Year: 2011

Manufacturing body mobilising local contingent for Caribbean/China trade show

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The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), in collaborating with the Private Sector Commission (PSC), the Guyana/China Business Commission and the Guyana/China Friendship Society, is mobilising a contingent of local entrepreneurs to participate in the Third Caribbean/China Economic Forum and Trade Exposition this September. The Caribbean/China Economic Cooperation Forum is open to every Guyanese entrepreneur who wishes to be engaged in trade and/ or investment opportunities in China. The forum will be staged in Trinidad and Tobago, the GMSA said. The coordinators have emphasised that the Guyana contingent should include…

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An excellent initiative

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Dear Editor, I want to compliment the architects of the Sentence Management Board which was launched recently by the Guyana Prison Service. Although this board should have been put in place long before now, it is still not too late for it to carry out its mandate in helping to improve the lives of prisoners after they are released from incarceration. The makeup of the board is an indication of the seriousness of the authorities to really help in the reform process of prisoners. The board comprises members of the…

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More professionalism needed from the management of West Indies Cricket

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Dear Editor, The Pakistan series is over, but cricket fans across Guyana are still fuming about the recent backbiting story involving the West Indies Cricket Board and some players, where the slandering of players’ reputations went overboard. Cricket fans highly disapprove the way the cases of Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul were handled. Like most of the fans, I feel the board’s approach was highly unprofessional and unethical. Editor, international athletes, especially those that achieved outstanding records over the course of their careers, should be respected at all times, especially…

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The hydro project will cause our country to be transformed

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Dear Editor, More recently, there has been much publicity given by the media to the Amaila Falls Hydro Project, and most of this publicity has been in the form of criticism. In fact, I believe that one newspaper in particular is on a campaign to discredit the project, and is making every effort to ensure it fails. I am convinced that the majority of Guyanese are sensible and they would not fall prey to these efforts. Editor, as a well- informed Guyanese, I am convinced that the hydro project is…

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The broadband frontier

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In the last couple of years, the Guyana government has unveiled and begun implementing its plans for information and communication technology for development (ICT4D). From the beginning, there has been a steady chorus of criticism from some quarters, especially on the fibre-optic cable, the One Lap Top Per Family (OLPF) initiative and the Education Television programmes. While it is our view that all governmental initiatives should be subjected to scrutiny, we believe that much of the negativity is grounded in a misapprehension of the transformative potential of the new technology.…

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Outstanding Guyanese to be honoured at special ceremony in NY

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The Guyana Tri-State Alliance, in collaboration with The Consulate General of the Republic of Guyana, New York and the Permanent Mission of the Guyana to the United Nations, will celebrate the Guyanese nation’s 45th Independence anniversary on Wednesday, June 22 with a special evening and appreciation ceremony. The event, dubbed “A taste of Guyana”, will be held at Brooklyn Borough Hall, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Ms Patricia Jordon-Langford, members of the Guyana Tri-State Alliance, and the Guyana Consulate General have, over the past seventeen years, consistently celebrated Guyana’s Independence…

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Jagdeo appointed forest ambassador

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President Bharrat Jagdeo has been appointed roving ambassador representing the interests of the three forest basins. This happened at the conclusion of a week-long conference, in Brazzaville, Congo on Friday. Jagdeo, a Champion of the Earth awardee, had earlier in the day delivered a speech warning developed countries that poorer nations could abandon attempts to conserve their natural resources if funding issues were not resolved. The declaration also called for the international community to support efforts to avoid deforestation. Meanwhile, leaders from the world’s three largest forest basins said they…

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Rupununi floodwaters receding as relief efforts heighten

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By Janelle Persaud in Lethem　 After almost a week of despair, Rupununi residents are now seeing signs of hope, as floodwaters begin to recede and heightened relief efforts kick in. Already, millions of dollars of relief items have been flown in for distribution, and more are due today. Guyana Times International understands that the Guyana Defence Force will send in a helicopter today to support the work of the Emergency Management Operation Centre (EMOC) to assist efforts to access those hard to reach places. Regional Executive Officer Ronald Harsaywack said…

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Mother of three hangs self at Charity

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By Indrawattie Natram The body of Sherena Smith, 28, of Charity New Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, was discovered hanging from the roof of her outdoor bathroom at approximately 21: 30h on Tuesday. The body was discovered by the woman’s husband, Grey Smith. According to Smith, he went to check on his wife after he realized that she had been in the bathroom for a long time. Smith had reportedly left her husband and three children, a five- year- old and two- year old twin boys, in the house to take…

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Second annual International Building Expo launched

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The International Building Expo-sition was officially launched on Friday night, June 03, with Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali declaring that the second staging of the event is testimony to expansion in the construction sector. The exposition, themed “Bridging the Gap – Transforming Guyana”, was launched at the Princess Hotel, Providence, East Bank Demerara and will run from July 29 to 31. It is expected to attract scores of local and regional stakeholders in the construction and engineering industries, both in Guyana and in the Caribbean. According to Ali, there…

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