Year: 2011

Rice farmers in Mahaicony and contiguous areas will now be able to receive quality seed paddy with less money spent following the commissioning of two 10-tonne seed paddy facilities at the Burma Rice Research Station in Burma, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara. The Gy$30 million facility, which is part of a Gy$110 million modernisation upgrade of the research station, was commissioned by Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud on April 01st. The other parts of the project include a laser leveller and a laboratory. Addressing farmers gathered at the commissioning ceremony, Persaud said…

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– farmers encouraged to join sector Guyana has both capacity and potential to have a vibrant, self-sufficient corn producing sector; but, over the years, the amount of farmers engaged in this activity has dwindled, along with the national production levels of this commodity. While the country is forced to import large quantities of corn for the production of feed to cater to an ever growing poultry industry, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud told Guyana Times International that, with the unavailability of the by-products from rice, corn now makes up as much…

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By Danielle Campbell The Russian Embassy in Guyana on Wednesday announced a series of activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the first human being blasted by a rocket into space. April 12, 2011 is a significant date in history that celebrates the life of Yuri Gagarin, the first documented human to arrive in space, in 1961. At a media conference Wednesday to mark the event, Russian Chargé d’affaires Dr Sergey Tarasov disclosed that Gagarin died in a plane crash at the age of 34. “On April 12, 1961, a…

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Government fully recognizes the importance of the education system in transforming Guyana and eradicating poverty, hence it has been expending huge sums of money to modernise and expand education services to benefit all communities across Guyana in an equitable way. According to the Government Information Agency (GINA), this unwavering commitment has seen Guyana reaching a stage where there is 90 per cent coverage at the pre-primary level, and nearly 100 per cent of same at the primary level of education, thereby meeting the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education.…

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Two initiatives emanating from different parts of the sustainable tourism development spectrum share the CTO/TravelMole Award for environmental excellence. Harrison’s Cave in Barbados and Surama Village Eco-Lodge of Guyana are the winners of the 2011 Caribbean Excellence in Sustainable Tourism award, presented by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), in collaboration with TravelMole. A panel of regional and international tourism and environmental specialists – led by the head judge, Lelei LeLaulu, vice president of Marketplace Excellence and Caribbean Media Exchange – selected the winning projects, and the awards were presented at…

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By Janelle Persaud Leader of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, said the coalition talks among the Joint Political Opposition Parties (JOPP) are not progressing as quickly as they should. Speaking to Guyana Times International on Tuesday, April 5th, Dr Roopnaraine said the group is advancing several issues as a team in a show of unity. “For one reason or the other, things are not going as quickly as we would like them to go. We have all agreed that the pace is partly sluggish,” he pointed out.…

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A group of overseas-based Essequibians last week donated food items and cash to Edon Williams, a seven-year-old boy from Region One. In a show of love for the young Edon, who aspires to be a teacher, a donation was made of cash and a hamper. Edon is plagued with an unusual disability whereby he was born without arms and legs to a couple in Upper Red Hill, Barima River, Region One. The lad celebrated his seventh birthday last Wednesday, March 31st, and was overwhelmed to receive the hamper containing goodies.…

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