Year: 2014

The blackout-plagued electricity sector is expected to get a boost with the completion of the US$30 million power plant under construction at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Bank Demerara. It is expected to increase power capacity in Demerara from a current 87 megawatts to 106 megawatts, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said. Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, along with Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Chief Executive Officer, Bharat Dindyal, Chairman Winston Brassington, Project Coordinator Lennox McGregor and Divisional Director Narvon Persaud inspected works ongoing at the power station last Friday. During the visit, Prime…

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– GWI officials say project is ahead of scheduled time The US$10 million Georgetown Sanitation Improvement Programme (GSIP) is moving apace, Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Project Manager Orin Brown disclosed during an exclusive interview with Guyana Times International. It is anticipated that the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the government of Guyana-funded project will be completed long ahead of its May 2014 deadline. The project is approximately 80 percent completed.  In accordance with the project design, 12 pump stations should have been installed by the end of 2013; however, the…

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Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett made a two-day visit to Guatemala at the invitation of her counterpart, Luis Fernando Carrera Castro, on January 15-16. The local envoy discussed tourism, sugar and handicraft, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement. Guatemala Sugar Association President Fraterno Vila expressed a keen interest in working with Guyana in the sugar sector. Himself a private miller and farmer, Vila has more than 35 years’ experience in sugar and owns one of the most efficient and productive companies in the sugar sector. According to the…

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Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc Last Friday donated large quantities of medical supplies and equipment to medical institutions such as the West Demerara Regional Hospital, the Regional Health Office, Berbice Regional Health Authority, and the Linden Hospital Complex. Present at the handing over ceremony were Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Shamdeo Persaud; Food For The Poor (Guyana) Chairman Kent Vincent; and representatives from the West Demerara Regional Hospital and the Linden Hospital Complex. Vincent said whenever the organisation gets medical supplies and equipment, they are distributed in various parts…

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– arbitration filed in London CGX Energy Inc has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, CGX Resources Inc, has obtained an injunction order from Guyana’s Commercial Court restraining Repsol Exploracion from proceeding with the 30 percent farm-out of the Kanuku Petroleum Prospecting Licence to RWE Dea AG, pending the determination of arbitration proceedings filed late last year. On December 23, CGX Energy announced the commencement of arbitration proceedings under the rules of the London Court of International Arbitration against Repsol in connection with the expiry of the Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL)…

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‘University of Guyana: Perspectives on the Early History’, a book compiled by former Vice Chancellors Harold A Drayton, Alan Earp and Dennis Irvine was launched on Thursday at the Umana Yana, Georgetown, as celebrations of the institution’s 50th anniversary continue. Speaking at the launch was Dr Paloma Mohamed, head of the Centre for Communications Studies and chairperson of the UG Central Planning Committee for the 50th anniversary. She said the university’s jubilee was a remarkable milestone, particularly for those who have worked tirelessly over the years to see the tertiary…

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The Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training (YEST) programme, an initiative under the aegis of the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry continues to impact favourably on youths across Guyana, through its technical and vocational skill areas offered at the residential Kuru Kuru Training Centre, the non-residential Sophia Training Centre, and the Smythfield Drop-in Centre at Vryman’s Erven. In 2013, 250 persons from the 10 administrative regions graduated from the Kuru Kuru Training Centre; 120 from the Sophia Training Centre; and 50 from Smythfield, joining the more than 2430 others who would have…

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– says he is fearful for his life and that of his family The main witness in the alleged baton rape controversy who gave a detailed account of what he saw while at the Timehri Police Station lock-ups on the night Colwyn Harding was allegedly brutally beaten by ranks is now living in fear and feels that he has become a target. Stephon Joseph Phillips, also called “Muslim”, of Soesdyke/Linden Highways told this publication that he is fearful for his life and that of his 17-year-old son who was also…

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In recognition of the need to tabulate, certify and announce accurate results of elections in a timelier manner, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is exploring the possibility of embarking on a pilot project in which automatic scanning and tabulation machines could be used in a future election. Accordingly, a team of representatives of the DELIAN Project, an independent, non-profit organisation registered in Canada, and the U.S., visited GECOM last week Monday and conducted a demonstration on the use of automatic ballot scan and tabulation technology. According to a release from…

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