Guyanese OnlineWork to begin on new Demerara Harbour Bridge next year
Oct 17, 2018 – Kaieteur News
Demerara Harbour Bridge
In a recent interview with the Department of Public Information, Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, assured that work on the crossing between Houston and Versailles which is pivotal for linking Regions Three and Four and further afield will begin next year. Continue reading
Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad Speaks ……
At 93, he is the oldest head of state in the world, the patron saint of comebacks. What is remarkable is that Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad was the Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003. He retired to make way for his successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. In May 2018, the coalition headed by Mahathir won 122 out of 222 seats. This narrow victory ensured that he became Prime Minister for the second time in Malaysia’s history.
Mahathir is widely credited as the architect of modernization in his country. His long tenure in government brought the stability needed for the economic transformation.
In a recent interview he was alert, well spoken, and looked sprightly and much younger than his age suggests. There is speculation that he may even run again in the next elections.
READ MORE: Mahathir bin Mohamad – New Malaysia
Berbice Bridge shareholders hike toll by 365%
Berbice Bridge. Guyana
Pegasus Hotel Expansion
Works on the Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre have now commenced next to the current Pegasus Hotel.
Privately-owned Pegasus Hotel, looking to capitalize on the emerging oil and gas sector, has unveiled an ambitious US$100M expansion project, including a 15-storey tower and state-of-the-art convention centre.
On March 8, 2018, the sod was turned in the hotel’s adjoining property near the tennis court with Chairman, Robert Badal, hailing the investment as the city’s largest investment.
The contract has been awarded to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), the same company that is in charge of the US$150M airport expansion at Timehri and the MovieTowne project at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara. Continue reading
By Tangerine Clarke
Sept. 29, town hall meeting at York College, was clearly a success, since many pressing questions were answered by Guyana’s VP and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, who, after issuing his statement to the United Nations 73rd GA, and a hectic week of bilateral meetings, addressed topics that included the Guyana territorial controversy, Guyana’s oil and gas sector, migration, charitable donation red-tape, and the disbursement of oil revenue to poor citizens. Continue reading
Guyana’s surprise arrival, but where is the master plan?
Strangely, after three years of this development, the politicians, civil society, government (coalition) or the opposition haven’t put out a “Dubai Plan” for Guyana so as to inform citizens of exactly how the billions of US oil dollars are going to be spent. Continue reading
GETTY IMAGESAadhaar: India top court upholds world’s largest biometric scheme
India’s Supreme Court has ruled that the country’s controversial biometric identity scheme is constitutional and does not violate the right to privacy.
However the court limited the scope of the Aadhaar scheme, saying it could not be compulsory for bank accounts, mobile connections or school admissions.
The world’s largest biometric ID database covers welfare and tax payments and access to social services.
More than a billion Indians have already been enrolled.
Relations between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago
Of all the other Caricom countries, Guyana has enjoyed the closest relations with Trinidad and Tobago. Language, common colonial history, ethnic make-up, common cultural patterns, similar systems of government and laws and long established people to people contact have all come together to keep us close.
During the period of the 1970s to 1980s when Guyana’s economy was flatlining, Trinidad and Tobago continued to supply Guyana with petroleum products on credit. During the 1990s, at the conclusion of the debt forgiveness process under the Paris Club arrangements for Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago forgave Guyana the single largest amount of debt of hundreds of millions of US dollars. Continue reading
Guyana and Kuwait delegations meet in Kuwait City
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — The finance minister of Guyana, Winston Jordan, and his delegation arrived in Kuwait City on Saturday 22 September 2018, and held a flurry of meetings with government officials and the private sector to showcase Guyana as an investment destination while also addressing Guyana’s existing debt to Kuwait.
Jordan told the meetings that Guyana is “open, with good incentives and concessions available to investors”. He also informed his audience of Guyana’s new oil and gas discoveries and its transformative impact on the economy. Continue reading
Clarkson’s Car Years – Who Killed The British Motor Industry? – BBC 2000 – Video
Clarkson’s Car Years – Who Killed The British Motor Industry? – Video (BBC 2000)
Comment: Back in the days when the elite were trying to break union power, the workers got blamed for constantly going out on deliberately provoked strikes. Many still blame the workers for the demise of the car industry, but if you look at it logically, it was the abysmally poor management. This is easily demonstrated by the fact that the Japanese, Toyota and Honda, came here, employed the same workers, and have enjoyed a long history unfettered by industrial action. Continue reading →
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