Month: November 2010

 Skeldon, Berbice – The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) says the Guyana Sugar Coperation (Guysuco) owes the sugar workers a full clear and clean statement on the Skeldon factory and should consider shutting down the factory until its costly defects are redressed.Repair works started this morning on the lone boiler and hammers, in the meantime 800 punts of cane are left in the dock and another 600 punts  are being transported to the factory will left stalled.

Georgetown – The Government of Guyana has approved of the re-establishment of the Embassy of the Argentine Republic in Georgetown. This approval follows a request by the Government of the Argentine Republic for the re-opening of its Mission here in Guyana.

Turkeyen, Georgetown – Head of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  Mr. Branford Isaacs says he looks forward to the convening of the first meeting of the Trade and Development Committee of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean Pacific Group of Countries (ACP) (CARIFORUM) and the European Union (EU).

Labour Minister Errol Mc Leod has urged employees to fight for their rights.
Mc Leod the former president of the Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) said despite his current position as a Cabinet Minister he is urging workers to not take victimisation from anyone including the State.
Mc Leod’s comments come at a time when the Public Service Association (PSA) has orchestrated protest action against the Chief Personnel Officer (CPO).
The PSA is protesting the CPO’s offer of an one per cent salary increase for public servants.

Minister of State in the office of the Prime Minister, Roger Samuel, says legislation will soon be put in place to ensure that funding of political parties are made public.
Samuel said the issue will cause political parties to be more transparent in the dealings.
The issue of campaign finance has been a ticklish issue in the country’s political landscape, Samuel said.
And in an effort to ensure citizens know who are the financial backers of political parties Samuel said the legislation will soon be brought to the Parliament.

East Coast Demerara: The police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 10:30pm yesterday Tuesday November 16, 2010, on the Rupert Craig Highway, Georgetown, and which resulted in the death of pedestrian Leroy Benjamin, 44 years of South Vryheid’s Lust, ECD. Investigations revealed that the driver of mini-bus BHH 4522 was proceeding along the roadway when it is alleged that Leroy Benjamin attempted to cross the road and was struck down. He was taken to the GPHC where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Tourism Minister Dr Rupert Griffith says the recently increased  Air Passenger Duty (APD) in the United Kingdom is crippling the Caribbean’s already battered tourism industry.
In an attempt to boost revenue the UK increased the APD by 55 per cent. This has increased the cost of plane tickets for persons travelling to the Caribbean fro the UK by as much as £150.
Griffith said he has approached the UK Government to "rescind" the tax.