Jan 26, 2020 Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists
Article on RUSAL – The Bauxite Company of Guyana (BCGI) – website https://rusal.ru/en/about/11/
If we think Russia’s interference in the United States’ election, at the invitation of some who are today the beneficiary, and the timidity of others to publicly disavow such misconduct, lest they risk the wrath and see their political demise instigated by the world’s most powerful cannot happen here, cat will eat our dinner.
RUSAL came to Guyana in 2007 at the invitation of the Bharrat Jagdeo government. It owns 90% of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) and the Government of Guyana the remaining 10%. This deal is still shrouded in secrecy, but what we know is that RUSAL president Oleg Deripaska was sold more than four acres of prime land to build a vacation home when many Guyanese have been waiting years to get a house lot. Continue reading →
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Guyana: Employment: Where are the people for the jobs? – By Adam Harris
Not so long ago there was talk about the young people not finding jobs; that there were no jobs. Indeed, many young people left school and could not find a job consistent with the skills they developed.
Those who did not do too well academically had parents who did not want them to stay at home, so these parents found places in technical institutes, and in schools like the Carnegie School of Home Economics.
Others sent their children to work with some friend or relative who were masons, carpenters and contractors. Many young employees entered as labourers and graduated as they learned the trade. But for the greater part there were so many who simply did not seem inclined to take a job. This may sound harsh, but it is true. Continue reading →
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