing since the Mashramani 2010 season. Pan coming back?
Moses Nagamootoo, one of the contenders for the PPP’s nomination as presidential candidate, has again warned that he would withdraw from any process that is unfair or violates internal party democracy and he questioned what he called the read more...
AFC meets Amnesty International on Human Rights abuses in Guyana
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Kaieteur News Sept 6, 2010
Apart from meeting with officials of the US State Department recently whilst on a trip to that country by Alliance for Change Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan
AFC State Dept. visit vindicates party on cocaine allegations
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The recent meeting that the Alliance for Change had with members of the US State Department has vindicated and cleared the name of the party as it relates to allegations that they had dealings with a cocaine trafficker read more...
The New Guyana Pharmaceutical Company Incorporated (GPC Inc) owned by Queens Atlantic Investment Inc. (QAII) has filed a lawsuit in the High Court seeking in excess of $200M from the National Media and Publishing Company Limited which prints this newspaper and Emile Mervin read...
Guyana needs shared governance before it can prosper
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Caribbean News Now Sept 2, 2010
While controversial debate is ongoing in Guyana about the country's Head of Government and Head of State visiting the predominantly Afro village of Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara, distinguished Afro and Indo Guyanese who are in the US Diaspora are meeting to promote the country's culture and to bridge the dividing line between the two races. read commentary...
Child Protection Week is observed in over 120 countries around the world, and the Ministry of Labour, Human Services & Social Security has chosen the week of 19th September for this purpose. Child Protection Week
AFC calls for restoration of independent Media Monitoring Unit
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The Alliance For Change (AFC) is calling on the Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB), the donor community and GECOM to move with haste to re-establish an independent Media Monitoring Unit. read on..
Amerindians promised internet in every village, solar in every home
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Amerindians across Guyana began a month-long celebration yesterday with President Bharrat Jagdeo pledging to make internet access available in every village in two years and solar power in every home in three years. read...
Winston Murray remains the best candidate to lead the PNCR and any broad opposition alliance to the next election, according to supporter Dr Richard Van West-Charles, who also says that the party needs to settle internal democracy issues to go the polls with a clean slate. read...
PNCR presses for zero tolerance on domestic violence
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The PNCR is calling on the government to “adopt a policy of zero tolerance” to the “endemic” domestic and sexual violence against women in Guyana. read more...
PNCR seeks official response on snubbing of Whyte-Nedd
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The PNCR is asking for an official explanation as to why the Acting Chief Education Officer, for the last five years, Genevieve Whyte-Nedd, could not be confirmed in her position, even if only for the purposes of computing her retirement benefits. read more...
USAID comes through again. Wonderful news particularly with respect to the following:
"Training on sexual and domestic violence protocols, as a result of the new legislation, was provided to the court registry clerks, counsellors and social workers. This will be extended to other justice sector personnel in the future"
While I am not sure what the word "protocal" means in the context of Guyana it is definitely time for everyone to be aware and trained on how to handle the issue.
Guyana and the United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), yesterday signed a US$13.1M bilateral agreement to advance development in health, economic growth, and democracy and governance. read on...
More than two weeks after Guyana officially launched its fibre optic cable, its partner in the venture, Suriname, on Monday, also commissioned its service and local officials are saying that several new collaborative initiatives, including roaming features, are being examined. read more..
The National Communications Network (NCN) will not be sanctioned for broadcasting on Channel 21 in Berbice without his knowledge, President Bharrat Jagdeo, who holds the portfolio of Minister of Information, said yesterday. read more..
President Bharrat Jagdeo has ordered the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) to cease broadcasting on Channel 21 in Berbice which he said was done without his knowledge. read....
An Indian expert has been retained to revitalise Guyana’s coconut industry but the emphasis will not be on just the exports of the actual nuts. Rather, Dr. Shivarama Reddy has been tasked to come up with ways to ensure the country introduces new coconut-based products and even improve a project to bottle the water. read more..
