Year: 2011

Living for Extreme Adventure Ian Craddock’s “Bushmasters”

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In the dark, dense, deep, and watery jungles of Guyana, many adventures await — both breathtaking and dangerous — and what the adventure group ‘Bushmasters’ lives for. The team consists of staff from the UK and guides from Amerindian communities in the Guyanese jungle. Director of the group, Ian Craddock, was a British Army officer who served in the Infantry and Special Forces for 10 years. He first moved to Guyana in 2002 organising jungle expeditions for a British conservation charity. Ian has completed a variety of specialist courses, from…

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The view – This week’s tourism page features picturesque scenes from Linden and the village of Ituni

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A view of Linden, the town of bauxite mining, is breath-taking. When on the hills, there is a beautiful and amazing panoramic view of the town, and on the opposite side, there is an expansive blue water lake. A trip made possible by telecommunications provider Digicel, a view of scenic Ituni, located on the Upper Demerara-Berbice River was also spectacular. A village that existed since the 1940s, according to residents, Ituni now has more than 1,000 residents, most of whom depend on logging to sustain them. The village has a…

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USAID closing Guyana office ..HIV/AIDS partnership will continue – Ramsammy

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The United States Embassy in Guyana has announced that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) plans to close its Mission in Guyana next year because of financial constraints. However, local authorities say this country and that organisation will continue their partnership in the fight against HIV/AIDS. A press release from the embassy states that the decision to close the Guyana Mission in the fiscal year 2010 is “part of its worldwide strategy, in a tight budgetary environment, to be more efficient in the management of its aid resources.” “The…

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GuySuCo battles rains, sugar production at standstill

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By Ravena Gildharie   Activities in the sugar industry have halted for more than a week now as heavy rains batter cane fields and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) now faces a setback in production of some 20,000 tonnes – approximately Gy$2 billion worth of sugar. Speaking to Guyana Times International on Wednesday, GuySuCo Chief Executive Officer Paul Bhim, while making it clear that this is not a loss of canes, sugar or income for the industry, said it is a missed opportunity and is based on the corporation’s weekly…

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Strict enforcement key to Guyana’s energy self-reliance

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A Japanese energy expert has said that Guyana has one of the best energy conservation awareness programmes in the world, but the country lacks sufficient government support and enforcement of regulations to achieve a comprehensive policy for energy self- reliance. Dr. Kimio Yoshida, senior coordinator of Environment and Energy, Business Department of J- Power, was speaking at a seminar organised by the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency held at the Cara Lodge last Friday. Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, in his remarks, stated that government does…

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Product of Soesdyke serving her community well in New Jersey

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By Natasha Waldron Anthony Thirty-two-year-old Shaundell Barker accomplished several firsts when she joined the Guttenberg Police Department in New Jersey as an officer in 2007. She is the first African-American to work with that department since 1859, and the first female member of the Guttenberg Police Honor Guard. The Guyanese-born detective, who left Guyana in the late 1980’s lives in Newark, New Jersey. She graduated from the New Jersey City University, where she studied Health Sciences. Being born into a family that peruses law enforcement jobs, Barker jumped at the…

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UG students remanded on theft, ganja charges

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Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry remanded three University of Guyana students on Monday when they appeared before her in Court One to answer a series of charges, ranging from theft to possession of cannabis. The accused are Kester Brian, Sanjaya Sunajpaul and Karen Fiedtkou, all of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara. They were represented by attorney-at-law Mark Waldron. Sergeant Lionel Harvey, prosecuting in the case, told the court that on March 10, 2011, at Henry Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, the three stole groceries worth Gy$80,000, cash in the sum of Gy$300,000,…

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Friendship businessman found dead in Le Repentir Cemetery

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By Bhisham Mohamed   Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 31-year-old businessman Carlos Persaud, called “Jason”, of Lot Six, Rams Field, Friendship, EBD, whose body was found in the Le Repentir Cemetery, Georgetown last Saturday. The body was found by passersby with gunshot wounds to the chest. His car, PMM 2625, was found abandoned in ‘C’ Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown prior to discovery of his body. At time of this report, Persaud’s body was at the Lyken Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem examination, which was expected to…

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Web directory launched

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Local PR agency Perception Public Relations on Thursday unveiled the first mobile directory in Guyana, which it says will change the way people find businesses when they really need to. Head of the Agency, Ajay Baksh, at a news conference to launch the service, expressed great pride in being the pioneer of such an initiative. He stated that it represents Guyanese innovation. Baksh explained that the site: www.oi.gy is a yellow page-style directory that is accessible by any mobile phone having Internet access, and the site will soon hold a…

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Guyana ranks 38 in gender equality report

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After being labelled the 35th country in terms of equality for women in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index rankings in 2009, Guyana slipped three places to number 38 in the 2010 report. The Global Gender Gap Index is an annual report compiled by the World Economic Forum based in Geneva, Switzerland, and it assesses more than 30 gender-related variables affecting women from 134 countries across the world. The index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education, and health-based criteria, and provides country rankings that allow for…

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