By Ravi Dev It appears the days of the plantations, the raison d’etre for Guyana’s existence, are numbered. As one who grew up on one, I really do not mourn their passing, save for the callous way this administration has gone about the job. Surely, we cannot accept the neo-liberalism dogma that decisions rendering 10,000 persons jobless must be made by the “market”. The plantation has been described by some as a “total institution” that acted to socialize, through force and other coercive methods, the workers into an organized “machine”…
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Jagdeo accuses Govt of not spending enough to boost economy
As Government continues its budget preparations for the next fiscal year, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has berated the Administration for its management of the economy, suggesting that much of the country’s money is being invested towards the perks and benefits of Ministers. Jagdeo, a former President, made these comments when he addressed sugar workers and their families at a Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) public meeting at Enterprise, East Cost Demerara (ECD) during last week. “This Government spends large sums of money but it doesn’t spend it on…
Read MoreRegion 3 Chamber urges incentives for rice farmers
…calls for removal of VAT on education & utilities Budget 2018 is expected to be presented in November this year and as Guyana is in the pre-budget season, agencies and groups would have been submitting their proposals for which areas the Government should invest money in. However, it turns out that the Region Three Chamber of Commerce and Industry was not consulted on submitting any budget proposals. According to the Chamber’s President, Radesh Rameshwar, this could be attributed to the Chamber’s fairly new status. “Only of recent, we have resuscitated…
Read MoreDentistry and Bottle Painting
…a winning combination from Dr Clive Jagan For Dr Clive Jagan, a veteran dentist, bottle painting is not only an ingenious way to ‘upcycle’ discarded bottles, but serves as therapy and a means of keeping his mind active. In an interview with Sunday Times Magazine, Dr Jagan said he has been practising dentistry for the last 40 years. His career began in January 1978, and to date, he has continued to practise at the Jagan Dental Centre on Lamaha and Light Streets, alongside his three sons – Drs Shane, Kyle…
Read MoreDDL records G$936M after-tax profit
The Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Group has realised some G$936 million in taxed profits for the first half of the 2017 financial year. According to Chairman Komal Samaroo, in the company’s 2017 Interim Report, the Group’s profit for the year before taxation was G$1347 million, compared to G$1193 million in 2016, thus reflecting an increase of G$154 million, or almost 13 per cent. The after-tax profit was recorded at G$936 million, compared to G$805 million earned in the first half of the previous year, representing a 16 per cent increase…
Read MorePresident Granger says Guyana stands ready to support hurricane-hit territories
President David Granger has committed Guyana’s support for Caribbean States, which have been severely affected by Hurricane Irma. A release from the Ministry of the Presidency said the Government of Guyana stands in solidarity with the people of the hurricane-ravaged territories of the Caribbean. President Granger has expressed condolences to his colleague Heads of Government and residents of affected states and to the relatives of those who lost their lives as a result of this storm. Meanwhile, in an invited comment, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, who is responsible…
Read MoreOnderneeming to get 40 new houses
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is expected to begin construction on some 40 houses at Onderneeming, on the Essequibo Coast in Region 2 (Pomeroon-Supenaam), according to Junior Communities Minister, Valerie Adams-Yearwood. Construction is expected to commence in the following month. Minister Adams-Yearwood, during an outreach in the Region, said the houses are to fulfill the needs of State employees, youths and low to middle-income earners adding that of the 40 houses, half will be flat houses, which will be three feet off the ground, and the other half…
Read MoreHunting with the hounds…
…and getting bitten There’s the old English observation about those who want to “run with the hare and hunt with the hounds”. The saying goes back to that quintessentially English sportsmanlike fun activity of having a pack of hounds (beagles) leading a pack of Englishmen to run down a poor hare or rabbit that would be killed and eaten at the end. The moral of the saying, of course, claims there are some who want to have it both ways – but it just can’t be done!! If not for…
Read More8 Chinese fined, deported for 3rd time
Eight Chinese were fined and deported when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged for illegally entering Guyana three times. Gangming Fing, Zingju Gen, Zoxie Wong, Zheng Xing, Jun Quing, Aihea Wang, Pin Yen and Wu Jua all stood before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. The charge against them alleged that on September 1, 2017, at Georgetown, they attempted to use permits, which were not issued by the lawful authority, that is the immigration department of Guyana, and which they were not permitted to use. Prosecutor Arvin Moore read the…
Read MoreWhat now…
…with the mess in health? Oh…what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive! And God knows the government’s been doing better than Spiderman with their lies to the Guyanese people from the moment they snuck into office …and gave themselves a 50 per cent raise. They’re not “practicing” any more…APNU/AFC are now experts in the art of deception! It’ll make you dizzy, dear reader, if your Eyewitness were to regale you with even 1/1000 of what they’ve slipped over on us. So let’s just discuss one…
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