Year: 2013

Junior Agriculture Minister Ali Baksh is calling on Region Six residents to stop the indiscriminate dumping of garbage in waterways. Speaking at a recent project inspection tour in the region, Baksh said the dumping of solid waste has led to widespread flooding in the region, not only in agricultural communities, but also in residential areas. Six mini excavators have been sent to Region Six to assist with the clearing of community drains. Currently, the machines are deployed at Tain, Bloomfield, Rose Hall Town and Albion and work has already been…

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Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall has described the A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) opposition to Cabinet’s role in the awarding of public contracts as “incongruous and wrong both in principle and constitutionality”. The political opposition, in particular the AFC, has been calling for the establishment of a Public Procurement Commission (PPC), which will see the removal of Cabinet’s role in the procurement process. “This is heresy both administratively and constitutionally, and we are saying that this incongruous position cannot obtain,”…

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BY SVETLANA MARSHALL   Fort Valley State University President, Dr Ivelaw Griffith said if the University of Guyana (UG) is to progress, it must work towards delivering a more credible programme while ensuring its economic viability. Griffith made the comments while addressing the university’s 47th convocation exercise at the Turkeyen Campus on Saturday. “For the University of Guyana to have a salutary ‘tomorrow’ that goes beyond crisis management survival and that avoids its leaders being practitioners of the science of muddling through, I see the necessity for the following three…

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– Komal Samaroo to assume chairmanship of DDL Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Chairman, Dr Yesu Persaud has retired after close to five decades of unwavering dedication to the company. The revelation was made by DDL Director Rudy Collins at the Pegasus Hotel on Saturday. Dr Persaud, 85, has served DDL for more than 48 years. His retirement will take effect on December 31, paving the way for Komal Samaroo to assume the chairmanship of the company. In delivering his final address as DDL chairman, the iconic businessman spoke about salvaging…

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President Donald Ramotar updated heads of government on the work of the Iwokrama International Centre (IIC) during the just-concluded Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Sri Lanka. The IIC is an international not-for-profit organisation, governed by an international board of trustees and managed by a professional team of around 70 permanent staff in Georgetown and at the Iwokrama River Lodge and Research Centre at Kurupukari, Region Eight. The IIC’s patron is the Prince of Wales. The centre was established in 1996 under a joint mandate from the government of Guyana…

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Fifteen officer cadets, three of whom are Belizean nationals, on Sunday demonstrated aspects of military training they are undergoing at the Camp Stephenson Colonel Ulric Pilgrim Officer Cadet School. The 15 stayed the course after 10 opted out, and are well on their way to be commissioned second lieutenants at the end of the programme otherwise known as the Standard Officers’ Course (SOC) # 46. The SOC was developed to provide training for new army officers and other services’ officers. Its broad objective is to provide a solid foundation for…

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Region 10 Chairman Sharma Solomon said the establishment and development of cooperatives will aid in the boosting of agriculture in the region. He said currently the aim is to bring farmers together collectively with the understanding that food security in Region 10 is of maximum importance since there is a growing population which need to be adequately fed. The administration of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) is working on a number of initiatives which is expected to assist in achieving this goal. “I find the biggest challenge in our region…

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