PPP open to power-sharing with partners it could trust
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Kaieteur News Aug 13, 2010
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Donald Ramotar said that his party has, since 2003, been open to power-sharing as it relates to governing the country, but he emphasized that it is the lack of trust which has caused this to never become a reality. read..
Following the publication of an article in Tuesday’s edition of this newspaper entitled “‘Housing Minister committed to stand Parliamentary ‘trial” a letter from Attorney-at-Law Anil Nandlall was immediately dispatched to AFC Member of Parilament Khemraj Ramjattan calling for a retraction. Read on...
The Alliance For Change (AFC) says that it will not form alliances or partnerships with either the governing PPP/C or the main opposition PNCR for the 2011 general elections, its starkest rejection yet of any arrangement with the two.
Sheila Holder
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Party met on Saturday to discuss and decide on the matter of alliances and partnership building, the AFC said in a statement. “It was the unanimous view of the members present that the Party’s Conventions of July 2007 and 2009 mandated that alliances be forged with interested parties and organizations, and partnerships be pursued with like-minded individuals, groups and organizations from civil society before the next General Elections”, it said. “The deliberations were centred on the various options relating to how and with whom these alliances and partnerships should be forged with the majority decision being that the AFC, as early as is possible, proceed to forge alliances with civic society groups, like-minded political entities, and even personalities from both the PPP/C and the PNCR, but not with the PPP/C or the PNCR as political organizations”, the statement continued. Political analysts say that the declaration by the AFC firmly distances it from any alliance talks with the PNCR which pro-PPP/C critics have been constantly accusing it of. It also rules out the prospect of a grand alliance of all opposition parties. The AFC, which holds five seats in Parliament, explained that the pre-election exclusion of the two main parties from the process of alliance building and partnership “was in recognition that these two parties are wholly incompatible with the AFC, which is the Party of the future; and, that the AFC ultimately will not be able to maintain its identity and core principles if it were to ally with either one of them.” The party, which entered the political stage just prior to the 2006 general elections, has set up a four-member team headed by Sheila Holder and comprising of Dominic Gaskin, Gerhard Ramsaroop, and David Patterson to engage as soon as possible with like-minded individuals, personalities and entities towards forging alliances. “The NEC agreed to give acknowledgement and due respect to the minority view expressed at the said meeting that the door should not be closed on the possibility of forming alliances with the PPP/C and/or the PNCR”, the statement added. Saturday’s meeting was attended by the Party’s elected officers and Regional Representatives. Included, also, through teleconferencing were the NEC non-resident Representatives of the Caribbean, USA and UK Chapters. The President of the AFC’s youth arm, Youth For Change (YFC), made his inaugural entry into the NEC’s deliberations. There were additionally other special invitees, the statement said. It added that the discussions were healthy and robust about how the AFC should move on the matter of alliances. The Party had recently made it known that it is examining a new proposal for a “grand alliance” of compatible allies to contest next year’s elections that is premised on the idea that coming together is the only option for the country’s survival. It has been circulating a working paper titled “the Pathway to Victory 2011” which argues for a grand alliance and sets out a framework to drive it forward. The paper proposes an alliance of political parties, civil society groups and individuals who have similar national goals and expectations. “Therefore, the alliance would be built by a coalition of compatible allies, resting on a strong programmatic platform,” it says, adding that each partner can identify and agree on collective critical issues to be addressed in the interest of the people, including “winning the election, and the necessary mechanisms for the implementation of agreed solutions and governance after the elections.” The drive for a broad-based partnership has been spoken about increasingly in recent weeks, particularly following the triumph of the People’s Partnership – the opposition coalition which won a landslide victory in Trinidad and Tobago. Opposi-tion parties have publicly stated interest in the prospect of a broad partnership to challenge the PPP/C next year. Last week, a citizens’ group released a draft protocol intended to formalise a partnership. “…We are all united by our commitment to improve the standards of political behaviour, public dealings, social discourse, transparency and accountability,” said the members of the group behind the protocol, who are citizens that come from all races, genders, religions, classes and wage groups. The members include some members of political parties. “We recognize that this task requires commitment to the virtues of honesty, hard work, thrift, sacrifice, fairness and life-long learning as the only pathway to excellence in personal performance and success of our country,” they had said. One of the proposed principles would see a list of presidential candidates being drawn up and the Preparatory Committee considering the conduct of a professional opinion poll as one way of obtaining views on who is best suited to be Head of State. The group, describing themselves as ordinary citizens who wish to help in making Guyana a better place for all, said the document proposes the setting up of a Pre-paratory Committee. “Member-ship of this Committee should reflect differences of race, ethnicity and gender” and include not more than 30 persons with no more than three persons representing each political party. Taking account of religious, cultural and skills-based concerns it is proposed that the Committee should contain no more than three persons representing each of the following interests: youth, business, advocacy, trade unions and civil society. It is further proposed that at its inaugural meeting the Committee should examine and approve an agenda, elect a chairperson from its membership, create mechanisms and procedures for its work and consider adoption of the protocol. The protocol says that the persons behind the initiative are all citizens of Guyana and come from all races, genders, religions, classes and wage groups. A source close to the group said that an announcement would be made shortly on how interested members of the public and the diaspora can share their opinions on this initiative.
