Month: April 2018

… “loose talk” could undermine ruling- Jagdeo Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Basil Williams on Wednesday refused to deny allegations made by his Cabinet colleagues which have created public discomfort, after they suggested that the Government of Guyana had inside knowledge of how the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) would rule in the Sovereignty of the People case which it heard earlier this year. Williams, who is in Miami, when contacted by Guyana Times to respond categorically to the statements made by his colleagues by denying them, bluntly refused…

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The name Jay and Sylvia Sobhraj Centre for Behavioral Studies and Research Centre will soon be emblazoned on a state-of-the-art facility at the University of Guyana Turkeyen campus. The University of Guyana’s Vice Chancellor Professor Ivelaw Griffith and Jay Sobhraj, ink the US$400,000 Memorandum of Understanding for the establishment of the Jay and Sylvia Sobhraj Centre Jay Sobhraj, a Guyanese born United States based philanthropist, has pumped a significant grant of $80,000,000 to establish the state-of-the-art behavioural study, research and multi-purpose centre in place of the old canteen building. The…

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The coalition Government has established a task force to ensure workers of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) are not adversely affected by recent sanctions affecting parent company Russia Aluminum (Rusal). Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman on Wednesday visited Rusal (Guyana operations), located in Kwakwani, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) to deliver the assurances first-hand to workers. Rusal Guyana is a majority shareholder in BCGI and a subsidiary of Rusal. “We are here to assure you that we are not going to see your jobs just go aside. We are…

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Local Administrative professionals attending the the 23rd annual Administrative Professionals Workshop, held at the Pegasus Hotel in Georgetown, were encouraged to advance their training and education and to make themselves relevant and indispensable in the 21st Century. The event was organised by Zoywins Consultancy and Training, a company based in New York and owned by Guyanese, Mavis Benn, in observance of Administrative Professionals Day 2018, which was held under the theme “Become a valued Administrative Professional”.

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