Govt will continue to pursue development in a sustainable manner – Persaud

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud said the government will continue to pursue development that is free from environmental destruction. He made the comment at an environment stakeholders’ workshop at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (Red House), Kingston, Georgetown on Friday. The forum brought together participants from several state agencies as well as the private sector and was geared towards creating new partnerships for the development and protection of the environment. Persaud said the government will spare no effort to advance in this regard. “The Natural Resources and Environment…

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Infrastructural development must be a priority for Guyana – Ramsammy

Stakeholders involved in the Conservancy Adaptation Project (CAP) met last Saturday to discuss the results and future investments for the 2008-2013 project. The project results include enhanced government’s knowledge and capacity to manage the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) and the coastal drainage systems as well as a US$123 million package of investments critical for flood management. Agriculture Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy in his remarks to the gathering at the Regency Hotel, Hadfield Street, Georgetown, noted the importance of the project since Guyana’s development, he said, is largely dependent on,…

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Speaker lauds women’s contribution to society

Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman said women have made contributions to all spheres of life, as he lauded their contribution to society on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Trotman in a statement said the National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana joins women the world over and particularly in Guyana, to commemorate this day. This year’s theme, “Inspiring Change,” could not have come at a better time, especially when Women are playing pivotal roles in leadership capacities all across Guyana, Trotman said. “Guyanese women have registered successes,…

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Cabinet reviewing Education bill

Several bills including one to radically revamp the education sector are currently in draft format before Cabinet for review, Presidential Adviser on Governance, Gail Texeira said. According to Teixeira, the bills in varying stages of draft are expected to be tabled before the National Assembly in the near future. These include the highly anticipated Education Bill. Teixeira, who was speaking to media operatives at last Friday’s post-Cabinet press briefing, noted that the other bills include the Solid Waste Management Bill and the Hire Purchase Bill. Speaking with Guyana Times International,…

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“We will regain the majority” – PPP

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds urged party supporters on Sunday to bring in new members to the fold as the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) sets its sights on regaining the majority in the National Assembly. Hinds made the comments while addressing a gathering at Babu John as the party paid tribute to its late founding leader, Dr Cheddi Jagan on his 17th death anniversary. Absent at the ceremony was President Donald Ramotar, who was at the time attending the Caricom Heads of Government meeting in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Guyana’s…

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Foreign buyers demanding ‘cheap rice’ – Singh

Amid reports of a lack of markets for the bumper rice crop being harvested, the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) is reporting that foreign buyers are demanding low prices owing to the surplus on the local market. GRDB General Manager Jagnarine Singh told Guyana Times International on Monday that samples of the various rice varieties have been sent to several different markets as the board seeks alternative export markets for the surplus rice being produced this year. These markets, he explained, include Holland, England, and Portugal. He said although the…

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Losing patience: Essequibians calling for snap polls

Scores of Essequibians are calling for a snap election if the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) (AML/CFT) Bill is not passed by the opposition in Parliament. The calls were made at a public forum held at the Anna Regina Town Council on Friday. Persons from both public and private entities voiced their opinions on the Bill, and said the opposition is using its one-seat majority in Parliament to slow down development in Guyana. Essequibians who attended the forum said they believe the delay in the passing…

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AFC insists local govt polls must be held by August 1

The Alliance For Change (AFC) is insisting that local government elections must be held on, or by August 1, as approved by legislation in the National Assembly last month. In a statement last week, the party commended the diplomatic community and civic/social organisations for what it described as their forthright position in support of holding these elections by August 1. “Everywhere, from our cities to our villages, our communities are in shambles and suffer from gross neglect.  We call on the Chairman of the Elections Commission to pronounce on GECOM’s…

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Missing Guyanese granny found dead in NY cemetery

The lifeless body of 62-year-old Guyanese Shirley Caesar was found on Wednesday afternoon in a New York cemetery, exactly one week after she was reported missing. The elderly woman who has been living in Brooklyn, New York for the past 10 years was last seen alive when she left her Brooklyn apartment last Wednesday to visit a commercial bank in Queens, New York and a tax office to file her taxes. When she did not return home on the same day and could not be contacted, her brother and other…

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Guyana’s land offer to help push regional food security still on – Ramotar

Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar has maintained that the country’s position in the call for political, entrepreneurial, and popular will to achieve food security in the Caribbean Region still stands. This was made clear by the President during the closing press conference after the 25th CARICOM Heads Inter-Sessional Meeting in St Vincent and the Grenadines in which Chairman of CARICOM and Prime Minister of the host country, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves; Prime Minister of Barbados Freundel Stuart and Secretary General of CARICOM Ambassador Irwin LaRocque participated. Guyana has been described as the…

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