Chief executive officers of the Americas have called for greater cooperation among Western Hemisphere nations on matters ranging from trade and investment to education, science and technology and security, in order to boost prosperity from Canada to Chile. At the end of a one-day conference last week held ahead of the Sixth Summit of the Americas, Presidents Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia and Barack Obama of the United States participated in a roundtable discussion in front of an audience that included more than 700 top executives…
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Media (against) Development
In a previous editorial – “The Media and Development” carried in our daily edition on April 15, 2012, we traced the history of our media and its role in “development”. From being an arm of the colonial state imposing a hegemony over our ideas; through the turbulent 70s when the fledgling third world states tried to seize a measure of control; to the 90s and the present with the neo-liberal order stressing private ownership and private agendas. With its overall ‘market fundamentalist’ premises, the private interests were somehow supposed to…
Read MoreFighting for their jobs
– Hundreds protest AFC’s budget cuts proposal By Bhisham Mohamed Several government ministers on Wednesday joined hundreds of public servants on the picket line remonstrating against the Alliance For Change-sponsored motion to cut billions of dollars in spending from the national budget by targeting contract employees who the party say are earning super salaries. The workers assembled at the Housing and Water Ministry on Brickdam and marched to the Parliament Building where they stood for a few hours, displaying placards before dispersing. The peaceful protest was led by Housing and…
Read MoreU.S. Congressional contests heat up in N.Y. Guyanese districts
By North American Correspondent Several Congressional districts in Queens where large numbers of Guyanese reside are seeing keenly contested primary races to choose the Democratic candidates to contest against Republicans in the upcoming November elections. Guyanese are not running for congressional seats this year but are joining the campaigns of candidates so as to influence the outcome of the elections. The 6th Congressional District is seeing a Primary contest between Chinese American Grace Meng, Jewish American Rory Lancman and Irish American Elizabeth Crowley. Guyanese are divided between the candidacies of…
Read MoreSkerritt hails Guyana’s climate change fight
Guyana was hailed for its leading role in fighting climate change as the 13th Annual Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development opens at the Guyana International Conference Centre. Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) Chairman and St Kitts and Nevis Tourism and International Transport Minister Richard Skerritt said the fact that Guyana is the first country to host the conference twice, shows that it remains committed to the protection and sustainable use of its natural resources. “Guyana has emerged as a leader on the world stage in the battle to reduce global carbon…
Read MoreWest Bank man killed in car crash
A drinking spree at Joe Vieira Park during the Slingerz Family’s “Easter Jam” proved deadly for the De Jesus family, as one of the sons were killed in a car accident on Tuesday around 00: 30h. Dead is Adam De Jesus, 26, of 38 Goed Fortuin Public Road, West Bank Demerara. He was an employee attached to the El Dorado Mining Company. According to information received, Adam was heading to Vreed-en-Hoop to drop off a friend when the accident occurred. De Jesus was reportedly driving his Honda motor car at…
Read MoreArson suspected in Regent St blaze – fire dept
The Guyana Fire Service is working on the theory that the fire which destroyed several businesses on Regent Street two weeks ago was deliberately set, a senior official in the department told Guyana Times International on Wednesday. The affected businesses were housed in a building owned by the Jaigobins’ family. The building was at the time at the centre of a property dispute before the High Court. According to a source close to the Jaigobins’ family, a judge was expected to pronounce on the case later this week. Sources close…
Read MoreGuyanese short film for Barbados festival
“Tradition”, one of the eight short films produced under The President’s Film Endowment 2011 will be shown at the Caribbean Tales Film Festival in Barbados at George Washington House this week. The festival is organised by Caribbean Tales, The Caribbean diaspora’s most dynamic film festival group – with bases and events in Toronto, Barbados and New York, and partnerships across the region and the globe. It showcases works made by filmmakers from Caribbean backgrounds or those that celebrate and explore Caribbean themes and themes of interest and relevance to people…
Read MoreChelsea Edghill cops silver medal for Guyana
Chelsea Edghill secured Guyana’s lone medal when she copped silver in the Girls 15-and-Under final of the Junior and Cadet Caribbean Championship that was held in Cuba. In the finals, despite a valiant effort against Idalys Lovett Valdez of Cuba who had training stints in Germany, Edghill lost 0-4. Her journey in the championship started with victories against Ancelys Pichardo of Dominican Republic 3-0; Yesenia Lazo Zamaro (Cuba) 3-0; and her only lost in the group stages was against Cuban Anel Garcia 3-0. She advanced to the quarterfinal round as…
Read MoreToo much politics in Canada’s cricket – Chattergoon
By Ravendra Madholall in Toronto His age at 34 is not a deterring factor for Hemnarine Chattergoon, but he still desires to represent Canada again at the senior level. However, he lashed out severely at the game which is enveloped with political issues. Having featured in two first-class matches in 2007 and 2010/11 for the North American country since 1996, the elegant right handed batter felt there is a lot left in him. Chattergoon, the elder brother of former West Indies opener Sewnarine Chattergoon, is also one of the siblings…
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