…or plantain chips A couple of decades ago, Thomas Friedman, author and NY Times columnist, observed in his book “The Lexus and the Olive tree”, that even though trade was driving globalisation, the winners of the sweepstakes were shipping ever decreasing tonnage of exports! He explained the conundrum by pointing out that even though, say, less steel or grain may’ve been shipped by them, their almost weightless exports, like computer chips, far exceeded the value of the old exports! Someone in Guyana from that era must’ve heard this nugget of…
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Inspiring women to find their calling
Anita Ramprasad has overcome challenges to be the best she could possibly be. A corporate executive, Distinguished Toastmaster, fitness enthusiast and life coach, Anita aims to inspire others, especially women. Anita is FCCA (Fellow of the Associated of Chartered Certified Accountants) of London, England certified and is a Senior Corporate Executive, holding the portfolio of Finance, Administration and Human Resources Manager for the MACORP Group of Companies. Notably, Anita is a Distinguished Toastmaster, which means she had to compete in all of the four levels each of the Communication and…
Read MoreYouths who voted for APNU/AFC were hoping for a change
Dear Editor, I am responding to a letter in another publication captioned ‘Give the coalition Government a chance to perform’. The writer tried to convince me to do as was stated in the caption, but it seemed that even the writer was afraid to pronounce it. The main idea was a quote from someone on CN Sharma’s Voice of the People! I hate it when fellow supporters of the Coalition try to justify what is happening or reassure ourselves that the ‘change’ is yet to come. I remember the President…
Read MoreChurches should provide strong leadership on parking meter issue
I am a frequent viewer of Catholic Media Guyana’s Facebook page because of the many informative posts of activities around the Diocese and bits of knowledge shared on the Catholic faith. However, I was enraged when I saw that the foundation was laid for a parking meter to be installed directly in front of the Cathedral. My feelings about the parking meter are far beyond the obvious fact that our City is allowing itself to be ripped-off by a foreign company. More so, the deal was struck without adequate consultation…
Read MoreBullyism and regulations to control are not the answer
Dear Editor, It would be negligent of me to let another example of poor public policy under the Granger administration pass by without offering my remarks. The Guyana Chronicle, on February 2, 2017, reported that Finance Minister Winston Jordan informed the Cabinet about the “disequilibrium (imbalance) in the foreign exchange market” and offered as a policy response, more regulations and guidelines to ensure that “exporters repatriate their export earnings to the banking system”. Knowing that such badly designed exchange control policy in the past was one of the main reasons…
Read MoreCaricom Chairman welcomes “democratic renewal” in Haiti
Caricom Chairman, President David Granger welcomes the democratic renewal represented by the inauguration of the 58th President of the Republic of Haiti, Jovenel Moise. The Guyanese Head of State, who just attended the opening of the National Assembly for the constitutional swearing-in ceremony of the new Haitian President, in an interview Tuesday night, said: “The Caribbean is not only a zone of peace from a strategic point of view in terms of the absence of war, but it is also a zone of constitutional stability. There is predictability, and we…
Read MoreWheelchair-bound man accused of murdering waitress remanded to prison
The accused in the murder of a D’Urban Street, Georgetown, waitress and the attempted murder of a former Magistrate, on Wednesday appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and was remanded to prison. The prosecution is contenting that on August 23, 2014, Shelton George, now crippled, of Better Hope South, East Coast Demerara, allegedly murdered Debra Blackman, a waitress. Reports are surveillance video revealed that on the day in question, the accused in company of two others arrived on motorcycles at Delicious Chinese Restaurant on D’Urban Street,…
Read MorePhone card vendor gunned down in robbery attack
A Corentyne, Berbice cellular phone card dealer was on Wednesday afternoon shot dead during a robbery. Dead is DanianJagdeo, 36, of Lot 12 Section G, Kings Street, Williamsburg, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). According to reports, Jagdeo had been distributing phone cards to his customers all day and was about to close off for the day when he was robbed. At Adventure, Jagdeo stopped at Country Chef Creole Snackette and was in conversation with the business owner when a lone man pretending to be a customer walked into the establishment.…
Read MoreCalls mount for Ruel Johnson to step down to facilitate probe
One week after Cultural Policy Advisor to the Government, Ruel Johnson, had threatened to “torch” the Sanata Complex, which houses the Guyana Times newspaper, Television Guyana (TVG – CH 28) and Radio Guyana Inc (RGI) 89.5; the Private Sector Commission (PSC) has called out Government for its inaction against Johnson. On his Facebook page, the Cultural Policy Advisor at the Education Ministry and Director of the Guyana National Newspaper Limited, which publishes the Guyana Chronicle, Johnson stated bluntly, “Here’s my idea for a united Guyanese protest against impunity and tenderpreneurship…
Read MoreCorentyne man kills self after chopping ex-wife, lover
A man is now dead after ingesting a poisonous substance moments after chopping his ex-wife and her boyfriend. The incident reportedly took place at about 20:30h on Sunday. Dead is Narine Permauloo, 60, of Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice, who reportedly succumbed while receiving treatment at the New Amsterdam Hospital. The man’s ex-wife, Nesha Permauloo, was discharged from the Port Mourant Hospital, while her boyfriend Manindra Kisondat, also called ‘Bruk up’, remains a patient at the New Amsterdam Hospital. According to Permauloo, she and her boyfriend went to Bush Lot…
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