Year: 2013

Guyana has a good stock of trained teachers – Manickchand

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BY WHITNEY PERSAUD   Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Tuesday said Guyana enjoys a good standing in the world as it relates to number of trained teachers. She was speaking at a Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT& T) award ceremony for teachers held at the National Library. Manickchand said the government has always made teachers training a priority. In addition to this, she said teachers across Guyana are now receiving additional benefits as incentives for their onerous task of upping the education standards in Guyana. Over the last five…

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A wave of empathy washed over Satiricus when he read about the Swami who was pulled out of the line in Piarco and harassed. It had happened so many times to him on his way to or through Trinidad. And it didn’t matter to anyone of his hasslers that he had his embossed card identifying him as a “media worker”. In fact from some of the questions thrown at him by fellas who sounded barely literate, they appeared quite affronted that a Guyanese could claim to be a “journalist”. And…

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The benefits of Guyana completing the hydro project

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Dear Editor, The world’s energy crisis is not only taking a toll on the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), but is also threatening the very economic vitality of the entire electricity supply industry in Guyana, which is based on fuel. This fuel has to be imported at abnormally high prices. Thus, GPL is reluctantly compelled to invoke the fuel purchase and an anticipated fuel bill escalation. Recognising the fact that the total electricity supply capability of the country is below what is required, there is need to enhance the overall…

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A Marriott in Guyana will improve Guyana’s global image

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Dear Editor, The top 10 largest hotel groups in the world are Intercontinental Hotel Group, Wyndham Hotel Group, Marriott International, Hilton Hotels, Accor Group, Choice Hotels, Best Western, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Carlson and Global Hyatt (tourism-review. com). Marriot is a global quality brand hotel at number three in the world, and such a property in Guyana will immediately give confidence to the soon-to-arrive global executives. For investments in the Republic of Guyana, global corporation teams will visit Guyana for their due diligence work, discussions and investigations, and one of…

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The attacks on Rohee are unreasonable, unfounded and without merit

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Dear Editor, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee must be commended for maintaining his calm and composure in the face of relentless and sustained attacks by opposition elements with obvious political agendas. These attacks are politically motivated aimed at casting blame on Minister Rohee and by extension the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/ C) administration over the crime situation in the country. Having failed in their attempts to have him removed from office by way of a parliamentary motion, the opposition has resorted to all manner of subterfuge to discredit the…

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U.S.-based Guyanese actress to appear on GEM cover

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New York-based actress Rhona Fox will appear on the cover of the October/November issue of GEM (Guyana Entertainment Magazine). Fox is among 40 personalities featured in the magazine’s special “40 UNDER 40” edition. Fox, who lives in the Big Apple, spent the first 10 years of her life in Guyana before moving to The Bahamas with her family and later to the USA. Fox has been making a name for herself since appearing in the Roc-A-Wear 10th Anniversary commercial, which was directed by Spike Lee in 2009. She has appeared…

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Agriculture back in spotlight as major conference opens in Guyana

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By Samuel Sukhnandan   President Donald Ramotar said that agriculture is finally getting the recognition it deserves in the Caribbean. The president made this remark while addressing the official opening of the 12th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) being hosted in Guyana after 10 years. Ramotar said there are many challenges that confront the Caribbean and the world at large, but one of the most important challenges is the quest for food. The Guyanese head of state told the international guests and delegates gathered for the week of activities that…

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World Teachers’ Day

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By Anu Dev October 5th, was set aside as World Teachers’ Day. Teachers are the persons who pass on knowledge, mould us and prepare us for the future. A teacher’s job is never easy, and it doesn’t end when they step out of the school compound. There are exam scripts to be marked, assignments to be graded, lessons to be planned out. Like surgeons, teachers are always on-call because most of them give us their numbers or email addresses to contact them at anytime. As a student, I can safely…

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Jagdeo slams critics of Amaila Falls project

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“If not materialized, it could be a lost opportunity for Guyana” By Samuel Sukhnandan   Former President Bharrat Jagdeo said the Amaila Falls project is a lost opportunity that Guyana could regret, if it does not materialise. Jagdeo expressed the sentiment while noting the economic benefits that would have been derived out of that major investment. He was at the time addressing a forum at the International Conference Centre where stakeholders from the private sector gathered to discuss critical economic issues.   Guarantee Jagdeo debunked claims that the project is…

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Guyana to open consulate in Atlanta – Foreign Minister

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President Donald Ramotar recently went on a ground -breaking visit to Atlanta, Georgia, where he held discussions with local officials, civil rights leaders, and members of the Guyanese community. In a release, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said, the president was given a tour of the former church and the gravesite of slain civil rights icon Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr where he met with King’s son, Martin Luther King III. King, along with leading historians, academic and civil rights figures, exchanged views with the president on the course of…

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