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“New parliamentary dispensation has not delivered” – Nandlall

July 20, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall said government is not pleased with the proceedings in the National Assembly, stating that the opposition is abusing the process and, in some instances violating the laws of Guyana. On the issue of parliamentary motions moved by the opposition, the attorney general stated that they are seeking to do a number of irrelevant things, most of which do not require a motion. Pointing to the fact that some of the motions sought to demand information, he explained that the way is already…

Canadian firm reports seven-fold increase in uranium discoveries in Guyana

July 20, 2012 TIMES INT'L

A Canadian-based company said it has discovered uranium in Guyana in large quantities in just over one year of exploration at its Kurupung Project. In a release, U3O8 Corp President and Chief Executive Officer Dr Richard Spencer said: “With this expanded resource from the Kurupung, we have grown our NI 43-101 uranium portfolio nearly seven-fold in just over one year while defining maiden resources of phosphate, vanadium, rare earths and other metals.” “Positive metallurgical results have also been achieved on all of our projects. 2012 is expected to be another…

APNU calls for local gov’t polls by year-end

July 20, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Reiterating its call for the administration to fulfill its promise to hold local government elections by year-end thereby ensuring that local government reform take place, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) said it is shameful that there is no evidence of steps being taken to prepare for elections. APNU parliamentarian Ronald Bulkan said the government was urged to decentralise and not re-centralise, to stop seeking to control and dominate local democratic organs, allow communities to elect their own councillors, and respect local leaders. The state was also urged to practise…

Caribbean Containers, UG in initiative to recycle waste

July 20, 2012 TIMES INT'L

The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry recently launched “Pick It up Guyana Campaign” is gaining momentum, as Caribbean Containers Inc. and the University of Guyana are collaborating in an exercise to recycle disposable waste. Subject minister, Robert Persaud, who described the initiative as a bold one, pointed out that the move to have a recycling industry developed in Guyana is an important method of dealing effectively with waste management. The campaign, that has not been restricted to the capital city, has already been taken to several parts of the country,…

New CCJ president calls on Ramotar

July 20, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Newly elected president of the Caribbean Court of Justice Sir Dennis Byron met with President Donald Ramotar last Thursday for the first time since he took up his new appointment September last. The meeting, held at the Office of the President, saw the two officials discuss the administration of justice in Guyana and the accession of other contracting countries to the court. Possibilities of the court’s itinerant proceedings moving to Guyana at some point in the future were also brainstormed according to Sir Byron, who spoke briefly with the Government…

Gov’t scoffs at no-confidence motion against Region 8 REO

July 20, 2012 TIMES INT'L

– says Regional Chairman misled council Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud said Region Eight Chairman Mark Crawford has misled the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) into passing a no-confidence motion against the Regional Executive Officer Ronald Harsaywack. The no-confidence motion was passed by eight of 15 councillors on Tuesday, July 10 during the RDC’s statutory meeting after being moved by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) councillor Oswald Junior and seconded by an Alliance For Change (AFC) representative. The councillors had cited 11 reasons for supporting the no-confidence motion, including the…

Businessman warns politicians against ‘confrontational politics’

July 20, 2012July 20, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) President Clinton Urling has criticised Guyana’s opposition politicians for their confrontational logic, which he said, can hamper the growth of the economy and prevent local and international investment crucial to the country’s development. Urling said Guyana is a country on the move with a strong economy which has recorded six years of consecutive growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The chamber’s own internal survey released about two weeks ago indicated that the country is performing very well. He stressed that government and private…

APNU wants government of national unity

July 20, 2012 TIMES INT'L

As the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) celebrates its first anniversary, its chairman, David Granger has renewed the party’s call for a government of national unity. Granger noted that the APNU, a collection of more than 10 parties and civic organisations, together with the Alliance For Change (AFC) were given a “a mandate by the majority” at the November 2011 national elections. That mandate, he said, is to work towards the establishment of a government of national unity. An APNU-led government, he said, will be committed to ‘inclusionary democracy’…

PAC has no authority to rescind Audit Office appointments – Teixeira

July 20, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira said the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has no authority to rescind the appointment of the finance minister’s wife to the post of director of the Audit Office. But that statement does not sit well with PAC Chairman Carl Greenidge who, at a meeting of the committee held on Monday, said the situation must be examined in greater detail, noting that the issue of rescinding the appointment of Gitanjali Singh, wife of Dr Ashni Singh has not been discussed thus far. Teixeira said, “This committee…

Jay Sobraj donates crime fighting lab in Berbice

July 20, 2012 TIMES INT'L

The village is called Adventure. The county is Berbice. It is the region where such great Guyanese as Dr. Cheddi Jagan and Rohan Kanhai, to name a few, were born. And just recently, exceptional philanthropist, Mr. Jay Sobhraj, Senior Vice President of Zara Realty Holding Corp., formally handed over the multi-million (G) dollar Guyana Police Force-Zara Computer Centre at the Felix Austin Police College, “B” Division, Adventure, Berbice. Punctuated by interludes of live orchestration from the Guyana Police Force Band, even the legendary Caribbean icons Dr. Jagan and Mr. Kanhai,…