The quality of investment inflows into Latin America and the Caribbean, especially in social and environmental terms, is key for the region’s sustainable development. This is according to senior authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union at the opening day of a seminar held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. “Investment is the virtuous mechanism for making progress towards a more knowledge-intensive production structure with greater productivity and high levels of job creation,” said ECLAC…
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Fixing Guyana
Last Friday, the country completed 20 years of governance under a PPP/ C government. It is as good a time as any to review the trajectory our country and society have travelled during those two decades. As with individuals, it is important to know from whence the country came to understand where we have arrived and where we might be going. This look of retrospection is not intended to castigate but merely to acknowledge that, as Faulkner pointed out, the past may still be with us. Take the charges of…
Read More80% of 1992 manifesto delivered – Jagdeo
Former President of Guyana Dr. Bharat Jagdeo has said that the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) administration has fulfilled 80% of its promises made in the 1992 manifesto. Dr. Jagdeo made the comment as the ruling party on Wednesday celebrated 20 consecutive years in Government at the Guyana International Conference Centre. Mr. Jagdeo said that while the administration has been guided by the various manifestos, there have been many achievements outside of those. Commenting on Dr. Jagan’s dream for Guyana he said, “I think overall, we have been faithful to…
Read MoreGuyana moved steadfastly forward under PPP/C Gov’t
– “The struggle is not yet over” – Teixeira Guyana has moved from the depths of collapse and despair to a modern democratic nation under the PPP/C administration and, while it is still challenged to overcome old and new obstacles no one can deny that the country has moved steadfastly and made quantum leaps, Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira stated during her address to mark the celebration of 20 years of the party in government. She declared that history will illustrate that the PPP/C administration restored and reconstructed every…
Read MoreGuyanese-American teens involved in NY car crash had a bright future ahead
– Relatives, friends still in shock Four teenagers of Guyanese parentage were killed in a horrific crash in Queens, New York, on Monday. The car which was being driven at the time by a 17-year-old Guyanese-American was sliced in half when it crashed into a tree, killing the teens instantly. The driver miraculously survived the incident and is said to be fully conscious. Eyewitnesses and police officials described the accident as horrific. The victims: Neal Rajapa, 17; Peter Anthony, 18; Darian Ramnarine 19; and Christopher Khan, 18 were all from…
Read MoreQueens welcomes latest US citizens
– Guyanese among those sworn in By North American Correspondent King Manor Museum in Queens held a naturalization ceremony last week to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. Several Guyanese were among those sworn in as new citizens of the United States of America. The Guyanese said they were proud to be Americans. Medgar Thom, originally from Guyana, came to America over ten years ago and was happy to finally be naturalized. “I’m excited to be a citizen,” he said. “I’ve waited a long time for…
Read MoreBakewell owner laid to rest
– hailed as good citizen and creative businessman Hundreds of people turned up on Wednesday to pay their last respects to well-known businessman Naeem Nasir, who passed away late Tuesday night at the Dr Balwant Singh Hospital. Nasir, the owner and managing director of Bakewell and chief executive officer of the Nasir and Nasir Co Ltd, had been hospitalised for a serious condition. He passed away around 11:45h on Tuesday, with family members and close friends at his bedside. President Donald Ramotar said Nasir’s passing is a tremendous loss to…
Read MoreCMRC November race meet launched
– Package to be developed to attract tourists By Melinda Bishundyal The third leg of the 2012 Caribbean Motor Racing Championships which is scheduled for November 11 was launched on Sunday night at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMRSC) booth at GuyExpo at the Sophia Exhibition Centre. The race meet will see seven racers from Jamaica along with racers from Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, USA and Canada competing with local drivers and riders. It is the final of the three round competition, following the first that was held…
Read MoreQueen’s College and Bishops’ High reign in field events
Queen’s College (QC) and Bishop’s High ruled the contests in the field events of the North Zone Inter-Schools competition at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) ground yesterday (Wednesday). The events contested included shot put, javelin, discus, high jump, long jump, football in two zones. In Zone One, QC finished on 480 points, followed by Marian Academy (260), Richard Ishmael (251), and the Government Technical Institute (122). Bishops’ High topped Zone Two on 338 points, with Christ Church securing second on 182. Chase Academic Foundation was third (173), followed by…
Read MoreBeach football team selected for TT championships
The Guyana Beach Football Association (GBFA) selected a 16-man team to represent Guyana at the third annual Bago Sports Beach football championships, scheduled from November 2-4 in Trinidad and Tobago. The team reads: Abdulla Hamid (coach), Travis Bess, Jermaine Grandison, Keon Sears, Michael Wilson, Ralph Alexander, Colric Beckles, Ron Fiedkou, Marlon Benjamin, Colwyn David, John Waldron, and Marmarlaque Davidson. The standbys are Jamaal Harvey, Andel Mendonza, Steve Brewley, and Trevorn Archibald. The players are currently engaged in vigorous training at the Bayroc Community Centre ground, and will play their first…
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