The attached article piqued my attention, particularly, the reference to the new female Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and the mechanism that made that possible; and the likelihood of implementing a similar mechanism in place pre Guyana's election next year. Well this is a strange leap of logic but for a moment I imagined a woman President in Guyana and thought that just might work. The question is whether the boys are ready for such a development???? I invite your constructive comment(s).
The PPP will name its presidential candidate shortly, President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday, even as he declined to say whether he was supporting any candidate in particular. read...
President discusses “modern new airport” with Chinese
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President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday unveiled preliminary discussions with Chinese companies on building a new airport in Guyana as the country looks to secure a national flag carrier. read more...
Guyana’s debt to Venezuela for oil obtained under the PetroCaribe arrangement currently stands at over US$160M, President Bharrat Jagdeo says. read....
US backs call for full human rights probe Posted On July 20, 2010 (5:49 am) In Local News
-outgoing chargé d’affaires The US Government believes all human rights issues in Guyana should be investigated thoroughly, according to outgoing Chargé d’Affaires Karen Williams, who says necessary steps should be taken to ensure that rights are observed and protected.
Outgoing US Chargé d’Affaires Karen Williams (left) yesterday held a roundtable discussion with members of the media of a variety of issues at the US Embassy. In this photograph Williams is seen making a point while newly appointed Public Affairs Officer Charlotte Hu looks on.
Williams, while addressing a roundtable with the media at the US Embassy, was asked whether the US government supported the call made by the UK and Canada for an independent probe into abuses allegedly committed by a ‘phantom squad’ between 2000 and 2006.
The UK and Canada made the call at the recent Human Rights Review held for Guyana in Geneva, while the US had said it was “deeply concerned” about reports of unlawful extra-judicial killings and discrimination. Williams said while the US may not have actually come forward and signed on to the call for a probe at the Geneva forum, it believes all abuses “in total, wherever it is, whether it is phantom squad, or anything else” should be investigated. She said that the torture of a teen boy at the Leonora Police Station last year remains an issue that is of great concern to the US.
Williams, who has been at the helm of the Embassy since last year after illness cut short the tenure of Ambassador John Jones, also said that there are no plans to open a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) office here. “[There are] a lot of factors to have a US DEA office opened and we don’t have the full set of parameters in place to be able to do so,” she said, while adding that she thought it would be a good step.
The Government of Guyana has frequently criticised the US for not providing money for the drug fight on the local front while sharing little in the way of intelligence. Williams said there is very little funding for crime and security in the Caribbean and she pointed out that the priority for the Georgetown mission is humanitarian assistance and that is where the vast majority of funding goes. She added that there is a mutual assistance agreement and information sharing is done with no involvement of the Embassy. “So I don’t always see when there is an information request and the vast majority of times I don’t see a request,” she explained, adding, “But I do know the ones that I have seen and the ones I have followed up. There has been information given, but sometimes there is no information to give or there is a pre-requisite that requires a subpoena from a judge in the US that it is not possible to share it,” Williams said. She was also cautious when asked why Guyanese wanted in the US have been nabbed in Trinidad instead of on local soil and why information about Guyanese fugitives is not being sent to government, saying the issues were all before her time.
