Month: July 2011

The Guyana Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBCHA) on June 24 recognised the contributions made by the private sector in response to HIV/ AIDS in the workplace over the years at its fifth Annual Awards Ceremony held at the Pegasus Hotel. Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy, in his address to the gathering, stated that the national pursuit against HIV/AIDS has seen strong support from the business community, uniting in the cause of saving lives and allowing people to explore opportunities that life has to offer. The Guyana Business Coalition was born…

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The Alliance For Change launched a massive attack on the value and worth of the recently formed and announced “A Partnership For National Unity” (APNU) coalition, stating that it will not make a difference in the political climate here, nor will it manage to attract more electoral support at the upcoming general and regional elections. Speaking during an interview with Guyana Times International, Alliance For Change presidential candidate Khemraj Ramjattan stated that the coalition is “weak and a disguise to fool Guyanese into believing that the PNCR has changed and…

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– “There should be no excuse for children to stay at home” – Minister Sukhai That started out as a programme to benefit mainly rural areas, the government’s School Uniform Assistance Programme, is now benefiting thousands of children in Amerindian and hinterland communities, as the administration continues to work in closing the education gap between the coastland and the hinterland. Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai and a team from the ministry visited several Amerindian communities in Region Nine from June 22 to 24, to oversee the distribution of school uniform…

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– to be a place for all Guyanese Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, performing the duties of president, along with Culture, Youth and Sport Minister Dr Frank Anthony and Presidential Advisor and party candidate Donald Ramotar, all commended the Dharma Maha Sabha for realising the Kalyan Centre and Shopping Plaza on Lamaha Street, Georgetown. The centre, a multi – dimensional complex, was opened on the evening of June 26. It is anticipated to be a place for all Guyanese, regardless of religion, race, age and class, and it will be a…

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Brooklyn, New York – The celebration of Caribbean American Heritage Month continued here on June 26 with a Youth Celebration Day, which included the awarding of four scholarships and two grants to deserving college-bound students by the Laparkan/Una Clarke Scholarship Fund. The event, which took the form of a worship service at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, was attended by hundreds of Caribbean/Americans and featured a youth choir, dance troupe, and addresses by two youth leaders. Also, a number of elected officials and Caribbean consular corps representatives participated in the event.…

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Some 40,000 residents along Guyana’s coast will benefit from improved water supply provided under the Guyana Water Incorporated’s Gy$850 million “Coastal 2011 Programme.” This benefit is expected to happen before the year ends. The programme is being facilitated under two components: the implementation of five new wells, costing Gy$476 million; and the transmission and distribution phase, which will cost some Gy$375 million. Speaking with Guyana Times International, GWI’S Executive Director of Capital Investment and Planning, Ramchand Jailal, stated that the “Coastal 2011 Programme” will boost the water supply tremendously in…

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The group formed to examine the reform of the Commonwealth has recommended that the bloc play a more meaningful role in the electoral processes of its member countries. Sir Ronald Sanders, a member of the group, revealed that they are advising the Commonwealth to establish a body for democracy and electoral practices to deal specifically with this issue. The Eminent Persons Group (EPG) was established by Commonwealth heads of government at their summit in November 2009 in Trinidad and Tobago. The group’s role is to undertake an order to bring…

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Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, the incoming Chairman of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Dr Denzil Douglas, said Caricom could celebrate 10 years of solid achievements in the region’s health sector development since the Nassau Declaration. Prime Minister Douglas, who has lead responsibility for Human Resource Development, Health and HIV/AIDS in the quasi-Cabinet of the Caricom conference of heads of government, was addressing regional media representatives at a media clinic held on June 24 on the margins of the 32nd annual meeting of the Caricom conference of heads of…

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