…and PANTY coalition Well, mouth open and story had to jump out sooner rather than later on the pre-nuptial talks between PNC/APNU and AFC. The six-week deadline for their talks are up and only now we’re learning that AFC’s demanding that all the proposals, etc should be “SECRET”. That’s right. They don’t want anyone…including (and maybe ESPECIALLY their supporters) to know what they’re proposing or accepting from the PNC/APNU. These are the same fellas who’re all over the Government like a cheap suit for being “secretive” when Government officials are…
Read MoreYear: 2015
Angels dancing
…on Ramkarran’s (pin) head Back in medieval Europe, before the triumph of reason and the scientific revolution, the fellas (and they were ALL fellas) considered to be the top “intellectuals” spent their days debating the metaphysics of their theology. Thomas Aquinas was one of these “scholars” – they’re collectively dubbed “the scholastics” – and he pondered such deep and pressing questions as “how many angels could dance on the tip of a pin without jostling each other”. Really!!! Scholasticism, not surprisingly, became a metaphor for pointless debate and discussion. If…
Read MoreThe Shaping of Guyanese Literature : 2014 in Review
It is not easy to pinpoint a definite time when the literary arts took off, spiralling to new heights, signalling a new era, heralding another golden age for the literary arts in Guyana. But over the past decade and a half, there was a renewed interest in the literary arts. This renewed interest is being consolidated year after year, so much so that some days literary events coincide with each other. For example, on 19 November 2014, while Stanley Greaves was in conversation with Dr Rupert Roopnaraine at Moray House…
Read MoreThe Guyana Karate College
The Guyana Karate College (GKC) aims to promote self-defence and discipline, as set out in its mandate. A non-profit corporation established under the Friendly Societies Act, GKC was launched in August 2006. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Master Frank Woon-A-Tai, the World Chief Master, a ninth degree black belt and the founder of the GKC, said that GKC aims to develop International Karate Daigaku (the Art of Shotokan Karate following the teachings of Master Gichin Funakoshi) in Guyana. This is meant to be achieved through character development,…
Read MoreDynamic Airways introduces Guyanese flight attendants
For the first time since beginning operations in Guyana, Dynamic Airways on Sunday presented its crew members among them, the first batch of Guyanese flight attendants who underwent training in June. At the Roraima Airways Lounge at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), nine of the 25 Guyanese cabin attendants were introduced to the media, after flying from the John F Kennedy Airport to Guyana Sunday morning with 220 passengers. In June last year, some 400 Guyanese turned up at the Roraima Duke Lodge hotel in Kingston, Georgetown to be…
Read MoreCaribbean Airlines to add more flights due to increased demand
Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) has announced a revised schedule that will be implemented from January 15, 2015 through to February 4 because of increased demand. “In addition to increased capacity and more non-stops, Caribbean Airlines is also expecting major cost savings from a more efficient schedule that will see better utilisation of its 737 and 767 fleets. Many of the changes will focus on its Port-of-Spain hub at Piarco Airport, where improved connection times will make it easier for our guests to connect to/from various points in our network,” the…
Read MorePresident promises Corentyne Bridge, road link with Brazil, if re-elected
President Donald Ramotar has promised to deliver a bridge across the Corentyne River and a road linking Guyana and Brazil should he be re-elected President at this year’s elections. In his New Year address Ramotar said: “during the next term of office, my Government will work with our partners to bridge the Corentyne River and to complete the road from Brazil along with the accompanying deep water harbour.” Back in 2013 Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon had said that some preliminary works have been completed and ground work will begin…
Read MoreBauxite ship intercepted with US$800M in cocaine
… on Cypriot vessel in Demerara River A cargo ship which left Suriname destined for Europe was intercepted by local authorities early Monday morning in the Demerara River with approximately 192.42 kilograms of cocaine stashed away. The drug was found concealed under the wooden flooring of a flat rack that is used as a bed for containers. The cocaine, with an estimated street value of Gy$165.7 billion (US$800 million), was in several rectangular shaped packages that were wrapped with black plastic. According to reports, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) was…
Read MoreDr Patrick Gomes to take up top ACP post in March
Guyana’s Ambassador to Brussels for the past nine years, Dr. Patrick Gomes, has been appointed the new Secretary-General of the 79-member African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States. The decision was reportedly taken in early December 2014 in Brussels after much deliberation at the level of the ACP Council of Ministers. According to noted Caribbean journalist, Mr Rickey Singh, of the three shortlisted candidates from an original group of six, Dr Gomes was judged to have “the best understanding of the functions of the Secretary General…” The two other…
Read MoreThe free press a testimony to democracy in Guyana
Presidential Adviser on Governance, Gail Teixeira has underlined that condition such as press freedom is one of the basic principles of a democratic society, noting that an open and free press exists in Guyana. She noted that government has only one television station, one radio station and a single newspaper. In contrast there are a total of 20 television stations, 13 radio stations and four daily newspapers, hence the private sector is in control of the mass media, she said. Speaking on the issue of governance on the television programme,…
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