Year: 2013

The acting head of the Caribbean airline, LIAT, in a message to staff, declared the comfort and well-being of passengers will be her overriding priority. “At the new LIAT, we are working to build an airline which places the customer, our loyal passengers, at the centre of our focus,” stated Julie Reifer-Jones, who was appointed acting chief executive officer by the airline’s board of directors this month. Reifer-Jones underscored the importance of the airline’s focus on the security of its passengers: “Today marks another significant milestone for LIAT – 57…

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By Samuel Sukhnandan   Labour Minister Dr Nanda Gopaul said his ministry was preparing charges against a large security firm, having found that it was in breach of the new minimum wage order. Dr Gopaul told this newspaper during an exclusive interview on Tuesday that his ministry believed that wages owed to workers at that particular firm could run into millions of dollars. He said the firm had not been paying staff according to the previous minimum wage order, much less the new one. While the minister did not disclose…

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…as Republic Bank opens Gy$185M branch in Lethem Republic Bank Limited on Saturday opened a branch in Lethem, with Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh saying that government has long recognised that a strong, well-managed, well-regulated, vibrant financial services sector is critical to the economic health of Guyana. He said as such, the administration has sought to ensure the establishment of a strong legislative and regulatory framework. Dr Singh said the administration is happy that the sector has responded very positively. The new branch located at Manari Road, Lethem is customer-friendly…

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The Agriculture Ministry is in consultation with the Caribbean Farmers Network (CaFAN) and the European Union (EU), with the primary objective of expanding Guyana’s export base. Guyana is seeking to strike a deal to secure a market for the exportation of sweet potatoes, and the ministry is in the process of transforming the agriculture sector to meet the demands of the global market. Kitchen gardens Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said when the “Grow More Food” campaign was launched in 2008 by former Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud, major emphasis was…

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BY MICHAEL YOUNGE   Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said there is no fraud at the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), as he dismissed as false, the allegations levelled against the entity’s Chief Executive Officer Lionel Wordsworth and junior Agriculture Minister Ali Baksh. Speaking with this publication on Friday, Dr Ramsammy said Auditor General (AG) Deodat Sharma was tasked with doing a special audit of the entity following some allegations that surfaced about the misappropriation and misuse of funds. He said the AG’s report is not yet completed, but…

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United States Ambassador to Guyana D Brent Hardt recently met with Volunteer Youth Corps Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Goldie Scott upon her return from the United States after participating in the prestigious embassy-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP). Scott, who is chief executive officer of the Volunteer Youth Corps Inc, shared her IVLP programme experience with the ambassador, and discussed how she intends to apply the insights gained from her experience to the benefit of her organisation and to Guyana, the U.S. embassy in Guyana said in a release. She…

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Five students and one mentor representing several regions of Guyana have embarked on a three week exchange programme to the United States as part of the Youth Ambassadors Programme (YAP). The YAP group arrived in Denver, Colorado on Sunday and will travel to Washington, DC before the programme concludes October 29, the U.S. embassy here said in a statement. Representing Guyana are Kadeem Gordon, Kaya Dover, Larrex McAllister, Blossom Dublin, Kayshell Jennings, and Ryan Hoppie as their mentor.  This is the second group of youth ambassadors representing Guyana for the…

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