Year: 2013

Almost two years after a Caribbean Airlines 737-800 slid off the end of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport runway, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is optimistic that it will be in receipt of the final report within 60 days. GCAA Director Zulfikar Mohammed told Guyana Times International that the report is presently being reviewed by the investigative team comprising GCAA Aviation Safety Regulations Director Paula McAdam, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and officials of the Trinidad-based aircraft. The first draft of the report was completed last November and submitted…

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Guyana’s revolutionary Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) was on Wednesday evening lauded by British High Commissioner to Guyana Andrew Ayre, who described it as a definitive model of what is possible in a densely forested developing country. The strategy, which seeks to transform the country’s economy on a pathway to sustainable development, has identified hydropower, a biodiversity research centre, Amerindian community development and Information Communication Technology (ICT) among the priorities to be buttressed in the economy, said the Government Information Agency (GINA). The strategy, pioneered by former President Bharrat Jagdeo…

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BY MICHAEL YOUNGE – Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally is expected to seek legal counsel on the way forward regarding the request by Gocool Boodoo to be reappointed as the entity’s chief elections officer, as discussions on the controversial issue yielded little fruit on Tuesday. Discussions at the level of the statutory meeting came to a premature end after Boodoo’s attorney, Mursalene Bacchus wrote the commission explaining that his client had a “legitimate expectation” in so far as being reappointed to the post was concerned. The current…

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The Housing Ministry, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), last Friday launched its ‘1000 homes’ project at the Perseverance New Housing Development, targeting single parents and low income earners. The project was launched with support from the private sector, whose members turned out in their numbers at the event. Delivering the feature address, President Donald Ramotar said providing easier access to housing to Guyanese remains a core objective of his government. He underscored that while it is important to have a strong and growing economy; it is also…

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By: Michael Younge – All of the available space for the fourth staging of the International Building Exposition has already been occupied by new and old businesses, as well as exhibitors, even though the event is slated to be staged until next month. This has forced the Housing and Water Ministry and the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) to resort to make alternative arrangements to accommodate another 20 exhibitors in light of what is being dubbed an “unprecedented wave of interest” in the event compared with previous years. Housing…

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