2014 – Page 55 – Guyana Times International

ChildLinK gets Gy$54M grant to empower children in difficult circumstances

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

EU Ambassador to Guyana, Robert Kopecký and ChildLink Programme Director Omattie Madray on Monday signed a grant contract to implement a project titled “Empowering Children in Difficult Circumstances”. The grant involves the support of a maximum of €200,000 and will be funded from the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) 2012-2013 country allocation for Guyana. The overall objective of the actions by ChildLinK is to strengthen policies, practices and approaches to ensure social welfare services to prevent and protect 12,650 children from sexual violence by December 2015. Further,…

Guyana to lead economic growth in Latin America, Caribbean

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

– according to WESP 2014 report Like last year, the United Nations’ annual World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report 2014 projects that Guyana will take the lead in economic growth for Latin America and the Caribbean, followed by Haiti. Both countries are projected to grow by 4.5 percent this year. The report said that Guyana grew by 4.6 percent in 2013, while Haiti was pegged at 3.5 percent. Guyana has experienced seven years of consecutive economic growth. Overall in the Caribbean region, growth is projected at 3.3 percent for…

Region 10 budgets Gy$197M for public works

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

The Region 10 Democratic Council (RDC) will be embarking on a move to have its objectives for 2014 implemented shortly, according to Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon. He said the region’s public works budget of Gy$197 million will focus mainly on areas such as roads, bridges and drainage and irrigation. Other areas budgeted for include health and education. As opposed to the 2012 and 2013 programmes, which, he noted, focused on empowering and educating communities, Solomon said this will be the year for implementation. He noted that the council remains concerned…

E-governance project slated for April completion

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

– project manager says minor delays faced not costing taxpayers a cent The Gy$32 million e-governance project which is being piloted and implemented by the government of Guyana is on track and is scheduled to be completed by April this year, before officially being handed over in August, despite several challenges faced at various levels of the advanced stages of its roll-out. In fact, the minor setbacks have resulted in Guyanese being able to benefit from a highly technological and advanced e-governance project that will revolutionise the manner in which…

Trans Guyana Airways Plane Crash… Bodies of Canadian pilot and Guyanese load handler recovered

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

– TGA to seek international assistance in investigation The bodies of the pilot and a load handler were removed from the dense jungle in the Mazaruni even as local air carrier Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) announced that it will be seeking international assistance to help with the investigation into the plane crash that occurred Saturday last. The announcement was made on Tuesday at a special press conference held by the TGA management team at the Ogle International Airport (OIA). TGA Chief Executive Officer Michael Correia said his company will do…

Howard University team holds successful discussion with President Ramotar

January 24, 2014January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Members of the Howard University Medical Association who are on a five-day visit to Guyana, on Monday paid a courtesy call on President Donald Ramotar at the Office of the President. Team member, Dr Fredrick Cober, described the meeting as very productive. Dr Cober told the Government Information Agency (GINA) the various ways in which the association of medical professionals, many of whom have decades of experience, could be of service to Guyana. “The president was very receptive to many of our ideas and made some good suggestions of his…

Digicel Business wins ultimate Avaya award

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Full-service business solutions provider Digicel Business is the winner of the coveted ‘Avaya Partner of the Year’ award. The award was presented on Thursday, January 16 at the Avaya Partner Connection Day event held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The award ceremony, which marked the end of a week of conferences and seminars, was held to recognise and award 2013’s best partners and collaborators of Avaya Inc, a global provider of business communications and collaboration systems. Avaya’s Managing Director for the Caribbean and Central America, Jose Fernandez, lauded Digicel Business’…

Wildlife import-export bill drafted to counter smuggling

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Amid numerous cases of the smuggling of Guyana’s wildlife, some of which have been prohibited, government is considering tabling a wildlife import and export bill, which it hopes will provide a national framework and mechanism to govern the international trade of all species of wildlife in Guyana. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud in a recent interview with the National Communications Network (NCN) said an intensive public awareness campaign is planned to raise awareness of the issue which potentially impacts the lives of thousands of Guyanese. Several Guyanese had…

GGMC appoints new chairman and commissioner

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Veteran private sector executive Clinton Williams has been appointed chairman of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) as the commission ramps up its management structure to improve organisational efficiency. According to a release from the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, Rickford Vieira has also been confirmed commissioner of the commission. Challenges Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud said the new appointments will address the challenges facing the mining sector in enhancing its operation. The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry also pointed out that there will be a continuous…

Return of a native daughter

January 24, 2014 TIMES INT'L

By Anu Dev “There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.” – Nelson Mandela Now don’t get me wrong after you read the quote above. It’s not as if I spent the last 27 years on Robbins Island. Or even that I was locked away for the four months I was away in Trinidad – with armed guards patrolling the perimeter of the UWI Medical School! But I’ll tell you what: like prisons, medical schools (and all…