Month: June 2012

Guyana can be an export base for energy crops

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By Samuel Sukhnandan Executive Director and co-founder of Clenergen Guyana Incorporated, Jessica Hatfield says Guyana could become the base for export of energy crops, to all Caricom states, because of the country’s rich natural resources. Hatfield told Guyana Times International that Clenergen has been in Guyana for the past three years, looking at possibilities of producing electricity through the use of waste agricultural products and bamboos. The director said she has met with the government of Guyana and is now looking to finalise a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to begin…

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TIP Catch-22

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The US just issued its 2012 report on “Trafficking in Persons” (TIP) and it is certain to raise the hackles of Guyanese officialdom once again. As we reported earlier this week,  “Guyana remains at Tier Two in the U.S. ranking for countries in the fight against TIP. A Tier Two ranking means a country’s government does not fully comply with the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s minimum standards, but is making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with those standards. Just before the release of this report, the Minister…

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Kaieteur News lied about drug prices

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– health minister says probe points to gross inaccuracies by KN “I am satisfied with the manner in which the ministry is procuring its medical supplies, which are based on standards and regulations adopted from the WHO” By Michael Younge “Fictitious prices” are the words used by Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran as he strongly dismissed and condemned the Kaieteur Newspaper for its continued misrepresentation and distortions of both the process through which government procures medical supplies and the prices it pays.  Dr Ramsaran was at the time addressing a…

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NBS commissions new Gy$700M HQ

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The New Building Society multi-million-dollar head office was Friday commissioned by Head of State Donald Ramotar at a lavish ceremony held at the North Road and Avenue of the Republic location. In attendance at the commissioning ceremony were former President Bharrat Jagdeo, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh, Labour Minister and Immediate Past Chairman of NBS Dr Nanda Gopaul, and other top officials of the bank. President Ramotar said the opening of state-of-the art financial institution signals a growing demand for its services. He posited that the Society’s outstanding achievement has…

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Govt, U.S. and Canadian embassies closing in on backtrackers

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U.S. wants Guyana to prosecute Trafficking in Persons offenders Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon said evidence have supported allegations that backtracking is taking place at significant levels here, and he announced that an ongoing probe could snare old operators in the illegal business. Dr Luncheon’s comments came on the heel of the United States urging the Guyana government to go after human smugglers, even as it concluded that this country was not fully complying with the U.S.’ Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s minimum standards, but is making significant…

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Saborio’s hat-trick tames Golden Jaguars

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By Avenash Ramzan Alvaro Saborio took advantage of some loose goalkeeping from Ronson Williams to help his team to a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Guyana’s Golden Jaguar last evening in their in Group B match of the third round of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers at the National Stadium, Providence. He netted a hat-trick while Joel Campbell added a single strike as the Guyanese were given a thorough football lesson by the Central American side. Playing in front of a boisterous, near-capacity crowd decked out in yellow in support of…

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Baffling nonselection

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Sports View by Neil Kumar, Director of Sport In the eyes of all Guyanese, it is unacceptable that the West Indies selectors have selected a touring squad for the upcoming ODIs against England and not a single Guyanese is included. Guyana and West Indies batsman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, is the number one Test batsman in the world. At age 39, India’s Sachin Tendulkar is a major part of India’s ODI team. Several players around the world are older and less fit than Chanderpaul and they are representing their respective countries at…

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Avernelle Holder: A true mentor and motivator

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Twenty-six-year-old Avernelle Holder was just playing her favourite sport six years ago when she was spotted by Earl Brown, former Peace Corp Director of Guyana. Impressed with her talent and desires to further her study, he assisted her to get a scholarship at Alcon State University, Mississippi. Holder was born in Guyana to parents Winifred Emanuel and the late George Holder and has two older brothers. She grew up in Werk-En-Rust Georgetown, and attended St. Agnes Nursery and Primary Schools. After writing the Secondary School Entrance Examination (SSEE), she was…

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Guyana 10-member karate team returns with 13 medals

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The 10-member Japan Karate Association/World Federation (JKA/WF) Guyana team returned home with 13 medals after their impressive performance in the 2012 JKA/WF America Karate Camp and Goodwill tournament that was held from June 7-10 in Panama City. The karatekas copped five gold medals, six silver medals and two bronze at the championships. Seven-year-old Camiel Melville (eighth kyu) placed first in kata and second in kumite in the male category. And 11-year-old Loren Black (seventh kyu) placed first in kumite and first in kata in the female division. Both of them…

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