Mining district roads will be fixed after rain eases- Natural Resources Minister
The deplorable roads in Guyana's mining districts would be fixed after the heavy rainfall eases, Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat said Friday. He told Demerara Waves Online News that President Irfaan Ali had already established a committee to do an assessment with the aim of fixing the roads after the rains. "It's too much to do during the rainy season but it will be fixed after…
Terrence Campbell’s case on Teaching Service Commission’s appointment dismissed
The High Court on Friday dismissed a case brought by A Partnership for National Unity's Dr Terrence Campbell in which he challenged the constitutionality of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) Justice Damone Younge said in her decision that the absence of an elected Leader of the Opposition made it impossible for there to be meaningful consultation as contemplated by Article 207 (2) (d)…
Miners Association appeals to authorities to fix badly damaged roads in mining district
The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) on Friday appealed to the government to urgently fix interior access roads in mining areas that have been severely damaged due to heavy rainfall. In a statement, GGDMA Managing Director, Avalon Jagnandan called on the relevant ministries and authorities to "help rapidly repair the damaged road infrastructure that will allow…
National Trust Act violated at historic Fort Zeelandia during Independence Flag Raising
The fragile almost 300-year-old brick fort on Fort Island was at grave risk of being badly affected by the impact of last month's 60th independence anniversary flag raising ceremony on that Essequibo River island, a city and regional planner said. In addition to the removal of top soil by the grading of several areas on Fort Island near one of the Fort Zeelandia structures,…
Rodrigues-Birkett hopes to use ‘good offices’ process to address conflict
United Nations Secretary-General hopeful, Guyanese Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett plans to use the 'good offices' mechanism of that global organisation to address growing escalation of conflicts. "On conflict resolution, all the tools that are available to me as Secretary General, the good offices, I think that this is something we can use more. My own country benefited from the good offices process…
Peacekeeping must be backed by political solutions – Guyana’s nominee for UN Secretary General
Guyana's nominee for the post of United Nations Secretary-General Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett on Thursday said peacekeeping must be supported by a political solution. "Whether we're doing a traditional peacekeeping, a certain type of enforcement operation, it must be a means to an end, a means to a political solution, giving a space for a political solution to move forward,"…
Canadian, Guyanese geospatial joint venture launched for energy, other industries
Canadian technology company Altomaxx and Guyanese geospatial solutions provider Dragonfly Solutions Group Inc. on Thursday launched their Energy Services Solutions joint venture, marking a significant milestone in the advancement of drone technology, geospatial intelligence and workforce development in Guyana, the new entity said in a statement. The joint venture is named Altomaxx…
Walton-Desir says Mohamed’s GECOM nominees raise conflict of interest concerns
Wary of perceived conflict of interest in Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed's proposed nominees for election commissioners, leader of the Forward Guyana Movement, Amanza Walton-Desir has proposed a nominee of her own. She nominated Pastor Nigel London, saying he was not fearful of asking difficult questions. She said Mr Mohamed's lawyers-Siand Dhurjon, Roysdale Forde and Damien Da Silva-…
Established math formula determines membership of parliamentary committees, as FGM’s Walton-Desir cries “hypocrisy”
The decades-old mathematical formula that was used to determine the number of members on Guyana's parliamentary standing and sectoral committees was provided to the government and opposition chief whips earlier this year, Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs "In applying this longstanding principle, committee membership is allocated…
US threatens new tariff on Guyana for buying forced labour-made products – American trade expert
The United States' proposal to increase the overall tariff on imports from Guyana to 12.5 percent on grounds that this South American nation imports products made by forced labour could adversely affect new Guyanese products aimed at the US market, former head of the US Foreign Commercial Service Arun Venkataraman said on Wednesday. Delivering a presentation at a World…
