2018 – Page 121 – Guyana Times International

Govt not responsible for farmers being owed for rice shipped to Panama – Agri Minister

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Agriculture Minister Noel Holder and Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) General Manager, Nizam Hassan, have finally responded to the growing concerns of stakeholders in the rice industry who are affected by non-payment from buyers in Panama. This swift response on Monday came one day after a report in Guyana Times that detailed the extensive delays regarding payments. However, in an article published by the Department of Public Information (DPI), it contended that Government was not responsible for farmers being owed for rice shipped to Panama. In fact, DPI quoted Minister…

Guyana’s health sector suffering from gross incompetence, mismanagement

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, The Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr Karen Cummings, and the Director of Clinical Health, Dr Shako, recently visited Region Six to do an analysis of the health sector. I assume they visited most of the hospitals and health centres in the region, because they reported that the sector has seen a lot of positives since the APNU+AFC Coalition Government took office in 2015. The minister and public officials of the Granger Administration continue to disregard the truth: that the health sector is really in a…

Decision to sideline Vishnu Persaud is irrational and lacking in fairness

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, Justice (Ret’d) James Patterson has made my point emphatically about the perverse ethnic and political domination, lack of diversity, and racial exclusion in the make-up and hiring practices of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), in his considered but irrational decision to reject the top ranked candidate, Vishnu Persaud, for the post of Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO) of GECOM. Persaud emerged as the highest-ranked candidate out of an interviewing and review process which imposed surprising double jeopardies on him. The facts are as follows: (1): Persaud served in…

Trade Councils launched to improve international trade relations

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 TIMES INT'L

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Monday revealed that three councils would be assembled to monitor trade relations with three of Guyana’s bilateral partners. The three countries – Cuba, India and Canada – recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Guyana to boost and monitor trade relations. As such, the councils namely the Guyana-India, the Guyana-Cuba, and the Guyana-Canada Councils – are expected to be established soon, GCCI President Deodat Indar announced. The councils will consist of representatives from the GCCI, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Business Ministry,…

NDC Chairman wants full investigation into illegal drilling at Diamond

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Even as a multi-agency clean-up approach is underway to address the recent gas eruption that followed an unauthorised drilling by a resident of the Diamond New Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, the Diamond/Grove Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) is calling for a full investigation into the incident. Concomitantly, the NDC has commended the neighbours of Businessman Soownauth ‘Water Man’ Gorakh and his wife Tulabhaduree Gorakh after they had suffered displacement from last Thursday’s eruption. Agencies such as the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), the Guyana Water Incorporated…

Fatherhood is the greatest blessing – Pastor Bagot

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 TIMES INT'L

By Davina Ramdass 63- year old Gladston Haydock Bagot, the pastor of Deliverance Tabernacle Assemblies of God met the love of his life, Barbara Baichulall at the age of just 26 years and knew immediatedly that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The two courted for about one year and finally tied the knot about one year after. The man of God who has always loved the idea of being a father had no idea that he would parent four wonderful and energetic kids along…

Martyrs and Neekharams

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Satiricus got ready in a hurry to go to the Back Street Bar. It was Enmore Martyrs’ Day and it was the first year he and the fellas weren’t going to the official commemoration. When the Pee-an’-See government had closed down those four estates, it seemed like something had died in his pals, Cappo and Bungi. They’d literally given their lives to the industry, yet they weren’t bitter with Satiricus whose KFC party was part of the government. “Budday, wha’ abee guh goh fa?” said Bungi to Satiricus’ question, as…

Finally…

June 15, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…“Dotard” meets “Rocket Man” If you thought it rather juvenile of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un to be trading schoolyard name-calling, you’ve got to admit they finally ended up meeting in Singapore without actually sticking their tongues out at each other!! Maybe they got their hostilities out of the way with their infantile antics? Jagdeo’s been known for his acerbic assessments of opponents….maybe Granger needs to let his hair down and let ‘er rip over this GECOM business? Like your Eyewitness said, Kim Jong-Un’s already won the game. As a…

PPP Commissioners lodge complaint with ERC

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 TIMES INT'L

… as rift deepens over alleged discrimination at GECOM The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) nominated Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Commissioners have officially written to the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) with regards to the recent decision made by the Chairman of GECOM, retired Justice James Patterson to overlook top-ranked candidate Vishnu Persaud in favour of Roxanne Myers in the selection of a new Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO) at the entity. This was confirmed on Thursday during a press conference with Opposition Leader, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo at his Church Street office.…

NY to implement ban on single-use styrofoam products from Jan 2019

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Mayor de Blasio has announced that the City’s styrofoam ban will go into effect by January 1, 2019, following the dismissal of a lawsuit preventing the implementation of the ban. This means that food service establishments, stores, and manufacturers may not possess, sell, or offer for use single service Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam food service articles or loose fill packaging, such as “packing peanuts” in New York City beginning in 2019, a release from the Mayor’s Office stated. Over the next six months, the de Blasio administration will work with…