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– call for enhanced cooperation to tackle climate change President Bharrat Jagdeo was among politicians, scholars and industry leaders who on June 20 touted a global shift towards green growth and called for enhanced cooperation to tackle the environmental challenges facing mankind. About 90 academics, businessmen and officials from 25 national governments and international institutions shared views at the first Global Green Growth Summit hosted by the Korean government and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Among them were OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria; the UN Economic and…

– brother critical BY MICHAEL ITWARU A nine-year-old girl is dead, and her younger brother is in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital, after a minivan slammed them while they were going home from school on Monday, June 20, at around 08:20h on the Cotton Tree public road, West Coast Berbice. The victim is Jasmattie Ramnauth. Her seven-year-old brother, Vayjai Ramnauth, sustained severe body injuries and a fractured leg; and is fighting for his life at the Georgetown Public Hospital. The children were returning home after they were told…

Several stakeholders and members of civil society are concerned about the status of elections’ preparedness and continue to express dissatisfaction and outrage at the pace of distribution of identification cards and at the number of unregistered voters, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon said on June 22. Dr Luncheon, also head of the Presidential Secretariat, said government continues to review on a regular basis preparation for general and regional elections. He noted that the issue of acquiring source documents from the General Registrar’s Office (GRO) in order to register is also…

BY JANELLE PERSAUD As the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) completes another phase of its election preparation, it announced that it would be ready to hold the elections by mid- October. Chairman of the commission, Dr Steve Surujbally, made the disclosure while speaking to media at a press conference on Wednesday. “However, we do not define the date of the elections, His Excellency the President does that,” Surujbally clarified. He explained that the latest date election could be held is December 28, 2011, through a three-month legal extension of the life…

BY ARIANA GORDON  Banks DIH Limited on Wednesday commissioned a US$1M waste water treatment Facility at its Caribanks Complex at Public Road, Ruimveldt, Georgetown. Chairman and Managing Director of Banks DIH Limited, Clifford Reis, in highlighting the importance of having such a treatment facility in Guyana, stated that the benefits would see Guyana being boosted tremendously in terms of its annual gross domestic product ( GDP), and the “fishing and shrimping industry” would benefit as well. “The intention behind this exercise is to protect the environment and to foster a…

Haitians, Jamaicans and Guyanese nationals are being “trafficked” into Trinidad and Tobago under the cover of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME). They are being rapidly absorbed by registered private security firms. This was the claim made by the Estate Police Association General Secretary David Webber, who said that, in many instances, the passports of the “trafficked” persons were seized, leaving them at the mercy of their employers. Webber said field research indicated about two years ago that there was an influx of illegal nationals into the security industry.…

President Bharrat Jagdeo has been appointed roving ambassador representing the interests of the three forest basins. This happened at the conclusion of a week-long conference, in Brazzaville, Congo on Friday. Jagdeo, a Champion of the Earth awardee, had earlier in the day delivered a speech warning developed countries that poorer nations could abandon attempts to conserve their natural resources if funding issues were not resolved. The declaration also called for the international community to support efforts to avoid deforestation. Meanwhile, leaders from the world’s three largest forest basins said they…

By Janelle Persaud in Lethem　 After almost a week of despair, Rupununi residents are now seeing signs of hope, as floodwaters begin to recede and heightened relief efforts kick in. Already, millions of dollars of relief items have been flown in for distribution, and more are due today. Guyana Times International understands that the Guyana Defence Force will send in a helicopter today to support the work of the Emergency Management Operation Centre (EMOC) to assist efforts to access those hard to reach places. Regional Executive Officer Ronald Harsaywack said…