Daily Archive: Friday, November 27, 2009

Articles published on Friday, November 27, 2009

The tent and road block at the Kwakwani Airstrip.

Bauxite strike talks collapse

– as company fires some workers By Cathy Richards Negotiations between the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) and management of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) came to an abrupt standstill yesterday when the union received word that the company was issuing letters of dismissal to employees.

Jail should be last resort for first time offenders

-crime conference agrees Incarceration should be a last resort for first time offenders, according to participants at the just-concluded national crime prevention conference, which also supported initiatives to promote the social development of young people to prevent involvement in crime.

The 10 awardees pose with Lynden Armogan’s representative Alain Ramnauth (standing second from right)

RHTYSC honours unsung heroes

Ten outstanding senior citizens with a combination of 420 years of service to Guyana were honoured by the three cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth Sports Club (RHTYSC)  as part of their personal development programme.

Bond, Akmal light up Dunedin test

A 34-year-old fast bowler, returning to Test cricket after two years, and a 19-year-old debutant lit up Dunedin’s University Oval on a windy day, at the end of which New Zealand were better placed in the first Test.

Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Chandradat Chintamani

Corruption can be reduced by reducing closed-door approvals for state services – GCCI President

– says procedures must be driven by transparency — will engage Customs on any chamber  member corruption-related concern Simplification and transparency of systems and procedures within state agencies that provide important services can go a far way towards reducing the level of corruption in the relationships between those state agencies and the people seeking their services.

GFF/FIFA RAP seminar wraps up

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in conjunction with the sport’s world governing body FIFA on Wednesday ended their Referees Assessors Programme (RAP) with a closing ceremony at the National Library.

No early start to Christmas shopping this year

– business sector cautious, spending power may not be there A lacklustre start to the accustomed pre-Christmas consumer spending has left both the downtown business community and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) cautious as to whether or not the commercial sector can recoup some of the ground lost in a year which saw a significant reduction in disposable income among working class Guyanese.

We’re open

We’re open! Staff at the new Mario’s pizza establishment celebrating opening day on Wednesday before serving their first customers.

Customer Service 5

Regulatory and enforcement bodies and their enabling role in a culture of good customer service Jacquelyn Hamer Last week I dealt briefly with the Consumer Protection Act, the fact that it is yet to secure presidential assent despite its passage in the National Assembly some years ago and – as a consequence of the absence of any meaningful mechanisms to safeguard consumer rights – we are stuck with a regime of vendor/customer relations that is not only replete with injustices but in which there is little if any recourse for aggrieved customers.

Reuters World News Highlights

MUMBAI – The risk of militants striking again in India worries many investors who fear that a second attack similar to last year’s Mumbai raids could shake what has so far proved to be a resilient economy.

Some basic principles

Juan Bautista Alberdi, the 19th century Argentine liberal intellectual, based a fair bit of his thinking on the political and economic development of Argentina on the dictum, “to govern is to populate.” 

Stock market updates

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 331’s trading results showed consideration of $1,157,967 from 48,000 shares traded in 8 transactions as compared to session 330 which showed consideration of $885,706 from 77,234 shares traded in 5 transactions.