Asked about what remains the most challenging issue of cooperation between the two countries, she said capacity. “Sometimes we have to remind ourselves like when we have a large ship come in and there are 2,000 people on that ship that is more people than the Government of Guyana has, not in total, but when we are talking about working with the Ministry of Health in those clinics… we are kind of overwhelming,” she explained. MCC Meanwhile, Williams called the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Programme a success, saying Guyana has seen good results. Williams explained that the programme was able to help the finance ministry to become computerised and cut down the number of processing days for establishing a business in Guyana, among other areas crucial to economic development.
The MCC was created by the US Congress in January 2004 and according to its website it is changing the conversation on how best to deliver smart US foreign assistance by focusing on good policies, country ownership, and results. The MCC forms partnerships with some of the world’s poorest countries, but only those committed to good governance, economic freedom and investments in their citizens. It provides the well-performing countries with large-scale grants to fund country-led solutions for reducing poverty through sustainable economic growth. The grants complement other US and international development programmes, with two primary types of grants—“compacts” and “threshold” programmes.”
According to Williams, the indicators of good governance, economic freedom and investments in the citizenry are drawn from a variety of international sources. She also explained that funding under the MCC is left up to a committee board that meets in Washington and they look at the indicators each year to determine whether a country will receive funding. “It is a worldwide competition basically,” she said, while observing that there were no new compacts issued at all last year. “The board decided not to issue any so it is not a case of you meet a minimum criteria and you get it. It’s a competition and the board sits there and…” looks at what funds are there; looks at the state of all the different indicators and other factors and then the board decides as a whole.” She said no one at any embassy can predict how a nation is going to do. Domestic violence Williams said the rising level of domestic violence as reported in the news is something she “found most sad. At the same time, I realise that the fact that I am reading about this every day; that is a good thing; that is an initial step in being able to do something and change attitudes.”
She added that she was assured by a wide spectrum of Guyanese that domestic violence is not a new issue in this country but it is only now being publicised and talked about. “I think that is good. It is important to talk about it in order to be able to do anything about it and I think the campaign that the [Ministry of Human Services] is putting on to try and fight domestic violence and to raise awareness [is a good one],” she noted.
She pointed out domestic violence affects women as well as men and children. As a result, she described it as a societal rather than gender issue. Williams noted that all societies have experienced the problem, including the US. In this regard, she said, the US has reached a stage where people talked openly about it and policemen were made more aware of the ramifications and that action had to be taken. “Across the societal spectrum we became a don’t just hush it up, do something about it, get the people out of harm’s way and press charges and get help for those who are perpetrating violence,” she said.
She said while it would be a tough fight for Guyana it is one that has to be fought and the US is looking at ways it can assist Guyana. Although there is no specific funding to address the problem, the Embassy has offered to assist the Human Services Ministry in various areas.
Specialised human resources Williams also said she felt privileged to have been involved the US President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Reduction (PEPFAR) programme in Guyana. According to her, the highlight was the opening of the US$4.4 million reference laboratory that was built with assistance from USAID. It was opened in July 2008.
Asked whether she considered the money used to build the lab as being well spent, Williams responded positively. She said specialised human resources continues to be a challenge in Guyana, while adding that she is not at the facility on a day-to-day basis and could not say whether it is being fully utilised.
The lab still cannot undertake some tests and these have to be sent overseas. “But I will say when I have been there, such as for the one year anniversary, and we did a tour of the facility, there are still some challenges of finding the right human resources and you all know that specialized human resources are a challenge in the country. But overall, what I saw did indicate that this is a facility that is being used properly, that is actually in active use…” Williams said.
The PEPFAR programme is part of the overall humanitarian programme from the US and she described it as the “big thing and the number one priority for the embassy.” Williams said it was through this programme that she was able to see many parts of Guyana, including Mahdia, Port Kaituma, Corriverton, Linden and Lethem.
