Year: 2013

By Danielle Campbell-Lowe – Acting Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister Irfaan Ali said the ministry is currently working on a hire purchase bill that will protect the rights of consumers in a growing credit-driven sales economy. The minister disclosed that lots of consumers are awaiting the act, due to the wide variation in the hire purchase agreement and services available. “We must ensure that we provide the consumers with the right legislative framework through which they can be protected, and it is for this reason that we believe a hire…

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– Diaspora groups among thousands expected to attend Amid speculation regarding the hosting of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/ C) congress, executive member of the central congress committee, Clement Rohee last Friday announced that the party will be hosting its 30th Congress in August at Port Mourant, Corentyne. Rohee, during the party’s press briefing at Freedom House, said the committee has decided the venue for the congress will be the JC Chandisingh Secondary School from August 2-4. The school was the site for the 28th Congress which was held…

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The City has installed new muni-meters, presumably to make parking more convenient for New Yorkers. However, these new meters, which have now replaced 99% of the old ones, leave much to be desired. Many do not yield the full time paid for, and patrons often get shortchanged. Some do not get serviced regularly for paper, and cannot cough up the token receipts. Some do not accept coins, while some refuse credit cards, and can cause severe annoyance and inconvenience. A few patrons have even lost their credit cards in these…

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– will represent Guyana regionally Loud cheers, screams and applause echoed throughout the Umana Yana on Saturday as Zeeburg Secondary School was named the winner of the national leg of the Sagicor Science Competition. The school will represent Guyana at the regional competition in Barbados. The school outdid its 19 other competitors with its project, “Use of a shrimp dryer to reduce air pollution at Zeeburg Secondary School”. The project is aimed at reducing air pollution at Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara; a fishing community whose main economic activity is shrimp…

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With smiles and polite mannerisms, President of the Indo-Caribbean Federation, Ralph Tamesh and volunteers from Guyana were greeted by the Minister/Director Kenneth Finlayson, children, and staff of Hope Children’s Home. This establishment provides a loving and caring environment for children who need it the most. Hope Children’s Home was founded in 2001 by members of the Church of Christ in the United States, and offers hope to the abused, abandoned and neglected children of Guyana. The Indo-Caribbean Federation, established in 1985, has been a strong force within the West Indian…

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Surinam Airways Station Manager Rudi Westerborg said there has been an unusually surprising increase in passenger volume during the January-March off-peak season. Westerborg, during an interview last week, told Guyana Times International that the airline has been experiencing larger volumes of passenger bookings than normal during January, February and March. He disclosed that despite unfortunate reports being peddled that the airline was “going out of business”, Surinam Airways has no plans to withdraw from the market. “I don’t know where these rumours are coming from… we have received many calls…

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Fitzroy Abrams of Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara was on Tuesday granted Gy$ 1 million bail by Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus after he was charged for causing the death of three-year-old Saleena Shakieal of Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara. The child met her demise last Friday evening on the Windsor Forest Public Road after she was struck by Abrams when he reportedly lost control of his motorcycle. At the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, he was charged with several offences, with the most important being that of causing death by dangerous…

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– event slated for 2014 brought forward due to overwhelming response from business community By Sabatini Daniels – Housing Minister  Irfaan Ali said works leading up to International Building Expo 2013 slated for July 5-7 are rapidly moving apace. Speaking to sections of the media on Friday, Ali said due to the event’s success last year, its initial date, which was set for 2014, has been brought forward. “In January this year when we did not send out letters, people from different companies, the corporate world wrote us asking what…

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