Year: 2012

Guyana has a right to be proud of its successes in the HIV/AIDS fight

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International HIV/AIDS advocate and former Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy

Dear Editor, The Guyana Times newspaper reported International HIV/ AIDS advocate and former Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy as telling the delegates of the 19th International AIDS conference held in Washington DC that Guyana is pursuing a trajectory of eliminating HIV/ AIDS by 2020. This is quite an ambitious goal, but based on the successes we have had so far, it is clear that it is possible to achieve. Based on your news report, the minister made some very useful points during his presentation at the conference which I am…

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U.S. envoy charges teen girls to be strong women

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United States Ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt visited the second annual Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) leadership camp, held at the Kuru- Kuru Cooperative College, Linden, Soesdyke Highway, on August 10, as the campers wrapped up a week of activities. Camp GLOW, a worldwide young women’s empowerment camp, was organised by the Gender and Development Volunteer Task Force of the U. S. Peace Corps in Guyana. In a release, the U. S. embassy said that from August 6 to 11, young girls, ages 13 to 17 from across Guyana, participated…

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We gat de “secret” fuh “extending” life!

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Following de latest incident regarding de Demerara Harbour Bridge when a pontoon sank and traffic halted fuh about two days or so, de “Hands Up” party is now calling fuh a new bridge. Dem seh it too “old” and should be put to “rest”. People sehin since de bridge is only 34 years old, it younger than plenty who sitting on de western side of de House! Dem also sehin if age is de reason, then others there should be “rested” long before de bridge! Initially, when de bridge was…

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Order signed for Guyana census to kick-off next month

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Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Tuesday signed the mandatory Census Order and Regulations as required under Chapter 19: 09, the Statistics Act of the Laws of Guyana, notifying that September 15 is Guyana’s 2012 Census Day. Guyana’s impending census is part of the global round of Population and Housing Censuses for the current 2010 round, whereby almost all countries which are members of the United Nations have conducted and completed their national censuses during the period which commenced in 2005, and concludes in 2014. According to a Government Information…

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Thief!

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“On my first day in New York, a guy asked me if I knew where Central Park was. When  I told him I didn’t, he said, ‘Do you mind if I mug you here?’” Paul Merton In life, there are always those things you read or hear about, but they never become quite real until you experience them for yourself. I was always aware that things like robberies, chain- snatching and muggings happened everyday but I guess somehow my mind processed it as just something that happened in newspapers; something…

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Guyana to participate in bird watchers fair in London

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Materials relevant to Guyana’s bird watching potential will be launched at the British Bird Watchers’ Fair, in Rutland, London during a three-day event starting on August 17. Guyana has over 860 species of birds and its reputation as a bird watcher’s paradise has been increasing. A contingent of representatives from the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG), Rupununi Trails, Dagron Tours, Surama, Iwokrama and Wilderness Explorers will be representing Guyana at the event which is esteemed as the largest bird fair in the world.…

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De girls top while a man is an international “copy maribunta!”

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De BC would like fuh congratulate all de children who did well at de CAPE and CXC exams. It show that hard wuh does pay off. Once again, de ladies come out on top by being de best in de two levels! De boys still trying fuh catch up like how de Jamaican press trying fuh catch up with Portia fuh see if she gon grant a holiday fuh when Usain and de rest of de medalist return there. Grenada give a half holiday fuh it first gold medal. Some…

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Ministry of Public Works stands by decision to cancel four-lane road contract

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The Public Works Ministry is standing by its decision to cancel a contract for the extension of the East Coast Demerara Highway, saying it is following the advice of the attorney general to have allegations of falsification of documents investigated by the police. Public Works Minister Robeson Benn during a press conference on Wednesday also said that the contract given to Falcon Transportation and Construction Services was terminated based on nonperformance. The contractor has been making his case against the Public Works Ministry in the pages of the print media,…

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‘Strengthening the Traditional, Embracing the new’

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Preparations for this year’s GuyExpo are in full swing, as Guyana’s premier trade fair and investment show looms closer. This year’s exhibition is being held under the theme, “Strengthening the Traditional, Embracing the New” and the authorities are confident that the event will provide the perfect platform for the showcasing of local businesses and investment opportunities. GuyExpo, which began in 1995, is now a national event that has a permanent place on the Tourism, Industry and Commerce Ministry’s annual calendar of events. This premier exposition and trade fair offers business…

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NY providing funds to aid illegal Caribbean immigrants

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The United States Wednesday began accepting applications from young illegal Caribbean and other immigrants for temporary reprieve from deportation and New York State officials say they are providing US$450,000 in grants to groups that can help assist those immigrants. In June, President Barack Obama announced the initiative, which grants two-year deportation deferrals and work permits to illegal Caribbean and other immigrants brought here as children. “It is critical that we get information out to our immigrant communities so that people will know who is eligible for deferred action and so…

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