Year: 2011

Independent Media Association of Guyana launched

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A new media body has been launched, and it has promised to raise the standards of the media in Guyana. The Independent Media Association of Guyana (IMAG) was unveiled at the Roraima Duke Lodge in Kingston, Georgetown late on Friday, 23 September before a group of media workers, media proprietors, and members of the diplomatic corps. Coordinator of the new entity, Christopher Holder, explained that a core mandate of IMAG is to collaborate with media houses in promoting professional and ethical standards, and safeguarding and promoting the rights and privileges…

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Guyana signs electricity loan agreement with IDB

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President Bharrat Jagdeo and Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh met with Inter- American Development Bank president, Luis Alberto Moreno, at IDB Headquarters in Washington DC. At the meeting, President Jagdeo acknowledged the outstanding role played by the IDB over the years in supporting Guyana’s development efforts in various sectors, a release from the Guyana government said. Following the meeting, Minister Singh and Moreno signed a US$5 million loan agreement, titled “Sustainable Operation of the Electricity Sector and Improved Quality of Service”. This project aims to boost the efficiency of Guyana’s…

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The extreme experience of a Wai Wai rainforest expedition

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The Wai Wai is an indigenous tribe found in the southern part of Guyana bordering Brazil. Considered Guyana’s most traditional tribe, the Wai Wais are extremely talented hunters and produce various unique and intricate indigenous craft pieces. Linguistically and genetically, the Wai Wai people are part of the Carib family, and have the lowest population among Amerindian tribes in Guyana. They have fought to have their land recognised as a conservation area, and since 2004, with the help of Conservation International, they have held the title to their 2300 square-mile…

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Guyana landscape inspires ceramic exhibition

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Castellani House presents ceramic creations by Mexican-born Mayela Leiva By Venessa Deosaran Mayela Leiva, a highly trained ceramist with an intense enthusiasm for taking plain clay and producing intricate masterpieces, finds Guyana’s natural environment an inspiration for her outstanding pottery and sculpture. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Leiva said that, before coming to Guyana, she lived in La Paz Baja, South California in Mexico, where she added the landscape is very dry, as it seldom rains during the year. “There is a lot of cactus, a variety…

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Broadcast licence applications to be reviewed

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President Bharrat Jagdeo will soon constitute a committee to review applications received for radio licences. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, told reporters on Wednesday that the president has moved to have the committee set up, in keeping with the ruling of the Court of Appeal in 2009. Former proprietor of VCT Channel 28, Anthony Vieira, had moved to the court, contending that government held an unlawful monopoly on radio broadcast. President Jagdeo recently said the issuance of permits will be deferred until after elections, to prevent critics…

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Essequibo Night attracts massive turnout

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Hundreds flocked the Anna Regina Community Centre ground on Friday, September 23, to witness the opening of Essequibo Night Exhibition and Fair, 2011. The night’s main highlight was the display of produce from farmers and manufacturers on the Essequibo Coast. Many businessmen also took the opportunity to launch new products geared to expand their operations. Golden Fleece Rice Investment launched their new parboiled rice product “Saragold”, while the Original Juice Centre introduced a new brand of cherry wine. Historian Isahack Basir declared the fair open and thanked the Essequibo Night…

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U.S. recognises Guyana’s fight against illicit drugs

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Guyana’s fight against illicit drugs is gaining recognition, and this country has managed to keep its name off the United States’ “Drug Blacklist”. “The report gives the lie to those in Guyana who are in the habit of describing Guyana as a narco state and (are) not actively engaged in fighting the drug trade,” a release from the Home Affairs Ministry said. According to the BBC website, U.S. President Barack Obama has added two Central American countries to a U.S. black list of countries considered major producers or transit routes…

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Ali announces 30 core homes for St Cuthbert’s Mission

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– Internet access for community in near future By Bisham Mohamed Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali made a commitment to the residents of St Cuthbert’s Mission, about 14 miles off the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, that that ministry would build 30 core homes in that community as part of its continuous developmental works. The 30 core homes promised would be erected to benefit families in the area as the community grows rapidly. He also reiterated that a benab, promised to the community at the conclusion…

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Gy$54M visitors’ arrival centre commissioned at Kaieteur National Park

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Guyana’s tourism industry continues to develop at a fast pace, and is being recognised as a premier tourism destination in the world. Another effort in further promoting what Guyana has to offer to the world, while maintaining its natural wonders – ecosystem, biodiversity and landscape – saw the commissioning of another example of good environmental and sustainable management practices, a Gy$54 million visitor’s arrival centre in the Kaieteur National Park. This centre marks another milestone to enhance facilities at the park, a GINA release said. The centre was completed with…

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Jagdeo and Lagarde discuss climate change financing

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President Bharrat Jagdeo has urged the newly-appointed Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, to support the fight against climate change by championing a shift away from traditional instruments of overseas development assistance (ODA) among multilateral lending institutions when dealing with funds for tackling climate change. Meeting on the margins of the World Bank/ IMF annual meetings in Washington DC on Friday, September 23, Jagdeo urged Lagarde to support a shift to a new mindset in thinking about climate financing. He highlighted this as a new type…

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