GAWU urges minister to strive for accuracy and workers’ respect
Georgetown-The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) hereby responds to statements reportedly made by Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud.
Month: December 2010
Statutory responsibility for Le Repentir landfill lies with M&CC – Local Government Minister
Georgetown – Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Kellawan Lall maintained that the statutory responsibility for the Le Repentir landfill still rests with the City Council, describing recent mitigatory efforts at the site by the Ministry of Public Works as assistance being provided and financed byCentral Government. The Minister insisted that Government has no intention of taking over the management of the site and at the same time intends to hold the Mayor and City Council accountable for the site of the area and the subsequent fallout.
Ricardo “Smokey” McKenzie to be buried today, his birthday.
Popular bar owner Ricardo "Smokey" McKenzie’s final rites will be performed at St Finbar’s Roman Catholic Church, Morne Coco Road in Diego Martin today. McKenzie was expected to he celebrated his 56th birthday today. The funeral service which is scheduled to begin at 10.30 a.m.
Minister Prashad laments treatment of Guyanese by Caribbean Airlines
Georgeytown-
Four flights arrived today bearing passengers who were stranded in Trinidad and Tobago after having flown from Canada while others travelling from the United States experienced delayed flights due to the bad weather.
The airlines involved include American based Delta and Caribbean Airlines, respectively.
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad, at a press briefing, today, at his South Road office, expressed his dissatisfaction with the manner in which Guyanese were treated by Caribbean Airlines, particular those who travelled from Canada.
Young man found dead in Laing Avenue.
Georgetown-The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Paul Peters, 21 years of Ruimveldt Squatting Area, , whose body was found in the trench along Laing Avenue yesterday.The police are awaiting the results of the post mortem examination of the body which is at the Lyken Funeral Home.
GTUC writes CARICOM about Mr. Carl Greenidge’s right to work after December 31, 2010
Georgetown-The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has communicated its concern to the CARICOM Secretariat about Mr. Carl Greenidge’s right to work and continued employment as Senior Deputy Director in the Office of Trade Negotiations after December 31. In a letter signed by General Secretary, Mr. Lincoln Lewis and dated December 28, addressed to CARICOM General Secretary (ag) Ms. Lolita Applewaithe and copied to CARICOM Chairman, the Hon.
Lucky is new Director of Police Complaints Authority
Attorney Gillian Lucky has been appointed to the Director of the Police Complaints Authority. Lucky, who received her letter of appointment for President George Maxwell Richards today, has pledged to bring back public confidence in the Police Service. Master Ralph Doyle has been appointed the Deputy Director of the Police Complaints Authority. The ceremony took place at Knowsley Building today. Richards has hailed the two-member&
FITUG outraged by Guysuco’s De-Recognition Threat
Georgetown-The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG), recorded their extreme outage at Guysuco’s letter dated December 16, 2010 which informed the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), that the Corporation is “considering to terminate the “Recognition and the Avoidance and Settlement of Disputes” agreement dated 27th February, 1976 that currently subsists between your Union and the Corporation.”
Rice sector records highest ever export in 2010
Georgetown – The Ministry of Agriculture reported that rice sector recorded its highest export of 320,000 tonnes with a production of 360,000 for 2010, due to the input of farmers and technical and extension services inclusive of water management by the Ministry, despite the disruptions caused by climate change.
$2.4B packaging plant to be established at Enmore.
East Coast Demerara-
Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud this afternoon said the Government will continue to invest in the sugar industry to maintain its stability, to prevail, diversify and develop in spite of industrial actions by workers, price cuts and low yields, a $2.4B packaging facility is under construction.
The facility which will see value added sugar products being made available has a capacity to churn-out 40,000 tonnes of packaged sugar. It will be completed by March.
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