Year: 2013

Chief Education Officer Olato Sam said the Education Ministry is in the process of rolling out a plan for improving the delivery of quality education to special needs children. He made the announcement during a sensitisation session hosted by National Commission on Disability (NCD) on the Disability Act of 2010 held at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD), Kingston, Georgetown on Monday. According to a release, Sam however acknowledged that much work still needs to be done in the area of teacher education, as it relates to special…

By Svetlana Marshall   The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/ C); the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU); and the Alliance For Change (AFC) are likely to return to the negotiating table to plot the way forward on the passage of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill. This round of discussion is critical to prevent Guyana from experiencing a financial crisis owing to the move by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) to blacklist the country for non-compliance with anti-money laundering and countering the…

An annual survey of banks in Latin America and the Caribbean regarding the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector shows overwhelming interest in SMEs as banking clients. Ninety-six per cent of the 100 banks interviewed in 21 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean consider SMEs to be a strategic part of their business, and 92 per cent have a dedicated financing policy for SMEs in place. The sixth edition of the survey “SMEs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Closing the Gap for Banks in the Region” was commissioned…

The Guyana government has pulled out of the 2012 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) project, citing flaws in the agreement, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon has said. During his post-Cabinet media briefing last week, Dr Luncheon said the project proposal presented to Guyana did not reflect the input of the government, as well as that of USAID, and on that basis considerable reservations were expressed by the administration. He explained that the design was considered by Cabinet and both project and design were rejected. “The…

By Samuel Sukhnandan   Boasting increased revenue since regional carrier LIAT began operations there, the Ogle International Airport is now looking to expand its operations in the coming years. This was disclosed by Ogle International Airport Inc (OAI) Chief Executive Officer Anthony Mekdeci during an exclusive interview with Guyana Times International. Mekdeci said any regional carrier that was interested in operating out of Ogle was welcome. “Regional carriers, especially those from neighbouring countries, can come no problem. We are happy to receive them.” At present, LIAT operates daily flights out…

More than 200 students graduated from the Tain, University of Guyana (UG), Berbice Campus on Saturday at the staging of the 12th convocation exercise. Addressing the ceremony, Culture, Youth and Sport Minister, Dr Frank Anthony noted that since the start of the campus, there has been growth in the physical infrastructure, student population, staff and the range and quality of education offered. He said that growth does not come without challenges, and it was pleasing to see that the challenges did not overwhelm the campus. While highlighting the importance of…

BY VISHNU BISRAM   The play “Dancing Bells of Rekha” involving a cast of Guyanese-Americans, and written and directed by a Guyanese, was staged in New York to a packed audience over the weekend. It is a theatrical drama that showcases the cultural survival and journey of indentured immigrants to the Caribbean. The audience was emotionally-driven as “Dancing Bells of Rekha” tells the sad story of the indentured Indian who were brutalised in the Caribbean. It is about the indentureship system – the recruitment and experience of Indians on the…