Month: January 2012

CI chief hails Jagdeo as forest champion

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Conservation International President Russell Mittermeier has hailed former President Bharrat Jagdeo as a forest champion under whose leadership Guyana became a global leader in calling attention to the incredible importance of tropical forests in the global battle to mitigate climate change. Writing in a column in Huffington Post, Mittermeier paid tribute to Jagdeo, saying he would like to pay tribute to him here because what he has accomplished in the global arena has been truly exceptional and should be brought to the world’s attention. “I have been working in the…

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U.S. Peace Corps making a positive impact in Guyana

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The United States Peace Corps has spent the last 12 years rebuilding a broken relationship with the Guyanese government and its people. After expulsion in 1971, during the time Guyana was undergoing a socialist transformation, the Peace Corps remained absent from Guyana until they were invited back to these beautiful shores in 1995. For the last two years, Peace Corps (Guyana) has been in close contact with a variety of nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), local charities and other institutions, providing vital assistance in areas such as renewable energy, primary education and…

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Consensus necessary on national budget to avoid stalemate -PPP/C

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The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) says it is optimistic that there will be consensus on the national budget, thus avoiding any stalemate that could force snap elections. Speaking at a media briefing on Tuesday afternoon, former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran said he does not anticipate that any of the issues raised by the opposition on the budget will be overlooked. He was at the time responding to questions posed by the media on whether his party would call for fresh elections should the opposition refuse to vote…

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Bodies of two Berbice fishermen washed ashore

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By Michael Itwaru     A 41-year-old Corentyne fisherman and his 17-year-old worker have been found dead and their boat missing following a fishing expedition on Saturday. Dead are Pooran Mathoor called “Sham” of Cromarty farm, Corentyne. Relatives said his body as well as Fernando Singh’s bore wounds. Mathoor’s body washed up on the Adventure, Corentyne foreshore on Monday, while that of Singh was found late Tuesday afternoon at Tain foreshore. The two had left on a routine fishing trip on January 7, and were expected to return the following…

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Preparatory works on East Bank, East Coast four-lane road expansions on target

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As efforts continue apace on the further development of the country’s physical infrastructure, the preparatory works for the East Coast four-lane highway from Better Hope to Montrose and from Montrose to Golden Grove under phase one of the project are moving apace. Public Works Ministry Chief Roads Engineer, Leon Goring told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that, “On the East Coast four-lane highway, we are developing the reserve in such a manner that the concrete drains totalling 11,000 to 12,000 feet, will be constructed on both sides of the public…

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HPV vaccine launched

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The Health Ministry, in collaboration with the Education Ministry, launched “Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and Prevention Programme” on Wednesday at the East La Penitence Health Centre during which the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine was introduced. HPV is one of the leading causes of cancer among women and is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Addressing a gathering of students, mothers and medical professionals, Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran said that the vaccine was launched against the background of a strong vaccination programme, which has been in…

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Guyana/China ties bearing fruit – Foreign Affairs Minister

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The 11th session of the Guyana/ China Joint Commission brought much rewards to Guyana since several agreements were signed under that commission, Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett told the media at a briefing on January 5 at the ministry, where she outlined some of the agreements signed between the two countries. The contract for the delivery of 27,000 laptops was sealed on September 14 when then permanent secretary at the Office of the President, Dr Nanda Gopaul and Haier Electrical Appliance Limited General Director of Key Projects, Sun Yongle inked…

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Guyana Karate College aiming high

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– Construction of Dojo, World Tournament in Canada among highlights of 2012 The construction of its multi-million dollar Dojo at Lillendaal, and attendance at the World Tournament in Canada on July 3 are the main areas of focus of the Guyana Karate College (GKC) in 2012. Senior Instructor of the College, Sensei Jeffrey Wong, said the GKC will be looking to raise more funds this year to commence construction work on the College at a plot of land it received from the government at Lillendaal, East Coast Demerara. Sensei Wong…

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Boxers sign contracts for January FNF

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– Hardy, Azore trade punches ahead of their feature clash Six of the eight fighters for the 20th edition of the Friday Night Fights slated for January 27 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown, signed their contracts on Tuesday, thereby confirming their participation on the card. On hand to witness the signing were president of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), Peter Abdool, and GBBC’s executive, Howard Cox. Before the actual signing, the boardroom was transferred into an indoor boxing ring as Simeon ‘Candyman’ Hardy and Iwan…

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Windward Islands crush Canada to remain unbeaten

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The Windward Islands crushed Canada by nine wickets to remain unbeaten in this year’s Caribbean T20 competition at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket ground in North Sound, Antigua. Playing in the first match of a double-header last evening, the Islanders completely outplayed their opponents to move to eight points. They also stunned defending champions Trinidad and Tobago by 11-run in the opening match of the tournament on Monday at the same venue. Canada batted first and struggled throughout the innings, managing a mere 111-7 from the allotted 20 overs. Ruvindra…

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