Ingredients: 1 lb cornmeal 1 lb pumpkin 1 oz lard 1 tsp black pepper ½ pt water 1 grated coconut 1 oz margarine 2 tsp salt Sugar to taste 4 oz dried fruit Twine Banana leaves Preparation: • Grate the coconut and pumpkin, and add all the other ingredients. • Stir in enough water to make a mixture of dropping consistency. • Wipe the banana leaves clean and heat them to make them pliable. Cut them into 8 x 8 inch squares, and wrap around lumps of filling, tying the…
Read MoreAir Canada is drawing up a business plan to create a low-cost carrier (LCC) to fly to vacation spots in the Caribbean, according to Business Review Canada. The publication said recently that other vacation spots will also include Europe, and Mexico. “This LCC would be in addition to Air Canada’s major routes, and its continuation is based upon its profitability in the competitive market,” the report said. Air Canada already has Air Canada Vacations, which caters to middle and higher-end travellers to vacation spots. “This LCC would fill the lower…
Read MoreInternational credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has ranked The Bahamas third among the five ‘investment grade’ jurisdictions in the region, due to the country’s rating of BBB+ with a stable outlook. Both Trinidad and Tobago and Aruba are ahead of this nation in an assessment that many potential foreign direct investors look at to provide information on good places to invest in. “It is very important,” S&P Director Olga Kalinina told Guardian Business yesterday. “First of all, certain investors — like pension funds — are not even allowed…
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Labour Minister Dr Errol Cort has urged more Antiguans and Barbudans to apply for the Caricom Skilled Nationals Certificate, which will entitle them to work in other Caricom countries without a work permit. The five categories eligible for certification under the Free Movement of Skilled Nationals Agreement are university graduates, media workers, sports persons, artistes and musicians. Dr Cort spoke Friday morning, April15th, in the Senate, as he presented the Antigua & Barbuda Labour Code Amendment Act 2011, which will give legal effect to Caricom nationals gaining employment in Antigua…
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By Ravena Gildharie The Bharrat Jagdeo administration has begun discussions with the government of India for a possible line of credit to fund massive modifications and upgrade of Guyana’s main port of entry, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). Likely to cost millions of dollars, the project would see expansion of the airport area, and construction of a modern terminal and a four-lane access road to the airport from the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, according to inside sources. The new airport is also likely to include cold- storage facilities to accommodate exportation…
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A new report on the national HIV/ AIDS programme here has recommended that there be capital investments in the fight against the disease in face of diminishing donor funds. The report also found that men who have sex with men and commercial sex workers are the segments of the population with the highest prevalence rates of HIV. The findings of the HIV/ AIDS Programme Sustainability Analysis Tool (HAPSAT), and recommendations to strengthen these projects, were discussed at a workshop held at Cara Lodge, Quamina Street, Georgetown on Wednesday. Speaking at…
Read MoreA teenage girl is now humiliated and heartbroken after her New York-based husband repudiated their arranged marriage before it had been legalised over the weekend. The girl has since accused the man of physically abusing her, and the police have said they are looking to arrest him for questioning as investigations continue. The girl, who resides on the Corentyne Coast, was matched with the groom by his grandmother two years ago, and her parents had given their consent. The wedding, first scheduled for last August, was delayed until this month,…
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The Linden Chamber of Industry, Commerce and Development (LCICD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, and the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-INVEST), has begun preparations for the second Annual Trade Fair and Exposition, which will attract thousands to the bauxite mining town. The much-anticipated Linden Expo 2011 was officially launched on March 30, and will be staged from April 29 to May 1, 2011 at the Egbert Benjamin Exhibition Centre as part of the Linden Town Week observance. This year’s theme is “Moving Ahead – Responding…
Read MoreThe Association of Concerned Guyanese (ACG) New York Chapter of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has endorsed the selection of Donald Ramotar as the presidential candidate of the party for the 2011 Regional and General Elections. The process began in earnest in February of this year. The candidates made their presentations to the Executive Committee of the party and answered questions covering a wide-range of issues. In the process, it was noted that the candidates frequently exhibited a convergence of views on fundamental issues relating to the development and future…
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Agriculture diversification is now being adopted and practised in several Amerindian communities in sync with government’s policy to ensure that Guyana remains food secure. On Thursday, April 14th, Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai and USAID Mission Director Carol Horning, accompanied by officers of the Amerindian Affairs Ministry and other representatives of USAID, visited one of those projects operating under the Guyana Trade and Investment Support Programme (GTISP) and supported by USAID. Minister Sukhai acknowledged the success of the project as a model that ensures both food security and agricultural expansion…
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