Year: 2019

Greenidge to continue work regarding territorial integrity – President

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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge is slated to continue his contribution to the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the territorial integrity with Venezuela. President David Granger made this disclosure, on May 8, in an invited comment, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI). The Head of State has engaged both the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Karen Cummings and the former minister regarding the new portfolio of the latter. “He [Greenidge] will remain in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs… I have also had meetings…

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BK blamed for damages to Little Diamond main access bridge/road

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Residents of Little Diamond East Bank Demerara have accused BK International of damaging the only access to their community; a bridge and the main roadway. BK International is presently constructing a sluice behind the community and as such, this has caused major destruction to the bridge and road as a result of workers transporting heavy-duty equipment. Works Chairman of the Little Diamond/Herstelling Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), Wilfred Bassant in an interview with Guyana Times International said that the bridge to the new developing community was built some five years ago…

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The efficiency of State Agencies

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Recently, the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Government held outreaches in some parts of the country. Those engagements were intended to take Government to the people and it appears they will continue with probably more intensity as elections are in the air. It was precisely elections that triggered the outreaches; elections that should have been held within the three-month period that followed the passage of the No-confidence Motion on December 21, 2018. Government found ways through the courts to delay the constitutionally mandated elections. However, an appeal,…

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No contracts for Arrivals Duty-Free Concession – CJIA

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In light of concerns raised by local operators with respect to the tendering process applicable for duty-free shops at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), the CJIA has said that no new contract was entered into for Arrivals Duty-Free Concession. The Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported that, over the past few years, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation had been publicly advertising and inviting Expressions of Interest for the various concessions available at the airport. This policy decision allows for qualifying individuals and companies to be awarded concessions…

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The evolution of Indian Cuisine in Guyana

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By Rupa Seenaraine Indian cuisine is known around the world for its varying ranges of aromatic spices, which is clearly differentiated from other types of cooking. Here in Guyana, Indian food is quite common, with notable variations since it was brought to this land during the arrival of East Indians in 1838. In India, the streets are usually bustling with merchants who market their dried spices such as cumin, masalas, chillies, cinnamon, turmeric, cardamom and mustard seeds among others. Ginger and coriander are also prevalent to achieve certain distinct tastes.…

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APNU/AFC Govt’s honouring convicted terrorist a global stain to Guyana – Jagdeo

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…US, Britain, Canada, EU condemns act Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, says that the passage of the motion to honour convicted international terrorist, Abdul Kadir, in the National Assembly is a stain on Guyana globally. At his weekly press conference on Thursday, Jagdeo stated that the APNU/AFC Coalition government should never have allowed such an “ill conceivable, insensitive” resolution to reach the floor of the Parliament much less be passed in the National Assembly. “We owe the world an apology and that is the only way we will remove this stain…

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Caricom urges US to maintain duty-free market access

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Caricom Secretary General Irwin LaRocque has expressed the bloc’s interest in the renewal of legislation for the extension of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver beyond December 2019 to allow continued duty-free access to the US market. The Secretary General made the case as he accredited the new US envoy to Caricom, Sarah-Ann Lynch, at the Secretariat’s Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana on Tuesday. He said the Region also welcomed greater flows of US investments in agriculture, tourism, and transportation. Ambassador LaRocque underscored…

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Dr Karen Cummings named Foreign Affairs Minister

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Former Junior Public Health Minister, Dr Karen Cummings has taken up the position of Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. Dr Cummings will be replacing Carl Greenidge, who had to resign from that position owing to his foreign citizenship, which bars him from being a Member of the National Assembly. She took her oath of office Thursday morning before President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency. Foreign Affairs Minister and Second Vice President, Greenidge; Minister of State, Joseph Harmon; Public Service Minister, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, and Business Minister Dominic…

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The father of Trade Unionism in Guyana

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Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow is referred to as the father of Trade Unionism in Guyana. His monument stands tall in the compound of the Public Buildings and was unveiled by the then Premier of British Guiana Dr. Cheddi Jagan on 2 December 1964. As a 21 year old dock worker Critchlow founded the British Guiana Labour Union which fought successfully for the rights of dock workers in Georgetown. (Shaconeil Burnette photo)

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Outreach…

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  …or campaigning Another week, another “outreach”! That’s the motto of the PNC-led coalition Government since the successful NCM in the National Assembly back on Dec 21, 2018. Ministers who’d never left their air-conditioned offices in Georgetown over the previous three and a half years are suddenly heading out to the “sticks”, to listen to the “needs of the people” straight from the yahoos’ mouth. And not only to listen, but to dole out on-the-spot “solutions” to those needs! What couldn’t be done in the aforementioned three and a half…

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