Year: 2013

Berbice residents now have the opportunity to obtain a degree in social work without being burdened by the financial and other costs of travelling to the University of Guyana Turkeyen campus to attend classes. This follows the launching of the programme at the Tain campus in Berbice last week. The move to offer the degree programme at the University of Guyana’s Berbice Campus (UGBC) has been lauded by students, many of whom were unable to pursue the degree after completing the diploma in social work. Some students have waited for…

The Kaieteur News has again been exposed for carrying a misleading article – the most recent one published in its edition on Sunday regarding Property Holdings Inc (PHI), which is headed by Executive Director of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), Winston Brassington. The article, which appeared on page seven, claimed that the PHI owes the Mayor and City Council for rates and taxes on six properties. It noted that a request to waive interest was sent to the M&CC through the Local Government and Regional Development Ministry.…

– says EPA making strides in preventing pollution The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has chided the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) for its “double standards” on certain issues while endorsing a green economy. The ministry’s comments come in wake of APNU’s criticism of government’s management of environmental issues as it called for the administration to develop a comprehensive strategy. Last Friday, Opposition Leader and APNU Chairman David Granger, during the coalition’s weekly press conference, said such a strategy was needed to protect the population from hazards, to preserve…

– owner says Guyanese can expect low prices and high quality As Guyana continues to see a boom in its construction industry, a hardware company out of Trinidad, R Maye Inc, owned by Guyanese Rajendra Maye, has made a timely investment here to add to the supply of related materials. R Maye Guyana Incorporated, at Lot 477 Plantation Site, Providence, East Bank Demerara, was officially opened on Saturday evening.  In attendance were the employees of the new hardware store, President Donald Ramotar and Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali. Giving…

A multinational team of scientists is now in Guyana under the auspices of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF Guianas), to collect vital and potentially significant data on the biodiversity of the South Rupununi, a unique and diverse ecosystem within Southern Guyana. In a release, WWF said Rupununi is one of the last great wilderness areas on Earth and home to over 1400 species of vertebrates, including many highly endangered globally. The Southern Rupununi Biodiversity Assessment Team (BAT) comprises Guyanese and international scientists who have expertise in the detection and identification…

The new forensic laboratory, which will improve the Guyana Police Force’s investigative capacity, is at an advanced stage of completion, with photographic and forensic equipment being procured for investigators. In a statement, the Home Affairs Ministry said using the National Competitive Bidding ( NCB) process, the International Pharmaceutical Agency ( Guy) Limited of Lot 22 B Camp Street, Georgetown was awarded the contract to supply and deliver items to the Forensic Laboratory as follows: Lot 1 – Small Apparatus and Glassware (150 items) in the sum of Gy$39,616,509. These items…

Key diplomats in Guyana on Tuesday met with officials of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) as they continue to pressure the main opposition coalition to move forward with the government and pass the anti-money laundering bill. The meeting comes on the heels of the United States and the United Kingdom expressing concern about the status of the legislation during an exclusive interview with this newspaper on Monday.  The APNU said the meeting was held at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Hadfield Street, Georgetown. “The main…

…as the organisation makes a comeback Guyana Consumers Association President Pat Dyal said the organisation will be moving soon to re-introduce its weekly columns in one of the four daily newspapers. This column, which focuses on consumer concerns, was published in the Sunday Stabroek for almost 30 years and was managed by the now retired consumer advocate Eileen Cox, founder and former president of the association. According to Dyal, the association is looking to have a variety of persons write these weekly columns, which could also come from the officials…