Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh said that Guyana is in its most exciting years, well poised for extreme rapid growth as the country has recently made several large investments. He was at the time responding to questions by reporters following the swearing in ceremony on Monday. “We have done a lot and put in place the institutional prerequisites to sustain this growth and for all of those reasons and more, I am extremely optimistic about the next five years for Guyana,” the minister said. As it relates to priorities, he…
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In farewell address to the nation President Bharrat Jagdeo:‘Serving the people was my greatest privilege’
Below is a full text of the president’s address Fellow Guyanese: For 12 years, I have had the honour to serve as your president, and I wanted to take the opportunity today to thank you for that honour. It has been the greatest privilege of my life to serve the people of this country, and to bear witness to the hard work and dedication of Guyanese from all walks of life, as you continue to create an ever better Guyana. There have been many difficult days with in the past…
Read MoreGT becomes ghost town as rumours of unrest spread
In wake of the delay in the full release of the election results, tension filled the air in the streets of Georgetown on Wednesday; and it was exacerbated when a convoy of vehicles drove through some city streets calling on the Guyana Elections Commission to declare the results. The procession was mainly drawn from supporters of the A Partnership for National Unity. As word spread that the procession was heading deep into the city, police hurriedly threw up barricades around the offices of GECOM; and shoppers, store owners, commuters, and…
Read MoreToronto-based Guyanese pay tribute to fallen soldiers
By North American Correspondent The Guyanese Vishnu Mandir in Toronto held a commemoration ceremony paying tribute to those who gave their lives in World Wars 1 and 2. The ceremony was emceed by Guyanese Canadian Lieutenant Colonel Hari Panday. Dr. Budhendra Doobay, Head of the Vishnu Mandir, noted in his brief remarks that there was a lot of controversy about having the Gandhi statue built so close to the Monument for the Fallen Soldier. He said people expressed concerns that Mahatma Gandhi promoted non-violence and peace while soldiers go to…
Read MoreYoung voters turn out in large numbers on East Bank Demerara
BY REHANA RAMCHARAN AND BHISHAM MOHAMED Residents on East Bank Demerara turned out in their numbers early Monday morning to cast their votes as they choose a new government and members to sit in the 65-seat legislature. Barring reports of multiple voting at the Timehri Primary School, voting took place in an atmosphere of calm. Guyana Times International understands that some 26 persons had voted more than once at the different polling stations within the school. In addition, a group of first time voters reportedly cast their votes incorrectly, and…
Read MoreLindeners were early to cast their ballots
BY SVETLANA MARSHALL IN LINDEN “Wake up and prepare to vote, wake up and vote”, these were the words that greeted residents of Linden at about 04:30h on Election Day. One hour later as Guyana Times International cruised through the streets of Region 10, hundreds of persons were proceeding to their respective polling stations to exercise their democratic right. Regional Chairman Mortimer Mingo told media operatives that some 116 polling stations were in operation in Region 10 from De Velde in the Berbice River to River’s View in the Essequibo…
Read MoreCaricom officials move to fine-tune action plan for ICT strategy
Caricom senior officials with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) will meet in St George’s, Grenada later this week to put the finishing touches on the draft implementation plan for the Regional Digital Development Strategy (RDDS), for submission to the Caricom heads of government, and to develop the framework for a regional broadband policy. The strategy, which was approved by the 36th Special Meeting of the Council of Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in May, aims to establish a coordinated regional approach for improving ICT in the region and…
Read MoreWorkshop held to brainstorm agro-tourism opportunities
The Tourism Ministry and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), hosted a workshop aimed at exploring agro-tourism opportunities consistent with Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy. The symposium was part of a series of activities during Tourism Awareness Month 2011 being observed under the theme “Achieving Service Excellence through Training”. The objectives of the one-day session, which was held at the Splashmin’s Eco Park and Resort on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, were to broadly define agro-tourism, with specific reference to Guyana’s potential…
Read MoreDeal inked for bauxite mine at Bonasika
First Bauxite Corporation and the Guyana government on November 22 signed a mineral agreement to open a bauxite mine at Bonasika, along the Essequibo River. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Hilbert Shields; Prime Minister Samuel Hinds; and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Chairman, Major General (retired) Joe Singh were signatories to a mineral agreement with the Canadian company. President Bharrat Jagdeo, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and GGMC Commissioner (acting) Karen Livan were among those who witnessed the signing. The mine, located close to Timehri, has a life…
Read MoreGy$293.5M Leonora Secondary School opens
Education Minister Shaik Baksh on November 22, officially commissioned the spanking Gy$293.5 million Leonora Secondary School, strategically located within proximity of the Synthetic Track and the Leonora Technical Institute on the West Coast Demerara. Addressing the occasion, Education Ministry Permanent Secretary, Pulandar Kandhi related that apart from the cost of construction which was executed by Kares Construction Company, Gy$14.8 million was spent on furniture, Gy$9.5 million on tools and equipment, and Gy$4.3 million on two well equipped information technology laboratories. The land housing the new building was initially used by…
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