Month: August 2013

Guyana Amazon Warriors visit Children’s Convalescent Home

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The Guyana Amazon Warriors on Tuesday visited the Guyana Red Cross Children’s Convalescent Home to interact with and share goodies to the children there. The warriors during their visit also handed over a cheque, which was presented by Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan to Administrator Erwin Enmore. The financial donation comprised fines imposed on the players in keeping with rules laid down by the management team along with other donations from the players. Sarwan, speaking on behalf of his team, said it was the team’s hope that the donation would assist in…

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‘Rowdy’ Guyanese passenger taken off CAL flight

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A Caribbean Airlines (CAL) flight bound for Guyana out of Piarco International Airport was delayed for close to half an hour on Monday after a New York-based Guyana national was escorted off the aircraft for abusive behaviour toward flight attendants. According to a Trinidad Guardian article, Mark Anthony Wong, who boarded BW425 at the JFK International Airport in New York, was travelling with his wife and three young children at the time. He reportedly became abusive when the flight, due to depart at 07: 20h was delayed without explanation at…

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Only TVG Ch 28 had transmission services for learning channel – Manickchand

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Amid the controversy surrounding the National Learning Channel and Television Guyana Inc contract, it was disclosed that at the time of the channel’s establishment, there were no other entities that could have provided the transmission services which TVG offered. This was disclosed by Education Minister Priya Manickchand, in response to questions posed to her by Alliance For Change Member of Parliament Catherine Hughes. Sometime in June, Hughes had posed several questions to the education minister about the contract between TVG and the learning channel, and the channel’s operations. The minister…

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GT& T takes cellular service to Kurupukari

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Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT& T) has launched its cellular service at Kurupukari, Region Eight (Potaro/ Siparuni), bridging the telecommunications gap along this important southern corridor. The site, which has now come into operation, will provide vital telecommunication services for residents of Kurupukari, the Iwokrama Centre and its environs as well as passengers travelling along the Georgetown/ Lethem route, GT& T said in a release. GT& T only six weeks ago turned on its Aranaputa Valley cell site, providing service to several North Rupununi communities. “In this age of…

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E-governance project will remove traditional inefficiencies

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E-governance Project Director Alexei Ramotar said the development of a strong Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure can work to eliminate inefficiencies within traditional sectors and has the potential to become an important avenue for economic development. Ramotar noted that not only does ICT act to remove the weaknesses of traditional sectors, but also in itself, it has become an important part of the services sector; creating jobs from small single-entity businesses to large firms. “With a general trend in Guyana of young people being trained and looking for high- skilled,…

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Historic local gov’t bills passed

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BY SVETLANA MARSHALL – The suite of local government bills key to the holding of local government elections not held since 1994 was on Wednesday passed in the National Assembly with a number of government-sponsored amendments. The passage of the bills will now await the assent of President Donald Ramotar before local government elections could be held. Late Wednesday night, the Fiscal Transfers Bill 2012, the Municipal and District Councils (Amendment) Bill 2012, the Local Government (Amendment) Bill 2012 and the Local Government Commission Bill were passed unanimously. Initially, Local…

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Youth camps are great investments

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Dear Editor, I see that our youths are really being catered for. A few days ago, I heard on radio the community call for quite a few Vacation Bible Schools all over the country. Currently, there are various kinds of camps for school youngsters. These camps are being run by the National Sports Commission. I wish I were a boy all over. No one can say that Guyana is not chartering new territory for its children. It gets better now too, as I see that the Guyana Police Force’s annual…

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The Berbice River Bridge has made life easier for many people

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Dear Editor, I am not into aesthetics and engineering, so as far as the Berbice River Bridge is concerned, it more than suffices. I have gone repeatedly to and from Berbice and I did not have to endure the hassles of the past. That ferry thing was just too burdensome – it took like an eternity to even park and get off the boat. I was very fortunate to chat with a school teacher who told me the same thing. She explained that now she can come to Georgetown for…

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The Diamond hospital and its high rating

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Dear Editor, The good news and the bad sometimes go together. This is so where the Diamond Diagnostic Centre is concerned. It got a very high rating when representatives of the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services inspected it and served out an 80 per cent rating, stating that they were pleased with the condition of the facility. All agree that it was the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) that should be knocked a bit. The members need to shape up. Everyone within an organisation is important and if the RDC…

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New doctors should boost health care in Berbice

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Dear Editor, Twelve new doctors have joined the ranks of the Berbice Regional Health Authority (BRHA) and this alone says that progress calls for patience. These doctors are some of the fruits of a special and ingenious partnership between the governments of Guyana and Cuba. Since that time, hundreds of Guyanese have been sent to Cuba on a yearly basis. They normally return home to complete their internship and then they start their actual practice. I congratulate these returnees who are now ready, willing and qualified to serve in the…

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