Month: December 2010

 Georgetown – Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon reported today that the Government found some annoyance with the media treatment recently of the advances in the telecommunication sector.

Leonora/Uitvlugt Region 3– Guyana’s sugar industry has, over the years been faced with the severe effects of reduced demands, price cuts and, climate change which has taken a severe toll on its productivity. But due to Government’ stringent management the industry has survived the rigours and to date, has remained operational.
This was reiterated by, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud , during a meeting with sugar and community enhancement workers at the Uitvlugt/Leonora Community Development Centre, Region Three. 
   

Georgetown –  Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud said t that despite the effects climate change poses, and the vulnerabilities of being below sea level, all possible steps must be taken to minimise the effects of excess rainfall.
He emphasised the necessity for optimal functioning of primary and tertiary drainage and irrigation systems within communities, referring to the task of the NDIA with the proper working of primary systems, as such, the reason for expending more resources within the region.

Georgetown – Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon this morning briefing the media said, Guyana will be mounting an assimilation exercise done through the ministry of Agriculture in region 9 from the 13th to the 17th December 2010.

Works Minister Jack Warner says he did nothing wrong in the FIFA voting process.
Warner has been heavily chastised by the English media for their unsuccessful bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
Warner says if this country experiences any diplomatic backlash from England because of the failed bid then it would show that England’s motives were "blackmail".
Warner says FIFA’s decision is to have Russia and Qatar to host the 2018 and 2022 world cups respectively.

 Georgetown –President’s College won the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) second Secondary Schools’ Science and Technology Quiz Competition.  The runner – up is Queen’s College. Sixteen schools took part in this year’s competition, the four schools that competed in the semi-finals were Berbice High School against President’s College and Abrams Zuil Secondary against Queen’s College.

Industrial site Ruimveldt, East Bank Demarara – Managing Director of National Hardware Edward Boyer on Thursday evening told TrakkerNews that Freddie Kissoon’s behaviour and accusation of assault against him is quite unfortunate. Kissoon, a loyal columnist of the often controversial Kaieteur Newspaper had a verbal feud with Boyer at National Hardware Supercentre where he went to shop.

Georgetown – The Agriculture Ministry had issued a warning for citizens to take precautionary measure during the month of December with the predicted heavy rainfall coupled with unusual high tides, now the ministry is leading from the front.

Captain Vaman Bajnath has been appointed as the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.
Works Minister Jack Warner presented Bajnath and the nine other Board members with their letters of appointment today.
Bajnath has promised to improve the airports at Piarco and Crowne Point in Tobago.
Felix Hernandez has been appointed as Deputy Chairman.

Georgetown – The headline “Sugar Workers accept two weeks’ pay offer” is misleading and erroneous as carried on the front page of the December 7th, 2010 edition of the Stabroek News, this is according to the Guyana Agricultural and general workers union (GAWU).