Month: September 2013

Youth leaders were urged to continue their fight for world peace through compassion, as Guyana joined the rest of the world in celebrating International Peace Day on Saturday. These were the sentiments expressed by First Lady Deolatchmie Ramotar speaking at the Global Shapers Community’s (Georgetown Hub) International Peace Day awareness event held at the Theatre Guild, Kingston, Georgetown. “Guyanese must be concerned about what happens around us and we cannot consider ourselves humanitarians, if we turn a blind eye to what is happening in the world,” said Ramotar. Diverse culture…

Wild animals, including agoutis and wild hogs, will be imported from Guyana to stock a model wildfarm at Brigand Hill, Manzanilla. Environment and Water Resources Minister Ganga Singh on Sunday paid a visit to the facility which belongs to the Zoological Society of Trinidad and Tobago (ZSTT). The wildfarm will be a joint exercise with the Environment and Water Resources Ministry. The ZSTT has been one of the first among the environmental non-governmental organisations reported in the media as being strongly supportive of the recently announced two-year moratorium on hunting…

Guyana has been ranked 10th among 107 countries for youth well-being in the first Commonwealth Youth Development Index (YDI), which was recently released. The YDI was designed to measure the development of youths between the ages of 15 and 24 based on: education, health and well-being, employment, and political and civic participation in Commonwealth countries. Guyana was ranked 31 overall in the development index. In the other sub-categories, Guyana was ranked 21 (education), 18 (employment) and 27 (political participation). Australia, Canada and New Zealand topped the YDI. Guyana’s ranking has…

By Andrew Carmichael   An elderly woman died Wednesday evening when fire destroyed her home at Islington, New Amsterdam, Berbice. Dead is Margaret London of Seventh Cross Street, Islington, Greater New Amsterdam. London died a day before her 86th birthday. At the time of the fire, London and her 93-year-old elder sister, Olive, were both at home. According to the elder London, she was preparing something for her sister to eat when she saw a bright light coming from somewhere between the two bedrooms. According to her, she then went…

The appointment and confirmation of personnel for a number of top constitutional positions in Guyana is still on the cards and depends on consensus between the government and the combined opposition. In this regard, Justice Cecil Kennard and Opposition Leader David Granger have acknowledged the need for confirmed persons to fill these critical positions. Speaking with Guyana Times International  on Monday, former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Kennard said there is a need for long-outstanding constitutional offices to be occupied by confirmed personnel. There are currently a number of positions…

By Whitney Persaud   Guyana now boasts a new multi-million dollar state-of-the-art dental facility – Jagan’s Dental Centre (JDC), which offers world-class services to the Guyanese public. Dr Clive Jagan and his sons, Drs Kyle, Shane, and Ian, are bringing a new dental culture and a number of new services. During an exclusive interview with Guyana Times International, Dr Jagan and his three sons, who all specialise in the different areas of dentistry, reassured patients of their commitment to them even with the opening of the new centre. “I have…

Eleven schools in Georgetown will benefit from an interactive programme as the Volunteer Youth Corps Inc (VYC) has launched the second instalment of its “Afterschool Interactive Maths and Science Project” funded by American company Exxon Mobil. This programme will see some 100 students from secondary schools in South Georgetown participating. VYC launched the pilot project of the programme in June 2012, with a US$ 10,000 grant from Exxon Mobil. The project ran from June of last year to May 2013, and saw the participation of 60 students from Grades Nine…

BY SABATINI DANIELS   The National Geographic Explorer cruise ship on Tuesday docked in Guyana for a two-day tour of the country, enhancing the growing profile of the local tourism sector. The 110 visitors on board the state-of-the-art, 148-passenger vessel will visit sites such as the Kaieteur Falls, Georgetown, and the Essequibo and Mazaruni rivers. During a visit to the ship anchored in the Essequibo River, Captain Oliver Kruess disclosed that the cruiser visited Guyana more than 18 years ago, when it passed through the Orinoco River, but could not…