Year: 2012

Guyana like other Caribbean countries remains highly dependent on the use of fossil fuel and continues to face a towering fuel importation bill, Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) Chief Executive Officer Mahendra Sharma said. Speaking at a recent seminar for stakeholders last Friday at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Greater Georgetown, Sharma said Guyana is gradually moving away from its dependence on fossil fuels, noting that with the establishment of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project, more progress will be made in this regard. “The Amaila Falls Hydro Project is 165 megawatts…

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The reformation of the telecommunication sector was high on the agenda when Cabinet met last week to discuss the affairs of the country, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon said. At the time, Dr Luncheon was speaking at the Office of the President during his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing on Thursday. He said the Donald Ramotar administration has “heightened its engagements” with Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT& T) and Digicel Guyana on the reformation of the telecommunication sector. The Presidential Secretariat head said the consultations are being used as an…

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President Donald Ramotar has extended congratulations to newly-elected general secretary of the General Committee of the Communist Party of China and incoming president of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping. Ramotar in his message said, “On behalf of the government and people of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and on my own behalf, I wish to extend warm congratulations to you on your election as general secretary of the General Committee of the Communist Party of China and incoming president of the People’s Republic of China. “I wish you…

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As part of activities to mark Energy Week, the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) on Friday launched an e- book to promote energy conservation among Guyanese. GEA Legal Officer Kiran Mattai said the e- book “Guidelines for an Energy Efficient Home” will help to raise awareness about the need for conservation and for renewable energy in Guyana. “This document highlights pictures and simple tips in which a home can be modified or even built with the overarching message of energy efficiency,” Mattai said. The e- book also shows citizens how to…

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The multimillion-dollar Centre for Rehabilitation and Reintegration currently under construction at Onverwagt in Region Five is expected to open its doors as early as next month, Minister within the Finance Ministry, Juan Edghill, announced on Wednesday during an outreach to Regions Five and Six. The centre is expected to house some 160 persons and was built at a cost of approximately Gy$402 million. The facility, which comprises two dormitories and an administrative building, will also include a medical facility to house a resident doctor, nurse, kitchen, library, and rooms for…

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Former West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd on Saturday reminded graduands of the University of Guyana (UG) Tain Campus that there is no substitute for hard work. Speaking at the campus’s 11th convocation, the cricket legend told the graduating class of 231 students that success comes through perseverance and hard work. “The key to success is hard work and a little luck… I have found that the harder you work; the luckier you become… luck is when opportunity meets preparation.” Hard work is not a too strange concept for the graduands,…

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Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff, Commodore Gary Best said the army has declared war against HIV/AIDS, pointing out that it has stepped up efforts to raise awareness of the scourge through a series of aggressive campaigns. Speaking at the handing over of the Medical AIDS Centre Annex by the GDF HIV/AIDS Prevention Programme, Best thundered “the fight will be won”, pointing out that  while the defence force has been trained to defeat visible enemies, HIV/AIDS is a more obscure, dangerous and complex enemy, which many in the nation…

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Accommodation for guests and employees at the Kaieteur National Park will be further improved with the construction of a new guest house and warden building. A contract to execute the works was signed on November 9 among the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Yusuf General Contracting and Innovative Engineering Consultancy Services for the Gy$27 M plan. The project is due to be completed in six months, under Phase II of the Guyana Protected Areas System (GPAS) Project, funded by the German Government through the German Development Bank (KFW).  The GPAS Project…

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