Month: December 2010

Linden – Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud today visited Linden where he updated residents, on current plans, and their role in preparing for any eventualities caused by the current heavy rainfalls. Minister Persaud pointed out that the region has not had a proper drainage system, and that given the changes currently ongoing, it has become very important that this be rectified given the importance of agriculture in the area.

Finance Minister Winston Dookeran says the Government is in the process of making outstanding payments to  contractors.
Dookeran has estimated that almost $ 1 billion in payments have been made so far.
Dookeran said the process is underway and government is prepared to meet those obligations.
Contractors have previously approached government with a multi-billion bill for outstanding jobs done.
 

Works and Minister Jack Warner says Caribbean Airlines chairman, George Nicholas, is a next Calder Hart in the making.
Warner said Hart did not become a vilified person overnight but his progression began with disrespect to his line Minister.
Nicholas and Warner have been in a face off in recent times over the choice of company to purchase plans from.
Warner said Nicholas and the CAL Board are "immature".
On Tuesday Warner slammed the CAL Board for doing its own thing without being accountable to him.

Brickdam, Georgetown – Government is exploring its options of adopting highly technological coding and tracking equipment in its bid to rise to the new and emerging challenges as it relates to security in Guyana.

Georgetown – Speaking as part of a panel convened by the Avoided Deforestation Partners and including Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, international philanthropist George Soros and President Obama’s Advisor on Energy and Environment, Joe Aldy, President Jagdeo explained how Guyana and Norway’s experience could provide valuable lessons for how multi-lateral institutions like the World Bank could be modernized to provide the financial intermediary services required for climate finance.
 

Georgetown– Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh declared that $ 1.2B School Feeding Programme to alleviate hunger of poor school children in the hinterland and on the coastland has been having a positive impact on students’ attendance and performance. The results the minister pointed out is of a recent study done by the World Bank.

Region Two, Guyana – Improving drainage and irrigation systems across the Coastland is pertinent to Guyana since it is where most of the country’s economic activities are conducted. Farming contributes significantly to Guyana’s Gross Domestic Product; as such, Government is investing largely in the provision of adequate drainage and irrigation structures.

Port of Spain Mayor Louis Lee Sing has signalled his intention to have bars in St James stop selling alcohol by midnight every night.Lee Sing said St James “the city that never sleeps” is still deemed a “residential area” according to the City Corporation’s development plans for the capital.Lee Sing said the implementation of a cut off time for the sale of liquor will have positive consequences for the country as a whole, with a drop in crime and road fatalities.He has also promised to stop new bars and restaurants from popping up in the already populated area

Dozens of farmers staged a protest outside the Port of Spain headoffice of State owned commercial bank, First Citizens Bank today.The farmers are up in arms over FCB’s policy not to use agricultural land as collateral for loans.The farmers claim that ths policy is in contravention to the government’s decision to make agriculture more viable.While loans for famers are granted by the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), some credit facilities are not available for certain projects, the farmers claimed.The aggrieved farmers are now asking for Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Finance Ministe

Best Village, W.C.Dem. – Three armed bandits stuck at Best Village attacking businesswoman Pulmattie Ramkisson.
Investigations revealed that Ramkissoon was cleaning her house with her back door open, through which the men entered and held her up, along with two other occupants.  They then took away a quantity of jewellery valued at one million dollar and four cellular phones and escaped.
Ramkissoon was assaulted to her head during the incident and was treated at the West Demerara Regional Hospital and sent away.