Dear Editor, Thanks for a well informed, thoughtful editorial “BRICS Bank” (GT March 30) – one of the suggestions the leaders of the five countries agreed to further investigate over the next year and hopefully implement at the Russian summit in 2012. The idea of a BRICS bank to promote development in the Third World is most welcomed especially for certain projects that poor nations cannot get funding for at multilateral institutions. The bank, as the leaders stated, will not be a competitor to the World Bank and the IMF.…
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A very wise move – others should follow
Dear Editor, What a relief! The Bank of Baroda Guyana Incorporation, responded to the calls from the business community, on the East Coast of Demerara, and now, after some wait, it has happened – There is a spanking new Gy$ 50 million sub-branch, at Lot 30 Tract ‘A’ Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. Right off the bat – Mon Repos is a very busy spot in Guyana. So the move for the bank’s branch is most welcomed. Still, in Guyana, when it comes to monetary transaction, there is a kind…
Read MoreAmerindian communities should be encouraged to access these funds
Dear Editor, I am very pleased that the indigenous peoples of Guyana are getting back what belongs to them. It is no longer a case that indigenous peoples are taken lightly; their affairs have been given much recognition by the state and they can see themselves benefiting from the national pie equally. Recently, the Amerindian Affairs Ministry was given a cheque totalling over Gy$ 49 million in royalties from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) through the Natural Resources and the Environment Ministry. This money accounts for 20 per…
Read MoreWe are blessed to have witnessed the life and times of Dr. Cheddi Berret Jagan
Dear Editor, Every so often, but certainly not regularly, the world is blessed with the unique opportunity of witnessing the life and times of leaders, of champions, of heroes, of greatness. In Ancient Greece, the Macedonians had Alexander the Great. Russians had Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Indians had Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi. Americans had George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. And in Guyana, Guyanese were blessed with the occasion to be led by their founding-father, Dr. Cheddi Berret Jagan. To say that these individuals and the several similarly situated others are one-in-a-million, is…
Read MoreBudget for the times
Acknowledging the unique political ‘dispensation’ into which the country had been delivered – which he had memorably earlier described as ‘unchartered waters’ – Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh presented the 2012 budget. Earlier, of course, there had been some skirmishing by the opposition to become part and parcel of the Budget team, but that had been firmly rebuffed by the government. This budget is therefore the government’s considered plans for dealing with the economic needs of the country in 2012. The declared theme of “Remaining on Course, United in Purpose,…
Read MoreSurinam Airways returns
– Ramotar, Bouterse laud initiative By Samuel Sukhnandan Presidents Donald Ramotar and Desi Bouterse took the opportunity to underscore the importance of regional integration, as they witnessed the takeoff of Surinam Airways’ inaugural flight from Georgetown to Miami on Tuesday, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Timehri. Ramotar said the relaunch of Surinam Airways in Guyana is a step in the further improvement of bilateral relations between the two countries. He said that the relationship is growing, pointing to the recent launch of a Surinamese insurance company in Guyana.…
Read MoreGreene under pressure to resign
Police Commissioner Henry Greene, who has been embroiled in allegations of rape and professional misconduct, has been under severe pressure to resign, and government is expected to announce his resignation. Senior government officials Wednesday night would not say whether Greene has already tendered his resignation, but confirmed that Presidential Secretariat head, Dr Roger Luncheon is expected to make the announcement. Rumours were rife Wednesday that the commissioner had tendered his resignation. However, when contacted, Greene dismissed the rumours. He told this newspaper that he was surprised at a news…
Read MoreGuyanese mother among seven killed in Oakland shooting
By North American Correspondent A Guyanese mother of two was among seven persons fatally shot by a crazed former student in the killing spree in Oakland, California at a nursing school on Monday. Judith Seymour, 53, wanted to be a nurse following in the path of her parents’ footsteps after she lost her job as tax analyst. She enrolled in a nursing degree program and was just two months away from completing her studies when a bloodthirsty gunman, seeking revenge on college administrators, burst into her Oakland nursing school classroom…
Read MoreChanderpaul belts unbeaten 212 from 65 balls in Florida
By Avenash Ramzan The Region’s most experienced batsman, Shivarine Chanderpaul, clobbered a brutal double hundred at the weekend to spur Sarasota International Cricket Club (SICC) to an emphatic 159-run win over Middlesex Cricket Club (MCC) in a feature 35-over game at Sarasota, Florida. The left-handed former West Indies captain cracked a belligerent 212 not out from only 65 balls as SICC piled up 332-3 from the allotted overs. MCC folded for 173 in their turn at the crease. Chanderpaul, a veteran of 137 Tests and 268 ODIs, was very severe…
Read MoreGuyana govt will move to court if WICB fails to fulfil request
The Guyana government will move to the court if the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) fails to comply with its request to have all records relating to the failed Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) rectified to reflect the interest of Guyana, according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall. Nandlall, through lawyers for the government, on March 21 wrote a letter to the WICB, requesting that all records relating to the dissolved GCB be rectified to reflect the interest of Guyana. The WICB has until April 12 to make available all the necessary…
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