Opposition machinations, the Speaker’s counter-machinations and the Administration’s resolute Parliamentary work have made the sittings of the National Assembly an exercise of great uncertainty and unbelievable spectacle, Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon said on Wednesday. He was at the time responding to a question regarding the extent to which Government would be willing to continue to entertain the situation; or whether the administration is getting closer to the point where going back to the polls would end the uncertainties. He explained that the two…
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“My U.S. trip was a memorable experience”– youth ambassador
Zimena Rasheed reaches out to a U.S. State Department official on her visit to the country Youth ambassador Zimena Rasheed has expressed appreciation to the United States Department and Partners of America for facilitating her exchange visit to the U.S. The 15-year-old student of Anna Regina Multilateral in a recent interview with Guyana Times International hailed the visit as a success, saying that “My U.S. trip was a memorable experience”. Rasheed said she is now better equipped with leadership skills and is more willing to serve at the community level.…
Read MoreGuyana dominates CXC top awards
– Sarah Hakh is Caribbean’s best CSEC performer Sarah Hakh of Abram’s Zuil Secondary School was named the Most Outstanding Candidate in the region at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams, the Caribbean Examination Council said in a statement on Tuesday. As a result of Sarah’s performance, Abram’s Zuil Secondary School will receive the CSEC School of the Year award for 2012. The awards were ratified at the meeting of the Sub-Committee of Schools Examinations Committee (SUBSEC) held on Thursday, October 18. Hakh wrote 16 subjects and achieved…
Read MoreGovt offering full scholarships to top two CSEC, CAPE students
By Lakhram Bhagirat The top two students of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) will automatically qualify for scholarships to study in Guyana or abroad, according to President Donald Ramotar. “… we have also given more scholarships to the students in this country to get higher education in Guyana and abroad, and I have also instructed our colleagues in the Cabinet to see that the top two from CXC (Caribbean Examinations Council) and CAPE are given scholarships automatically, not only in Guyana to…
Read MorePresident activates UN Guyana website – at UN Day exhibition
President Donald Ramotar officiated at the launch of the United Nations Guyana Country Team-Guyana website during an open air exhibition on Main Street, hosted on Wednesday by the United Nations (UN) office in Guyana to mark the 67th anniversary of the UN otherwise referred to as UN Day. A message from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon accompanied the activity which was also staged by UN offices in various countries worldwide. Subsequent to the launch, President Ramotar was escorted to view the exhibition by UN Resident Representative Khadija Musa and UN…
Read MoreNEW GPC boss sets the record straight on procurement of malarial drugs
– Slams media, politicians for deliberately spreading inaccuracies In light of the intervention of politicians Joseph Harmon of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Khemraj Ramjattan of Alliance For Change (AFC) into the report on bids for the supply of anti-malarial drugs, subsequent to those of the Stabroek News (SN) and Kaieteur News (KN), Dr Ranjisinghi Ramroop, chairman of the New GPC INC has issued the following statement: “I believe that the issue of the supply of pharmaceuticals to Guyana’s health sector is too important for it to be…
Read MoreFrom the brink of destruction to an abundance of freedom
– Attorney General Anil Nandlall speaks of the struggles of the PPP/ C to liberate Guyana Celebrations in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/ C) in office continued last week at Fort Wellington, Region Five, where hundreds of school children, regional officials and residents gathered to recall the struggles for freedom and reflect on the progress that has been achieved over the past two decades. Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, who participated in the activities, spoke on the history of the…
Read MoreAgricola mayhem a threat to national security
–govt says it holds AFC particularly responsible Government on Monday accused the opposition political parties, in particular the Alliance For Change (AFC), for provoking mayhem in Agricola, East Bank Demerara on October 11. “The government views these events to be directly attributable to instigations, urgings, and actions of the Alliance For Change and the APNU (A Partnership for National Unity). We hold the AFC, in particular, responsible and accountable for the disturbances,” Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said in a statement in the House. “… this cannot be viewed as anything…
Read MoreParenting workshops target truancy, school dropouts in Guyana
The Labour, Human Services and Social Security Ministry is empowering parents to better support their children by ensuring that they complete secondary school. The latest initiative, the government’s School Retention and Child Labour Prevention Programme includes a series of workshops targeting parents in the Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke area in an effort to develop their parenting skills. The objective of the project – being executed by the ministry with support from the ILO/ IPEC Tackling Child Labour Through Education (Tackle) Project–is to empower parents to prevent children becoming victims of child…
Read MoreEssequibians to get state-of-the-art agriculture school
By IndrawattIe Natram Minister within the Agriculture Ministry Ali Baksh on Saturday announced that a state-of-the-art agriculture school with a dormitory will be constructed on the Essequibo Coast. Baksh, who was at the time addressing scores of students of the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) Essequibo branch, said the government will be investing over Gy$ 100 million in the project. The school will target students from the Essequibo Coast, Wakenaam, Leguan and Region One, who are pursuing a diploma in agriculture science or forestry. The minister said the government has…
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