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Jagdeo hails Sai Baba as an “amazing sage”

April 28, 2011 TIMES INT'L

President Bharrat Jagdeo said: “It is with a profound sense of sadness that I learnt of the passing of Sri Sathya Sai Baba”. Sai Baba was interred on Wednesday, April 27th, in the compound of the Prasanthi Nilayam Ashram in Puttaparthi, India. In a message, President Jagdeo said: “I join with the multitudes who are today mourning the death of this truly amazing sage, spiritualist and humanitarian. I extend sympathies to his many loyal devotees in Guyana and around the world, and hope that the grief that they feel at…

CJIA considers culling birds to prevent bird- strikes

April 28, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Top aviation and livestock stakeholders met on Wednesday to consider several measures to prevent birds from flying in close proximity to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport following Tuesday’s bird-strike which forced the emergency landing of a Caribbean Airlines jetliner carrying 152 passengers. A vulture had been sucked into one of the aircraft’s engines. Transport and Hydraulics Minister Robeson Benn met with the stakeholders of the livestock industry at the CJIA. Attendees at the meeting included representatives of CJIA Corporation, Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Public Works and Communications Ministry, Guyana Poultry…

Guyana in funding talks with India for CJIA upgrade

April 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

By Ravena Gildharie The Bharrat Jagdeo administration has begun discussions with the government of India for a possible line of credit to fund massive modifications and upgrade of Guyana’s main port of entry, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). Likely to cost millions of dollars, the project would see expansion of the airport area, and construction of a modern terminal and a four-lane access road to the airport from the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, according to inside sources. The new airport is also likely to include cold- storage facilities to accommodate exportation…

Capital investments key in HIV fight – report

April 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

A new report on the national HIV/ AIDS programme here has recommended that there be capital investments in the fight against the disease in face of diminishing donor funds. The report also found that men who have sex with men and commercial sex workers are the segments of the population with the highest prevalence rates of HIV. The findings of the HIV/ AIDS Programme Sustainability Analysis Tool (HAPSAT), and recommendations to strengthen these projects, were discussed at a workshop held at Cara Lodge, Quamina Street, Georgetown on Wednesday. Speaking at…

Teen heartbroken after arranged wedding goes awry

April 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

A teenage girl is now humiliated and heartbroken after her New York-based husband repudiated their arranged marriage before it had been legalised over the weekend. The girl has since accused the man of physically abusing her, and the police have said they are looking to arrest him for questioning as investigations continue. The girl, who resides on the Corentyne Coast, was matched with the groom by his grandmother two years ago, and her parents had given their consent. The wedding, first scheduled for last August, was delayed until this month,…

ACG NY Chapter unanimously endorses PPP presidential candidate

April 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The Association of Concerned Guyanese (ACG) New York Chapter of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has endorsed the selection of Donald Ramotar as the presidential candidate of the party for the 2011 Regional and General Elections. The process began in earnest in February of this year. The candidates made their presentations to the Executive Committee of the party and answered questions covering a wide-range of issues. In the process, it was noted that the candidates frequently exhibited a convergence of views on fundamental issues relating to the development and future…

Hauraruni Agriculture Diversification project highly successful – Sukhai

April 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Agriculture diversification is now being adopted and practised in several Amerindian communities in sync with government’s policy to ensure that Guyana remains food secure. On Thursday, April 14th, Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai and USAID Mission Director Carol Horning, accompanied by officers of the Amerindian Affairs Ministry and other representatives of USAID, visited one of those projects operating under the Guyana Trade and Investment Support Programme (GTISP) and supported by USAID. Minister Sukhai acknowledged the success of the project as a model that ensures both food security and agricultural expansion…

Nominations being sought to fit theme: “Aal bady waan bady”

April 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Guyana Cultural Association of New York will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2011 under the theme ‘Aal bady waan bady’. In recognition of this milestone, the association will be hosting its annual awards ceremony to acknowledge Guyana’s cosmopolitan heritage and the emergence of a common culture. This even is slated for August 31 in Brooklyn, New York. The association is inviting suitable applicants to submit their nominations for awards between now and May 14. Nominations can be submitted for a person or an entity whose work fits within the…

Barbados denies being anti-Caricom

April 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

–health minister says Barbados is “a great team player” Barbados Health Minister Donville Innis said there is no new policy that restricts non-nationals from access to health care services on the island. According to him, there is also no legislation that provides for this, contrary to reports in the regional media. Addressing media operatives in Guyana at the end of the 21st meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), Minister Innis said it has always been a policy of Barbados that non- nationals could not access without…

Search on for prime ministerial candidate for PPP – Ramotar

April 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Having unanimously selected and endorsed Donald Ramotar as its presidential candidate, the People’s Progressive Party said it will now move aggressively to compile its full list of candidates, including the prime ministerial candidate. At a recent media conference, Ramotar told reporters that the process had only now begun. “We are going to start that in earnest. … I have some ideas at the moment, but I don’t want to deal with that before discussing it with my own colleagues,” he said. A source close to Freedom House told Guyana Times…