May 2013 – Page 19 – Guyana Times International

Model agriculture farm to be established in Region Six

May 7, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Efforts are being made to establish a model integrated agricultural farm on the Corentyne, Region Six. To this end, Food For The Poor (FFTP) Guyana Inc and St Francis Community Developers (SFCD) have partnered with Shining Star Community Developers (SSCD) of Limlair Village to make this project a reality. The project is aimed at promoting social and economic development in the community. The project is being implemented to address the rapid economic decline in the community. It includes the establishment of several ponds on the plot of land, the procurement…

Businessman charged for Gy$1.5B cocaine shipment found in lumber

May 7, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Popular businessman Keith King is the third person to be charged in connection with the discovery of the 359 kilograms of cocaine in lumber found in a container at a Soesdyke sawmill back in February. King, 46, of Lamaha Gardens, Georgetown, appeared before Magistrate Allan Wilson on Monday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and pleaded not guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The charge alleged that between January 25 and February 20, he procured Ramnauth Ragoo to transport pieces of lumber, containing 359.803…

DDL to plug Gy$1.4B into 2013 operations

May 7, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) said it will be investing some Gy$1.4 billion in its 2013 capital programme, which will see upgrades being done to its power generation facility and production equipment, fleet, and storage facilities. This is according to Chairman of the Board of Directors, Yesu Persaud, in the company’s Annual Report 2012, adding that there will also be major investments in expanding its distribution business. He noted: “As the only producer of Demerara rum, we recognise our responsibility to maintain our unique and historic stills, which are responsible for…

Roopnaraine wins Bocas non-fiction literary prize

May 7, 2013 TIMES INT'L

A Partnership for National Unity co-chairman, Dr Rupert Roopnaraine won the non-fiction category for his work ‘The Sky’s Wild Noise’ at this year’s One Caribbean Media (OCM) Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. A formidable chronicle of essays marking a lifetime of political service and social activism, Roopnaraine’s entries range from satirical treatments to eyewitness accounts, from critiques of visual arts to testimonies on the lives of great departed comrades and Guyanese luminaries. ‘The Sky’s Wild Noise’ is a rare, meticulously plotted gift of Caribbean letters, revealing as much about the…

De story of Rum Jhaat and Rue Well

May 7, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Ever since de KFC leader Rum Jhaat blow a bank employee, then blow Baddamn and Mook Lall, it look as though he get a lil quiet now. De blows dem was too much fuh he mouth, so he usin it less these last few days. But it look like Rum Jhaat resort to he hands now, so he writin long letters in de Stabber rag and de Kocheur mud paper. One of dem was a long love-hate letter to one of he old-time buddy body blower Rue Well. No body…

Govt mulls selling excess e-governance bandwidth

May 7, 2013May 7, 2013 TIMES INT'L

By Danielle Campbell-Lowe – Government is examining the prospects of wholesaling excess bandwidth from the e-governance project to large firms and organisations. This is according to the project’s unit head, Alexei Ramotar, as he revealed that there will be excess bandwidth that can be used up for other purposes. Ramotar was at the time speaking at a press conference held at the Office of the President in the presence of the project’s deputy head, Anil Singh and Haiwei’s Project Control officer Roscoe Green. He noted that although there is a…

Persons of Guyanese origin should value their history

May 7, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, It is very advisable that Guyanese indeed safeguard the country’s monuments and sites, since these form part of the country’s history. I have a few things to highlight and I hope that the value of these can be built upon. Firstly, I wish that the public become more aware of Guyana’s National Museum. It was established in 1853 and was officially opened to the public on February 13, 1868. Since its inception, it was under the purview of the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry. Time alone suggests to…

Kudos to the housing sector for its achievements

May 7, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, The housing sector is truly well entrenched in the realm of Guyana’s development. The word from the minister in charge says that, “We’re going to expand our partnership with young middle and low income young earners… young working persons… that is how we’re going to approach 2013.” This is the way to go. This commitment came in relation to the housing development project along the East Bank of Demerara. This particular housing scheme comprises a semi-gated community within the wider Eccles Housing scheme; it actually comprises the plan…

World Book Day

May 7, 2013 TIMES INT'L

“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” – Oscar Wilde Last week, the 23rd of April, was the anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and also the day chosen by the UN to celebrate books and their influence on our lives. But books, in the traditional sense are fast going out of ‘style’ and are quickly being replaced by the much more versatile eBooks. Novels and even textbooks are being sold as digital reproductions, rather than in actual print.…

Remittances to Caribbean top US$61B last year – represent more than 10 per cent of many economies including Guyana’s

May 7, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) showed a slight increase in 2012 with respect to the previous year, according to the latest report on remittances by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group. Remittances to Guyana were pegged at US$469.3 million for last year, representing more than 10 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. The “Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012: Differing Behaviour among Sub-regions”, said that the region received a total of US$61.3 billion in remittances…