Month: January 2013

By Vishnu Bisram Guyanese American George Subraj was honored at the GOPIO summit in Kochin, Kerala, India, on Sunday evening at a lavish banquet.  Mr. Subraj was recognised for his community service assisting many persons in need in both USA and  his native Guyana. Subraj was born in Guyana and currently resides in New York.  He is CEO of Zara Realty Holdings also based in New York. He is dedicated to supporting diverse community projects in USA and Guyana, including donating medical equipment and services to the needy. Mr. Subhraj…

There are a number of challenges faced in expanding non-traditional Guyanese exports, including the lack of infrastructure and shipping services owing in part to the current limitations of the main ports and the absence of a deepwater harbour to accommodate modern container ships. This is according to a technical aid assessment done by the Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) of Canada, which in a joint venture with Guyana mitigated risks through a project to identify the most effective means of shipping agro-food products from Guyana to Canada. TFO Canada has proposed…

Artist’s impression of CJIA’s new terminal Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Chief Executive Officer Ramesh Ghir has announced that the airport’s income for 2012 amounted to Gy$1.094 billion as compared to Gy$748 million collected in 2011. This Gy$346 million or 46 per cent increase was as a result of additional rental/ concession fees and passenger service charges. Of the income collected, Gy$424 million was transferred to the Consolidated Fund, 33 per cent more than the Gy$319 million that was transferred in 2011, while expenditure amounted to Gy$462 million as compared…

A group of Dr Cheddi Jagan admirers are in the process of making a full-length movie on his fight for freedom in Guyana; and his life subsequent to October 1992 to current times. Initial aspects of the pre-production phase would be done using purely Guyanese expertise, with the final stages slated to be contracted to award-winning Hollywood movie-maker, Deepa Mehta by Guyanese in the diaspora. It is estimated that, working around the clock, research and collation of material, scriptwriting, casting and other aspects of pre-production will be completed in approximately…

By Indrawattie Natram Weeks after the boat collision in the Pomeroon River which claimed the lives of six people, the captain of the Region Two administration boat, “Buddy” Ramdhin has finally broken his silence on the tragic incident. He said he was sorry for what occurred, contending that he tried to avoid the accident. Last week, Transport Minister Robeson Benn told the National Assembly that the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has submitted a report to acting Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell recommending that criminal charges be filed for a number of…