November 2013 – Page 26 – Guyana Times International

St Maarten govt knocks blog report on Guyana’s consular service

November 1, 2013 TIMES INT'L

– says Guyana’s reputation tarnished by false blogging The government of St Maarten has flayed a blog report in that country which made numerous damning allegations about the consular services being provided by Guyana to its citizens living on the island. In a statement, the St Maarten government said it had taken note of a press release from the government of Guyana expressing concern over allegations in a news blog discrediting both the consul general to Barbados, Michael Brotherson, and the interim director of the Department of Foreign Relations for…

Chinese company to develop GRA parking lot

November 1, 2013 TIMES INT'L

– Sattaur says company demonstrating corporate social responsibility Bai Shan Lin has partnered with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to develop a portion of the railway embankment immediately east of Camp Street, into a parking facility for use by GRA’s staff and customers. GRA Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur said such a partnership initiative is worthy of emulation as it augurs well for development, the tax body reported on Tuesday. Sattaur said, given the nightmarish plight GRA faces to find parking for staff and customers at its headquarters on Camp Street,…

IDRF will continue to support Guyana – chairman

November 1, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Having already contributed significantly to Guyana, the Canada-based International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF) will continue its support for projects in the South-American country, IDRF’s chairman Winston Kassim has assured. Speaking at IDRF’s annual fundraising gala in Toronto on Saturday, Kassim told the over-sold crowd of 500 supporters, that there is still a great need for better health services and access to education in Guyana. He said this need will be addressed through IDRF’s strong and longstanding partnerships with a number of non-profit groups in Guyana, particularly the Central Islamic…

No education crisis

November 1, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Yet again, Guyana has dominated the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (CSEC) awards. This year (2013) Guyana won five of the eight awards including: most outstanding overall student, most outstanding student in humanities, most outstanding student in sciences, most outstanding student in business studies and most outstanding student in technical vocational. It should also be noted that within the last decade, Guyana has been consistently winning CSEC awards because of the excellent performances recorded by students. In 2012, the country won four of the eight regional awards. This achievement is…

Caribbean Airlines subsidy drove out U. S. carriers

November 1, 2013 TIMES INT'L

– will return once there is level playing field, says ambassador United States Ambassador to Guyana, D Brent Hardt said several U.S. airlines have expressed interest in the Guyana market, but they are concerned about the subsidy being granted to at least one regional carrier and the small size of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Ambassador Hardt made the disclosure during an exclusive interview with Guyana Times International earlier this week. “There has been a concern that Caribbean Airlines fuel is being subsidised, making it harder for American carriers to…