Budget 2012 created after much consideration – PM

– urges opposition not to deny projects for the sake of opposing As the 2012 National Budget debate continued on Wednesday, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds rebutted A Partnership for National Unity’s MP, Volda Lawrence’s claims that the budget estimates do not reflect good governance and improved social services. Mr. Hinds, who noted that Government remains heartened at the progress the country has made in less than two decades of PPP/C rule, said that thus far the country has seen per capita GDP in nominal terms rising from US$300 in 1992,…

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Finance Whizzes

Satiricus is a complete dunce when it comes to finance and economics. Thank god for men like Greenbridge from APANU and Suspenders from TRYING-A-TING. These men could count up all those numbers in the budget right in their heads. Just thinking about it made Satiricus dizzy. Their talk in the Muckraker about how the NIS was going down the drain made him even dizzier. Now Satiricus wasn’t ready to hang up his pen, but hey! He had to worry what was down the road, right? “Who talking about NIS?!!” Suresh…

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The Gold Rush: Imbaimadai set to make a comeback

By Michael Itwaru The Amerindian village of Imbaimadai could enter a new era in gold production with miners investing in excavators to locate deposits. The area was very rich in gold about one generation ago and the small miners with basic porknocking skills were able to extract gold near the village. Today, with most of the lands close to the homestead exhausted, miners are forced to push deeper into the mountains and jungle to find the mineral. There is an air of expectation that the arriving ‘Charlies’ (excavators) would rejuvenate…

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“Ni-hao, 092, how can I help?”

Kite flying competition was big with attractive prizes for de biggest, smallest, and most creative kite. Now, it look like it gat “competition” for de loudest music set, de biggest cooler (ice- bucket), de broadest hat, de skimpiest outfits and who can consume de most beers! With almost everybody gat a vehicle, de biggest “competition” is for parking today! While no “prize” is at stake, de “thrill” to find and secure one, is “motivation” enough! After downing de contents of de cooler and de kites come down, getting out can…

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Beres Hammond, Glen Washington wow massive crowd at National Stadium

By Bhisham mohamed As expected, the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara was packed to capacity for the first of two Easter Fest concerts featuring Jamaican legends, Glen Washington and Beres Hammond on Sunday night. The duo did not disappoint their fans who turned up in their thousands to be a part of the event. Also turning out breathtaking performances was Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT& T) Jingle and Song Competition winner, Brandon Harding. The show which started some three hours behind schedule saw a clash of great…

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Bartica Regatta rocked despite no pageant

By Tiffny Rhodius Bartica Regatta 2012 was an explosion of great music and exciting boat racing despite its hallmark pageant was noticeably absent. The Bartica Regatta is a signature event of the tourism calendar in the country, President Donald Ramotar said. He added it is the government’s duty to support the event, and in so doing, presented Regional Chairman Gordon Bradford with a cheque to the tune of Gy$ 500,000. “Bartica is really growing from strength to strength and is realising the dream of our government,” said Ramotar. The president…

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Tennicia De Freitas

Tennicia De Freitas, born on December 10, 1991, is one of the youngest performing artistes in Guyana. Signed to the Kross Kolor Records Label, she is known for the song ‘Dont Want To Be Born’ which became the winning entry for the 2010 Junior Calypso competition. She has also gained many other great achievements over the past years of her career which includes being the youngest female artiste in Guyana have to received the Guyana Cultural Association New York Youth Award 2010. She is a strong young woman who believes…

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Budget Demagoguer

Outcast We understand Aubrey Norton’s angst. Really we do. Summarily thrown out on his ear from the chairmanship of the PNC by Hoyte (the “General Secretary is my ‘creature’”), he’s had a devil of a time in getting back into the swing of things. For a while he thought he stood a chance when he betrayed his buddy Mac Allister in the Team Alexander manoeuvre to oust Corbin. But Corbin, like Burnham decades before with Hamilton Green, knew about naked ambition and ensured Norton remained on the periphery. Granger followed…

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City cleanup for tourism

The capital city, Georgetown is set to undergo major transformation from today (Thursday) as a massive cleanup campaign intensifies ahead of the 13th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development slated for this weekend in Guyana. Acting Tourism Minister Irfaan Ali said the collaborative movement has already resulted in the main corridor from Timehri to the Garden City being “swept” of waste materials and cleared of overgrown vegetation. On Wednesday , the piles of garbage that normally line the main thoroughfares, and infront and at the back of the city’s…

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Guyanese from all walks of life celebrate Easter

By Vahnu Manickchand and Alyesha Boucher Guyanese on Monday joined families and friends as they celebrated Easter with the usual kite flying, as well as picnics, at various beaches and parks. For some, this year’s festivities could have been better, while others said that it was better than last year’s. Guyana Times International on Monday visited a number of the popular areas to see how citizens celebrated the holiday. One could not have asked for better weather as the sun shone brightly and the cool wind blew across the coast.…

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