Government intends to advance projects in sync with Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) even as efforts are underway to ensure that the Amaila Falls hydro project access road be completed. Upon completion, the project will remove 99 per cent of the country’s energy related emissions and provide a reliable source of energy in Guyana. The Office of Climate Change (OCC) in a press release issued on Monday outlined among the LCDS priority projects for 2012 are: the Amerindian Land Titling and Demarcation programme; establishment of the Amerindian Development Fund;…
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CGX 3D seismic programme on Corentyne license completed
CGX Energy Inc said the 1160 square kilometre 3D marine seismic contract that was announced on December 5, 2011 has been completed. The seismic acquisition was performed by the PGS Ramform Challenger, a state-of-the-art seismic ship owned by a subsidiary of Petroleum Geo- Services (PGS). PGS used their dual- sensor GeoStreamer (R) technology, which was instrumental in delivering high quality data. CGX Energy Inc President and Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Hermeston stated “This 3D seismic contract was completed ahead of schedule and was under budget. We are very pleased with…
Read MoreDNA results on Lindo Creek killings due month-end
The results of DNA analysis to positively identify seven miners who were slaughtered at a Lindo Creek mining camp back in 2008 are to be submitted by the Jamaican Force Constabulary by this month, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said on Monday. Both the Guyana government and the Jamaican constabulary had been criticised for the delays in the submission of the report close to four years since the investigation was launched. Soometime between June 12-24, 2008 miners: Cecil Arokium, Dax Arokium, Compton Speirs, Horace Drakes, Clifton Wong, Lancelot Lee, Bonny…
Read MoreTwo more charged for drug bust on fishing vessel
Two men on Monday appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, charged for the drug bust on the fishing vessel Bismark 2. Vishnu Sooklall of Lot 254 Fourth Street, Montrose, East Coast Demerara, and Shazim Dean made an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to the charge of trafficking in narcotics. The men pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read separately to them. The charge stated that on January 18 at Huston, Georgetown, they had in their possession 27.230 grams of cocaine for the purpose…
Read More180 receive government laptops in Region 10
Public Works Minister Robeson Benn spearheaded a team of officers from the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) programme during the distribution of 180 net books in Region 10 last week Thursday. The distribution process commenced at the SOM Skills Training Centre at Watooka Linden, where some 30 families happily received their computers. Presently, at the five hubs situated at Amelia’s Ward, Central Mackenzie, Watooka, Silvercity and at Wisroc, recipients are in the process of mobilising themselves into groups to begin their 20 hour community project. Recipients, if equipped with requisite…
Read MoreTrotman must be impartial in execution of duties-Ramkarran
Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran believes that the position of Speaker of the House should be held by one who is impartial, and has severed most leadership ties with the political party to which he or she is affiliated. In a column published on his website www. conversationtree.gy, Ramkarran said newly appointed Speaker Raphael Trotman may find great difficulty in reconciling the position of speaker with those of leader and list representative of the Alliance for Change (AFC). Ramkarran said, “A Speaker promoting the op position’s agenda…
Read MoreRice exports toped 401,000 tonnes last year
-earnings from Venezuela pegged at US$ 176M Guyana exported 401,000 tonnes of rice last year of which 305,000 tonnes was sold to Venezuela, raking in some US$176 million. The export quantity also surpassed figures of previous years, Guyana Rice Producers Association (GRPA) General Secretary, Dharamkumar Seeraj told this newspaper in an interview on January 23. He said 2011 was a very good year for the sector. “2011 has been a good year for rice; 2010 was a record year where we produced over 362,000 tonnes of rice; 2009 we produced…
Read More30,000 house lots to be distributed over the next five years – Minister Ali
By Michael Younge The Ministry of Housing is hoping to distribute around 30,000 house lots within the next five years as government continues to fast track the development and modernisation of the country’s housing and construction sectors. This disclosure was made by Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali, during an interview with this newspaper recently. Ali said that his team is prepared to work towards ensuring that the target as envisaged by the ministry be reached and probably surpassed. He did say that special emphasis will be placed on…
Read MoreAFC wants tripartite meeting to discuss 2012 budget
Even as a meeting to discuss tripartite issues has been scheduled for later this week, the Alliance for Change (AFC) on Wednesday called on President Donald Ramotar to summon a meeting under the tripartite arrangement to examine and discuss the 2012 budget. The party in a statement to the media said it has already informed the Office of the President of its principals to be on the budget committee and is now awaiting the call from the OP to get down to the business at hand, noting that the budget…
Read MoreSithe Global hoping to seal financing deal with IDB soon
By Christopher MaCkintosh Sithe Global, the U.S.-based company entrusted with building a US$ 840 million hydropower station here is hoping by June to tie up a loan deal with the Inter American Development Bank (IDB)-the last major financier of the project. But the developer has warned that delays in accessing the funds could drive up costs, especially since Western powers are pressuring China to appreciate its currency. Speaking at a news conference on January 24, Chief Executive Officer of the New York-based company, Bruce Wrobel said the main reason…
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