Month: August 2017

President of the Essequibo Chamber of Commerce Deleep Singh has said that infrastructural development and training in hospitality services are needed to boost the tourism sector in Essequibo. He made these comments on the sidelines of this year’s hosting of the annual Regatta and stage show at Lake Mainstay, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). Chief among the infrastructural changes, the Chamber of Commerce President remarked, is the need for an overhaul of the Good Hope/Supenaam Ferry Stelling. He added that there is also need for infrastructural improvements to the many tourist destinations…

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As Guyana prepares for production of oil in 2020, there has been much debate about whether the country struck a good enough deal with US oil giant ExxonMobil and what could have been done to secure a better deal, given the enormity of the oil find in this South American country. The question in relation to whether Guyana secured a good or bad deal was avoided by Senior Finance Minister Winston Jordan on Monday, when he was asked the question at a press conference. He said while the deal has…

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First Vice President and Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo on Wednesday, with board members of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) at the Authority’s office on Lamaha Street. The Prime Minister welcomed the members to their new location and congratulated the organisation on their work completed so far, and also for their recommendations that were made and inputted in the Broadcast Act. The three Ps ‘Public Private Partnership’ were noted by the Prime Minister, as important in the execution of the functions and mandate of the GNBA. “You have my support…

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The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) is still pursuing the creation of a new variety of rice which is expected to bring better yields to rice farmers across the country. Although tight-lipped on the entire developmental process, GRDB General Manager Allison Peters has said the new variety is being closely monitored by scientists at the research station. “There is a variety that the plant breeder is working on. We don’t want to show our hand before it is ready, because, you know, seed paddy and developing a new variety takes…

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The Broadcast (Amendment) Bill has been passed in the National Assembly, but former Attorney General Anil Nandlall is asserting that the Government is yet to deal with broadcasters’ concerns. This includes the impact the Bill, if enforced, would have on a number of rights, including property rights. According to Nandlall, the one-hour imposition on broadcasters to carry Public Service Announcements (PSA’s) free of charge has an impact on property rights of the broadcasters. He noted that since these media outfits are in the business of selling airtime, this free one-hour…

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Some two months after re-designating senior Education Minister Dr Rupert Roopnaraine Minister of Public Service, President David Granger announced on Wednesday that Minister within the Communities Ministry, Dawn Hastings-Williams, will now serve as Minister of Public Affairs, a new post created within the Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP). The President said moving Hastings-Williams to a position within the Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) is designed to continue rebalancing and evaluating the work and performance of his administration. He said the MoTP, over the last two years, has had to assume…

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