The electorate will endorse the P.P.P/C and let progress continue
Former Member
The electorate will endorse the P.P.P/C and let progress continue
Former Member
MITWAH... don't try to assassinate Donald Romotar's character...he has a clean slate, a good son of the soil and is quite capably of carrying the mantle of governance....the electorate will endorse him and by extension the P.P.P/C with the mantle of governance......a victory for the P.P.P/C is a victory for all Guyanese...they will vote P.P.P/C and let progress continue
quote:Originally posted by albert:
MITWAH... don't try to assassinate Donald Romotar's character...he has a clean slate, a good son of the soil and is quite capably of carrying the mantle of governance....the electorate will endorse him and by extension the P.P.P/C with the mantle of governance......a victory for the P.P.P/C is a victory for all Guyanese...they will vote P.P.P/C and let progress continue
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Further 3,500 houselots to be distributed before year â end-Housing Minister
-17,000 target met
September 7, 2011
Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali in a recent interview disclosed that his Ministry has set itself another goal, that of distributing 3,500 houselots, following the Ministryâs realization of its targeted 17,000 houselots which it was mandated to deliver in 2011.
The current administration is its 2006 manifesto promised its citizens new housing schemes across Guyana, improved and accelerated distribution of titles and affordable mortgage financing. When Minister Ali took the oath of office in 2009, he responded to the challenge of delivering 17,000 houselots, which has to date, been surpassed.
âWe are well on track in achieving 3,500 houselots before year end, as we almost had 1000 lots distributed in Zeelugt at its one stop shop, in another three to four weeks, another 1000 lots will be distributed in Ameliaâs Ward, Linden, and another 1000 will be ready for distribution at various places in different areas in Region 3, with 400 along the East Coast,â Minister Ali said.
Within another two to three months aggressive work will be done to have more houselots ready and available for allocation, which will serve to realise the 6,500 lots.
âWe have a plan of development, almost 17,000 new houselots along the East Bank corridor, we have already made 1,500 of those available to the public in Eccles, and Herstelling, and we are continuing to work to have by the end of this year, another 500 ready. Then we have the public/partnership, which sees hundreds of homes already commencing construction so the impact on the economy will be tremendous and investment is also of a high magnitude,â he explained.
âItâs like the building of a new city, in that area, we already have the stadium, plans for the construction of a new mall, we have the industrial complex, we have a few call centres that are going up there that will employ thousands of people, we already have three banks, and we have private development,â Minister Ali said.
Thousands of houselots have already been distributed to teachers, and there is a revolving loan fund which is directly administered by the Ministry of Education, however the ministry will continue to work on ensuring teachers and every single Guyanese have access to land, he indicated.
The Kingston and Lombard Street fire victims who applied for houselots are to receive theirs in a matter of weeks, as they are in the final stage of the application process.
Meanwhile, Government is currently working with the squatters located in the vicinity of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and the issue is expected to be resolved shortly, since, in light of the recent crash landing of a Caribbean Airlines plane, government sees the expansion of the airportâs runway as crucial.
In 2010, $2.8 billion was allocated to the housing sector to further Governmentâs housing development, which saw 14 âOne Stop Shopsâ that touched most of the Administrative regions, and saw in excess of 10,000 lots being distributed in areas such as Tuschen, Mahdia, Fort Ordnance, Onderneeming, Hope Estate, Non Pariel, Ameliaâs Ward, Wismar and Block 22 in Linden Region 10.
As a result of the major housing drive, Guyana is now considered the Mecca of housing development in the Caribbean.
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Further 3,500 houselots to be distributed before year â end-Housing Minister
-17,000 target met
September 7, 2011
Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali in a recent interview disclosed that his Ministry has set itself another goal, that of distributing 3,500 houselots, following the Ministryâs realization of its targeted 17,000 houselots which it was mandated to deliver in 2011.
The current administration is its 2006 manifesto promised its citizens new housing schemes across Guyana, improved and accelerated distribution of titles and affordable mortgage financing. When Minister Ali took the oath of office in 2009, he responded to the challenge of delivering 17,000 houselots, which has to date, been surpassed.
âWe are well on track in achieving 3,500 houselots before year end, as we almost had 1000 lots distributed in Zeelugt at its one stop shop, in another three to four weeks, another 1000 lots will be distributed in Ameliaâs Ward, Linden, and another 1000 will be ready for distribution at various places in different areas in Region 3, with 400 along the East Coast,â Minister Ali said.
