Business

After twenty six years years of service to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Bridget Duncan finally returned to civilian life in November this year.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 280’s trading results showed consideration of $258,500 from 15,500 shares traded in 5 transactions as compared to session 279 which showed consideration of $717,845 from 41,100 shares traded in 15 transactions. 

Guyana could earn more than US$57M annually in carbon credits as the international community seeks to step up the preservation of rainforests as a means of responding to worsening global environmental conditions, according to a recent World Wildlife Fund report released by its secretariat in Georgetown.

Plans in train to modernize supermarket next year The Guyana Police Consumers Cooperative Society expects to offer members of the disciplined services a credit facility of “around $18M” in a broad range of consumer goods over the Christmas holiday period, according to Secretary of the society, Sgt Neville Cadogan.

By Paul Harris

If the portents of the recent World Wildlife Fund Report on carbon credits are anything to go by it would clearly be in Guyana’s interest the undertake a comprehensive rethink of the role of our forests in the country’s development. 

Rawle Lucas is a Guyanese-born Certified Public Accountant and Assistant Vice President of the Lending Services Division.

By Andre Griffith A couple of weeks ago, I overheard some students of the University of Guyana discussing the absolute nightmare of registration, standing in line for hours trying to get into courses for the coming year. 

Reduced remittances likely to impact on Christmas spending With Christmas less then a month away businesses in commercial Georgetown are still reluctant to make any concrete predictions as to how retail trading will fare during th         e holiday period.

5th Caribbean beekeepers conference focuses on enhancing industry’s money-earning capacity Local beekeepers are working with the Ministry of Agriculture to secure closer ties with the apiculture industry in Brazil in order to boost the technical capacity of the local industry, according to local beekeeping expert Linden Stewart.

Moves by government to establish a technical committee to create protocols for the enhancement of Guyana’s search and rescue capacity have been described by Tourism and Hospitality Association (THAG) President Renata Chuck-A-Sang as “a reassuring development” for the tourism sector and “a positive, if long-overdue step for the country as a whole.”

Caribbean paying for ignoring its own food security, economic diversification plans – Lewis Local private sector, labour, voiceless in national response to crisis The looming regional economic crisis linked to the collapse of some of the key financial edifices in the United States can be traced directly to flawed political decision-making by Caribbean leaders who departed from agreed economic policy directions rooted in self-reliance that were mooted in the region “more than thirty years ago,” according to General Secretary of the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) Lincoln Lewis.

It is now more than six months since President Bharrat Jagdeo gave the nation a personal undertaking that the alleged Fidelity/Customs fraud would be subjected to a thorough and transparent investigation and that insofar as allegations could be justified the parties involved – on both sides – would be made to answer under the law. 

Assessing the agricultural significance of Guyana’s Minica 4 Red Pea Rowland Fletcher – Agronomist The Minica 4 Red Pea is a small to medium sized pulse or legume with a dark reddish brown testa similar in color to the red kidney bean. 

The acceleration of government programmes and private sector initiatives that create jobs for Guyanese who are equipped and prepared to do them can ease the pressure on charitable organizations and serve to direct more assistance to those individuals and families who are unable, for one reason or another to work for a living, according to Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Captain Gerry Gouveia.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 278’s trading results showed consideration of $2,605,758 from 50,124 shares traded in 10 transactions as compared to session 277 which showed consideration of $5,717,168 from 43,445 shares traded in 12 transactions. 

The Neal and Massy subsidiary DOCOL is aiming to reduce the price of a 9kg cylinder of Texgas below $3,000 according to Group Chief Executive Officer Deo Persaud.

The application of professional Project Management principles to various projects associated with the current rapid expansion of the business sector in Guyana is critical to their cost effectiveness and to the realization of their investment goals, according to Project Management specialist Hubert Robertson.