Dear Editor, It seems as if our country is being given the much-needed publicity in order for it to be well known across the world as a top notch tourist destination. For this year, Guyana has been featured in regional and international publications such as Caribbean Beat, Perceptive Travel online magazine (Humble in the Jungle – Exploring Guyana’s Rainforest) by Laurie Gough; “Kaieteur – Guyana is the New Amazon” in UK Stylist Magazine: 2011 Hottest Destinations; the Scotsman Travel by John Gimlette; and CNN article “Adventures of the female Indiana…
Read MoreYear: 2011
A timely warning
Continued worldwide destruction of rain forests that form a cooling band around the earth’s equator is recognised as one of the main causes of climate change. And there is increasing global recognition and acceptance of the fact that protecting forests is essential to the fight against climate change, hence there is compelling reason for nations to invest more in protecting the important natural resource of rainforests. According to a UN report, forests are under threat, decreasing by 5.4 million hectares every year, mainly to agriculture. The report, ‘Forests in a…
Read MoreElections could be held by mid-October – GECOM
BY JANELLE PERSAUD As the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) completes another phase of its election preparation, it announced that it would be ready to hold the elections by mid- October. Chairman of the commission, Dr Steve Surujbally, made the disclosure while speaking to media at a press conference on Wednesday. “However, we do not define the date of the elections, His Excellency the President does that,” Surujbally clarified. He explained that the latest date election could be held is December 28, 2011, through a three-month legal extension of the life…
Read MoreBanks DIH commissions US$1M waste water treatment plant
BY ARIANA GORDON Banks DIH Limited on Wednesday commissioned a US$1M waste water treatment Facility at its Caribanks Complex at Public Road, Ruimveldt, Georgetown. Chairman and Managing Director of Banks DIH Limited, Clifford Reis, in highlighting the importance of having such a treatment facility in Guyana, stated that the benefits would see Guyana being boosted tremendously in terms of its annual gross domestic product ( GDP), and the “fishing and shrimping industry” would benefit as well. “The intention behind this exercise is to protect the environment and to foster a…
Read MoreGuyanese being trafficked into T&T under CSME guise – union
Haitians, Jamaicans and Guyanese nationals are being “trafficked” into Trinidad and Tobago under the cover of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME). They are being rapidly absorbed by registered private security firms. This was the claim made by the Estate Police Association General Secretary David Webber, who said that, in many instances, the passports of the “trafficked” persons were seized, leaving them at the mercy of their employers. Webber said field research indicated about two years ago that there was an influx of illegal nationals into the security industry.…
Read MoreLondon and I do speak, says Kamla
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday dismissed reports of growing tension between herself and Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA), Orville London saying that they do speak to each other. London came in for special mention in the opening remarks of Persard-Bissessar’s feature address at the formal opening of the Trade and Investment Convention 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad, Port of Spain. The Prime Minister acknowledged the Chief Secretary and said she was pleased that he was able to attend the convention. “Very happy to see you…
Read MoreU.S-based Guyanese loses appeal in deportation case
The United States’ Court of Appeals has denied a petition from an illegal Guyanese immigrant to review his deportation after he failed to voluntarily leave the country as he had promised. In February 2001, Shasrie Singh – a Guyanese by birth – entered the U. S. illegally. The authorities subsequently discovered his illegal status and, on October 18, 2001, he was issued a Notice to Appear, which charged that he was removable under the Immigration and Nationality Act. On November 14, 2001, Singh appeared before the immigration judge with counsel…
Read MoreMan dies in hit-and-run accident on highway
By Bhisham Mohamed Antonio “Bucky” De Santos perished in a hit-and-run accident early on Monday morning in the vicinity of Swan Turn, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, East Bank Demerara. His badly-crushed body was discovered at about 05:30h by a woman who was returning home from Georgetown. Reports reaching Guyana Times International revealed that the 25-year-old man was suspected to have been hit by a speeding vehicle just after 01:30h while on his way home from a birthday party. Relatives identified him by the clothes he was wearing at the time, as well…
Read MoreDelaying tactics will not stop REDjet – CEO
– as airline struggles to fly in the Caribbean REDjet’s Chief Executive Officer Ian Burns said the obstruction that the airline is facing in getting its licence to operate in Trinidad and Jamaica is a contravention of the Chicago Convention under Caricom, and ‘no matter what length of time it takes, the airline will get the relevant licence to operate.’ He added that the airline has fulfilled all the relevant requirements and is awaiting word from the civil aviation authorities in the respective countries. Persons in the Caribbean have long…
Read MoreGuyana, Republic of Congo ink forestry pact
Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud on Friday, June 03, signed an agreement with the Republic of Congo to increase cooperation between the two countries in the field of forestry and wood industries. The MOU, which was signed by Persaud and Congolese Minister of Forestry and Sustainable Development Henri Djombo, will pave the way for the strengthening of South-South cooperation between the two countries. According to a release from the Government Information Agency (GINA), the agreement will see the two countries establishing and developing cooperation to address sustainable forest management, REDD+ initiatives…
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