Year: 2018

Public officers undergo training in best practice to deal with Venezuelan migrants

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In response to the influx of Venezuelan migrants into Guyana, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in collaboration with the Department of Citizenship and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), on Thursday, conducted a workshop aimed at training service providers on international best practice in assisting migrants and protecting them from abuse and/or exploitation of any kind, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency (MotP) said. The workshop was held in the conference room of the CDC’s Thomas Lands office. Having regard to the fact that the issue of migration…

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Sisters Village fire leaves several homeless

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A fire on Wednesday night has completely destroyed a one-storey wooden building leaving several persons homeless at Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara (WBD). Reports are that the fire occurred sometime after 21:00h on Wednesday when one of children was reportedly playing with a lighter and a mattress caught fire. There was reportedly no adult supervision at the time. The owner of home Wilfred Duncan said on Thursday morning that 7 persons were living at the home, including some of his children and grandchildren. Duncan, a construction worker said he wasn’t…

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Offensive Ministers

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Satiricus was a bit apprehensive as he ambled towards the Back Street Bar. He wondered, now that GrainJa had spoken to the press, which statements he would have to defend. Satiricus was somewhat ticked off with himself for being so conscientious. If only Nagga Man and Rum Jhaat would show some backbone and say something, he’d throw GrainJa under the bus in a second!! “Tell me if dis na schupidness!” demanded Bungi indignantly, even before Satiricus had time to start on his beer. “What’s that?” asked Satiricus cautiously, as he…

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REFORMING THE GPF’S COMPOSITION

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As he appointed the new Commissioner of Police, President David Granger declared, “The Police Force has to be reformed, and you can’t build a new house with old wood. You have to select new materials; people with a new vision; people with a new commitment to break from the old bad habits and to return to the principles of good policing.” It would appear he forgot to mention – or deliberately chose not to mention – that a new house also needs a new plan, or else the old house…

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Social activist cautions Guyana Govt over partnering with Trinidad’s Petrotrin

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Now that the suggestion is being touted that the Guyana Government should consider partnering with neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) to utilise its oil refinery (Petrotrin) and save that facility from total collapse, outspoken social activist and chartered accountant Christopher Ram has said that company’s history must first be studied. Ram told Guyana Times International on Tuesday that both countries belong to the same common economic area and have a vested interest in ensuring growth in the entire bloc. As such, he thinks the David Granger-led Administration can cooperatively work…

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Business Minister optimistic GUYTIE will become a signature event

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With just a few days to spare until the Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition (GUYTIE), the Business Ministry is hoping for it to be a signature event which they can improve in the years to come. Business Minister Dominic Gaskin made these remarks at the Marriott Hotel on Wednesday, where he addressed a gathering of sponsors, who are supporting the exhibition. While highlighting that the outcomes of this event are still unknown, he noted that the coordinators and other related bodies will work to eliminate the negatives and strengthen the…

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The future of GuySuCo

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The Oracle of Delphi in Ancient Greece spoke on the seventh day of every month to the throng gathered from far and wide for answers to their questions. These, however, were worded so ambiguously that their “meaning” depended as much on the interpreting hearers as on the words themselves. But for the faithful, the words were never doubted. President David Granger goes one better than the Delphic Oracle by speaking once yearly to a “horde” of reporters; but his answers are just as ambiguous and demanding of interpretation. Take his…

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Top Canadian union rep roasts Guyana Govt over delay in severance payments to sugar workers

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Canada’s largest Private Sector trade union, Unifor, has expressed deep concerns over Government’s handling of the sugar industry, particularly when it comes to ensuring that dismissed sugar workers are given their severance package in full. Director for Human Rights and International Department at Unifor, Mohamad Alsadi, told Guyana Times International on the sidelines of a one-day conference titled “Sugar – too big to fail” on Tuesday at the Grand Coastal Hotel, which they sponsored, that it is Unifor’s hope that Government act quickly to address the workers’ concerns. “I have…

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The Indigenous Culture

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The Indigenous culture is one that remains deeply connected to its roots despite the every changing world we live in. Quite often people from all over the world would escape to remote Indigenous communities to experience the culture and detox from their current lives. Indigenous communities in Guyana are welcoming and every visitor is treated with the same respect. (Times Sunday Magazine)

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…COP Your Eyewitness is intrigued by President Granger’s proclivity for coming up with new “criteria” when selecting top officials for the various Government and State institutions. When choosing the Chair of GECOM, he insisted for the longest while that if the person wasn’t a judge, he or she must have “judge-like” qualities. Your Eyewitness thought the President was insisting that the person be “sober” – from the oft-quoted phrase “sober as a judge” – even though he knew of quite a few members of the Bench who “had a thing”…

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