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Chavez expresses confidence in Jagdeo’s chairmanship of UNASUR

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  Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez, is confident that President Bharrat Jagdeo’s leadership capabilities will enable him to chair the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) effectively. Chavez is also confident that Jagdeo will lead UNASUR into success with objectivity, and will bring about concrete actions, GINA said in a news release. The Venezuelan President attended the 1V Regular Summit of UNASUR, which was held in Guyana on November 26th at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC) at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.  Chavez said: “We know about the will of President Jagdeo…

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Guyana relentless in drug trafficking fight

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By Jasmaine Payne Despite the need for increased international support from larger countries to fight the global issue of drug trafficking, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has assured that the government of Guyana remains relentless in its fight at the national level.  Speaking at the opening ceremony of the First National Conference on Narcotics Trafficking, held at the Grand Coastal Inn, Le Ressouvenir, East Coast Demerara on Thursday, the home affairs minister said it is clear that smaller countries cannot deal with tackling the issue alone. In specific relation to…

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PM optimistic Guyana will find oil

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Prime Minister Samuel Hinds has said he is optimistic that this country would discover oil one of thesedays. He made the remarkduring a presentation to the Parliamentary Subcommittee on Natural Resources, whenhe spoke on government’splan in relation to the exploration of petroleum inGuyana.The prime minister highlighted thatGuyana’s natural or potentialnatural resourcesare an opportunity for a brighter future forGuyanese. “It is hard work, it has its joys andfailures; and as in all natural resources, thereis a period of prospecting,and quite often what wesee is a result of a hundredattempts that werenot…

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Guyana is investment destination of choice – Sabga

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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,…

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Caribbean Airlines wants meeting with regional leaders on lower airfares

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The Trinidad and Tobago-based Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) on Tuesday said it is seeking a meeting with regional leaders to discuss the possibility of reducing airfares to destinations throughout the Caribbean. In recent times, Guyana has protested the high fares charged by the airline, stating that its pricing system is “unfair”. The Guyana government has maintained that CAL’s fares for flights between Trinidad and Guyana are equivalent to that for flights from Trinidad to the United States. As such, the government has since accelerated its move to consider operating its…

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REDD+ Investment Fund: Guyana receives US$30M from Norway

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The Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF) has been established with the initial US$ 30 million being made available to the Guyana government. The milestone event took place at the World Bank’s headquarters in Washington late Saturday, with the signing of an administrative agreement between Norway and the bank. The GRIF is the mechanism by which funds for forest climate services will be directed from Norway to Guyana, as provided for in the agreement signed by the two countries in 2009. The Guyana/ Norway deal is valued at up to US$…

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My daughter ‘an unfortunate victim’: Marceline Basdeo-Small’s father speaks out

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The father of Marceline Basdeo- Small, the wife of the alleged killer of teenager Neesa Gopaul, defended his daughter’s reputation, saying that she was an unfortunate victim in a very sad story. During an October 7 telephone interview with this newspaper, Edward Basdeo said that his daughter was a “very compassionate person”. “She is a very trusting person, and believed her husband,” he said. Basdeo- Small, who is a manager at the Guyana Water Inc, and was released from police custody on Tuesday, reportedly denied any involvement in the beheading…

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Bouterse hails Guyana visit

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– vows commitment to Caricom Suriname president Desi Bouterse has said that he is extremely satisfied with the outcome of a one-day official visit he and a government delegation made to Guyana on Monday. Bouterse met with President Bharrat Jagdeo, and the two discussed a range of issues for strengthening relations between the two neighbouring countries. Speaking to the Surinamese media upon his arrival at Johan Adolf Pengel Airport at around 20:00hrs on Monday, Bouterse said he had been warmly received by President Jagdeo. “The atmosphere was good, and we…

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Corentyne River Bridge, climate change, security, mining a priority

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Guyana and Suriname have moved a step closer to cementing developmental cooperation, with the bridging of the Corentyne River, climate change, security and mining being priorities. This was the result of a one-day working visit here by newly-elected Suriname President, Desi Bouterse, on Monday. After lengthy discussions at the Office of the President, Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo and his counterpart announced that they had agreed to forge ahead with plans to bridge the Corentyne River. As such, a feasibility study for the construction of that bridge will be conducted…

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