Daily Archive: Friday, March 27, 2015

Articles published on Friday, March 27, 2015

Petitioners representing the Guyana Equality Forum (GEF) from left are:, SASOD’s Joel Simpson, DAG’s Sabine McIntosh, GOIP’s Colin Klautky, S4’s Imarah Radix and SASOD’s Schemel Patrick

Local groups testify before Inter-American body on human rights

A delegation of four organizations representing the Guyana Equality Forum (GEF) presented on “Discrimination in the enjoyment of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Guyana” at a thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) at its 154th session of hearings in Washington, DC, last Friday, March 20, 2015, a release from the groups said.

Part of the newly established Qualfon campus centre at Providence.

Ramotar promises investors highly-educated work force

With Guyana recognised as a “real contender” in the region for the outsourcing industry, President Donald Ramotar yesterday said his administration is working on creating a highly-educated workforce that is second to none in order to assure investors that world class service is available for their companies.

GPL misses some key targets

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) missed several key targets in 2014 including in relation to the number of blackouts and the utilities commission will be reviewing the company’s performance and deciding whether its explanations are acceptable.

 Leon Johnson speaks with reporters on landing at the CJIA after the Guyana Jaguars won the Regional 4-day title

Discipline, hard work led to four-day title

Guyana Jaguars skipper Leon Johnson who now joins an elite cadre of Guyanese cricketers that have won a Regional four-day title, said the discipline and hard work displayed by his team throughout the season has finally paid off with victory in the 2014/15 Professional Cricket League (PCL) tournament.

Midfielder Clive Nobrega (centre) of Slingerz FC trying to maintain possession of the ball while being challenged by a Victoria Kings player during their matchup at the DCC ground

Bakewell Slingerz into quarterfinal

A desperate last minute extra-time Devon Millington goal propelled an uninspiring Bakewell Slingerz into the quarterfinal round, defeating Victoria Kings 2-1 when the 25th edition of the Kashif and Shanghai Football Tourney continued on Wednesday.

Hunting gold: Is our hinterland being carved up for the benefit of a few?

‘Landlordism’ strangling the mining sector

A Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Management and Systems Review undertaken in February and targeting the its Mines, Land Management and Geological Services Division has alluded to what a mining source has described as “evidence of outrageous irregularities” in the mining sector including a “tendency towards landlordism,” which the report says “has taken over the mining industry.”

Drug trafficking and our export markets

In relatively recent years—at least as far as we know—a range of our food exports have been used as conduits for the movement of illicit drugs to export markets, a practice that has begun to negatively affect the country’s reputation as a legitimate exporter.

Vernella Alleyne-Toppin

T&T minister apologises over child-of-rape remark

(Trinidad Express) In response to widespread condemnation over her contribution in Parliament on Wednesday in which she decried Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley as a child of rape, Minister in the Ministry of the People and Social Development, Vernella Alleyne-Toppin yesterday issued a release in which she apologised for some of the things she said.

The PPP has made many mistakes

Dear Editor   Admittedly the PNC made countless errors during their tenure in government, the main one being that they allowed the late President Burnham unchecked political and governmental power similar to that which the PPP government has had since 1992, most notably in the case of Bharrat Jagdeo from 1999 to 2010.

To fight corruption

Following on from last Friday’s editorial focus on corruption in Latin America, we believe that it would be clear to most people that, although many things have changed for the better in Latin America in the last few decades, profound problems of democracy and governance remain.