According to Williams, since the programme began in Guyana in 2003 in excess of US$100 million was spent. When questioned about what future funding would be like for Guyana under the programme, she said “the amounts are congressional and they can shift from year to year.”
A Private Sector Commission (PSC) team lead by Chairman Ramesh Dookhoo met with their Kuwaiti counterparts on Monday to discuss possible partnerships and investment opportunities read on...
Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez has offered to supply all of Guyana’s fuel needs and restated a desire to build a pipeline across this country to Suriname. read...
Finance Minister deceived nation on Procurement Commission
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Kaieteur News July 23, 2010
What appeared to be a relatively simply amendment to the Procurement Laws yesterday evolved into a vibrant debate which saw members of the People’s Progressive Party having to defend Guyana’s Procurement Laws while the opposition accused them of deceit as it relates to the Public Procurement Commission. read on....
Minister silent on $300 million advance to contractor
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Kaieteur News July 21, 2010
Revelations that the heavy duty road building equipment for the construction of the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project would arrive today, will not materialise. read...
Ramkarran: Not condemning PPP unless prepared to resign from it
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Stabroek News July 21, 2010
Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran has said he would not publicly condemn the ruling PPP unless he is prepared to resign from it. read more..
Congo’s Minister of Environment here to study Guyana’s LCDS
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Kaieteur News July 21, 2010
Guyana’s efforts to draw attention to the value of standing forests in the climate change arena is drawing attention from peer countries facing similar challenges. read more..
PRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo is due in Caracas, Venezuela today for a one-day official visit that includes talks with President Hugo Chavez.Officials told the Guyana Chronicle the two countries are to sign agreements covering collaboration in several areas but details were not immediately available. read more....
Aspiring forensic scientist, Tamika Henry, won the Miss Guyana Universe 2010 pageant just after midnight Sunday, in a competition that was lost to eccentric Trinidad cross-over band Karma. Miss Guyana....
The Ministry of Health has said that according to its surveillance there is no increase in flu or any other related illness. On Saturday, Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, explained too that Guyana does not have any specific flu season similar to which operates in other parts of the world, particularly the temperate countries. read more....
While the government has backed down from calls to launch an independent probe into allegations that a so-called Phantom Squad executed scores of Guyanese, the outgoing US Charge D’Affaires, Karen Williams, has reiterated the US’ interest in such a probe. read...
GUYANA and Kuwait yesterday sealed five bilateral agreements, setting the stage for firmer ties, during a short visit by Prime Minister, His Highness Sheikh Nasser Mohamed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. read on...
The US Government believes all human rights issues in Guyana should be investigated thoroughly, according to outgoing Chargé d’Affaires Karen Williams, who says necessary steps should be taken to ensure that rights are observed and protected. read more...
The Guyana Marketing Corporation yesterday commissioned a new cold storage facility at Parika that should enable farmers to keep their produce fresh while awaiting delivery. read more...
The main opposition Peoples’ National Congress Reform is considering whether its members will continue serve on the Committee of Parliamentary Appointments, and whether it serves any useful purpose for them to do so. The decision to reconsider has come about as a direct result of the ruling PPP/C administration using their majority vote on the committee to overrule the opposition’s recommendations. read....
Ending extreme poverty would top my agenda- Ramkarran
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Stabroek News July 19, 2010
Convinced that he is fully qualified to be the PPP’s presidential candidate at next year’s general elections, Speaker of the House Ralph Ramkarran says eliminating extreme poverty would top his agenda if he were eventually elected into office... read on....
CHINA will be supporting construction of the Amaila Falls hydro-electricity project which President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday called the “flagship” of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). read on....
Rohee warns against interfering with stray catchers
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Kaieteur News July 13, 2010
Anyone who interferes with the work of stray catchers will be severely dealt with by the law. This is the warning issued by Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee during a meeting with recently recruited stray catchers, yesterday, at the Ministry’s boardroom. read on...
