Year: 2017

Guyana joined the rest of the world in celebrating the 148th birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on Monday, as the Indian High Commission hosted its annual commemoration ceremony at the monument erected in honour of the ‘Father of Peace’, in the Promenade Gardens on Middle Street, Georgetown. Indian High Commissioner Venkatachalam Mahalingam welcomed Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo as the chief guest along with other officials and Indian cultural activists at the early-morning event. Gandhi, during his lifetime, advocated for non-violent actions which brought down colonialism and gave independence to…

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The end of October will mark 10 months since the closure of the Wales Sugar Factory, and many workers who were attached to the Estate and rejected the option to transfer to Uitvlugt are still to be paid their severance packages. As the former sugar workers continue to cope with their noted strain and difficulty in obtaining good paying and consistent employment, Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder, has not carried out President David Granger’s request to look into the concerns of those aggrieved. Sugar worker Vishnu Jailall, on behalf of…

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Nigel Griffith, the Police Constable who, while being heavily under the influence of alcohol, struck and severely injured a female motorist, was on Tuesday arraigned before Georgetown Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer. The 20-year-old, of Lot 58 Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara (EBD), denied the four charges read to him. The first charge alleged that on September 1, 2017 at the Ruimveldt Public Road, Georgetown, he drove motor vehicle PSS 4403 while his breath alcohol level was at .107, which is over the legal limit of alcohol consumption. The three other charges…

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Former President now Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo visited Linden in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) on Wednesday where he, and his team, met informally with residents, many of whom raised issues and concerns affecting them, their community and the country as a whole. The Opposition Leader met residents informally in the streets, markets, shops, etc, during a walkabout of the mining town. He also addressed residents as a group and listened to their concerns, giving them the opportunity of having their voices heard. Accompanying the Opposition Leader were former Minister Robeson…

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A multistakeholder approach is being used to bring together the brightest and most experienced in all sectors for the first-ever Guyana Business Summit, which is scheduled to take place next week. Chairman of the Trade and Investment Committee of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Deodat Indar told the media on Tuesday that the Business Summit would be held from October 11-12, 2017. Indar said the Summit would see participation of a wide cross-section of people, including Government officials, members of the Opposition, donor organisations and civil society. The PSC official…

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…over 3-year period Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) on Wednesday announced a programme of development that would see the company investing G$10 billion (US$50 million), over the next three years. Speaking on Wednesday after a tour of DDL facilities by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Business Minister Dominic Gaskin, DDL Chairman Komal Samaroo said that the investments over the next three years “are in pursuance of DDL’s strategic goals to increase its export earnings [and], to diversify its income base; not only in alcohol but other things like food processing and…

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The several instances where the coalition Government has admitted it annulled tenders to procure goods and services and sole-sourced contractors are being classified as potential breaches of Guyana’s law. Section 40 of Guyana’s Procurement Act states that permission from the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) must be sought before sole sourcing. But Section 41 of the Act prohibits the procuring entity, in most cases the relevant Ministry, from engaging in any negotiation with any of the bidders. According to former Minister within the Finance Ministry, Juan Edghill, this…

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