Year: 2011

Education Minister Shaik Baksh appealed to stakeholders to see science and technology as transformative agents of development, as the ministry stepped up efforts on Friday, September 23 to stimulate students’ interest in these subjects. Addressing scores of students, teachers, education officials and representatives of both the private and public sectors at the Education Ministry’s Sports Complex on Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown at the Science and Technology Fair, Baksh pointed out that science and technology are the way forward for Guyana. Science and technology are major planks of the ministry’s 2008-2013 Education…

Russian Ambassador to Guyana, Nikolay Smirnov, on Sunday hosted a reception at the Russian Embassy for five students from Linden and Berbice who were awarded scholarships to study at the People’s Friendship University in Moscow. Kollis Smith, Kiefer Bacchus, Patricia Anthony, Tenesha Lesflores and Denbre McGarrell were selected as the awardees for this programme. The parents of these talented youngsters are employed with the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI). According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) release, the head of RUSAL said that this initiative is a contribution from…

Trade between Guyana and China has grown by some 15.8 per cent for the first half of this year, and projections have put the total value of bilateral trade at US$100M for 2011, Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, Yu Wenzhe, told a reception to mark the 62 anniversary of the founding of the Asian giant at the Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday evening. He said close economic cooperation between Guyana and China and the dynamic people-to-people interactions have continued over the years, noting that this year the relations have been further developed.…

The Guyana government has said it welcomes the Palestinian president’s submission of his country’s application for membership of the United Nations. The government said on Saturday that that application, currently before the Security Council, is deserving of the most careful consideration. Having formally recognised the state of Palestine as a free, independent, and sovereign state based on its 1967 borders, Guyana has renewed its longstanding solidarity with the Palestinian people, and its support for their legitimate aspirations for a state of their own within the 1967 borders, a statement from…

By Vishnu Bisram  Organised and promoted some four years ago by Guyanese Dheeraj Gayaram, the West Indian Music Awards (WIMA) were held last Saturday evening in Jamaica, New York. Several individuals in various categories were recognised for their contributions to the music industry. The WIMA was founded to recognise the best in musical entertainment, including musical DVDs, and song and dance TV programmes. Other groups have their own music and film ethnic and community recognition awards banquets, so it is only fitting that West Indians have their own recognition, inclusive…