The Special Land Use Committee (SLUC), estab-lished by the govern-ment to review mining matters, has submitted to President Bharrat Jagdeo its final report, with various recom- mendations. Miners are now hoping for swift ac-tion by the head of state to peruse the document and address the issues at hand. This action, accord-ing toExecutiveDirector of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), Edward Shields, is es-sential for miners to know exactly what is the government’s poli-cy position on mining. He stated that this year has been one of “uncer- tainty”…
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1,250 to graduate from UG Saturday
Justice Roxanne George is sched-uled to deliver the feature address at the 44th Convocation of the University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus, on Saturday on campus.Approximately 1,250students from seven fac-ulties and schools and the Institute of Distance and Continuing Education will be grad-uating, the UG said in a release. Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Compton Bourne, will preside over the ceremo-ny. Of the graduating class, 778 are first de-gree graduands, 393 are graduating with di-plomas and associate degrees, 174 with cer-tificates, 35 with post graduate diplomas, and 22 with…
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Ap p r o x i m a t e l y 200 delegates at-tending the 10thAnnual General Meetingof the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS called for uni-versal access to preven-tion, care and treatment to be at the centre of the HIV and AIDS response.As the delegates endedtheir meeting held in St Maarten, on November 2, they tabled the resolu-tion calling for universal access. The 10-year-old Partnership committed to eliminating, by 2015, mother-to-child trans-mission and travel re-strictions of persons liv-ing with HIV; increasing by 80 per cent access…
Read MorePANCAP calls for end to travel restrictions of persons living with HIV
Ap p r o x i m a t e l y 200 delegates at-tending the 10thAnnual General Meetingof the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS called for uni-versal access to preven-tion, care and treatment to be at the centre of the HIV and AIDS response.As the delegates endedtheir meeting held in St Maarten, on November 2, they tabled the resolu-tion calling for universal access. The 10-year-old Partnership committed to eliminating, by 2015, mother-to-child trans-mission and travel re-strictions of persons liv-ing with HIV; increasing by 80 per cent access…
Read MoreGuyana is investment destination of choice – Sabga
Chairman Emeritus of the Ansa Mcal Group of Companies, Dr Anthony Sabga, has lauded the economic progress of Guyana and points to the huge investment poten-tial of the region’s larg-est territory.Dr Sabga was at the point of responding to the reasons behind his invitation to the presi-dent of Guyana to ad-dress the Directors of the Ansa Mcal Group in Trinidad. The president made amajor presentation to the Ansa Mcal Group and in-vestors in Trinidad at its corporate headquar-ters in Port of Spain last Thursday.Current Chairman of the group, Norman Sabga,…
Read MoreEmpowering womento be leaders
Vulnerability of women in today’s society, whether due to a lack of education or a job, often makes them victims of abuse, and worse yet, may lead to their deaths at the hands of their spouses.This led to the conception of the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute (GWLI).The Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute, a department within the Ministry of Labour, Human Servicesand Social Security, located in Cove and John on the East Coast Demerara, was established on December 6, 1997 to hon- our the Guyana government’s commit-ment to improving the status of women…
Read MoreYellow cabs to get all govt contracts – Luncheon
Government has re-cently announced that all taxi op-erators who comply with the ‘yellow rule’ and the code of ethics set out in into the new yellow cab driver or operator,” Dr Luncheon said. Meanwhile, as December 31 nears — the deadline for all taxi ser- new service arrange-ments between itself and vices to go yellow, gov-ernment officials assured taxi operators will enjoy exclusive access to gov-ernment contracts for transport services.The announcement was made by Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon at his weekly news briefing. He said Cabinet, at its November…
Read MorePNCR salutes GDF on 45th anniversary
The People’s National Congress Reform par-ty has extended warmest congratulations to the officers, soldiers, reservists and veter- ans of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on the oc-casion of the 45th Anniversary of the founding of the Force, on November 1, 1965. The GDF was established less than a year after the People’s National Congress/United Force co-alition entered office, even before the achievement of Independence, the party said in a release. Internally, at that time, the population wasfearful in the aftermath of the most destructive communal violence ever witnessed in this country, caused…
Read MoreCassava cultivation to get boost – 14 new varieties to be introduced
As Guyana increas-es its cassava pro-duction, the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium to Support Cassava Research and Development(CLAYUCA) is helping to introduce 14 new variet-ies; train staff to multiplythe samples; and acquireequipment for planting, harvesting, and process-ing of the product.CLAYUCA’s Head, (NARI) Director Dr Oudho Homenauth to brief those officials on their work programme over the next two days. Dr Ospina stressed, too,that CLAYUCA’s em-phasis in on producinghigh quality cassava. Persaud told the ex-perts that while Guyana is looking to advance cassava production, it is as such, he hopes thatCLAYUCA…
Read MoreFCPF acknowledges sloth in disbursing funds
The Forest Carbon P a r t n e r s h i p Facility (FCPF) has acknowledged sloth in disbursement of funds from the facility. It noted that World Bank teams are working with govern-ment counterparts to ad-dress the issues and clear the way for disbursement of funds. FCPF chief, Inger Anderson, said the entity is keen to invite other de-livery partners, including multilateral development banks and UN agencies, to provide readiness ser-vices to countries under the FCPF. “REDD+ poses tre-mendous developmentchallenges and requires that the capacity of all…
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