Dear Editor, We have upcoming oil production with significant cash guaranteed for the national development of the country, therefore the Government could look at possibly forming a national aviation department which could be quasi Government/private with majority Government owned to utilize and offset the costs of operating any new Government aviation assets. Trinidad has National Helicopters Services Limited which enabled local Trinidadians to be trained to support their oil and gas industry and to enable the government to justify the acquisition and ownership of new helicopters which operate in various…
Read MoreMonth: August 2017
Appoint the GECOM Chairman now
Another constitutional crisis looms as the approaches to achieving Local Government ideals purposed by the Supreme Law of our Land, become further divorced by the methods of the APNU/AFC Government. The recent abhorrent pronouncement by Ronald Bulkan, Minister with responsibility for Local Government that the non-appointment of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commissions (GECOM) will have minimum effect, is a mouthful of gibberish which further fuels the situation and flies in the face of all sane and rational Guyanese. No doubts exist that leading up to the last General…
Read MoreThe time has come for overseas voting to be returned
Dear Editor, I presented a paper at the recent University of Guyana (UG) Diaspora Conference where I sought to both critique our current approach to Diaspora engagement and suggest some ways in which we can begin to think differently about the subject. I think there is need for a new approach to the Diaspora that conceptualises our overseas brothers and sisters as an integral part of the Guyanese nation. We must change the narrative of “us” and “them” on both sides. There is a critical mass of Guyanese who live…
Read MoreGuyana offering G$10M reward for recapture of prison escapees
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has amped up efforts to recapture the four remaining prison escapees. As such, the Force on Wednesday announced a G$10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of the remaining four prison escapees. The fugitives include three high profile prisoners, who escaped the Camp Street penitentiary during the July 9, 2017 riot where prison warden Odinga Wickham was shot dead. The remaining prisoner escaped from Lusignan on July 24. Paul Goriah is the lone Lusignan inmate on the run while the wanted prisoners, who…
Read More‘Girl Stand Up’ teens tour State House
First Lady Mrs Sandra Granger on Wednesday facilitated a visit and guided tour of State House for 26 teenage girls from the Girl Stand Up project. Project Director of Girl Stand Up, Collette Venture, said she requested the tour because she knew it would be an excellent opportunity for the teenagers to meet the First Lady. “We think of the First Lady as a woman who can empower the young girls. She is a strong lady and a good role model, and can be a good mentor — someone that…
Read MorePacked programme for Amerindian Heritage Month 2017
The Indigenous Peoples Affairs Ministry launched the annual Heritage Festival at the Umana Yana, in Georgetown on Wednesday, under the theme “Guyana’s first peoples; sustaining a rich cultural environment”. The launch was done in the spirit of International Day of World Indigenous Peoples. Amerindian Heritage Month 2017 is geared at celebrating Guyana’s first peoples by reflecting on their contributions and to protect, pursue and promote Indigenous heritage while trying to recapture lost traditions. Minister within the Indigenous Peoples Affairs Ministry, Valerie Garrido-Lowe, highlighted the struggles of Indigenous peoples in their…
Read MoreThe Broadcast (Amendment) Bill
A cursory research would reveal that freedom of the press is generally defined as the right to circulate opinions in print without censorship by the Government. Freedom of the media is understood to be the freedom of communication and expression through various mediums, such as electronic media and published materials. Freedom of expression is the right to express one’s ideas and opinions freely through speech, writing, and other forms of communication, but without deliberately causing harm to others’ character and/or reputation by false or misleading statements. Freedom of the press…
Read MoreLegal battle looms
…as pressure mounts on President to hold his pen on broadcast bill The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has announced plans to challenge in the High Court the controversial Broadcast (Amendment) Bill 2017 which was recently passed in the National Assembly. Acknowledging the support received from major international press bodies on arguments about the ramification of the Bill, the Opposition has said it plans to take the matter one step further. Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Anil Nandlall announced on Wednesday that the PPP would challenge the matter in court,…
Read MoreDaughter of former Guyana AG fears acid attack in UK for anti-Brexit campaign
(PRESS TRUST OF INDIA)- LONDON: An Indian-origin campaigner, who had mounted a successful legal challenge to prevent British Prime Minister Theresa May from triggering Brexit without Parliament’s approval, has spoken out of fears that she may be the target of an acid attack on the streets of London. Gina Miller, who has been targeted by Brexiters on social media for her stance against Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU), said she could be forced to leave Britain as a result of death threats and abuse against her. “I have…
Read MoreGuyana has potential to become a multi-billion-dollar economy
– Indian businessman says during scoping mission President David Granger, on Thursday, received a courtesy call at State House from Mr. R. Veeramani, Chairman of the GEM Group of Companies, India and Chairman of the Natural Stones and Products Panel, who said that the vision of the Government is refreshing and appealing to investors and as such, it will encourage investment opportunities. During the meeting, Mr. Veeramani, who is in Guyana on a five-day scoping mission to explore investment opportunities, said that Guyana is a country filled with abundant opportunities…
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