Month: January 2013

The Chinese experience

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Margery Kirkpatrick’s new book recalls life as a third-generation Chinese in Guyana By Venessa Deosaran Margery Kirkpatrick née Ting-A-Kee, in her second publication, “The Way We Were: Memories of a British Guiana Childhood”, is described as chronicling the Chinese experience in then colonial British Guiana, recounting vivid, heart-warming and often amusing details of her life as a third- generation Chinese girl growing up in the relatively mixed society of British Guiana in the 1940s. Relayed in a series of short stories, Margery’s book recalls Georgetown in its colonial days, a…

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George Fung-On

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A Chinese heritage nurtures a son of the soil George Clarence Fung-On, former minister of the Public Service and chairman of the Public Service Commission, was born Oct. 24, 1921 in Kitty, Georgetown to Walter and Hannah Fung-On. His father, who arrived in the West Indies at 10-years-old from Canton China, had in his 20s, left his immigrant father and siblings in Surinam to start his own business in British Guiana. His father’s cousin, Fung-A-Fat, had already chosen to migrate to British Guiana after he arrived in the West Indies.…

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US-based Guyanese make-up artist Samantha Boyce

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By Venessa Deosaran Starting her career as a model, Samantha Boyce, also known as “Storm Jordan”, was able to gather essential skills and learn the top qualities that designers and photographers were looking for to capture that perfect shot. Although she loved being in front of the lens, it was her genuine enthusiasm to become a part of creating the overall work of art as a make-up artist. Transitioning from modelling, Samantha vigorously worked on her craft as a make-up artist, and through different events and photo shoots, was able…

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Laparkan offering customers free shipment for Mashramani

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Laparkan Shipping is offering the free shipment of an economy box to Guyana to anyone who ships a barrel before the end of January. The company is a press release to the media says this is a way of offering an incentive to Guyanese who wish to ship cargo back home in time for the Mashramani celebrations. Laparkan’s Vice President for the northeast United States, Gavin Khan told Guyana Times International that since Mashramani is a special celebration for Guyana “we thought it would not only be an incentive but…

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Do-It-Yourself – Home Energy

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By: K. Anthony Bissoon Hello! So this is continuing from where we left off the last time. We had started on carrying out a simple home energy audit by your-self. By calculating how much energy you consume, where and how, you will be this much closer to saving and being smarter about your energy use. So the first thing I need you to do is to make a list of every item that uses electrical power in your house, including every appliance, every light etc. Fill them up in a…

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All privatisation deals were above board – Gov’t

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– all transactions can stand the test of independent scrutiny – Dr Singh Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has once again dismissed as false, the continued campaign of misinformation which suggests that the ruling administration has been less than honest and open about the privatisation deals it undertook since 1993. He also defended the right of all investors, regardless of perceived ties or links to the government, to do business with Guyana. Dr Singh told a packed conference of media professionals that the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL),…

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Digicel (Guyana) upbeat about liberalised telecoms sector

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By Leanna Bradshaw Digicel Guyana CEO Gregory Dean Digicel Guyana is looking forward to a liberalised sector by April this year, given that government intends to conclude negotiations within the first quarter of the year and have the legislation passed. This was pointed out by a confident Gregory Dean, the Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Guyana, during an exclusive interview with this publication last week. Speaking at his Fort and Barrack streets, Kingston headquarters, Dean said the company was not in any discussion with the government, but was assured that…

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Guyana’s rice production reaches all-time high – Agriculture Minister

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The overall rice production for 2012 has amounted to a historic 422,058 tonnes, and of that amount, exports accounted for 334,000 tonnes. Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy announced last week that the outstanding performer in the rice industry for 2012 was Region Five, which produced 37 per cent of the total quantity of rice. Production from that region exceeded a 150,000 tonnes. Region Six came in second with 108,000 tonnes or 25 per cent of the overall production, followed by Regions Two, Three and Four in terms of their production.…

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President optimistic budget 2013 will be accepted

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Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh It is not too late for budget consultations although there is only one month left before it is presented for scrutiny at the level of Parliament. This was the sentiment of President Donald Ramotar when questioned by the media last Friday about the purpose of a consultation now. While the President said he agrees that preparatory works have to be started long before the budget is presented to the National Assembly, there is still time for the opposition to make its input. According to him,…

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