UG unwraps ambitious upgrade plan
…but says funding must be significantly higher The University of Guyana’s strategic plan for 2009 to 2012 envisages higher quality teaching particularly in science and technology but its administration has pointed out that the institution has to be funded at a significantly higher level and tuition fees are to be hiked. The plan released to [...]
Fox saluted as champion of indigenous culture; education
There was nation-wide shock yesterday at the sudden passing of Junior Education Minister Dr. Desrey Fox, who was hailed for her efforts as a champion of the indigenous culture and her quest for an all inclusive education system. Fox succumbed after 3 am yesterday to injuries sustained in an accident on Tuesday. She was 54. [...]
Taxis to have one colour by August
-Jagdeo Government has set an August 2010 deadline for all taxis to have one colour with easily identifiable and appropriate logos, promising a two-year waiver of licensing and radio frequency fees for those who comply early. Those who do not fit into the regularization move would find themselves in trouble with the police, President Bharrat [...]
Travelling to Brazil?
Lethem lobbying for awareness campaign Following the recent opening of the Takutu Bridge, a sensitisation campaign is being urged to target Guyanese travelling to Brazil, according to Rupununi Chamber of Com-merce representative Daniel Gajie. The call has found support in Head of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur, although he estimated that because there [...]
Group in bid to restore image of Agricola
`…the whole appearance of the village gives a dim view and so people are afraid to come to visit. Even if one is to take a taxi to come home, the taxi drivers refuse to take us home’ Concerned with the decline in their community and how crime has transformed it, a group of concerned [...]
New CCWU head hopes to enroll more women, address welfare issues
Newly-appointed head of the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) Ann Anderson says she intends to attract more women into the movement but is pessimistic about trade union unity in Guyana. Anderson has taken over from longstanding trade unionist Grantley Culbard who recently retired and is now the first woman to head the union. She [...]
To say PNCR election fraudulent is total misrepresentation
-returning officer Harmon An eight-page document on the conduct of the recent elections for the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) executive was yesterday handed over to General Secretary Oscar Clarke and Returning Officer Joseph Harmon said if at any point he had detected significant irregularities he would have called off the elections. Opposition Leader Robert [...]
PNCR polls were transparent, says Corbin
-rejects multiple voting claims Re-elected People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) leader Robert Corbin says multiple voting could not have been possible during polls at the party’s recent Biennial Congress, noting that delegates were allowed to make their own observations and objections every step of the way. The just concluded-congress was tainted with complaints of irregularities [...]
Producers fed up with region’s ‘unfair’ practices
-to test Caricom’s competition body With local producers facing harassment in accessing regional markets, Guyana intends to test the effectiveness of the Caricom Competition Commission. Chairman of the local commission Ramesh Dookhoo spoke of his expectations during a workshop on Competition Law and Policy in Caricom, held at the International Conference Centre yesterday. Dookhoo made [...]
Fire wipes out top flat of Marics
–equipment damaged A fire of unknown origin yesterday morning swept through Marics Sales, Services and Spares sending public-spirited citizens dashing to help the company save some of its stock as the fire department fought to control the blaze. The fire, which started just after 2 am, completely destroyed the entire upper flat of the building [...]
Deportee complaints sent to Barbados
– four Guyanese deported in July Barbadian authorities are now in possession of documented allegations of ill-treatment meted out to Guyanese who have since been deported from the island. Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett told this newspaper yesterday that the complaints gathered both at the ministry and the consulate in Barbados were forwarded to [...]
CXC to probe forged certificates
- after army recruitment uncovers scam Concerned about recent reports suggesting the circulation of fake certificates locally, the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) intends to investigate to ensure the integrity of its documentation. The army last week handed over four cadet officers to the police after they tendered forged CXC Secondary Education Certificates to gain entry [...]
Fewer Guyanese deported recently from Barbados – reports
-but future still hazy, no common regional position There has been a reduction in the number of Guyanese being deported from Barbados, recent reports indicate, seven weeks after that country enforced an immigration policy which stirred region-wide debate about illegal immigrants. From the time the David Thompson-led administration announced its policy on May 5, deportations [...]
No first-time home owner will be refused lot – Ali
- ministry eying speedier distribution The Ministry of Housing has begun the move to a more organized and project-oriented system which will result in shortened transaction time for house lot applicants, and under this new dispensation no applicant, as long as he/she does not already own property, will be refused. According to Housing Minister Irfaan [...]
Barbados open to ‘structured’ readmission of overstays
Amid stinging criticism of its new immigration policy, Barbados is prepared to consider the readmission of persons who have overstayed their time through a protocol or memorandum of understanding but will not swerve from its current policy to regularize undocumented Caricom nationals. Prime Minister David Thompson, who arrived in Guyana yesterday for the 30th Meeting [...]