Year: 2013

Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett on Friday was presented with the Grand Cross of the Order of the General Liberator of San Martin by her Argentine counterpart Hector Timmerman. In decorating Minister Rodrigues-Birkett with this high order of the Republic of Argentina, Minister Timmerman paid tribute to the consistent friendship which Minister Rodrigues-Birkett and the government of Guyana have demonstrated to the government and people of Argentina. Minister Timmerman expressed confidence that both governments were guided by similar political and democratic ideals and convictions. The decoration was presented during…

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National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) Programme Manager, Dr Shanti Singh said Guyana has come a far way since the first AIDS case was recorded in 1987. She made the remark as Guyana joined the HIV global community in observing World AIDS Day 2013 held under the theme “Getting to Zeros – Zero New Infections, Zero AIDS related deaths and Zero Discrimination”. Dr Singh in a release said NAPS has been privileged to be at the centre of the response. “We have committed from the very first case that our people…

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Two hundred-odd members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), including several civilian employees, received monetary incentives after being honoured as best soldiers/ workers for 2013. They received their incentives at the GDF 2013 incentives ceremony held at the auditorium at Base Camp Ayanganna last week. Those honoured were drawn from all units of the force and included, infantrymen, caterers, mess staff, drivers, signallers, office administrative personnel within the force and special projects personnel from the force’s Project Execution Unit. Members of the force’s various sport teams also received awards for…

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Rice farmers in West Berbice are expecting a bigger profit this crop as they have produced the biggest crop in years. Some 90 per cent of the crop there has already been harvested, with some farmers reaping more than five tonnes of paddy per hectare. West Berbice is predominantly a rice growing area, and prior to this crop, the average yield per hectare was just below five tonnes. Some farmers are currently preparing their fields for the 2014 first crop while others are ahead of the game; they have already…

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The Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry on Friday launched the 2014 Guyana Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition at Castellani House, Vlissengen Road, Georgetown. The competition was established to give recognition and support to the creative work of Guyanese in the visual arts, and to provide a source of inspiration to local artists, thereby stimulating the development of the finest expressions of the visual imagination among Guyanese. The various categories for this competition are painting, sculpture, ceramics, drawing, fine craft and photography. To be eligible to enter this competition, persons must…

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The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry was recently invited by the chairman and members of the Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Natural Resources to examine the management and functioning of the natural resources and environmental sectors. The meeting, which was convened at Parliament Building, was chaired by Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, and witnessed a presentation by Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud, who was accompanied by senior managers of the various agencies under his ministry’s portfolio. During his presentation, Minister Persaud reemphasised that the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry was established out…

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The Guyana Help the Kids (GHTK) continues to make significant strides, as it seeks to reduce neonatal and infant mortality rates in Guyana by 50 per cent. Already, the organisation has assisted in the 50 per cent reduction in neonatal death rate at the Georgetown Public Hospital; some 83 babies were saved. The GHTK is a Canadian-based charitable organisation led by president and chief of paediatrics at Humber River Hospital in Toronto, Dr Narendra Singh. During an exclusive interview with Guyana Times International, Singh said the organisation is accelerating a…

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A man and his 18-month-old son are nursing burns about their bodies after a coal pot exploded as the father was about to cook dog food at their home at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara on Monday. Twenty-three-year-old Kevin Madramootoo and his son, Alex, are being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital. According to information received, Madramootoo, a security guard attached to the Signature Hotel in Queenstown, Georgetown, was about to start cooking the dog food in the yard, with his son close by when the incident occurred. He reportedly used…

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Ronald Hollingsworth and Sharon Taylor’s “Watch De Ride 2” on Saturday evening walked away with the grand Gy$ 1 million prize at the National Drama Festival 2013 award ceremony. The big cash prize was sponsored by Digicel. In at second in the Open Full Length Category was “Anybody See Brenda” while “When Chocolate Melts” written and directed by Neaz Subhan earned the third spot. In the Open Short Play Category, “Before Her Parting” directed by Tivia Collins brought first and pocketed Gy$ 400,000 while “Mommy” directed by Sonia Yard was…

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