Year: 2011

Canada-based heart surgeon in Guyana

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Internationally-renowned Guyanese-born surgeon Dr Kishan Narine is currently visiting Guyana on an outreach of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (CGAGS) with support from the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta. While in Guyana, Dr Narine will be participating in the training of Guyanese residents in a CGAGS partnership with the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). At the same time, he will be visiting both the GPHC and Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) located in the GPHC compound with a view to exploring initiatives to further improve all aspects…

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Politics can resurrect the most amazing contradictions

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Dear Editor, I have been following the media exchanges between Sasenarine Singh and various subscribers, particularly his latest, “Jagan followed a deeply flawed ideology in the form of Marxism” in Kaieteur News of March 1, 2011, which makes interesting but contradictory reading, forcing me to ask the following questions: Is this the same Sasenarine Singh who grew up in the People’s Progressive Party? Is this the same young, bright economist, Sasenarine Singh, who was a sworn member of the People’s Progressive Party? Is this the same Sasenarine Singh who was…

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Anxiously awaiting four-lane highway

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Dear Editor, I am a resident of Grove, East Bank Demerara, and I am thrilled to hear of the four-lane highway to be constructed from Providence to Grove. I have every reason to be happy, because I work in Georgetown and am required to be at my workplace at 08:30h every morning. But, believe me, Editor, at the moment, it takes me about one hour — sometimes longer, depending on traffic — to reach my work place. I was told about the difficulty in getting into Georgetown from any point…

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Embracing the democratic process

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Dear Editor, This is election year, and although the date for the holding of national and regional elections has not yet been announced, we as a peace loving people should start putting mechanisms in place to allow the democratic process to play its role. We should have learnt from our lessons of the past and endeavour to uphold and protect the democratic values of our society before, during and after the upcoming elections. This must be done, not only at the level of the various political parties which will be…

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Proud of developments in my region

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Dear Editor, I am an Amerindian youth from Region Nine, but I am temporarily residing in Georgetown with some friends. I must say that I am extremely happy that the government has found some money to help improve conditions as a whole in my village. Lethem is an important place in my region. In fact, it is the most important place in my region, as it is like a town, with everything: police station, hospital, airfield, and is the gateway to neighbouring Brazil. Monies spent to develop my region will…

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Seeking a viable replacement for BBC Caribbean Service

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Not so long ago, it was announced that the BBC Caribbean Service will cease to exist as of March 31 this year. The management of the BBC World Service said that the closure is part of a slew of cost-cutting measures currently engaging the organisation. Services in other regions of the world are also expected to be slashed. The BBC has stated that it will, instead, be focusing on online and new media content and distribution. The cuts will result in 650 closures worldwide and the loss of more than…

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Seeking national happiness

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One of the ironies of the last century and a half is that, while the great ideological battle between capitalism and communism ended two decades ago with the victory of the capitalists, the latter had by then completely accepted their opponents’ premise that, fundamentally, man was an economic animal. As a result, we all measure progress and development using various economic metrics, especially Gross Domestic Product (GDP). But, of recent, there has been a dramatic shift away from this orientation and towards recognition that, when all is said and done,…

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GPOC reports mail from Canada delayed

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The Guyana Post Office Corporation has reported delays in mail coming from Canada, since these are being routed through Jamaica. The Postal Administration in Canada has since written its local counterpart advising that it has been routing mail and packages through Jamaica since December 2010, as a consequence of measures put in place by the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The Canadian Administration has also noted that there have been delays in the further conveyance of mail from Jamaica to Guyana. The advisory from Canada Post stated in part…

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Strong Brazilian participation expected for Linden Expo 2011

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Linden Expo would once again have a strong Brazilian flavour, as more than eight business entities from the Portuguese-speaking country would be participating in this year’s event along with local businesses both from Linden and beyond. Linden Expo 2011, which would be held from April 29 to May 1 as part of the annual Linden Town Week celebrations, is an initiative of the Linden Chamber of Industry, Commerce and Development (LCICD) and has received support from the Tourism, Industry and Commerce Ministry and the Guyana Office for Investment (GoInvest). According…

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EDWC rises to threatening level – water being discharged; national drainage system activated

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By Devi Seitaram After 72 hours of heavy rainfall, the East Demerara Water Conservancy has swollen to within three inches of overtopping its embankment. And authorities have begun the process of discharging water from that conservancy as fears of a breach, with concomitant flash flooding, gripped residents along the East Coast Demerara and within Georgetown. The Lama and Maduni sluices aback the village of Mahaicony are being used to discharge water from the conservancy into the Demerara River, which in turn discharges directly into the Atlantic Ocean. Drainage pumps and…

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