2014 – Page 53 – Guyana Times International

Gov’t encourages more investments in Linden

January 31, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Small businesses in Linden have gotten a new lease on life after government finally appointed a seven-member board to run the affairs of the Linden Enterprise Network (LEN) on Wednesday. After being in existence for approximately four years, LEN, the successor to the Linden Economic Advancement Project (LEAP), was inaugurated at an official ceremony in the mining town. The board comprises Chairman Dunstan Barrow, Andrew Forsythe, Nolan Walton, Yolanda Hilliman, Tarachand Balgobin, Basil Jaipaul and Patrick Dublin. Valerie Patterson serves as coordinator. The inauguration took place inside the Region…

Guyanese score big at Barbados Music, Fashion and Film Awards

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Guyana made an indelible mark at the annual Barbados music awards, now coined the Barbados Music, Fashion and Film Awards, which was held last weekend. A barrage of talent from the land of many waters hit the stage at the prestigious Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Barbados at what has become a must-see event on the Bajan entertainment calendar. A contingent of Guyanese talent–Lisa Punch, Ernesta Nelson and Travis Bowen–created quite a stir at the packed hall of creative arts enthusiasts and practitioners. The Nation headlined that Lisa was the…

Remembering a Mackenzie High School icon

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

By Dmitri Allicock A measure of success of a school must be how far and to what heights students’ progress, and how widely and deeply they remember those formative years and outstanding faculty. By such a measure, the Mackenzie High has achieved great indeed under the administration of formidable principal John Joseph Cummings. On September 11, 1959, the 1946 Echols High was renamed Mackenzie High School and the new campus of MHS was declared opened on Purpleheart Street, Mackenzie by Balram Singh Rai, then minister of education and community…

Painting life’s simple pleasures

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Noted for his skilful use of pencils to create lifelike drawings, artist Darnell Wilson is well on his way of becoming one of Guyana’s notable artists. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Darnell said he has been artistic as long as he can remember. After graduating from St. Rose’s High, Darnell attended the Guyana Technical Institute and then Burrowes School of Art. “I have always loved being artistic. I had a box full of drawings and some books too. One I still have. Being artistic is somewhat in…

World renowned cardiologist Dr Vivian Srinivas Rambihar

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Dr Vivian Srinivas Rambihar, a 1969 Guyana Scholar, is a world renowned cardiologist based in Toronto, Canada and one of the foremost thinkers in the world today, with ideas transforming medicine, science and society globally. He is a pioneer in “Chaos and Complexity Science”, which the celebrated Stephen Hawking says will be the new science for the 21st century. Dr Rambihar has also been a pioneer in ethnicity and health disparities; being among the first in North America to raise awareness of the high rates of premature heart disease and…

Gy$50M rehabilitation school commissioned

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

President Donald Ramotar on Monday commissioned a new school building, described as a world-class facility within the complex of the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre (PRRC) on Carmichael Street, Georgetown. The building was constructed by the government of Guyana at the cost of over Gy$50 million. Ministers, Dr Ashni Singh and Priya Manickchand were also present at the commissioning of the building which was named the ‘Harold B Davis Special School’ in honour of Harold Davis, one of the longest serving chairmen of the PRRC’s board who passed away last year…

Non-passage of anti-money laundering bill taking toll on banking sector

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

– Citizens Bank chairman tells AGM By Svetlana Marshall The non-passage of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2013 and Guyana’s subsequent blacklisting has helped to drive up foreign exchange rates, Citizens Bank and Banks DIH Chairman Clifford Reis told the institution’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday at the Georgetown Club. He also said that new and innovative models are required in the financial and banking sectors to combat the negative effects of the 2008 economic crisis that continue to manifest themselves. In 2013, the…

Brassington says NICIL audit reports free of discrepancies

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

… and are available to the public online All of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) finances remain up to date, since the entity merged with the Privatisation Unity in 2002, head of the entity Winston Brassington said. Brassington in a recent interview told this publication that he is pleased that the public is now able to have the audited financial statements for NICIL, as a company, up to date in Parliament. NICIL, he said too, has published all of its financial statements on its website, with 2013…

Bill passed to regulate land surveying sector

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

The National Assembly endorsed the Land Surveyors (Profession) Bill 2013, clearing the way for the establishment of A Land Surveyors Board. The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) arrived at a welcomed consensus, following a brief debate last Thursday. In presenting the Land Surveyors (Profession) Bill 2013 for the second reading, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud told the House that the surveying sector has been grappling with serious issues, which the bill will address when it becomes law.…

U.S. hails PEPFAR’s impact on Guyana’s HIV fight

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

United States Ambassador to Guyana D Brent Hardt Friday evening placed in the spotlight, the tremendous impact the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has had on Guyana’s health sector. Speaking at a reception held at his Cummings Lodge residence to welcome members of the Howard University Hospital Medical Association, the ambassador said the PEPFAR programme has been “instrumental in boosting Guyana’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic”. It was explained that partnerships which evolved between the Guyana government and non-governmental institutions have allowed for the rapid expansion of voluntary…