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The health sector continues to advance with the addition of state-of-the-art institutions and trained personnel to man those institutions with the aim of bettering health care services provided to citizens. To ensure that this is achieved, Gy$7.2 billion of the Gy$14 billion allocated to the health sector was expended for the first half of 2011. According to the Mid- Year Report presented by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Thursday in the National Assembly, the levels of expenditure have aided the acceleration of the implementation of the national health programmes.…

– union urges deeper thinking on new management for Skeldon factory The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) reached agreement on Monday on the formula applicable to award Annual Production Incentive (API) for this year. For production equivalent to 31,200 tonnes of sugar, a day’s pay will be awarded as API to qualified workers. Thus the corporation’s revised target of 282,712 tonnes enables workers to receive not less than 9.06 days’ pay. The year’s production, which stands at 146,712 tonnes of sugar as…

The Education Ministry, in keeping with the trust to increase access to education at the community level, is constructing a Gy$130 million primary school within the new Diamond/ Grove Housing Scheme. Construction on the multi-million-dollar building began in July, and is expected to be completed before beginning of the next academic year. The building, when completed, will house some 1,000 students. It will be outfitted with 24 regular classrooms, a master classroom, library, an information technology centre with Internet connection, a kitchenette and sanitary blocks. Education Minister Shaik Baksh, on…

New Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana David Devine vows to continue the longstanding relationship that exists between Canada and Guyana, which he said holds tremendous potential for economic growth and investment. This was the promise made after he presented his letters of credence to President Bharrat Jagdeo at State House, and acknowledged that a mutual commitment to democracy, prosperity and security are some of the common values. “I will be working hard to make sure that this happens in a socially responsible manner,” High Commissioner Devine assured during a statement…

Eight short films commonly known as the “CineGuyana Set”, produced under the President’s Film Endowment 2011, began their international tour with a successful launch on Sunday, August 21 at The Billie Holiday Theatre in New York. Five of the eight filmmakers were present at the function, which also had in attendance two students from the Centre for Communication Studies of the University of Guyana, and several of the films’ producers, editors and cinematographers. The festival was hosted by The Guyana Cultural Association (GCA) of New York, and played to a…

– 150,000 persons expected BY MICHAEL YOUNGE More than 150,000 patrons are expected to flock GuyExpo 2011 this year, according to estimates given by Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister Manniram Prashad. He officially launched the annual exposition and trade fair on Wednesday evening at the International Convention Centre at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.   The minister said the secretariat expects that approximately 30,000 Guyanese on average will flock the mega event each night of the exhibition. Prashad said he was proud of the exposition’s accomplishments, and noted that it has…

BY INDRAWATTIE NATRAM The court system, burdened by a backlog of cases would have some relief, President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Monday, August 29, as he commissioned a spanking new Gy$20.4 million magistrate’s court at Charity on the Essequibo Coast. Speaking to the hundreds who gathered at the commissioning ceremony, the Guyanese leader said the court was constructed with a view to having matters disposed of in an expeditious manner and providing Essequibians with justice close to home. He said the establishment of the court at Charity will also provide…