Month: January 2011

Buxtonians were encouraged to join the national task of ensuring that those who are trying to stymie development fail. This was done at the sod-turning ceremony for the construction of that village’s historic Tipperary Hall. Addressing scores gathered at the site on the afternoon of Monday, December 20th, President Bharrat Jagdeo said the reconstruction of the century-old facility represents the “restoration of Guyanese history”. He believes that an understanding of the country’s history is imperative, as it will serve as guidance in correcting the mistakes of the past and paving…

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By Natasha Waldron Anthony The “Dr. Faith Harding for President – North America Campaign” has raised in excess of US$12,000 for that presidential nominee’s bid to be elected to represent her party, the People’s National Congress Reform, in the 2011 General and Regional Elections in Guyana.  Dr. Harding, who ended her 2010 North America leg of campaigning earlier this week, returned to Guyana following what she termed an overwhelming turnout of the diaspora in the U.S.A.  She spoke to Guyana Times International and pointed out the partnership she is looking…

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By Natasha Waldron Anthony The Association of Concerned Guyanese – USA held its end-of-year gathering to give members and supporters an opportunity to interact with each other as part of the celebrations for the Christmas festivities.  During his interaction with members and supporters of the organization, ACG chairperson Dr. Raj Singh gave assurance of the PPP’s prospects of winning the 2011 elections. “We are clearly positioned to go into the campaign on solid ground and be successful”, he said, adding that the party’s record of achievement “will take us through…

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Some 12,000 gallons of smuggled diesel, allegedly shipped by a popular Parika businessman, have been seized at a wharf in that East Bank Essequibo area by agents of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) on Saturday, 18th December.  Up to press time, no one was arrested, and GEA officials have since removed the fuel via tankers belonging to the Guyana Oil Company Limited (GUYOIL).  An official of GEA told Guyana Times International that, since the theft of fuel markers back in September, enforcement officers have been relentless in finding the culprits…

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President Bharrat Jagdeo, as Chairman of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), made a pitch for Caricom at the Mercosur summit, highlighting the importance of bringing the regions of South America and the Caribbean together. This was during his participation in a plenary session of the Mercosur Summit last Friday, December 17th, in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. President Jagdeo said the two regions can form a sizeable bloc that is strong enough to impact every major global decision. Despite the relatively small size of Caricom in terms of geography,…

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More than 350 elderly and differently-able citizens were on Sunday treated as part of the Canal Number Two Polder senior citizens group’s annual Christmas party held at the Kawall Primary School. The participants were drawn from the community, and enjoyed themselves in the merry party atmosphere.  As is customary, the group handed over gifts, food hampers, money, and vitamins to each of the participants.  In an interview, committee member Ramnarain Ramroop disclosed that the first party, held in the 1970s, was to honour the senior citizens for their contributions to…

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Although there are a few notable and progressive agro-investment projects in the Intermediate Savannahs, the area still seems to be slow to attract the kinds of development that authorities desire.  In the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), the government stated that the Intermediate Savannahs have 120,000 hectares of available land ready for lease. The open land requires liming and fertilisation, and is well-suited for at-scale production of crops as listed, and fish farming, the administration highlighted. Further, the state boasts that the area is comparable to Brazil’s Cerrado Region, but…

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As Guyana seeks to make its coconut industry competitive regionally and globally, efforts are being focused on updating technology, making innovative investments, and instituting market-led developments with a keen eye on the potential for bottled coconut water products. On Monday, farmers, investors and exporters met agricultural officials to discuss these activities, especially the establishment of a multi-million-dollar coconut water bottling plant at Hope, East Coast Demerara. Jamaica is currently taking the lead with bottled coconut water in the Caribbean, and is already exporting its products to the USA and Canada. …

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