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Guyana’s Economy: We must demand what’s justly ours – By Lincoln Lewis

April 16, 2019 – 12:10 am

We must stand our ground and demand what’s justly ours

 Apr 14, 2019  Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists

The strength of a country, whether liked or despised, lies in the uncompromising spirit of its citizens to defend and protect it at all cost, because such is considered intrinsic to their survival and development. If a people cannot stand up and fight in defence of the freedoms achieved, it would bring into question what manner of persons they are.

I return to the issue of our migration (immigration) challenges, because I feel strongly about it even as the question is being posed, who amongst us are the Cuffy, Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow, Cheddi Jagan and Forbes Burnham. Men who delivered leadership, started, developed and shaped our struggle for self-determination. We need their thinking, their conviction, their tenacity to propel us forward as an independent nation.    Continue reading →

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CARICOM: CSME Member States Sign on to Contingent Rights Protocol

March 11, 2019 – 12:08 am

Caricom Headquarters
Georgetown. Guyana.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, Monday March 4, 2019 – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States that are participating in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) have all signed on to the Protocol on Contingent Rights and most of them are prepared to immediately begin provisional application of the Protocol.

The Protocol covers the rights of persons moving to another country under the free movement of skills regime, as well as the spouses and dependents of those who move to another country.    Continue reading →

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Christmas gifts from the politicians – Commentary – Stabroek News

December 25, 2018 – 1:23 am

Editorial – Stabroek News – 25 December 2018

There is little peace and good will in the political arena this season. And that applies not just to Guyana, but also to some of the leading democracies such as the UK, France and, of course, the US, to name a few. There is President Donald Trump whose administration stumbled into farce a long time ago, and which has since been disintegrating into chaos. As has become customary in more recent times, lawmakers agreed a short-term spending compromise to carry the government over into the new year.

However, Mr Trump has refused to sign the bill unless the Senate attaches funding to it for a border wall fence. So far he has adhered to that position, effectively partly shutting down the government, and sending thousands of its workers home without their end-of-year salaries. Apparently he does not remember that the Republicans paid a heavy price for refusing to sign a compromise when President Clinton was in office.              Continue reading →

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Guyana Politics: The Familiar Ring of the Elections Season – By Ralph Ramkarran

October 12, 2018 – 12:22 am

The Familiar Ring of the Elections Season 

By Ralph Ramkarran – 6th October 2018

Local government elections are to be held on November 12. With it, the never-ending stream of suspicions emerged as the Government established new local government units and merged others. The Opposition argued that these were done to give an advantage to the Government and the Opposition, through one of its representatives, promptly launched legal proceedings. This event provided the explanation for the ‘disappearance’ of the Chief Elections Officer, Mr. Keith Lowenfield, on one of the most critical days of the elections process, namely, the day after the submission of lists, when corrections have to be made and defects rectified.       Continue reading →

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Guyana-Venezuela: The “controversy” over the arbitration award of 1899 – By Dr. Odeen Ishmael

July 6, 2018 – 12:31 am

Dr. Odeen Ishmael

Guyana-Venezuela: The “controversy” over the arbitration award of 1899
 
  • Several Weeks ago, COHA published an analysis of the Venezuela-Guyana boundary dispute by guest scholar Eva Golinger, who is a New York-based attorney and the author of the best-selling book The Chavez Code. In her article, Golinger presents a distinctively pro-Venezuela perspective. In an effort to create a constructive forum between two longtime friends of the organization, COHA is re-publishing the following piece by Dr. Odeen Ishmael. Mr. Ishmael served as Guyana’s ambassador to Washington and now serves as a COHA Senior Research Fellow. His piece presents a strongly pro-Guyana perspective and, as such, will serve to add balance to this issue.

