Month: April 2013

Earth Day 2013

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Monday marked the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day, It’s always struck me how differently different cultures personify the Earth. As Hindus, we view the Earth as ‘Dharti Mata’…Mother Earth – nurturing, caring, like a mother. Every morning before getting out of bed, we are exhorted to ask forgiveness for stepping on her. The Greeks used to view the Earth as ‘Gaia’, personifying the Earth as a giant connected ecosystem, working to maintain balance and harmony within the environment. But how do we view the Earth today? We certainly don’t treat…

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Building healthy communities

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Committed to international development through health and educational initiatives, Canadian humanitarian and relief organisation ‘Ve’ahavta’ is assisting the needy locally and abroad through volunteerism, education and acts of kindness. Ve’ahavta, motivated by the Jewish value of tzedakah meaning “the obligation to do justice”, is founded on the understanding that the world in which we live is a most beautiful and blessed world, offering us the lush green of the rainforests and the kindest and most righteous of human beings. The organisation has been working in Guyana since 1997.  It works…

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Opposition votes to block airport expansion project

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Government early Wednesday morning blasted the political opposition for voting down the entire transport section budgetary allocation of Gy$ 5.6 billion for the Public Works Ministry. It was “profoundly disappointing” Public Works Minister Robeson Benn said. He was joined by other top government officials at a media briefing immediately following the combined opposition’s cut. The minister outlined the areas such as the Ogle International Airport expansion project, the purchasing of key equipment for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and the CJIA expansion project along with repairs and maintenance to…

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Caribbean countries must confront challenges to maintain growth – World Bank

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The formidable global tailwinds that facilitated robust economic growth and social inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) over the past decade are receding. A new global context of excess liquidity, slower growth in China, and sluggish economic activity and high public debt in the developed world, points to the need for Latin America to do more on its own in order to go back to growth rates similar to those enjoyed in the past decade. According to the latest semi-annual report, “Latin America and the Caribbean as Tailwinds…

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Capital controls

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The entire premise of the IMF’s conditionalities imposed on our economy in 1989, dubbed the “Washington Consensus”, was that with the liberalisation of our financial sector – meaning removing all controls from the flow of funds to and from our financial institutions – we would be more attractive to funds for development. At the time, because of our debilitating lack of foreign reserves, we had imposed stringent capital controls over our financial system in a desperate effort to keep our national financial head above water. The same conditionalities had been…

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Guyana Learning Channel’s satellite agreement with TVG is the best deal – “TVG saved the day”

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– “An apology is owed to Dr Ramroop and his company” – Manickchand By Whitney Persaud – Education Minister Priya Manickchand has dismissed misleading reports carried by some sections of the media about the establishment and operations of the Guyana Learning Channel. Minister Manickchand and other officials from the Education Ministry and the Guyana Learning Channel met with media operatives on Wednesday and sought to bring clarity to a recent malicious report carried in the Kaieteur News. The misrepresenting article said that former President Bharrat Jagdeo, because of his friendship,…

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JC Chandisingh Secondary School celebrates 75th Diamond Jubilee Reunion in NY City

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By Shan Razack – The JC Chandisingh Secondary School will be celebrating its 75th Diamond Jubilee Reunion on Saturday, June 29 2013 in the Great Ballroom at Leonard’s of Great Neck in Long Island, NY. “It would be a special night to meet with school-mates and teachers and reminisce about the happiest five years of our lives in Guyana and give thanks to the people and celebrate an institution which has done so much to shape our lives,” said the Reunion committee. The committee has chosen Leonard’s of Great Neck…

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Limacol Cup… Demerara on course for outright win against Essequibo

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– GT& T Berbice take first innings points from President’s XI By Rajiv Bisnauth – Demerara looked on course for an outright victory after Essequibo stumbled to 45 for 5 batting a second time in their second round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) NEW GPC Inc-sponsored Inter-County two-day Under-15 tournament at the Wales Community Centre ground on Wednesday. After being bowled out for 66 in 35.4 overs in their first innings that gave Demerara a lead of 83 runs, Essequibo were still with a deficit of 38 runs with…

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Matthias, Persaud to attend CFU/CONCACAF Congress

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Matthias, who was recently elected president of the GFF at the annual Ordinary Congress at the Pegasus Hotel, will be accompanied by vice president Persaud to the Caribbean Football Union/CONCACAF Congress, which is set to commence this week in Panama. According to Matthias, he and Persaud will be briefed by officials from world governing body, FIFA, and CONCACAF on what is expected of them in their new roles as the leaders of football in Guyana. Matthias said he is looking forward to meeting with those officials, since he and Persaud…

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