Within another two to three months aggressive work will be done to have more houselots ready and available for allocation, which will serve to realise the 6,500 lots.
âWe have a plan of development, almost 17,000 new houselots along the East Bank corridor, we have already made 1,500 of those available to the public in Eccles, and Herstelling, and we are continuing to work to have by the end of this year, another 500 ready. Then we have the public/partnership, which sees hundreds of homes already commencing construction so the impact on the economy will be tremendous and investment is also of a high magnitude,â he explained.
âItâs like the building of a new city, in that area, we already have the stadium, plans for the construction of a new mall, we have the industrial complex, we have a few call centres that are going up there that will employ thousands of people, we already have three banks, and we have private development,â Minister Ali said.
Thousands of houselots have already been distributed to teachers, and there is a revolving loan fund which is directly administered by the Ministry of Education, however the ministry will continue to work on ensuring teachers and every single Guyanese have access to land, he indicated.
The Kingston and Lombard Street fire victims who applied for houselots are to receive theirs in a matter of weeks, as they are in the final stage of the application process.
Meanwhile, Government is currently working with the squatters located in the vicinity of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and the issue is expected to be resolved shortly, since, in light of the recent crash landing of a Caribbean Airlines plane, government sees the expansion of the airportâs runway as crucial.
In 2010, $2.8 billion was allocated to the housing sector to further Governmentâs housing development, which saw 14 âOne Stop Shopsâ that touched most of the Administrative regions, and saw in excess of 10,000 lots being distributed in areas such as Tuschen, Mahdia, Fort Ordnance, Onderneeming, Hope Estate, Non Pariel, Ameliaâs Ward, Wismar and Block 22 in Linden Region 10.
As a result of the major housing drive, Guyana is now considered the Mecca of housing development in the Caribbean.
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Former Member
Now that is progress..
Former Member
PPP ALL THE WAY: LET PROGRESS CONTINUES PART 2
Sugar industry modernisation takes giant leap â US$12.5M packaging plant at Enmore commissioned
Guyana has advanced its method of packaging sugar in a direction that guarantees the attraction of a premium price on the international market, with the commissioning of the US$12.5M packaging plant at Enmore, East Coast Demerara today.
The tradition of exporting raw sugar ended when Guyana began producing some 8,000 tonnes of packaged sugar but with the new factory in operation, production varieties range from a scale of 1000 kilograms (kg), 50 kg and 25 kg for the bulk supply.
The âProject Goldâ Enmore Packaging Plant, located in close proximity to the Enmore Factory, is a significant component of the modernisation plan for the industry that will see packaged sugar output expand towards 40,000 tonnes and ultimately 80,000 tonnes in later years.
It comes with a warehouse, which boasts an automated packaging facility, packaging machinery such as continuous vertical crystallizer, syrup clarifier, molasses conditioner, large sugar dryer and sugar processing equipment.
Construction started in 2009 by Surendra Engineering Company, a reputable construction company from India operating on sugar factories in Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East, United States of America and in Caribbean countries.
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud described the commissioning of the facility as the fulfillment of governmentâs commitment to address the challenges in the sugar industry locally and externally.
âWhat we see here is a road map and a vision of where we want to take this industry, an industry where we are putting a lot of emphasis on value added,â Minister Persaud said.
Stakeholders in the sugar industry including dedicated sugar workers and management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) attended the milestone event in large numbers today.
Among them were GuySucoâs Chairman Nanda Gopaul, Directors Donald Ramotar and Keith Burrowes, Chief Executive Officer Paul Bhim and Managing Director of Surendra Engineering Corporation, Surendra Parikh.
President Bharrat Jagdeo who delivered the feature address at the commissioning ceremony hailed the contributions of all stakeholders in the industry and acknowledged the significant role the sugar industry continues to play.
The industry contributes 16 percent to the countryâs Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is the means of livelihood for about 17 percent of Guyanaâs population which directly or indirectly depend on the commodity.
President Jagdeo assured of governmentâs commitment to the industry noting that it is reflected in its investment in the Skeldon sugar factory which he continues to tout as the largest single investment ever made by the Government.
His Excellency Dr Bharat Jagdeo speaking to a large gathering of sugar workers and management of GuySuCo inside the warehouse of the Enmore Packaging Plant.