By: Dr. Odeen Ishmael, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs        Continue reading →

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Strengthening Justice Delivery In The Caribbean

January 24, 2018 – 12:29 am

Strengthening justice delivery in the Caribbean

January 23, 2018 – : Caribbean News Now

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Antiquated systems have long been the bane of legal practitioners in the Caribbean, contributing to severe case backlogs, expensive legal services and debilitating delays.

In 2016, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) established APEX as a not-for-profit agency to deliver capacity building and technology-based solutions to improve justice delivery for Caribbean courts, law offices and related agencies.   Continue reading →

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What is really needed to make tourism a success in Guyana? – THAG President weighs in

October 30, 2017 – 2:20 am

NOVEMBER is TOURISM MONTH in GUYANA

What is really needed to make tourism a success in Guyana? – THAG President weighs in

THAG Head, Shaun McGrath

What prevents Guyana from achieving the same level of success in the tourism industry as its Caribbean counterparts? Is it really the absence of blue seas and white sand beaches? Is it the high crime rate and poor hospitality services? Or is the problem, way more complex than it appears on the surface?

President of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) Shaun McGrath recently weighed in on this issue during an informative session at the inaugural business summit of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).

According to McGrath, there is national recognition that tourism contributes between six and nine percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and brings in a minimum of US $250 million in foreign currency every year.     Continue reading →

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Annual Diwali festival lights up Richmond Hill, New York – Saturday October 14, 2017

October 18, 2017 – 10:34 am

Massive crowds at the Diwali Motorcade New York – Saturday October 14, 2017

The Grand Marshall, Dr. Dhanpaul Narine leads the Parade

The Diwali Motorcade last Saturday night (October 14, 2017) turned out to be a historic event. The crowds were massive under warm skies. The Police catered for about 2,000 persons but close to 10,000 persons showed up that made the Motorcade the biggest in North America. Several more streets had to be closed to accommodate the crowds, with additional security called.

The Grand Marshall, Dr. Dhanpaul Narine, had asked for 1,000 persons to walk with him but about twice this number was present. The cultural program was great and included items from Guyana, Suriname, India and Trinidad, among others.     Continue reading →

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GUYANA CAUGHT IN THE CHINA TRAP – By Verian Mentis-Barker

September 30, 2017 – 1:10 pm

GUYANA CAUGHT IN THE CHINA TRAP

POSTED BY: VERIAN MENTIS-BARKER SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Back then it was Red China.    Beijing was Peking.

Its ambitions were cocooning with sights set on the Western Hemisphere.

Now, some serendipity.

British Guiana becomes independent in 1966.

Then Chinese Premier Chou En-lai cabled then Prime Minister Forbes Burnham that he hoped “the people of your country achieve new success in the struggle to safeguard national independence and oppose colonialism and neocolonialism”….and instructed the Chinese press to emblazon its pages with a salute to Guyana and its people, welcoming them to the world of political freedom.   ………………    Six years went by.

1972.

Prime Minister Burnham ascended to President and was struggling to legitimize his Presidency and the Cooperative Socialism ideology he had adopted.  His political swing to the left cost him favor with the West and as punishment, the country lost volume in the export market.

READ MORE: http://xpressblogg.com/guyana-caught-china-trap/

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Guyana, Brazil explore completion of Linden/Lethem road and other projects

July 2, 2017 – 12:14 am

Guyana, Brazil explore completion of Linden/Lethem road

   -air services agreement inked; help for seed certification coming
Jul 01, 2017 – Kaieteur News –  Guyana and Brazil this week held discussions in Brasilia on a range of issues on their bilateral agenda, including the development of infrastructure linking the two states, the promotion of trade and investment, and technical cooperation in agriculture, water resources management and other areas, as well as collaboration on issues of interest to the communities in the region of their common border.

PHOTO: Brazil Visit: Foreign Minister, Carl Greenidge, meets with Brazil’s Foreign Minister, Aloysio Nunes, on Wednesday, June 28. 2017. At left is Minister David Patterson. (Brazil Foreign Ministry photo).

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