Month: December 2010

Georgetown- President Bharrat Jagdeo has expressed disappointment in what he described as a misleading reflection by some sections of the local media in their reportage of his comments in Cancun, Mexico about the release of the Norway climate funds to Guyana.
Speaking to members of the press at the Office of the President, the Head of State said, ‘the money is already paid into our bank account at the World Bank." 
 

Georgetown– In keeping with its mandate to implement an effective disaster response system in Guyana, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) today conducted a table top exercise to test the national response system to a flooding incident in Guyana.
Director General of the CDC Colonel Chabilall Ramsarup said the first of its kind exercise “Ex Flood Gate 2010” will be conducted in limited areas in Regions Four and Five, possibly in the vulnerable areas of Mahaica, Mahaicony and Abary.

East Bank Demerara – Consultations to adapt feedback from stakeholders on the expansion of the East Bank of Demerara road to a four lane has commenced.

 Office of the President, Georgetown – President Bharrat Jagdeo stated that the agreement to finalise financing for the Amaila Falls hydropower project will be completed during the latter half of 2011 with equity financing coming from the China Development Bank, Sithe Global and the Government of Guyana.

Georgetown-
Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh speaking at the 25th anniversary of P and P insurance brokers says the company has move with the modernising of the financial sector of Guyana. He stressed the fact that ed years in such a sector is result of hard work and dedication. Anong the large gathering tonight were members of the world bank. P and P started operations in 1985 and has since been managed by Mr. Bishwa Panday.

Regent Street, Georgetown-The city constabulary  today moved to have all the pavements cleared as the busy christmas shopping gets into full swing. The Mayor and Council says there will be zero tolerance to street vending much to the disgust and anger of the vendors. They lashed out at the constabulary for breaking up there structures along the paves on Regent street. Every year during this time the city council would allow the vendors to do business as part of the holiday spirit, but this year the council says no to street vending.

West Coast Dem.- The police are investigating an armed robbery at Windsor Forest, WCD during which Premchand Basdeo, his wife Mohanieram Basdeo and sister Kussilla Ramdial were attacked and robbed by three men, all armed with handguns.  Investigations revealed that Kussilla went to an outside toilet when she was confronted by the armed who held her at gun point and took her back into Premchand Basdeo’s house. There the perpetrators also held up Premchan Basdeo and his wife Mohanie and took away $711.00 (US), two cell phones and a quantity of gold jewellery.

West Bank DemeraraI-
One person is in police custody assisting in the investigation into an armed robber committed on businessman Alexander Ramdhannie and his brother Errol Alexander of Sisters Village, WBD, who were attacked and robbed by three men, armed with a handgun, a cutlass and a knife.

THERE is "absolutely no technical or factual basis" of claims that ATR aircraft are unsafe.

This was the statement made by the French manufacturer today in response to claims by the Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Board that there are safety concerns about ATR aircraft.

ATR was the manufacturer selected by Cabinet to provide nine aircraft to Caribbean Airlines.

The CAL Board has stopped the sale.

Indar Maharaj has been appointed as the chairman of the Water and Sewerage Authority’s (WASA) Board of Commissioners.
Maharaj is a petroleum engineer and plant manager with the Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited. Maharaj brings with him over 25 years of industrial knowledge and hands-on experience in team building, business unit development, project managemet and strategic planning. The other board members are Wazeer Aleem, Hewlett Waldron, Shiraz Murf Rajab, Philip Vilain, Teresa White, Kern Saney and James Lambert.