Month: February 2011

By Michael Younge   Television broadcaster and Leader of the Justice For All Party, Chandra Narine Sharma, has rejected offers by the political opposition to form an alliance to contest this year’s general and regional elections. He has formally announced his own bid to become president of Guyana. While speaking with Guyana Times International, Sharma disclosed that he has been hosting several meetings and discussions with his party members, but has yet not gotten any substantive information from the Guyana Elections Commission. He argued that there is need for more…

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By Reuben Stoby Last Friday, February 11th, President Bharrat Jagdeo disclosed that there will soon be changes at the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC). He hinted that the current commissioner, William Woolford, could lose his job in a restructuring that would seek to revolutionise the mining sector. This disclosure was made during the president’s response to an inquiry by this newspaper, at a news conference last Friday, about commissioner Woolford’s recent response to his statement about numerous reports of corruption at the GGMC, especially in the fields. Jagdeo, who…

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Prime Minister Samuel Hinds has urged all Guyanese to strengthen their religious bonds as it is important for there to be unity among the religions. “There is a need for a religious sense amongst people in our society, and it is more important than ever to strengthen religious feelings in our society”. The prime minister made those remarks on Tuesday evening at a cultural event to mark the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad, Jashne-Milad- un- Nabi, at the Umana Yana. Hinds noted that Guyanese need to be proud of…

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Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud held a meeting with Region Six farmers on Friday to keep them abreast with developments pertaining to their region, including a rehabilitation project for which Gy$308 million has been allocated. This project will pave the way for a total expansion of agriculture in Region Six through the provision of improved drainage and irrigation structures, as government seeks alternative ways to offer assistance to communities. According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) release, the interactive session, which was held at the Crabwood Creek Sports Complex in the…

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By Natasha Waldron Anthony The famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, a famous performing platform for many iconic names in the music industry, such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley and John Lennon, among a host of other celebrities, will on February 23 stage Guyanese Rudy ‘Boysie’ Bishop’s youth arm of the Chronicle Atlantic Symphony and Brass Orchestra (CASSBO). The 20-man steel orchestra, called the “Young Acolytes”, has advanced into the semi-finals at the Apollo Theater’s Legendary Amateur Night. Bishop, the group’s director, spoke on February 2nd with…

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By Natasha Waldron Anthony   As part of the Black History Month celebrations in the United States, the Guyana Association Of Georgia (GAOG) hosted its first-ever literary affair at GAOG’s Decatur, Georgia secretariat last Saturday, February12th. The event saw the participation of several self-published Caribbean-American authors, poets and short story writers who live in the Metro Atlanta area. Among the authors at the event were three of four popular Guyanese authors: Charles Liverpool, Kim JonQuille Hodge and Austin Thompson. Absent was Mortimer George. Austin Thompson, who is also the association’s…

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