2011 – Page 42 – Guyana Times International

1823 Monument will be constructed in honour of IYPAD

October 14, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Culture, Youth and Sport Minister Dr Frank Anthony has promised that the 1823 Monument will be constructed in honour of International Year for People of African Descent (IYPAD). “As you know, we had a competition for the design of the monument. So we have a winner, and we have a nice replica of what the monument will look like; and we have already commissioned the sculptor to start doing work on that monument,” Dr Anthony stated. Minister Dr Anthony told Guyana Times International in an interview that the Culture, Youth…

UG opens IT centre at Charity

October 14, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The University of Guyana’s (UG) Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE), in its quest to spread the light of learning, recently opened an information technology centre at Charity in Region Two. The centre is one of several established by the university throughout the country. It is part of the national agenda to promote information technology as a tool to transform the lives of Guyanese. UG Bursar Lloyd Seiram expressed gratitude to the Region Two administration for its part in making the project a reality. He said the facility will…

USAID commits US$1.6M to forestry sector

October 14, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The U.S. government through USAID has committed US$1.6 million to promote best practices in the local forestry sector over the next eight years. This announcement was made by acting USAID Mission Director Eric Kite on Monday at a handing over ceremony of the Guyana Legality Assurance System on Forestry report held at the Agriculture Ministry. U.S. Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt presented a review of the report to Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud. The report compiled with assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), provides Guyana with a…

Amerindian Affairs Ministry continues hinterland outreach

October 14, 2011 TIMES INT'L

A team of government and regional officials visited Moruca, Region One, on Saturday, October 8 as part of a countrywide outreach programme. The team included Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai, Local Government and Regional Development Minister Norman Whittaker, Region One Vice Chairman Paul Pierre, Region Two Chairman Alli Baksh, and Mainstay Toshao Yvonne Pearson. A large gathering assembled at the market square to listen to, and share their views with, the visiting team. Minister Sukhai highlighted evidence of progress, not only in the Moruca sub-region but throughout Guyana. She pointed…

Opposition presidential candidates to debate each other

October 14, 2011 TIMES INT'L

By Michael Younge The presidential candidate of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan, has agreed to confront his counterpart in The United Force (TUF), Valerie Garrido-Lowe, and A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) David Granger in a national debate for presidential candidates organised by Merundoi Incorporated and slated to be held sometime in early November at the Theatre Guild in Kingston, Georgetown. Several other entities will be collaborating with Merundoi in this enterprise, including the Private Sector Commission, the Georgetown Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Guyana Press…

AFC credits aspects of Jagdeo’s fiscal economic policy

October 13, 2011 TIMES INT'L

By Michael Younge The Alliance for Change (AFC) has shared its economic vision for Guyana’s development, while giving credit to President Bharrat Jagdeo for his administration’s role in stabilising the country’s economic rates since 2004. AFC executive and advisor Tarron Khemraj, addressing persons gathered at the Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown on Monday for a public lecture, gave credit to President Jagdeo and his administration for managing to stabilise the country’s exchange rates since 2004, despite the developments on the global scene. He alluded to government’s prudent management of the Bank of…

GDF officer graduates with honours from U.S. army engineering school

October 13, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officer, Second Lieutenant Trevon McIntosh, has been recognised as the international military student honour graduate after successfully completing an engineering basic officer leadership course at the United States Army Engineer School, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. McIntosh received a certificate of achievement stated that the course provided him with an opportunity to learn more and develop his skills in the area, thereby enhancing his professional development. “Definitely I will ensure that the training I received benefits the GDF and further, it has lit the fire that fuels…

More emphasis needs to be placed on mental health

October 13, 2011 TIMES INT'L

More focus needs to be placed on mental health globally, says Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy as the world observed World Mental Health Day 2011 Monday. In a release to the media, the minister said it is appalling to see so many persons living with mental health problems. “On World Mental Health Day 2011, I believe it is really and truly an insane condition that today so many of us are fighting an uphill battle for recognition of mental health as an imperative for the elimination of poverty and for…

Region Three hosts One Stop Shop

October 13, 2011 TIMES INT'L

-Housing Ministry distributes 700 plots The Housing Ministry on Tuesday conducted the penultimate one-stop shop for Region Three distributing 740 lots for the Recht door Zee, Phase Two Area. The exercise, which was conducted at the Hugh Anderson Sports Complex, Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara, saw 200 of those lots dedicated to a special pilot project targeting teachers, police, and nurses. Delivering the feature address, Housing and Water Minister, Irfaan Ali stated that millions of dollars have been invested in housing in Region Three. Minister Ali said there have been…

No one will be allowed to fan flames of ethnic and religious disunity – OP statement

October 13, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The Office of the President on Tuesday issued the following statement on the Guyana Press Association’s response to President Jagdeo’s remarks made at the PPP/C rally on Sunday October 9: Not surprisingly, Gordon Moseley, as head of the Guyana Press Association (GPA), has responded to comments made at the PPP/C Rally in Kitty on Sunday, October 9, and predictably, has taken comments made there out of context. The GPA statement has plucked out sections of President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo’s and Ms Teixeira’s speeches conveniently so as to peddle their line…