Regionalisation of the Decision Making Process
Almost as a rapid response to the announcement earlier this month by His Excellency Donald Ramotar confirming February 25 as the date for the election of senior and executive Regional Democratic Council (RDC) officials, these were held last week in all ten administrative regions. Since last December, the Government has proposed that the preparatory consultations [...]
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Unwavering support for President Donald Ramotar
President Ronald Ramotar was accorded unanimous, complete and unwavering support from the Central Committee of the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) when that decision making forum held its first meeting for this year in mid January. In his capacity as General Secretary and Party leader the President delivered and articulated the Party’s trajectory, analysed internally [...]
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Parliament convenes for its 10th session
After nearly a fortnight into the New Year the 10th Parliament convened on Thursday January 12, 2012. According to a release from the Office of the Presidential Advisor on Governance M/s Gail Teixeira, the main focus for the opening of the National Assembly January 2012 will be on the selection of the Speaker of the [...]
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Guyana History Notebook
Telegram from Hugh Fraser to Foreign Office
Compiled by Odeen Ishmael These files from the British archives give a direct account of the attitude of the British government towards the PPP government under the leadership of Dr. Cheddi Jagan during the period 1957-1964. They also reveal clearly how the British colonial authorities, with the full encouragement and interference of the Kennedy administration [...]
Sport
Pakistan crush England in Dubai
Pakistan took full advantage of another brittle England batting performance to crush the world’s top-ranked team by 10 wickets and win the first Test inside three days in Dubai. Having conceded a 146-run first-innings lead, England collapsed to 160 all out second time round, failing to recover after Umar Gul had wrecked their top order [...]
Health
Tips for day and night cough relief
From drugstore staples to kitchen home remedies, find out what you should include in your arsenal for fast cough relief. When you’re dealing with a cough, that itch in your throat can crop up at any time. Having a cough can be uncomfortable and annoying when you are trying to get through your day, and [...]
World
Stocks jump over US Fed low rate pledge
The stock has market bounced to its highest close since last spring after the Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero for almost three more years. Bond yields dropped sharply, then climbed back later in the day on Wednesday when investors began looking more closely into the Fed’s deliberations. The yield on the [...]
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Stocks jump over US Fed low rate pledge
The stock has market bounced to its highest close since last spring after the Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero for almost three more years. Bond yields dropped sharply, then climbed back later in the day on Wednesday when investors began looking more closely into the Fed’s deliberations. The yield on the [...]
Newly-elected Region 1 RDC Councillors take oath of office
The Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) election was held across the regions today and several new faces were elected to administrate over programmes and policies implemented for the benefit of residents. Minister within the Ministry of Local Government Norman Whittaker was present at the election in Region 1 on Wednesday (Barima-Waini) and he stated that: “I [...]
PIP breast implant boss arrested in France
The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of a safety scare has been arrested in southern France. Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) founder Jean-Claude Mas, 72, was held at his home in Six-Fours-les-Plages, police sources told reporters. In 2010, France banned PIP implants made with low-grade industrial silicone, amid fears they could [...]
Merkel deflects call for bigger eurozone fund
Germany is determined to play a full part in combating the eurozone crisis but will not commit to anything that it cannot deliver, Angela Merkel, the German chancellor has told delegates at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Delivering the keynote address in Switzerland, Merkel questioned the rationale of those in financial markets, [...]
Royal visit to Montserrat announced
BRADES, Montserrat (GIU) — Governor Adrian Davis has announced that Montserrat is to host a Royal visit during March of this year as part of the celebrations for Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The Prince and Princess Edward (the Earl and Countess of Wessex) will visit Montserrat on Friday, 2 March 2012, and [...]
Cuba has high solar energy potential
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — Five KwH of solar energy fall daily on every square yard of Cuba, which equals the energy produced by one pound of oil, said an expert in Havana. A specialist of the Energy Information and Development Management Center (CUBAENERGIA), Mario Arrastia, affirmed that the sun is the island’s main source for [...]
Faulty medicine kills scores in Pakistan
A senior health official has said the number of people in eastern Pakistan suspected to have died in the last month from taking bad heart medicine has risen to 70. Saeed Illahi said on Wednesday that an investigation found that a total of 419 heart patients had become sick from taking the drugs, and that [...]
Survivors sought in rubble of Rio high-rises
Three multi-storey buildings have collapsed in the centre of the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, killing five people according to local media, and leaving debris strewn over a wide area. Rescue crews continued to search on Thursday for least 12 people still missing a day after the collapse, which left thick layers of debris [...]
Prime Minister inspects gov’t funded drainage works in North Ruimveldt
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and Presidential Advisor on Community Development, Odinga Lumumba on Wednesday visited North Ruimveldt to inspect work that was done in the area to prevent flooding. Last year, a few concerned citizens from North Ruimveldt approached the Prime Minister; requesting assistance to clear minor drainage structures such as culverts and canals which [...]
Pakistan crush England in Dubai
Pakistan took full advantage of another brittle England batting performance to crush the world’s top-ranked team by 10 wickets and win the first Test inside three days in Dubai. Having conceded a 146-run first-innings lead, England collapsed to 160 all out second time round, failing to recover after Umar Gul had wrecked their top order [...]
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