(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican public relations practitioner and media relations specialist Lyndon Taylor is one of the recipients of this year’s Impact Awards in New York, presented by Caribbean Life and Schneps Media for outstanding contribution to the Caribbean diaspora community. Taylor was among a group of Caribbean-American individuals honoured recently for having made significant inroads in the development of their newly adopted home or towards improving the quality of life of those in their homeland. Taylor is employed to Finn Partners, the public relations agency for the Jamaica Tourist Board…
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…sugar workers Stung by the electoral implications of their cold-blooded treatment of sugar workers – both the ones fired and the ones left to swing in the wind – the PNC and their myrmidons have unleashed a two-pronged misdirection initiative. The first prong claims – as Volda Lawrence and Aubrey Norton did– that the PPP didn’t use EU-provided funds to mitigate the damage from their 36% slash in sugar prices. Now you know these inveterate liars are just drawing a red herring over the bloody trail of their closure of…
Read MoreDecision to recall Ambassadors will be reviewed – former AG
Following Government’s announcement that it would be recalling Ambassadors from overseas who it claims have overstayed their time, former Attorney General Anil Nandlall has reminded that because of its illegal status, the Government has no authority to make such decisions. Nandlall, when contacted, informed Guyana Times International said that the Government was supposed to act as a caretaker Government and announce a date for elections, up until September 19. “It was a Caretaker Government from the time the No-Confidence Motion was passed, that is, from the 21st December 2018 to…
Read MoreGuyana on show in Washington DC
Guyana’s culture, tourism and other products are currently on display at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Centerin Washington DC. The event dubbed ‘Winternational’ is an exciting celebration showcasing the cultural and culinary traditions of Washington’s diplomatic community. The festival features a bustling global marketplace with more than 50 embassies promoting their countries through vibrant and interactive displays of visual art, food, handcrafts as well as travel and tourism. (Photo by Guyana Embassy in Washington DC)
Read MoreGuyana named one of the go-to places for 2020
….direct AA and JetBlue flights from New York to G/town seen as added incentives Guyana has made this year’s Condé Nast Traveler’s list of 20 Best Places to go in 2020. According to the December 2 publication, the list was compiled “by surveying the magazine’s well-travelled staff, and our hyper-connected network of writers based all over the world,” the Department of Public Information has reported. It stated that while Guyana has been “under the radar” and “shielded from the masses,” this is about to change with the discovery of oil…
Read MoreGuyana’s sugar workers down tools over increase in wages
Led by their unions, thousands of sugar workers attached to the Albion, Blairmont and Uitvlugt Sugar Estates downed tools on Tuesday demanding an increase in their wages. While some remained at their various posts, some picketed the Ministry of Presidency reiterating their calls as they demand that President David Granger intervenes. Speaking at the protest line, President of the Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union (GAWU), Komal Chand, stated that the Government ought not to ignore the plight of the…
Read MoreImproved infrastructure needed to develop agri-tourism – Reg 2 businessman
Using agriculture as a way of attracting tourists to various destinations in Guyana might sound like a plan, but some stakeholders might have differing views on how it can be achieved. In Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), there is one such individual who believes that key infrastructural and utility services must be developed before such initiatives can materialize in his community and wider region. During a media visit organised by the Tourism Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG), owner of Barakatt Lumber, Edward Barakatt explained that there are many aspects of infrastructural development…
Read MoreGuyana’s Private Sector to set up working group to advance discussions on local content legislation
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) will soon be establishing a “Multi-Stakeholder Working Group” inclusive of civil society, labour unions, and political parties in an effort to broaden discussions on local content legislation in light of numerous concerns being raised countrywide about the lack of a local content policy and repercussions of such. According to the Council of the PSC, recent calls for legislative protection that were made by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) as well as the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) have gone unanswered and…
Read MoreCommunities need to take more active role in battle against HIV/AIDS – PANCAP Director
As Guyana joined the rest of the world in observing World AIDS Day on Sunday, the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and Aids (PANCAP) is rallying its efforts to place much-needed emphasis on the need for communities to be involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). World AIDS Day was observed on December 1, and this year’s theme is “Communities Make the Difference”, in recognition of the contributions of communities to the AIDS response globally. The advocacy of these social units has brought about…
Read MoreFormer Jamaican PM says major adjustments needed ahead of Guyana’s oil boom
From tackling inflation to ensuring everyone gets an opportunity to prosper, former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Portia Simpson-Miller, has delivered sound advice for local authorities as they prepare for the oil boom. Simpson-Miller was at the time delivering the feature address at the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) annual awards ceremony on Thursday night at the Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown. Simpson-Miller was the first female Prime Minister of Jamaica, serving from March 2005 to September 2007 and then again from January 2012 to March 2016. As someone…
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