Year: 2013

Guyana Goldfields has announced it is in vesting US$ 238 million in the Aurora Gold Project, the second largest investment in the mining sector. Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said he lo

By Indrawattie Natram   Tourism, Industry and Commerce Ministry Deputy Permanent Secretary Dhaneshwar Deonarine has announced that persons with environmentally-friendly business ideas can source financial support at low interest rates from the ministry. Addressing scores of businessmen and women at a workshop on Wednesday at State House, Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, Deonarine said through the Small Business Act, the government is moving to provide incentive regime and support programmes for small businesses. On this note, he said the Small Business Bureau (SBB) and the Small Business Council (SBC) were established,…

The life of the board of directors of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has been extended for another month, with plans being made to appoint a new body no later than January 2014. Agriculture Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy told Guyana Times International that the extension to the board’s life was done to facilitate its involvement in short-listing possible candidates for the new management team. The agriculture minister said the board’s life will now end on December 31. He stated that several names are before the team looking to select the…

– cites conflicting reports from ranks, residents By Bhisham Mohamed   Amid conflicting accounts as to what led to the killing of two suspected bandits by police early Sunday morning at Grove, East Bank Demerara, Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell has announced that a full investigation has been launched by the force. The investigation is being conducted by the Office for Professional Responsibility (OPR) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Brumell told media operatives that the OPR and CID have been ordered to conduct investigations into the conflicting reports, which surfaced…

“My child was healthy when he was taken to the hospital” Officials at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation remain tight-lipped on the sudden death of a four-year-old child who was admitted to the medical facility to seek treatment after he bit his tongue. On Wednesday, officials at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation declined to release the findings of an autopsy on the body of four-year-old Jaden Mars, who died on Tuesday. He was taken to the hospital to receive treatment for his injured tongue. The post-mortem on Mars was performed…

Telecor Company Secretary/ Director Dharamchand  Depoo has accused the Kaieteur News of waging a campaign of lies, distortions and personal attacks against the business entity which is among new entities that were granted radio licences to broadcast. Depoo said that the newspaper continues to engage in yellow journalism despite public rebuke from National Broadcasting Authority Chairperson Bibi Shaddick. Shaddick had debunked the articles published by the newspaper which sought to suggest that Telecor was in breach of several express provisions of the National Broadcast Authority Act, and therefore was unfairly…

Several of Republic Bank’s branches in Grenada, Guyana and Barbados are now benefiting from reduced energy consumption and operating costs, thanks to the implementation of the Lutron Quantum Lighting System. According to a release from the bank following global corporate trends aimed at lowering environmental impacts, the bank pioneered the installation of the energy-efficient solution at 11 of its regional branches, reducing the kilowatt-per-hour (kwph) consumption. After reviewing the energy costs in Republic Bank’s subsidiaries in 2010, IT Energy Management (ITEM) proposed the Lutron Eco Lighting System, the predecessor of…

The Planning Committee for Mashramani celebrations in Region Two on Friday officially launched its programme of activities at the Anna Regina Fire Station compound. The launch was held under the theme “Cultural folklore: Celebrating 44” and featured various cultural items, including dances, poems and calypso. The activities were declared opened by regional Mash representative Portia Jocobs. Regional Mash Planning Committee Chairman Humane Odit thanked those who made the launch of Mash 2014 possible. He said a number of activities have been planned, all of which will showcase the young talents…