Latin America and the Caribbean can overcome external threats stemming from the eurozone debt crisis, slow recovery in the U. S. and China’s deceleration to make this the region’s decade, leading multilateral lending institutions said on Tuesday on eve of the Summit of the Americas. In a joint statement on the eve of the Sixth Summit of the Americas, the multilaterals said that achieving this goal hinges on the determination of governments to seize the opportunity. However, the risk of contagion is greater for smaller economies in Central America and…
Read MoreMonth: April 2012
Webster, Lawrence clash over welfare of elderly, women
Over 4000 cases of child abuse were reported in 2011 and over half of those have been committed in Region Four, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament (MP) Volda Lawrence told the National Assembly during the second day of budget debates on Wednesday. She stated too that although the 2012 Budget is being presented on seven pillars, the current administration has forgotten to expand on how to actually conduct good governance and improve social services. Lawrence said that currently 18 per cent of Guyanese live below the…
Read MoreWatch fuh “two faceness” in de House
“Two-faceness” look like a common thing with some people. Fuh a while now de “key” party joining protest by some sugar workers. Some believe that de party might have even instigate de protest. That aside, de party trying fuh create de impression that dem “championing” de sugar workers cause by claiming that de government not doing anything fuh dem. De Bell Crier “ring” about this before. Now that Ashni put a couple billions in de 2012 budget fuh help de industry, de same “key” party turn round and sehin that…
Read MoreBauxite Development Unit set up– to oversee increase in operations and investments
With positive trends and increasing demands for Guyana’s bauxite, the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry on Monday announced the creation of a Bauxite Development Unit within the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC). The unit has been mandated to coordinate, oversee, and assist in making recommendations relating to all aspects of the economic, social, environmental, and occupation health and safety issues pertinent to exploration, development, mining and promotion of bauxite resources in Guyana. According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) release, this decision was taken in light of the expansion…
Read MoreSophistry and Casuistry
Thunderbolt strikes Just when we thought that Sase “Thunderbolt” Singh has lost his masochistic need for licks, up he comes with another letter filled with his half-baked reasoning. Get this (if you can). “Democracy is not about the popular will… it is about protecting the fundamental human rights of all Guyanese.” So where did this imperative to protect everyone’s human right come from, Thunderbolt? Isn’t it what the people want? And what else is that but the “general will”, you dolt??!! Anyhow, let’s pass over that and get to the…
Read MoreVanessa Kissoon paints grim picture of Region 10
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament (MP), Vanessa Kissoon on Tuesday flayed the government for not addressing the lack of job opportunities for young people in Linden. According to Kissoon, the health sector in the mining town is also inefficient. Kissoon, one of two APNU MPs representing Region 10, made the comments during her contribution to this year’s budget debate on Tuesday. She said the proposed budget represents “hardship and stress” for residents. Kissoon said the debates provide an opportunity for the government and the combined opposition…
Read MoreLand of Milk and Honey
Satiricus might not be the brightest bulb around but he knows a good proposition when he sees one. He’s with the Opposition on their stand on the budget. But he thinks they should be demanding more. Satiricus knows the government were pikers to raise the exemption to Gy$ 50,000 per month from the Gy$ 5000 it was in 1992. Why did APANU/ KFC limit their demand to Gy$ 100,000? Satiricus was of the firm opinion that Guyanese shouldn’t pay any income tax. “Yuh right!” Cappo supported Satiricus enthusiastically. “Why me…
Read MoreMan pleads guilty to manslaughter
Just over a week after the April Demerara Assizes opened, the first trial commenced on Wednesday and after approximately one hour into the hearing, the matter was adjourned for sentencing. Wilson Chan, 62, appeared in Court Five of the Supreme Court for the commencement of the trial into the murder charge against him. The matter was called before Justice Franklyn Holder, who is one of the two judges presiding over the April Demerara Assizes. The indictable charge against Chan stated that between September 10 and October 17, 2007, he murdered…
Read MoreFive Venezuelan youths jailed for robbery
Five Venezuelan young men were sentenced on Tuesday by Magistrate Allan Wilson after they pleaded guilty to the charges of robbery brought against them. Josua Medina, Jhosmel Eurealuces, Jhon Andeszo Munoz Marcano, Ramon Bermudez and Jonathan Beuitez all appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to five counts of robbery under arms. However Medina was additionally slapped with two charges; possession of a fire arm without being the holder of a licence and possession of ammunition without being the holder of a licence. Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield stated that on…
Read MoreGPHC corrects misleading KN hydroclave article
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has responded to an article on the hydroclave project, saying that it was not involved in the procurement of the machine, and also corrected a number of inaccuracies in the newspaper’s report. In a statement on Wednesday referencing a Kaieteur News article on Sunday captioned “Huge difference in cost – quotation from the same company shows almost half the price”, the GPHC said that it was not involved in the procurement of the machine. “The procurement was in fact handled by the Health Sector…
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