Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh said the Donald Ramotar-led administration has placed increased emphasis on strengthening public administration with a focus on key results. Dr Singh made the statement at the opening of a training and discussion workshop on strategic planning, targeting permanent secretaries, deputy permanent secretaries, and regional executive officers and their deputies. The sessions also included the director of public prosecution (DPP), director general of foreign affairs and secretary of the Public Service Commission. The finance minister said every sector has legitimate needs for expanded services and investment…
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Migration and development
There was a low-profile meeting last week in Georgetown, of the Caribbean Community/ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Caricom/ ECLAC)- sponsored Caribbean Forum on Population, Migration and Development. Linking the issues of migration and development, they issued a raft of proposals titled “The Road Map for Population, Migration and Development beyond 2014”. They included a wide range of development goals: “to reduce poverty and inequality, promote and protect the rights of vulnerable groups, including older persons, adolescents and youth, and persons with disabilities; achieving gender equality, equity…
Read MorePacked programme planned for PPP/C’s 30th Congress
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will be holding its 30th Congress from August 2nd to 4th, 2013 under the theme – ‘Strengthen the Party, Build Unity and Advance Democracy’. On Tuesday, the PPP/C held a press briefing at Freedom House in New Amsterdam to enlighten the Berbice public about the upcoming event which promises to be a democratic process that will aid in directing the PPP/C towards improved governance. At the congress, members will exercise their right to express their views internally and make suggestions which will be open for…
Read MoreHydro project closer to reality – Guyanese to benefit from lower electricity tariffs
Guyanese can expect a decrease in the overall tariff that they have to pay for electricity while enjoying an improved level of service from the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc once the Amaila Falls Hydro Power Project comes on stream in 2017. This is according the company’s chairman Winston Brassington who said that the project financing is in its final stages of approval. Brassington also serves as the technical team leader on the project, which promises to supply Guyanese with an improved supply of electricity with the use of…
Read MoreBad weather blamed for plane incident in Guyana’s interior
Around a dozen persons were on Monday morning injured in Guyana when an Air Services Limited Cessna Caravan plane crashed in the vicinity of the manganese company in Matthews Ridge, North West District. Some eight persons have been hospitalised. The injured persons, including the pilot of the aircraft, Feriel Ally, were air-dashed to the city by a Trans Guyana aircraft and taken to several private medical institutions in the city. The injured persons were identified as Esther Williams and her baby, Jonel Williams; Alona Massay; Naline Dellon; Wesley Johnson; Shellon…
Read MoreExceptions…
…in the air Juan Evo Morales is the president of Bolivia. So he went on a trip to Russia in his official plane – sort of the Bolivian version of the U. S.’s “Air Force One” that Barack Obama uses. As one of the largest producers of natural gas in the world, he was there for a conference on the fuel. He’s all done with his conference and is flying home when France, Portugal and Spain refused permission to pass through their airspace. The plane had to turn back and…
Read More16 graduate from forestry training programme
The Board of Industrial Training in collaboration with the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has completed yet another programme for young men and women from across the country. The ceremony held at the GFC Multiplex Building in Kingston, was not only for the graduation of this batch but also for the launch of another programme with a new batch of young Guyanese men and women. BIT/ GFC Board of Directors Chairman Clinton Williams said it is vital for young persons who drop out of school to be given the opportunities to…
Read MoreFemales continue to outperform males at NGSA – chief education officer
Chief Education Officer Olato Sam said that an analysis of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) has clearly suggested that females continue to outperform males in all the subject areas and in all the regions. Sam highlighted that the performance in math has improved over previous years while performance in English and science continues to fluctuate with declines in those two areas being evident. Meanwhile, there is consistent performance across the board and over a number of years in social studies. “Although improvements have been noted in many regions, coastal…
Read MoreU.S. citizen jailed for cocaine trafficking
A U.S. citizen was jailed for four years for trafficking cocaine by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Brianna Rodney, 25, pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that on June 3 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, she had in her possession for the purpose of trafficking 4.130 kilograms of cocaine. The defendant, who was unrepresented in court, is a social worker who arrived on March 12 this year for her second visit to Guyana. According to reports, she stayed at a hotel…
Read MoreGT& T song champs talk about next steps
After months of intense competition in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph company (GT& T) eight edition of the Jingle and Song Competition, Ryan Hoppie and Bibi Khan were on last Friday announced the winners of the English and Bollywood segments respectively at the company’s BlackBerry headquarters, Brickdam, Georgetown. This is the first year there was an absence of a grand finale which would normally pull the curtains on highly anticipated competition. Just before the results were revealed, anxious contestants streamed into the venue with high expectations, and more so, they…
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