Finance Minister tables Treasury Memorandum one month late
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Kaieteur News July 13, 2010
The long awaited Treasury Memorandum that has been stalled for more than a month now will be tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday coming and is expected to be circulated. read on...
Government values census data in development policies
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Guyana Chronicle July 13, 2010
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President Jagdeo to lead CARICOM delegation to Expo 2010 in Shanghai
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Guyana Chronicle July 13, 2010
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is among more than 200 participants at Expo 2010 which officially opened in Shanghai, China, on the evening of April 30 last, and where some 70 million visitors are expected to visit. read...
More infighting in PNCR over presidential candidate
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Guyana Chronicle July 13, 2010
INFIGHTING is deepening within the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) over the party’s presidential candidate for the 2011 general elections, read more...
Guyana recommits to peaceful resolution of border issue with Venezuela
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Caribbean Net News July 11, 2010
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said Guyana looks forward to working with Venezuela in resolving the border issue under the aegis of the new mechanism employed by the ‘Good Officer Process’ of the United Nations Secretary General aimed at assisting both countries to find a solution. read more....
PNCR to begin process to select presidential candidate
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Stabroek News July 11, 2010
The main opposition party yesterday took a decision to assemble a team to identify the process to select its presidential candidate for next year’s general elections. PNCR ...
As the country’s sugar industry struggles to regain its footing following a hefty price cut from Europe and from low production, the corporation has, within the last six weeks, made sweeping management changes that saw the recall of some officials and the transfer of others GuySuCo...
The educational outreach programme of the Mangrove Restoration Project continued yesterday with a visit to the Hope Secondary School on the East Coast Demerara. read on...
One of the men accused of planning to blow up New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was of the opinion that they should have started negotiations with any financial backer at US$1 million, according to evidence in the terror trial. JFK terror plot....
CARICOM calls on U.S. to provide evidence to support 2010 TIP Report
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Guyana Chronicle July 9, 2010
Leaders at the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Montego Bay, Jamaica, have expressed concern that the United States continually places several member states on Tier 2 of the State Department Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. read more...
Third term raised at Freedom House meeting – sources
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Stabroek News July 8, 2010
A pitch for a third term for President Bharrat Jagdeo was made to a small group of influential PPP leaders at a meeting at Freedom House last month as part of an arrangement that could see a deal with the PNCR for deeper inclusive governance. Third term .....
Jagdeo lashes out at Caribbean immigration officials
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Kaieteur News July 8, 2010
… says his ex-wife also faced discriminatory, inhumane treatment
President Bharrat Jagdeo says that while there have been improvements in the way Guyanese are treated at regional airports, immigration officials continue to treat Guyanese in an inhumane and discriminatory way. read...
Some 61 days after the National Assembly gave its approval, Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo assented to the Leader of the Opposition (Benefits and Other Facilities) Act and has caused it to be published in the Official Gazette. That Office of Leader of the Opposition is currently held by Robert Corbin who has managed to hold on to the post despite several controversial challenges.read more...
The Ministry of Labour, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation, has recognized the necessity of green jobs, given the threat of climate change and the need for economies to develop in a way that is less impactful on natural resources. LCDS....
President believes free movement of people critical to single economy
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Guyana Chronicle July 8, 2010
President Bharrat Jagdeo has said the free movement of people is a key element of a single economy of the region, and he believes that those who are eligible to travel should be allowed to do so freely.read..
‘Women With A Vision’ march against domestic violence
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Kaieteur News july 7, 2010
The ‘Women With A Vision’ Diamond community group, in collaboration with Help And Shelter, braved inclement weather on Monday to stage a march to highlight the issue of domestic violence. ‘Women With A Vision’
Struggling production, ongoing problems at the Skeldon factory and a turnaround plan which is yet to turn things around are plaguing the sugar industry as Chief Executive Officer, Errol Hanoman exits months ahead of his contract expiration and Finance Director Paul Bhim takes the reins. read..
President calls for dedicated campaign to tackle debt problem
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Guyana Chronicle July 7, 2010
President Bharrat Jagdeo said while the global financial crisis has had a significant negative impact on the region and has created a number of challenges, it has also exposed a trend that has existed in the Caribbean for a long time. read more..
