Month: February 2013

Expectations

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“One isn’t born one’s self, one is born with a mass of expectations, a mass of other people’s ideas and you have to work through it all” – V. S. Naipaul Expectations are powerful things. We all have expectations. We have expectations of our families, of our friends, of our leaders. After all, man is a social being, and the very meaning of “social” implies ‘expectations’. By social conditioning, we expect certain things. It’s how we’re built. And those expectations can make all the difference. If you have unrealistically high…

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Teen driver gets bail for causing two deaths

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By Vahnu Manikchand – The 17-year-old boy who was driving the Tundra in the fatal accident at Mon Repos Sunday evening was arraigned on five charges stemming from the accident and was placed on Gy$750,000 bail. Gidram Rasiawan, a student of School of the Nations, residing at Lot 15 Eccles, East Bank Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore on Wednesday at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court. The young man was not required to plead to two indictable counts of causing death by dangerous driving, which alleged that he drove motor vehicle…

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Candle light vigil held to raise awareness of cervical cancer

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Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud and Chairperson, Children, Women, Gender Equality Commission Indra Chandarpal joined students of the Guyana School of Nursing and members of civil society at a candle light vigil on Wednesday evening on the lawns of Parliament building to bring awareness to the scourge of cervical cancer. The event was organised by the Health Ministry as part of its Cervical Awareness month of activities. January was designated such a Month worldwide. This year’s theme was “Early…

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Minister Ramsammy in U.S. for medical check-up

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AGRICULTURE Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy is currently in the United States (U.S.) undergoing further medical check-up following his recent hospitalisation in Guyana. This was confirmed Monday by his colleague Minister within the Agriculture Ministry, Mr. Alli Baksh. Baksh reported that Ramsammy was doing well and is due to return to the country shortly and resume his post at the Ministry. The former Health Minister was admitted to the Caribbean Heart Institute in the Georgetown Public Hospital last week Tuesday, after collapsing in his office at Regent and Vlissengen Roads in…

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AFC says open to having talks with govt on 2013 budget – tax reduction high on agenda

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The Alliance For Change (AFC) will be meeting with the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) administration to commence talks on the 2013 national budget slated to be presented in the National Assembly within weeks by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh. The two sides will meet on Friday following a request by the government on Tuesday. AFC executive member Cathy Hughes assured the press that the party would be represented during the crucial meeting, noting that key issues raised in the past will be on top of the agenda. Optimistically she said…

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Guyana, China relationship hailed – as China celebrates New Year

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The relationship between Guyana and China has been described by President Donald Ramotar as one with great potential, as the two countries have made significant strides to advance their bi-lateral programme through high-level visits and significant investments in areas such as health, transportation and education. The Head of State, speaking at a reception to mark the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival at the Chinese embassy on Mandela Avenue, said, Guyana is extremely grateful and will continue to support all efforts aimed at bringing real benefits to the people of…

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Lowered sights

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The CEO of GuySuCo has just revealed, according to the state-owned Chronicle, that the ‘grinding’ of sugar for the ‘first crop’, has commenced in the Demerara estates of the troubled sugar industry this week. This reverses the age old practice where the Berbice estates would get the ball rolling, followed by those in Demerara. That practice was not arbitrary but established by the exigencies of the weather: Berbice had a longer and earlier dry season than Demerara. Between the breaks in the two crops (occasioned by the two wet seasons)…

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Remigrants making their mark on Guyana’s development

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In recent times, Guyana has witnessed a continuous flow of overseas-based Guyanese returning to the country. These remigrants have brought with them special skills and abilities that can be harnessed to aid in the transformative development of Guyana. Carlos Adams migrated from the United States about two and-a-half years ago after living in the United Kingdom and the United States for a number of years, dating back to the 1960s. Adams, who is the chief executive officer of ‘Adzer Win-Doors’, revealed that after spending about 30 years in the UK,…

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Captain in Pomeroon tragedy charged with manslaughter – granted Gy$600,000 bail

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The captain of a Region Two Regional Democratic Council (RDC) boat who allegedly caused the deaths of six persons in the Pomeroon River recently, was on Monday charged with manslaughter. Fifty-eight-year-old Hytilall Ramdahin of Abrams Creek in the Upper Pomeroon appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Charity Magistrate’s Court on the Essequibo Coast to answer to the charge. He was granted bail in the sum of Gy$600,000. Magistrate Scarce, after telling the captain to take a seat and listen attentively, read the charge to a silent courtroom, and cautioned…

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U.S. embassy launches ‘phase two’ of “Guyana Shines” project

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The United States (U.S.) embassy in collaboration with the Education Ministry last Friday launched the second phase of the ‘Guyana Shines’ project aimed at promoting environmental awareness among youth. “Our goal, our motivation in creating ‘Guyana Shines’ is to encourage and mobilise citizens and communities to maintain a clean environment, address the serious littering problem and return Guyana to its former splendour as the Garden City of the Caribbean,” U.S. Ambassador D Brent Hardt said while addressing students of the St Josephs High School. The ‘Guyana Shines’ initiative was launched…

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