Year: 2013

The Health Ministry has brought reliable health services at the doorsteps of Mon Repos residents when it commissioned a full-fledged health centre in the community on Wednesday. Speaking at the opening, Region Four Regional Health Officer Dr Vasha Bachan stated that the centre previously provided services three days per week; however, the ministry recognised the need for it to be serviceable on all weekdays. She noted that most residents in the community previously had to attend the Beterverwagting and Lusignan health centres, where they were greeted with long waiting lines…

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The 11th batch of Chinese medical doctors has arrived in Guyana to commence a two- year tour of duty. The doctors were welcomed last Friday by Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran at his Brickdam, Georgetown office. They will serve at the Georgetown Public Hospital and the Linden Hospital Complex in the areas of orthopaedics, urology, general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, anesthesiology, plastic surgery and acupuncture. The Chinese doctors have already been introduced to the Georgetown Public Hospital and will begin their service within a week’s time. Minister Ramsaran noted that…

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The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) on Friday rewarded the daring men and women who completed the 529-mile journey to the Pakaraima Mountains, between March and April. The brave safarians and sponsors of the event were presented with a certificate of participation and special awards at a ceremony over the weekend in the GTA building at the Sophia Exhibition Centre. In attendance were Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, acting Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister Irfaan Ali and Rainforest Tours Managing Director and leader of the 11th Pakaraima Mountain Safari, Frank Singh. Prime…

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Most of the corn and peas in Guyana are imported from the Central American country of Belize, and, in an effort to reduce the food importation bill on these two products, the Agriculture Ministry is moving to grow them, Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy has disclosed. Dr Ramsammy said his ministry is working anxiously on this plan, which will see the crops being test grown, in small quantities and later following successful testing, introduced to local farmers for cultivation. “I believe that we should not be importing black eye peas…

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The four-day journalism workshop hosted by the United States embassy in collaboration with the University of Guyana (UG) and the Ohio University, wrapped up on Saturday with participants feeling more energised and enlightened as to how to go about their profession. Journalists expressed gratitude to the U. S. embassy for its continued support of improving the craft in Guyana. Speaking on behalf of the media operatives that underwent the training, Mondale Smith said the initiative will definitely improve the level of reporting in Guyana. Smith said the workshop, unlike previous…

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The bilateral relations between Guyana and China, which began 40 years ago, were again highlighted, as President Donald Ramotar and a delegation, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Hilton Hotel in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on Sunday. The president was accompanied by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett. Speaking through an interpreter, the Chinese leader recognised the importance of diplomatic relations with Guyana, pointing to the four decades of bilateral ties. He also recalled Guyana was the first English speaking Caribbean country to establish diplomatic…

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By Samuel Sukhnandan – People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) 2011 presidential nominee Dr Faith Harding has thrown her support behind the Peoples Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) government’s effort to improve the country’s national standing. Dr Harding, in an exclusive interview, told Guyana Times International that she is ready and willing to support any government project which will bring benefit to the people of Guyana and the country at large. The longstanding PNCR politician’s comments came weeks after she announced her support for the government’s move to build a Specialty Hospital.…

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The officer in charge of the Lethem Police Station, the regional chairman and officials of the regional administration, Region Nine and members of the public and private sectors, recently held a meeting with a delegation from Bon Fim, State of Roraima, Brazil. This delegation was headed by the mayor of Bon Fim. The main purpose of the meeting was to forge closer cross-border cooperation, said the Government Information Agency (GINA). Issues that fall under the purview of the Guyana Police Force that were discussed at that meeting included: the improvement…

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By Bhisham Mohamed – A mother of three was last Sunday evening found dead in her home in Berbice, suspected to have been strangled by her spouse, who later attempted to commit suicide. The man is being held under police guard at the Port Mourant Hospital. The body of Geeta Bissoondyal, 27, of Lot 67 High Reef Albion, Corentyne, Berbice was found about 21: 00h by her sister while her reputed husband Probhudyal Tarachand, 34, also called “Ramesh”, attempted to hang himself. His intentions were thwarted after a family member…

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