Year: 2013

In any society, acts of benevolence and kindness are appreciated by those on the receiving end, and on Tuesday residents of Pattenson, or ‘B’ Field Sophia were the happy recipients of a dental clinic that was engendered through a public /private partnership. The residents are now able to access oral health services in their community due to the efforts of the Rotary Club of Georgetown Central in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and United Insurance which provided the funding for the project. The Rotary Club has been working with…

By Leana Bradshaw – President Donald Ramotar has highlighted his government’s willingness to work in partnership with the United States of America, in an effort to fight crime, terrorism, and trafficking in persons. The president extended the offer to the U.S. government through its ambassador to Guyana, D Brent Hardt, as he joined him, other members of the diplomatic corps, and government officials in celebrating America’s 237th independence anniversary at a ceremony on Tuesday. Ramotar said as globalisation takes place, his administration is ready to work with the U.S. in…

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud on Tuesday responded to a letter published in the June 28 edition of the Stabroek News entitled ‘Local Gov’t Minister statement is a tissue of untruths’ which was submitted by the Mayor of the City Council and Councillors. The first matter addressed by the Minister was the claim that the City Council has already submitted its 2013 budget. However, Minister Persaud noted that he was speaking about their subvention programme for 2013 which has not been approved for 2013 as yet.…

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Project Management Office in the Office of the President announced that the first set of funds has been disbursed to Amerindian communities under the Amerindian Development Fund (ADF) Project. The project is expected to benefit approximately 180 communities and is being implemented in two phases. Phase I of the project will provide 27 communities with funding of up to Gy$5M each for the development of a community based and led initiative or business investment. Twelve of the…

An American citizen was busted with more than four kilograms of cocaine on Wednesday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport while checking in for a Caribbean Airlines flight. Twenty-five-year- old Briana Ashley Rodney was taken into custody after ranks from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) discovered 4.130 kg of cocaine in her suitcase sometime around 13: 00h. CANU head James Singh confirmed that the bust was made and the woman had been taken into custody pending investigations. According to reports reaching Guyana Times International, Rodney was a passenger of outgoing…