The Venezuelan embassy, in collaboration with the Human ServicesMinistry and the UnitedNations Children’sFund (UNICEF), hasconcluded a workshopon various topics of relevanceto Guyanese women.More than 50 mothersparticipated andwere educated on issuessuch as suicideprevention, parenting,nurturing teenagers,leadership, and othernecessary skills. Theworkshop was facilitatedby the VenezuelanInstitute for Culture and Cooperation(IVCC).The workshop concludedon Friday.Certified professionallife coach Jimmy Roos told Guyana Times International that thewomen were shown thebenefits of being a nurturingparent, and alsothe consequences ofparents failing to nurture their children.He said most participants reported that they have been utilising the parenting strategiesthat were taught at…
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GO-Invest handled G$50.4B in investments for first half of 2010
The Guyana Office for Investment(GO-Invest) has handled some 303 investment projects, valued at some G$50.4 billion,for the first halfof 2010. Accordingto the Private Sector Commission’s half-year Economic Report, 140of these were rolled overfrom 2009, while 163were new projects.A total of 99 new companies were registered,and 3,246 new business registrations were made out for the period under review, the report said.The projects are expectedto provide 4,313 localjobs. “Of the total numberof projects, 118 wereforeign direct investment,with 69 of theseoriginating from overseasGuyanese; while172 were from local investorsand 13 representedjoint ventures,”the report outlined.There…
Read MoreNo checks on barrels with personal effects – Sattaur
As the Christmas season approaches and the rush to clear packages gains momentum, the Guyana Revenue Authority(GRA) is implementing asimple risk management system, by which barrels containing personal effectswill not be subject tothe customary scrutiny.GRA CommissionerGeneral KhurshidSattaur told GuyanaTimes International earlierthis week that thenew system is an improvementin terms of procedure, and it aims toreduce allegations of officersdemanding favoursfrom consignees.However, he stressedthat the relevant dutieshave not been waived,and the old tax structurewill be maintained.The new clearance systemalso seeks to reducefrequent complaints thatbarrels and parcels havebeen opened and items removed.Sattaur said…
Read MoreRice exports earn US$117M as at October 2010
Guyana has earned more thanUS$117millionin receipts from rice exportsas at October 2010,even as harvesting ofthis year’s second crop is81.9 per cent complete.This amount has surpassedthe 2009 earningsfrom rice exports.According to information emanating from theAgriculture Ministry,157,234 metric tonnes(mt) of rice were exportedfrom the first crop;while, 106,306 metric tonnes have so far beenexported from the secondcrop. Total exports as atOctober 2010 stand at263,270 metric tonnes,compared to overall exportsof 260,815 mt for2009.The first crop exportshave been valuedat US$68,568,947; while the second crop exportsthus far have been valuedat US$48,550,074.The rice industryhas thus far earnedUS$117,119,021,…
Read More186 squatting areas regularised – Ali tells One-Stop-Shop
Of 218 squattingareas nationally,186 ofthose have been regularised,Housing andWater Minister IrfaanAli said on Saturday duringa One-Stop-Shop atChateau Margot PrimarySchool, ECD.According to Ali, 32fell in the ‘zero tolerance’areas. ‘Zero tolerance areas’are areas of land thathave been earmarked fordrainage reserves, publichighways and sea defences.The Housing andWater Ministry processed more than 630 land titlesof residents on theRailway Embankmentwhen a One-Stop-Shopexercise was hosted atChateau Margot PrimarySchool, ECD.At that event, Housing and Water MinisterIrfaan Ali said the ministryis working hard toensure that families improvetheir living conditions.He added that theprocess must he done ina civilized way.He…
Read MoreGovernment donates $1.1M to Guyana Legion
Internationally recognised Guyanese/Canadian profes-sor and biomaterials ex- pert Dr Suresh Narine has been awarded a Cdn$3million Senior Industrial Research Chair in Biomaterials at Trent University from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada, in conjunctionwithElevanceRenewable Sciences Incorporated and the Grain Farmers of Ontario. Over $1.5 million in new NSERC funding has been provided to matchinvestments made by Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc of $1 mil- lion, and by the GrainFarmers of Ontario of $500,000, to create the research chair. This, in addition to Professor Narine’s being awarded one…
Read MoreNew passport fee: Overseas-based Guyanese to pay for speedy processing
Ov e r s e a s -b a s e d Guyanese will now be required to pay an additional fee for the expeditious pro-cessing of machine-read-able passports. There is currently a rush to pro-cess the new passports, since the traditional green travel document is being phased out.Cabinet SecretaryDr Roger Luncheon dis-closed that the policy has been introduced because of frequent requests by overseas-based Guyanese for the speedy processing of the document. “We have received in numerable requests for (renewal of) passports lost or damaged, or those which require immedi-ate…
Read More102 graduate from Carnegie School of Home Economics
The Carnegie Schoolof Home Economicsheld its annualgraduation ceremony onThursday at the NationalCultural Centre; 102 studentsgraduated withskills in catering and hospitality,cosmetology, andhousehold management,among other skills.The ceremony washeld under the theme:“Graduation; anotherstep to realising yourdream.”Acting principal of theschool, Penelope Harris,in presenting her annualreport, highlighted someof the challenges affectingthe school.Those challenges, shesaid, include the shortageof staff and equipmentfor key areas, theneed for more space, andlack of information technologyequipment.“There is still need formodernised and qualityequipment, but we needto rise to the challengeand equip ourselves. Wehope that more opportunitiescome our way inthe future,” she said.She…
Read MoreImproving education delivery
There is evidence thatthe current administrationconsiders the educationsector very crucial withrespect to achieving our country’sdevelopmental aims. Thisis evident in the large amountof resources that are beingchannelled to the sector andgeared towards improving thequality of education our studentsreceive. The Ministryof Education (MoE) recentlyoutlined several initiativesthat will see education managementand delivery beingtransformed with deeper involvementof the parents andcommunities in general.According to a recent newsrelease out of Washington DC,the World Bank (WB) has approveda US$4.2 million creditto advance the quality of teachereducation in Guyana. Thereport states that the projectwill be in partnership with…
Read MoreERC to work to ensure peace after 2011 polls
The Ethnic R e l a t i o n sC o m m i s s i o nChairman, Bishop JuanEdghill, announced onTuesday that it willwork in earnest to ensurethat peace prevailsduring next year’s generalelections.The ERC over thepast month has engagedin cross-country visitsthroughout all the regions.It was during thisoutreach that the commissionwas charged byGuyanese in differentparts of the country tohelp ensure Guyana experiencespeace duringthe usually touchy periodof elections next year.“The ERC and itswork programme andcontributions made forthe hosting of peacefulelections in 2006,”Edghill said, adding thatthere are several activitiesplanned to…
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