Guyana
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An experiment in Amazon conservation faces economic reality
TIPUTINI RIVER, Ecuador — Waving away a cloud of gnats, biologist Phyllis “Lissy” Coley scours the Amazonian underbrush for inga shrubs, whose young leaves are loaded with powerful toxins and chemicals that might be useful in medical research. Coley and her team from the University of Utah have spent almost two years in the Amazon of Guyana, Peru and Brazil…
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GUYANA-COURT-Prosecution to appeal ruling in mass murder case
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Following a ruling handed down on Friday in which two men accused of killing 11 people were acquitted, the prosecution says it intends to appeal the ruling. Anthony Hyles,24 and Mark Williams,28 were freed of charges stemming from the 2008 massacre that occurred in the farming village of Lusignan. They were accused of using high-powered rifles…
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A double-edged sword
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News – Jack Warner may have convincingly won the Chaguanas West by-election in Trinidad on Monday but there are arguably more losers than winners after this particularly nasty and game-changing political battle. Obviously, the United National Congress (UNC) candidate, Khadijah Ameen, was simply not up to the task of mounting a credible challenge to Mr Warner, who…
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GUYANA-COURT-Eight passengers suing Caribbean Airlines
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – More than two years after they were injured when a Caribbean Airlines (CAL) plane overshot the runway at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), eight of the passengers have filed a lawsuit against the Trinidad-based carrier. The passengers through documents filed through their attorneys – Sase Gunraj and Jaya Singh – last last month are each…
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GUYANA-HOUSING-Housing minister warns of fraudsters as new housing scheme launched
launched GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government is warning the public to be aware of fraudsters attempting to sell them house lots as it announced plans for the start of the 1,000 homes turn- key initiative. Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali said that the housing initiative is expected to begin in October, and public should be aware of…
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Guyana’s Petrocaribe debt sustainable-Bank of Guyana official
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle – GUYANA’s debt accrued under the Petrocaribe arrangement with Venezuela is sustainable and the reported impending increase in interest rates being charged under that credit facility is no cause for serious concern, according to a top Bank of Guyana official. On Monday, Platts, an energy and petrochemicals information provider, quoted an unnamed source with Venezuela’s state owned…
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Dominican national appointed CARIFORUM Director General
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Dominican Percival Marie Thursday took up the appointment of Director General of the Caribbean Forum of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (CARIFORUM) pledging to effect an integrated and comprehensive approach to the work of the two units that comprise the directorate. Marie, who formally served as the executive director of CARIFORUM Directorate, replaces Ivan Ogando Lora.…
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Government worried about unpredictable nature of gold prices
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government says it is monitoring the “unpredictable nature of gold prices” as the commodity was being sold on the market at US$1, 330 an ounce. Natural Resources and the Environment Minister Robert Persaud said the authorities share the anxiety of the mining community “as to the unpredictable nature of gold prices given the importance…
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CARICOM SG says global crisis impacting heavily on the region
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Irwin La Rocque Tuesday said that the global economic crisis is having a severe impact on the region resulting in stagnation or declining growth rates. Addressing representatives from international development partners (IDP), who are meeting here for the Third Forum on Donor Coordination involving CARICOM, La Rocque said the fallout from…
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Egypt’s turmoil
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – It is undoubtedly the case that the essential structures of authoritarian rule, using the army as a critical instrument of stabilization, were constructed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, in his long period of domination following the military’s abolition of the Egyptian monarchy in 1952, and his takeover of the presidency of the country from General Naguib in 1956.…
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