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) may escape a Forensic Audit despite the fact that allegations of corruption have been leveled at the organization. In early April, following comments by President Bharrat Jagdeo himself, GECOM came under scrutiny for its procurement practices. read...
SPEAKING on the fringes of the thirty-first meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, President Bharrat Jagdeo said he is more in favour of CARICOM deliberating on specific programmes and projects to move the regional agenda forward.LESS TALK, MORE ACTION
Long-serving Banks DIH executive and sport enthusiast Kenneth De Abreu CCH passed away yesterday morning in the United States of America.
Kenneth De Abreu
De Abreu was a longstanding member of the National Sports Council and was appointed Chairman of the National Sports Commission in 1993. He was regarded as a true lover of sport.
A statement from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport yesterday said that the former President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association’s passing came as a genuine shock to individuals, sport enthusiasts and sport administrators throughout Guyana.
It went on to state that his death has signalled an irreplaceable loss to Guyana’s sporting fraternity. He was involved in many sports disciplines, but excelled at table tennis, his first love.
He also served as an executive on weightlifting and boxing associations. He was described as an administrator of a high calibre.
“Ken’s inspiration touched those with whom he worked but would not be available to the current generation of Sports Administrators, Executives and Managers, the statement said.
De Abreu was described as a proactive sport administrator, who also excelled at his workplace where he rose to the position of Director with beverage giant, Banks DIH Limited. He retired several years ago after decades of service.
He also served as the Chairman of the Interim Management Committee of the Mayor and City Council. He was tasked with managing the affairs of the Council, which at the time was experiencing severe difficulties.
As Chairman of the NSC he was considered a father figure, who “shared of his knowledge and experience and never shirked responsibilities”.
“At the National Sports Commission, none can forget his tremendous contributions to the development of sport in his homeland”, the release stated.
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/National Sports Commission expressed its profound condolences to his immediate and extended families, relatives, colleagues, friends and all those persons who were associated to this De Abreu.
Former PNCR parliamentarian Abdul Kadir and ex-airline employee Russell Defreitas yesterday went on trial before a New York judge for attempting to blow up fuel pipelines at the John F Kennedy Airport. read more..
Former Chairman of The United Force (TUF), Fred Fredericks, has died, says leader of the party, Manzoor Nadir. In a statement, Nadir noted that Fredericks was instrumental in gaining recognition for Amerindian Heritage Day - which is celebrated every September - and the founding of the National Toshaos Council. read...
THE small Alliance For Change (AFC) party yesterday denied reports of a meeting in Miami last week at which its leader, Mr. Raphael Trotman, disparaged his leadership rival and party Chairman, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan. read on...
GUYANA Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) company is promising no internet down time with the Guyana-Suriname submarine fibre-optic cable operational from today and says the benefits will soon be felt across the country. read on...
Stakeholders brainstorm to stem drugs shipped via airport
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Stabroek News July 1. 2010
Weak security measures that have seen drugs slipping through Guyana’s international airport yesterday saw stakeholders involved in the administration and security of that port putting their heads together in an attempt to plug the gaps the drugs have been pouring through. read more..
Internet search giant Google says that the Stabroek News website has not hosted malicious software over the last 90 days and that it “is not currently listed as suspicious.” read...
Commentary: The Politics of Leadership: Part 3 of Guyana and its Presidency
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Caribbean Net News June 28, 2010
By Sir Ronald Sanders
Guyana’s system of government and its electoral system are very different from the systems in place in the other 14 Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) countries. For a start, it has an Executive President whose powers under the Constitution are considerable. Understanding the system is important to appreciating the politics of winning the government and the Presidency. read commentary...
Finance Minister assails Economist Intelligence Unit’s report
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Stabroek News june 28, 2010
A recent report which proffers a less than upbeat picture of the overall economic climate in Guyana has come in for severe criticism from Finance Minister; Dr. Ashni Singh who says it paints a “misinformed, distorted, warped, and totally inaccurate picture”. read on...
