By Michael Younge Guyana National Broadcast Authority Board Chairman Shaddick has disclosed that Cabinet has approved the formula that would be used to determine the licence fee that each approved broadcaster will pay for the use of the spectrum. The new broadcast act provides the formula, which is based on technical specifications that are set by the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU). The fee is a percentage of gross revenue for the year prior to the year that the entity is seeking approval for. Audited accounts The GNBA head said…
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Govt delegation updates Chinese bank on Amaila Falls Project
A government delegation recently visited China, to provide an update on the progress of the Amaila Falls Project, which is receiving funding from the China Development Bank. Speaking at his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon said the status of the project is of concern to its financiers, thus, a government delegation accompanied by other stakeholders involved, travelled to China, to inform officials there of progress made so far. “You are aware of the considerable role played by the Chinese government and specifically the China…
Read MoreGrandmother rescues toddler from burning house
A grandmother was described as heroic on Wednesday morning after she saved her five-year-old granddaughter from a burning house at Sophia, Greater Georgetown. The fire which started about 09: 30h in the lower flat of the Lot 93 Block F, North Sophia home was quickly put out by residents, preventing it from engulfing the building. When Guyana Times International arrived on the scene, the fire was already extinguished and the occupants of the house were busy clearing the debris. The mother of the five-year-old child explained that at the time…
Read MoreJustice Chang exempts Granger, Dr Singh from hearing
Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang ruled on Wednesday that opposition Leader David Granger and Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh are exempted from the 2012 budget cuts case, leaving Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman the lone respondent in the legal action brought on by the government. Justice Chang, in his ruling at the High Court, said as members of parliament, the Constitution provides immunity for Granger and Dr Singh as it relates to lawsuits, and based on that, he excluded the two members of parliament from further proceedings in…
Read MoreGuyana receives prestigious FAO award for reducing hunger by half
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations on Sunday formally recognised Guyana and 37 other countries for reducing hunger by half, well ahead of international targets for the year 2015. FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva presented the award to Prime Minister Samuel Hinds during a high-level ceremony attended by several heads of state. A total of 18 countries received diplomas for early achievement of targets under both Millennium Development Goal One (MDG1) — to halve the proportion of hungry people by 2015 — plus the…
Read MoreUG, Lancashire University sign cooperation pact
By Sabatini Daniels – As part of efforts to further strengthen and formalise collaboration between the University of Guyana (UG) and the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday, with the aim of undertaking several new initiatives. The pact will see more opportunities for students of both universities, as well as UG staff. The memorandum was signed at UG’s Education Lecture Theatre by UG Vice Chancellor, Dr Jacob Opadeyi and UCLan Deputy Vice Chancellor, Professor Dave Phoenix. It covers four key areas: a…
Read MoreChinese company interested in agri-forestry project
A delegation from China Chengtong (CCT) Holdings Group Limited, led by Vice President Li Yousheng, met President Donald Ramotar on Monday for talks regarding its interest in the establishment of an agri-forest project in Guyana. The company is a producer of forestry-pulp papers, and also pursues investments in wholesale market, tourism, and cultural and packaging industries. There are more than 100 subsidiary companies all over China with a branch in South East Asia and plans for expansion into Africa. Its vice president told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the…
Read MoreGT&T worker killed in Mabura accident
One Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT& T) employee is dead and two others are critical after they were involved in an accident on the Mabura trail between 10: 00h and 11: 00h on Tuesday. The dead man was identified as 26-year-old Trevon Morris of D Field, Sophia, Georgetown, and the two injured men are Jermaine Prince, the driver of the vehicle in which the men were travelling, and Lawrence Harris. Guyana Times International understands that the men were on their way to Lethem on a business trip when the…
Read MoreDistribution of laptops picking up pace
More than 1000 additional Guyanese are recipients of laptops through the government’s One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) initiative. On Friday, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds joined the OLPF team to distribute the laptops to residents at Hope, Mahaica, Enterprise, Plaisance, Goedverwagting/ Liliendaal and Bourda, Region Four. At Mahaica, 90 laptops were presented, followed by 126 at Enterprise, 185 at Plaisance, 493 at Goedverwagting/ Liliendaal, and 158 at Bourda in Georgetown. During his interactions with the recipients, the prime minister said that the government was pleased that it could bring this…
Read MoreTaxi driver twice set free on murder charge
A New Amsterdam taxi driver has been set free on a murder charge for the second time. Following a no-case submission by Attorney Marceline Bacchus, murder accused Sevak Rampersaud had his case dismissed by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her on Friday at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court. Rampersaud, called Suresh Persaud, 37, of 54 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was charged in September 2011 with the murder of his paramour, Verone Patoir, on May 20, 2011. The matter was again before the magistrate after she discharged it…
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