Month: September 2010

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has returned home after a nine-day trip to the United States.
Persad-Bissessar arrived at Piarco International Airport on board a Caribbean Airline’s flight around 6 a.m. today.
She left this country on September 20 and addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.

Caribbean trakker News today spoke to a senior officer in the Criminal Investigation Department, who confirmed reports of the capture of wanted ex-soldier Keron Hebert suspected of being part of two murders and robberies in Bartica.

Minister Persaud

Guyana’s agriculture Minister Robert Persaud today said that Guyana has achieved target one of the millennium development goal by feeding half the number of people

living in absolute poverty. The minister made this comment addressing a validation workshop for the Caricom Regional Policy for food and nutrition security at the Princess Hotel.

Businesses in Guyana and different parts of the words will be showcasing what they have to offer when the Guyana Exhibition (GUYEXPO 2010) opens Thursday at the National Exhibition site.

This year the Exposition will be held under the theme “Expanding Investment in a Sustainable Environment”. This is in recognition of Guyana’s growth, continued support and strategy to expand opportunities for investment.

I do not scare easy!
This was the statement made by acting Prime Minister Errol McLeod in response to protest action by the Public Service Association (PSA) and other trade unions yesterday.
Hundreds of public servants marched from the Eric Williams Financial Complex in Port of Spain to the Prime Minister’s St Clair office yesterday in an attempt to deliver a letter calling for outstanding wage negotiations to be settled.

A farewell parade was held for female assistant commissioner Ms. Paulette Veronica Morrisson who has retired from the Guyana Police Force. Morrisson told a large gathering of young police officers to work diligently, honest, punctual and to follow the motto of the force which is to serve and protect.

Acting Prime Minister Errol McLeod today presented the members of the new minimum wages board.
Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Labour Ministry Ashford Sankar is the chairman of the seven-member board.
Economist Hayden Manzano, Industrial Relations Manager Stephanie Fingal, Labour Relations Officer Cindy Joseph, unionists Ozzi Warwick and Ida Le Blanc as well as Reshma Goolcharan make up the board.
The board is to conduct consultations to determine the minimum wage.
McLeod is expected to meet with the board late next month.