Year: 2017

The 13th Annual Moruca Exposition attracted more than 600 persons to the Kumaka Recreational Ground on Saturday for a day of traditional games and activities. Residents from surrounding communities of Kwebanna, Assakata, Santa Rosa and Mabaruma were among those who flocked the Expo. They came by river and land to participate in the day’s activities. The day began with an archery competition that saw both male and female trying to hit a target some 15 meters in the distance. Even Minster within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Valerie Garrido-Lowe…

While the US dollar is often seen as the standard international currency, the Chinese Yuan Renminbi has been enjoying a rise in popularity with the international community. So much so, that there are discussions about its use in the Caribbean and Guyana. In a recent interview with Guyana Times International, Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Cui Jianchun hailed the move as a proactive one, which would likely lead to more Chinese investors coming to Guyana to invest as it would ease doing business. Ambassador Jianchun noted that the process for using…

Although Transparency International said in its 2016 Corruption Perception Index Report that Guyana still struggled with “serious corruption problems”, despite moving one place up over the previous year’s ranking, Government has maintained that it has been doing everything possible to stamp the practice out. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon was quick to defend the coalition Government when asked recently about corruption remaining a major issue in Guyana. He said the team responsible for writing these reports, depending on who is writing it, would have a different view based on where…

Finance Minister Winston Jordan has urged budget agencies to consider Government’s policies when putting together their respective financial plans for the new year. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a budget 2018 training sensitization workshop held at the Marriott International Hotel in Georgetown, Minister Jordan said: “We are once again at that time of year of the budget cycle, when agencies are required to revise and update their plans for the next four years. In the process of doing so, you will need to be cognisant of the vision of…

During a site visit to the Haags Bosch Landfill at Eccles, East Bank Demerara on Friday last, the Communities Ministry, along with the administration of the city dumpsite, indicated that Guyana would soon take on a more eco-friendly waste disposal system. The new approach is aimed at ensuring better management of waste coming from Georgetown and its environs while providing an environmentally friendly approach, especially in reducing the space used at the disposal site. The introduction of this new system will mirror that which already exists in North America and…