As the trial involving three Guyanese who have been accused in the plot to commit a terrorist act at the John F Kennedy Airport gets underway, the jurors have been given their instructions as it relates to their duty. The jurors were reminded that it is their duty to find the facts from all the evidence in this case and that they were the sole judges of the facts. read on...
A statuesque figure, a dazzling smile, and being on target with environmental issues helped 20-year-old Soyini Fraser, Delegate Number Six, sponsored by UNICOM, emerge as Miss Guyana Earth in the first pageant of its kind for Guyana, hosted last Saturday at Princess Hotel, Providence, East Bank Demerara. Miss Guyana Earth
Regional industries need to be more competitive to drive economic growth, former British High Commissioner Fraser Wheeler has said, noting that tourism for instance has to stay abreast of changes. read more..
Politicised racial divide hinders development-UK High Commissioner
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Stabroek News June 27, 2010
British High Commissioner to Guyana, Fraser Wheeler says this country has a “politicized racial divide” which strains its development and that from a donor perspective all political and civil society players need to find some form of accommodation. read article...
Weakening euro could see Guysuco losing $2.3B next year
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Guyana Chronicle June 27, 2010
A DEPRECIATING euro may see the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s returns for 2011 diminishing by an additional 14 per cent on an already truncated European Union pricing, and this may force the corporation to seek ways of adding value to its operations, already trimmed down by the Turnaround Plan. Weakening euro...
Google warns against visiting Stabroek News website
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Guyana Chronicle June 27, 2010
THE WORLD’S leading Internet search engine and web data giant, Google, has issued a security advisory urging Internet users not to access the Stabroek News website at stabroeknews.com. Google warning....
Pushed to lead opposition coalition, Joe Singh has ‘no plans’
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Stabroek news June 27, 2010
With strong emphasis on his reputation for quality leadership, Major General (rtd) Joe Singh is being quietly pushed as the person to lead an opposition coalition at next year’s general elections. read more...
Independent Party ready to take over City Hall – Benschop
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Stabroek news June 27, 2010
Leader of the Independent Party, Mark Benschop has defined his political strategy as building a new grassroots movement across the country which will charge into the next general elections either with a combined opposition and or as a single party keen on securing parliamentary seats. read on..
T&T mulls relocation of controversial smelter plant to Guyana
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Kaieteur News June 23, 2010
President Bharrat Jagdeo is expected to hold talks today with Trinidad and Tobago’s newly sworn-in Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, on a number of issues, including the prospect of relocating the aluminium smelter plant initially proposed for La Brea to Guyana. read more..
After being courted by the government for over four years, Marriott International Inc. yesterday announced that it will open its first Marriott-branded hotel in Georgetown in 2013. read more..
Chief Justice Ian Chang, ruling in a high profile court case on Monday, says Synergy Holdings Incorporated’s execution of the US$15.4M (G$3B) road project for the Amaila Fall Hydro-Electric Project may have to be closely monitored. read more...
Forty children were fostered last year by the local foster care programme which is controlled under the Child Protection Agency, which also falls under Ministry of Human Services, which was established to focus specifically on the welfare of children. More Foster parents needed
Waste Disposal contractors, Puran Brothers Waste Disposal Service, Cevon’s Waste Management Incorporated, and Crawler and Wheeler Waste Disposal Service, yesterday made good on their threat to withdraw their services from the Georgetown municipality. read on...
AFC executive to back Ramjattan as presidential candidate
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Stabroek News June 22, 2010
The Alliance For Change’s (AFC) National Executive Committee (NEC) will recommend that Khemraj Ramjattan become its presidential candidate at the party’s National Conference in October. read on...
Shadow Home Affairs Minister, Deborah Backer, supports the contention made by substantive Minister Clement Rohee that Guyana has capable security experts but she suggests that some may not be fully utilised. Backer in an invited comment yesterday said Guyana does not necessarily need any foreign experts but should utilise more of its own. read on...
The PPP/C is a strong and mature coalition capable of defeating the opposition in any form, the party said in a press statement issued yesterday. read on...
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