Month: February 2011

ERC, GECOM to collaborate to keep elections peace

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Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr Steve Surujbally, and Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), Bishop Juan Edghill, have met to consider areas in which the two organisations can work collaboratively towards maintenance of an electoral environment that is free from violence. This initial exploratory meeting between Surujbally and Edghill took place on Wednesday, February 2nd at the GECOM Office, a release from the entity stated. During the discussions, specific focus was placed by Dr Surujbally and Bishop Edghill on activities associated with the upcoming elections which…

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Guyana wants real-time help in drug fight

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By Janelle Persaud     Amidst growing concerns about lax border security between Guyana and Venezuela, the two countries on February 10th met in Guyana to draw up a new anti- drug trafficking strategy which will ensure real-time cooperation and the forfeiture of the assets of those convicted of smuggling. At the opening ceremony of the one-day meeting, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said a new deal should ensure real-time cooperation between the respective law enforcement agencies of the two countries. According to the minister, the agreement should also include…

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National rugby sevens team to be announced today-newly appointed technical director also scheduled to arrive

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By Kiev Chesney  The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) is today expected to announce the names of the players to comprise Guyana’s national rugby sevens team that will be competing at the International Rugby Board’s (IRB) World Sevens Series in Las Vegas Sevens in the U.S.A., February 12 and 13. The GRFU is scheduled to host a press conference this morning at Olympic House to announce the team of seven players and a few reserves who are scheduled to depart early next week. Newly appointed technical director Spencer Robinson, who…

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GOA Awards Ceremony 2011…“I sense a vibrancy in the sporting air”

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– Mc Donald foresees great success for sport in Guyana Keynote speaker at the Guyana Olympic Association’s (GOA) Annual Awards Ceremony, Dr Ian Mc Donald, offered a burst of optimism to those in the sporting community by highlighting the promising signs which he has observed in recent years. Speaking at a function promoted by the Guyana Olympic Association at the Georgetown Club on Saturday evening, Mc Donald said: “I, for one, sense a vibrancy in the sporting air which I have not sensed in a while.” Mc Donald, a renowned…

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Youth Basketball Guyana initiative endorsed by sport minister

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By Kiev Chesney  The Youth Basketball Guyana initiative was solidified as a timely and important project in Guyana after Culture, Youth and Sport Minister Dr Frank Anthony emphatically endorsed the initiative at its launching, on Saturday, January 29th, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. “It has been a long time since he have been waiting for something like this, and I want to say that (members of) this organisation can be assured that they will have the full support of the ministry and the government,” Anthony said to a member…

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Youth Basketball Guyana scores with Haynes Foundation

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By Natasha Waldron Anthony The Haynes Foundation will fund the creation, design and maintenance of the website of the Youth Basketball Guyana program, www.youthbasketballguyana.com. The program was launched in Guyana on Saturday, 29th January. This non-profit organization is headed by Guyanese twins Patrick and Paul Haynes of New Jersey, USA, who say the foundation is proud to partner with the organization in Guyana to launch the website, which is designed to teach the fundamentals of basketball and offer the youths boundless possibilities through information technology. Paul Haynes noted thus: “The…

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Water and education top priorities for Dazzel Housing Scheme

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– govt also commits to road construction and other social amenities Residents of Dazzel Housing Scheme, situated behind Paradise on the East Coast of Demerara, will have their water problems alleviated this year, after President Bharrat Jagdeo intervened in the co-op society-run community. During a meeting with residents at a church in the area on Saturday, Jagdeo said that he would reduce to one year the three-year phased programme undertaken by the Housing and Water Ministry, allowing residents to benefit from improved access to the essential commodity. The community lacked…

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FAO praises Guyana’s investments in agriculture

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Dr Lystra Fletcher-Paul, Representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Guyana, has lauded the Guyana government for its sustained investments in agriculture, especially the recently announced Gy$1.5 billion budgetary allocation to facilitate diversification efforts in agriculture. Speaking at a recent public forum, she noted Guyana has shown that it is serious about agriculture and food production, even at a time when other countries are complacent regarding investments in these key sectors, despite the global food crisis in 2008. Commending the government for its Gy$1.5 billion budgetary…

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U.S. says it did not ask Guyana to arrest Bouterse

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As questions continue to be asked about which foreign mission here had requested Guyana’s help in arresting Suriname President Desi Bouterse, the United States government has come out saying that it wasn’t Washington. “The U.S. did not request Guyana to arrest President Bouterse last year. President Bouterse is the democratically-elected president of Suriname, and we respect the results of free and fair elections. We look to maintain our good ties with Suriname,” The U.S. embassy here said in a terse statement on Thursday. According to President Bharrat Jagdeo at a…

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OAS wants Caricom to do more for Haiti

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The Assistant Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, says the 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping has a moral obligation to assist in the further development of Haiti. “I believe that Caricom can play an enormously important role, and should take the lead in the debate and the direction in which the debate should go,” Ramdin said, when he met with Caricom Chairman, Prime Minister Tillman Thomas of Grenada on Monday, January 31st. Ramdin said the OAS is aware of the efforts of Caricom and the…

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