Year: 2013

The Agriculture Ministry will be providing technical support to the Amerindian community of Tapakuma on the Essequibo Coast as it seeks to resuscitate the cassava processing facility there which has been out of operation for the past three years. Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy made the announcement when he visited the cassava processing facility on Monday. Dr Ramsammy, speaking to the media and toshao of the village Doreen Jacobus, said the ministry is working with major partners, including the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the National Agriculture…

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Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, along with foreign ministers of Caricom member states and Caricom Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, is currently in Singapore at a Caricom-Singapore high-level ministerial exchange under the theme “Governing in a complex world”. The exchange is being held over the period July 15 to 19. There has been a significant increase in engagement and cooperation between the Caribbean Community and Singapore and the high-level exchange will provide the opportunity to discuss the strengthening of these relations as well as to share experiences on methods to…

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The historic Queenstown mosque has reopened its doors to worshippers for the month of Ramadan, although the new building is just about 60 per cent completed. This is according to one of the members of the board of trustees, Amnat Baksh. “Construction has ceased for the month of Ramadan, but we have not officially opened as yet. We are using it for prayer sessions for the month of Ramadan, because as you can see the prayer areas are usable,” he said in an interview with Guyana Times International. He explained…

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Based on a number of consultations with regional and international partners, the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry along with several bodies drafted a master plan for the restoration, modernisation and upgrade of the zoological park of Guyana. On Tuesday evening, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud, speaking at the event hosted to launch the master plan for the zoo under the Three Parks Initiative, said government has been struggling to upgrade and modernise the zoological and other parks around the country. Under this initiative, the minister said it is…

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Amid the uncertainty over the fate of two pieces of legislation key to the advancement of the Amaila Falls Hydro Power Project, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Tuesday urged both government and opposition to work together to have them passed. Government has tabled amendments to the hydroelectricity act and a motion to increase the debt ceiling – both critical to the project. In a statement, the umbrella business grouping said the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric project has reached the stage where two critical pieces of legislation require parliamentary approval for…

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By Samuel Sukhnandan – Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud said because of Guyana’s vast terrain, large cats and other animals can indeed pose a threat to citizens. Persaud’s comments come in light of concerns raised by citizens of North Ruimveldt, Georgetown where a jaguar has been roaming. Persaud told Guyana Times International on Tuesday that people are usually encouraged to capture these animals, once they pose a threat to a community. When this newspaper contacted the National Parks Commission (NPC) to report the incident in North Ruimveldt on…

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Archaeologist attached to the Boise State University, Dr Mark Plew on Tuesday disclosed that 13 new archaeological sites have been found in the Rupununi Savannah, Region Nine. At the time, Dr Plew was delivering the feature presentation during a public lecture organised by the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry and the Walter Roth Museum of Anthology at the Umana Yana, Kingston. Dr Plew disclosed that the discoveries were made in the past weeks during a field visit to the Karanambo Ranch, Region Nine. According to the archaeologist, previous surveys only…

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By: Whitney Persaud – Declaring that the traffic situation in Guyana is terrible, acting Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell said the force will be taking firm actions against reckless and drunk drivers. He was at the time addressing the force’s annual awards ceremony at the Tactical Services Unit Drill Square, Eve Leary, Georgetown. Brumell said there has been a 30 per cent increase in accidents and deaths this year. The annual awards ceremony for the Guyana Police Force began in 1990 and has trended until now. Officers would usually receive sizeable…

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