Guyana News

Some two dozen young media workers were yesterday urged to return to the rudiments of the profession in order to lift standards and help make a contribution to the development of the country.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) said it recently approved the national standard for street-vended food to ensure that foods prepared are safe for consumption.

Park-and-Ride and Parking tickets for the Guyana National Stadium at Provi-dence go on sale from Monday at a cost of $1,000 at the Guyana Local Organising Committee office, Middle Street and other places to be announced.

Plans are underway for Travel Span GT Inc. to offer regular scheduled flights to Canada later this year according to the airline’s General Manager Mark De Freitas.

When the essential services of two large para-statal corporations – Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) and Guyana Power and Light (GPL) – were seriously threatened, the Administration moved to deal decisively with the scourge of vandalism.

The five men who were charged for allegedly being involved in the attacks on four homes at Black Bush Polder made another appearance yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

It’s the Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 Opening Ceremony in Trelawny, Jamaica this past Sunday, I mean.

Last time we saw that the term e-governance is used to refer to the application of information technology in enhancing citizen participation in government and that this focus on the citizen’s role in the process of government distinguishes e-governance from e-government which is concerned primarily with automating the delivery of governments services.

I have written many columns in the past on the need for technology infusion in our private and public sector.

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Few issues have exposed the limitations of the Georgetown City Council’s capacity to effectively administer the affairs of our capital more than its handling of the issue of street vendors.

Stabroek Business has been reliably informed that the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) is seeking to have delinquent ministers of government, other members of Parliament and advisers to comply with regulations that require them to pay national insurance contributions for themselves and their employees.

One of the principal organizers of the 2007 Linden Town Week has told Stabroek Business that this year’s event will be seeking to emulate the inaugural 2006 Town Week programme by placing emphasis on community-based and cultural activities as well as tourism-related and commercial ventures.

The Board of Directors of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has rejected a proposal by the defaulting security company, United Associates Security & Domestic Services (UAS&DS) for the liquidation of a debt of more than $40m due for payment of arrears of employee NIS contributions.

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Development Finance Lim-ited South America (DFLSA) says it hopes to create 3000 micro and small enterprises in two years and finance more Guyanese businesses.

Local private sector businesses are yet to take advantage of funding available under the Caricom Trade Support (CTS) Programme established by the Ministry of Trade and Industry in Trinidad and Tobago to provide support for regional businesses seeking to enhance their competitiveness in the wake of the January 1, 2006 introduction of the Caricom Single Market (CSM).

The Guyana Japan Karate Association (GJKA) for the 35th year will be graced with the presence of 9th Dan Black Belt Master Teruyuki Okazaki who will conduct the grading exam of the 4th-1st Kyu at the YMCA today from 5pm.

Notes 1 – Interim results 2 – Prospective EPS: earnings per share for 12 months period to the date the latest financials have been prepared.

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the West Indies for winning their first world cup match against Pakistan in the WI.