Year: 2011

Two dead as truck topples in North West

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BY ARIANA GORDON Two workers attached to a Canadian manganese firm were killed when the truck in which they were travelling toppled at Six Miles, near Matthews Ridge, North West District on August 1. Dead are 22-year-old Carlos Hinds of 9 Area CC Temple Road, Ogle, East Coast Demerara and Hezron Abrams, 26, of Kumaka, Moruca in Region One. The incident occurred at about 21:30h. The two were employees of Reunion Manganese Inc, the mining firm that was only recently granted four prospecting licences to conduct exploration and developmental activities…

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Shilpa Shetty to proform at Jamzone’s Bollywood, Chutney and Filmi Night

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Renowned Bollywood actress and supermodel, the sexy and charming Shilpa Shetty, has been confirmed as the main act of the Jamzone Bollywood, Filmi and Chutney Night, slated for the Guyana National Stadium at Providence on August 20, 2011. She will share the spotlight with Trinidad’s most popular crossover band, Karma, and the Shiv Shakti Dance Troupe, also out of Trinidad and Tobago, when the event is hosted. Public relations consultant of the event, Joel Ghansham, in his presentation to the media on July 28, related that Shetty is all excited…

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ECLAC, UNASUR launch book on South American economies

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The Union of South American Nations has shown signs of huge political, cultural and technical maturity, and of solidarity with vulnerable countries such as Haiti”. Those were the words of the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena. She made the comments to present the book “UNASUR: A development and cooperation space yet to be built.” The joint document presents a series of data relating to the socio-economic issues of South America, in order to provide an overview of the similarities and…

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Women need greater say in new coalition – Harding

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BY MICHAEL YOUNGE Months after losing the race for the People’s National Congress Reform presidential candidacy, Dr Faith Harding has said she is now playing a limited role in the new coalition that was formed by several opposition parties to contest the general elections. She also called for an end to media bias against women in politics, saying this might have contributed to her losing the election. In an interview with Guyana Times International, Dr Harding admitted that she was not asked to “do much” for APNU, and was only…

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Jamaica launches latest tourist attraction

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Captain Hook Adventures, Jamaica’s latest tourist attraction, was officially opened on July 30 by Prime Minister Bruce Golding. The attraction, located at the Falmouth Pier in Trelawny, is described as the most exciting, authentic pirate dinner show in the Caribbean, featuring live cannons, sword fights, and dance with a true Jamaican flavour. In his addresses at the opening, the prime minister said that Jamaica has been blessed with a multiplicity of natural attractions and beautiful year- round weather, of which we must take advantage for the growth of the tourism…

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Caricom distressed over Dominica flooding

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Caricom’s acting secretary general, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, has expressed deep concern and distress over the damage wrought by flooding in Layou, Dominica last week following the overtopping of the Layou River and breach of the Matthieu Dam. The flooding occurred on Thursday, July 28, 2011, and caused destruction and damage to crops, infrastructure, and homes to the tune of US$6.6 million, according to preliminary estimates. In a message, the acting secretary general said that the community stood in solidarity with the government and people of Dominica, and was confident that…

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GECOM registers 5000-plus in new round of Claims and Objections exercise

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More than five thousand additional Guyanese were able to register for the upcoming general and regional elections, as the claims component of the extended claims and objection period came to an end on Wednesday. This confirmation was made by a source at the Guyana Elections Commission. Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon described this development as ‘welcoming’, as he addressed reporters during his weekly post-Cabinet media briefing on Wednesday. According to Luncheon, Cabinet continues to review the commission’s readiness, and is pleased at the progress. “Cabinet noted the so far problem-free…

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All in the interest of your children’s education

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Dear Editor, The importance of mathematics and English language has always dominated the education system in most, if not all, English-speaking countries in the world. However, prolonged harsh economic systems in some countries created the conditions for some children of school age to abandon classes and instead hit the streets and hawk, among other things, cigarettes and candy in an effort to assist their parents to cope with exceedingly harsh economic realities. And even Guyana was not spared the reality of those hard times that stalked the nations in those…

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Another exciting feature of Jamzone 2011

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Dear Editor, There is only one thing I love more than Jamzone in Guyana, and that is cricket. At the start of this year, there were talks about Jamzone expanding and doing new things, and I have to say I am eagerly anticipating it. However, I never imagined that the event would have T20 cricket matches. And it would not be cricket matches with just Guyanese cricketers; rather, the organisers have said there would be established and exciting West Indies players participating. The big and mighty Keiron Pollard and the…

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It was a wise decision to send an immigration officer to Barbados

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Dear Editor, When I read that an inspector from the Central Immigration and Passport Office in Guyana would be dispatched to Barbados to deal with issues affecting Guyanese, I could not help feeling satisfied, because there were too many occasions when some of my family members had bad experiences with immigration officials in that country. Initially, I thought that my relatives were just unfortunate, but after listening to some other Guyanese who have travelled to that country, I am convinced that Guyanese are not given proper treatment when they travel…

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