The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) on Friday launched the sixth session of its popular ‘Jingle and Song Competition’. This year, the telephone giant has introduced an online component of the competition that will allow persons to do home videos, which can be uploaded to YouTube and their Facebook pages. The persons with the most votes every week will be the winner of a GT&T BlackBerry phone. This aspect of the competition will run simultaneously with the auditions that will be held throughout the country until the day of…
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EU quota extension gives sugar industry chance to rebound – Dr Ramsammy
Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said the European Union’s (EU) extension of the sugar quota into European markets is testimony to the relentless lobby by this country, noting that the grace period will give the ailing sugar industry some time to rebound. Last week, the European parliament’s Agriculture Committee voted to maintain the bloc’s system of strict national sugar production quotas and minimum prices for sugar beet until 2020, rather than scrapping them from 2015 as proposed by the commission that would delay the lifting…
Read MoreGuyana/Trinidad engage in discussion for oil and gas support
Natural Resources and the Environment Minister Robert Persaud on Tuesday met with Trinidad and Tobago Energy and Energy Affairs Minister Kevin Ramnarine to further bilateral discussions on the future development of Guyana’s oil and gas sector. Minister Persaud’s visit was at the invitation of Minister Ramnarine to share Trinidad’s experiences and to extend support to build Guyana’s capacity and skills. As such, a technical team will finalise a memorandum of cooperation between Guyana and Trinidad by the end of February to formalise training, support for the private sector and technical…
Read MorePPP/C seeking Gy$2.5M in compensation for damaged Linden office
Compton Fraser, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Region 10 organiser, is claiming some Gy$2.5 million for items that were damaged in the party office when a fire was set inside the building on July 18 last. As the Linden Commission of Inquiry continued on Tuesday, with its compensation aspect of the probe, more witnesses came forward to claim compensation for injuries sustained and/or damages to their property. This aspect of the probe is in keeping with terms of reference number three which states, “Make recommendations for compensation where necessary for…
Read MoreJR Burgers opens new headquarters
JR Burgers on Monday officially opened its headquarters renamed ‘Home of JR Burgers’ at its Lot 3 Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, Georgetown location. The edifice estimated to cost over US$500 million, was made possible through a loan from the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI). The state-of-the-art three-storey building was described as an entertainment, food and beverage and dining complex experience, by its owner Jad Rahaman. The building encompasses a fast food outlet at the bottom floor, a dining restaurant on the middle floor, a cocktail lounge at the…
Read MoreArmy probing allegations of soldiers who robbed miners
– team headed by a lieutenant colonel dispatched Environment Minister Robert Persaud A high ranking Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officer and members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) will be heading to Eteringbang to probe allegations of soldiers robbing and beating miners in the area. The GDF said in a statement on Monday, that it acknowledges a report in the Kaieteur News (KN) dated Monday, January 28, 2013. According to the KN report, a gang of heavily-armed soldiers on Friday last, allegedly swooped down on the mining community of ‘Devil’s…
Read MoreCitizens Bank to open branch in Berbice
An artist’s impression of what the New Amsterdam branch of Citizens Bank will look like The town of New Amsterdam would have its own branch of Citizens Bank shortly, management told shareholders at Banks DIH’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) last Sunday. Speaking at the company’s 18th AGM in Berbice, branch manager of the conglomerate Reginald Matthews said the new bank should be opened soon on a plot of land already being utilised by Banks DIH. Matthews referred to the project as part of the expansion of the company. The new…
Read More“Caricom is in danger” – PJ Patterson warns
– say regional integration is imperative By Samuel Sukhnandan Former Jamaican Prime Minister Percival J Patterson said “Caricom is in danger” and unless regional governments start using its collective strengths to tackle challenging issues, its future development could be threatened. The eminent Caricom statesman was at the time delivering the feature address at the Rotary Club of Georgetown, World Understanding Month dinner held at the Pegasus Hotel on Monday. Patterson told a large gathering of Rotarians, politicians, businessmen, women and other distinguished guests that the time is now to make…
Read MoreBaby perishes in Stewartville fire
By Sabatini Daniels A 23-day-old baby girl on Wednesday evening perished in a fire of unknown origin at her lot 116 Middle Street, Stewartville, West Coast Demerara home. The blaze reportedly started about 20: 30h. Alisha Samantha Boodram, who was the first child for her parents, was asleep with her six year old cousin in a room of their one flat house at the time, but the latter managed to escape the inferno. The baby’s mother, Samantha Boodram said she and her husband went to buy an item for the…
Read MoreU.S. embassy in Georgetown hosts reception to mark second inauguration of Obama
United States Ambassador to Guyana D Brent Hardt welcomed guests from Guyana’s government, private sector, civil society, and diplomatic community to share in the historic, second inauguration of President Barack Obama. As he welcomed guests to the viewing of President Obama’s inaugural address at his residence, Ambassador Hardt observed that “the inauguration of a president after a hard-fought electoral contest reflects the strength and health of a democracy”. The U.S. presidential inauguration, he added, “embodies a strong bipartisan tradition, as even the most heated partisan political debates are set aside…
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