2014 – Page 20 – Guyana Times International

Systems in place to deal with poor Math, English performances – Minister Manickchand

July 11, 2014 TIMES INT'L

By Gomatie Gangadin Students who would have failed Mathematics and English at the 2014 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) will not be ignored or neglected, as the Education Ministry is presently putting systems in place to help them. This is according to Education Minister Priya Manickchand, who, in an exclusive interview with Guyana Times International, said while the Ministry has celebrated the successes of those who have excelled at the examinations and rightly so, other students should not feel sidelined or ignored as her Ministry will be placing more emphasis…

‘Unpatriotic negativism’ hurting tourism sector- Minister Ali

July 11, 2014 TIMES INT'L

With a set 18 month completion time for the US$54M Sun & Sands Hotel, Acting Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Mr. Irfaan Ali, has noted that international recognition of Guyana’s tourism potential is overshadowed by “unpatriotic negativism.” Minister Ali made this comment on Wednesday during the sod turning ceremony for the 290,000 square foot five-star luxury hotel to be constructed at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown. Present at the ceremony were President Donald Ramotar, Minister Ali, and Director of the Sun and Sand Group of Companies, Mr. Bhushan Chandra, as well…

Opposition claims no-confidence vote still on cards

July 11, 2014 TIMES INT'L

The Opposition parties A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) have claimed they will be going ahead with the motion of no-confidence against the Government, but not at this stage. APNU Leader David Granger told Guyana Times International on Tuesday that the motion of no-confidence was still on the cards. He said while this may not be the first option of the Opposition parties, it was definitely still being considered and would be part of a slew of actions against the Government. When further questioned,…

Fly-by-night airlines are fooling the people about cheap airfares

July 11, 2014July 11, 2014 TIMES INT'L

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over with hopes for another result. Countless times we’ve seen air carriers come and go; but not before they flood the market with alarmingly cheap fares. Why do the consumers get carried away with the fly-by-night operations whose promises of cheap flights eventually cause us to lose our money? Those who run to the cheap airfares and false promises have basically done this before. We, the people, are the losers. We, the people, are the one who are getting…

Policymakers must engage in constructive dialogue

July 11, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) urges our political policymakers to engage in constructive dialogue in order to arrive at agreement on the important issues facing our economy and social development. We do not subscribe to the notion that premature general elections are the solution to our current political impasse. General elections are costly, time-consuming exercises which should preferably be conducted at the time when they are constitutionally due. The parliamentary parties must, therefore, make every effort to find ways to discuss, negotiate and, reach some…

Opposition parties running out of ideas

July 11, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is amused by statements made by the political Opposition that it is considering moving a no-confidence motion in National Assembly against the ruling PPP/Civic Government headed by President Donald Ramotar. It is clear that the Opposition parties are running out of any ideas of substance and have now taken recourse to ‘man bites dog’ type of politicking based on rabid sensationalism and hot air. The PPP is convinced that the only reason for such an enhanced level of absurdity by the Opposition is…

Envoys must not interfere with the internal political life where they are accredited

July 11, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, In respect of what may be described as a spat between the Guyana Administration and the former Ambassador of the United States, Mr Brent Hardt, it is important to recognise that although Article 37 of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is not without considerable relevance, this provision is not determinative. What is determinative is the customary rule of international law which precludes a diplomatic envoy from interfering in the domestic affairs of the receiving state, a primordial obligation encapsulated in Article 41.1 of the Vienna…

Forensic lab slated for July 14 opening

July 11, 2014 TIMES INT'L

THE National Forensic Laboratory at Turkeyen, the first of its kind in Guyana, is scheduled to be commissioned on July 14, according to Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee. On Wednesday, at the ruling party’s press conference at Freedom House on Robb Street, Minister Rohee fielded questions on the status of the lab’s completion. He stressed that the lab is “ready to go”, and assured that the facility would not be a “white elephant”, but would service the needs of the Guyanese people. Rohee said that more than 20 persons have…

Teacher goes missing after basketball game

July 11, 2014 TIMES INT'L

A teacher attached to the St Stanislaus College, located on Brickdam, Georgetown has been reported missing since Sunday evening after leaving the National Sports Hall where she took her school’s team to participate in the Inter-Secondary School’s Basketball Championships. Nyozi Goodman, 34, of William Street, Kitty was last seen sending off the basketball team on Sunday evening with another teacher. Relatives are holding out that the teacher will not disappear just like that. All her personal belongings are intact, except for her two mobile phones and her iPad. The last…

Body found in L.I. parking lot may be Brooklyn-based Guyanese woman – NY police

July 11, 2014 TIMES INT'L

According to a report from the New York Daily News, Police Investigators are determining if a partially dismembered body found in a parking lot in Long Island, NY is that of a Guyanese mother of four who lived in the NY area and has been missing since last Saturday. The woman, Chinelle Latoya Browne, 27, was last seen by her landlord Saturday near her Sumpter St. apartment in Brownsville in Brooklyn, sources said. According to the New York Daily News, the Guyanese native had several beefs with her landlord over…