Year: 2013

Acquisition of Sanata Textiles Complex by QAII

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The transformation of what was once Sanata Textiles Complex, now known as the Queens Atlantic Investment Inc (QAII) Complex, located at Industrial Site, Ruimveldt, Georgetown, can be described as significant, to say the least, following the quantum of investment and the voluminous work carried out to ensure that a modern, state-of-the-art facility would be constructed. Background Sanata Textiles Limited was dissolved under the Public Corporations Act pursuant to the Sanata Textiles Limited (Dissolution and Transfer of Assets and Liabilities) Order No 49 of 2000. All assets were then transferred to…

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The stage for a modern Guyana was set 50 years ago

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The Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) this month celebrates its 50th anniversary since its opening. On September 9, 1963, then Agriculture Minister Brindley Benn signed the order establishing the GSA. When the GSA was established 50 years ago, it was as part of a plan to prepare Guyana for independence and to begin the modernisation of the country. Part of the package was an educational component. Significance of agriculture Former president, the late Dr Cheddi Jagan and the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government at the time recognised the significance of…

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The Indo-Caribbean Federation – Part One

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By Sam Sooppersaud   On the evening of Thursday, September 26, 2013, the Indo-Caribbean Federation of North America held its annual Appreciation Dinner in Richmond Hill, New York. The affair was well attended and also well represented with members, sponsors, artistes and supporters from diverse walks of life. These are the people who consistently do the work of the organization, selflessly and with the utmost dedication. They all put in their time; hundreds of hours, freely without expecting anything in return. These are the people who ensure that our rich…

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Govt, IDB unveil US$10M small business scheme

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– commercial banks, other financial institutions to get on board The Guyana government and the Inter-American Development Bank on Monday unveiled a US$10 million project which targets small enterprise development, offering loans as high as Gy$300,000 to start up or expand business, with interest rates below six percent. The Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) Development and Building Alternative Livelihood for Vulnerable Groups project, funded under the Guyana-Norway Partnership was launched at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal. An initial tranche of US$5 million will be released for the first phase…

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Miss Guyana Universe 2013 meets Russian ambassador

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Miss Guyana Universe 2013 Katherina Roshana made a special courtesy visit to Russian Ambassador to Guyana Nikolay Smirnov, in whose home city – Moscow, the international pageant will be held. Ambassador Smirnov said he has been monitoring the various pageants in which Roshana was involved, and has admired her.  Describing her as ‘exceptional’, he said he believes the local queen is very charismatic and would make Guyana proud.  In what could be a good omen, he noted that Katherina is a popular Russian name. The ambassador informed Roshana about the…

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House-lot recipients urged to capitalise on mortgage relief

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– as over 700 more lots are allotted in Berbice By Whitney Persaud   Potential homeowners on Monday were reminded that with the implementation of the Mortgage Interest Relief (MIR) initiative, first-time homeowners paying interest on a housing loan of up to Gy$30 million from a commercial bank will be exempt from personal income tax. Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Myrna Pitt reiterated this point during a One Stop Shop in Port Mourant, Berbice. The event, which was hosted at the community centre ground in…

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Mahaica gets Gy$83M market

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Junior Local Government Minister Norman Whittaker last Friday officially handed over the Gy$83 million Mahaica Market to the area’s Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC). The ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by Region Four Chairman Clement Corlette, local government officials, including Unity/Vereeniging NDC Chairperson Anoopwattie Veeren and dozens of vendors. Minister Whittaker told the gathering that the market was another example of government’s support to bring order to the manner in which people vend and to provide healthy, safe and hygienic conditions for buyers and sellers. Minister Whittaker challenged the appointed Market…

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CARICOM heads lament slow implementation of ‘Jagdeo Initiative’

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CARICOM heads have expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace at which the ‘Jagdeo Initiative’ is being implemented within member states, noting that a more welcoming approach would see the region becoming more food rich. Addressing the media following the just concluded agriculture ministerial meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy told a news gathering last Friday that while a number of activities were done across the region to satisfy the call for the implementation of the ‘Jagdeo Initiative’, it is still not…

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Guyana ratifies convention to ban mercury use

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– eyes 2022 as date for full phase-out By Samuel Sukhnandan   The Guyana government has signed on to a new international pact to control mercury emissions – the Minamata Convention on Mercury. This was done during an international conference organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held in Minamata, Japan from October 9 to 11. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud signed the Minamata Convention on Mercury on behalf of the government. He was accompanied by the acting commissioner of the Guyana Geology Mines and Commission,…

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Brothers charged with Corentyne businessman’s murder

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The two brothers accused of killing Corentyne businessman Devindra “Davo” Deodat were refused bail when they appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs Marcus in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Ramnarine Jagmohan, 28, of Belvedere Squatting Area, and Hashan Jagmohan, 23, of Hampshire Squatting Area, Corentyne were not required to plead to the indictable charge, which states that on October 7 at Hampshire Squatting Area, Corentyne, in the company of another person, they murdered Deodat. The two Jagmohans each live about two blocks away from where Deodat was killed on…

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