âWe have kept the sugar industry in Guyana alive when industries in the rest of the world including in the Caribbean are failing. St Kitts, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago are out of sugar because of the difficulties that we have faced in the past,â President Jagdeo said.
The new Enmore packaging plant is considered a successful effort to add value to Guyanaâs sugar which President Jagdeo said was lacking because of being exported in raw form in the past while transnational corporations elsewhere reaped a market premium for the product.
President Jagdeo however, did not speak with complacency as he continued to implore a continued commitment on the part of the workers and the management of the company.
âThe future is not going to be without hard work if we want this industry to survive. We all have to play a bigger roleâĶ we canât survive if the turnout is 43 percent across the industry as we had last week. We canât survive if the managers we entrust to lead the industry donât see this industry as theirs,â President Jagdeo said.
The âunnecessary burdenâ of rumours sugar workers hear was also cited by the President who clarified that while tough decisions have to be made to keep the industry alive, there is not intention of the government to shut down the industry.
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Sugar industry modernisation takes giant leap â US$12.5M packaging plant at Enmore commissioned
Guyana has advanced its method of packaging sugar in a direction that guarantees the attraction of a premium price on the international market, with the commissioning of the US$12.5M packaging plant at Enmore, East Coast Demerara today.
The tradition of exporting raw sugar ended when Guyana began producing some 8,000 tonnes of packaged sugar but with the new factory in operation, production varieties range from a scale of 1000 kilograms (kg), 50 kg and 25 kg for the bulk supply.
The âProject Goldâ Enmore Packaging Plant, located in close proximity to the Enmore Factory, is a significant component of the modernisation plan for the industry that will see packaged sugar output expand towards 40,000 tonnes and ultimately 80,000 tonnes in later years.
It comes with a warehouse, which boasts an automated packaging facility, packaging machinery such as continuous vertical crystallizer, syrup clarifier, molasses conditioner, large sugar dryer and sugar processing equipment.
Construction started in 2009 by Surendra Engineering Company, a reputable construction company from India operating on sugar factories in Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East, United States of America and in Caribbean countries.
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud described the commissioning of the facility as the fulfillment of governmentâs commitment to address the challenges in the sugar industry locally and externally.
âWhat we see here is a road map and a vision of where we want to take this industry, an industry where we are putting a lot of emphasis on value added,â Minister Persaud said.
Stakeholders in the sugar industry including dedicated sugar workers and management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) attended the milestone event in large numbers today.
Among them were GuySucoâs Chairman Nanda Gopaul, Directors Donald Ramotar and Keith Burrowes, Chief Executive Officer Paul Bhim and Managing Director of Surendra Engineering Corporation, Surendra Parikh.
President Bharrat Jagdeo who delivered the feature address at the commissioning ceremony hailed the contributions of all stakeholders in the industry and acknowledged the significant role the sugar industry continues to play.
The industry contributes 16 percent to the countryâs Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is the means of livelihood for about 17 percent of Guyanaâs population which directly or indirectly depend on the commodity.
President Jagdeo assured of governmentâs commitment to the industry noting that it is reflected in its investment in the Skeldon sugar factory which he continues to tout as the largest single investment ever made by the Government.
His Excellency Dr Bharat Jagdeo speaking to a large gathering of sugar workers and management of GuySuCo inside the warehouse of the Enmore Packaging Plant.
âWe have kept the sugar industry in Guyana alive when industries in the rest of the world including in the Caribbean are failing. St Kitts, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago are out of sugar because of the difficulties that we have faced in the past,â President Jagdeo said.
The new Enmore packaging plant is considered a successful effort to add value to Guyanaâs sugar which President Jagdeo said was lacking because of being exported in raw form in the past while transnational corporations elsewhere reaped a market premium for the product.
President Jagdeo however, did not speak with complacency as he continued to implore a continued commitment on the part of the workers and the management of the company.
âThe future is not going to be without hard work if we want this industry to survive. We all have to play a bigger roleâĶ we canât survive if the turnout is 43 percent across the industry as we had last week. We canât survive if the managers we entrust to lead the industry donât see this industry as theirs,â President Jagdeo said.
The âunnecessary burdenâ of rumours sugar workers hear was also cited by the President who clarified that while tough decisions have to be made to keep the industry alive, there is not intention of the government to shut down the industry.
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Former Member
PPP ALL THE WAY: LET PROGRESS CONTINUES PART 2
Brighter days ahead for sugar industry and workers-Minister Persaud and PPP/C Presidential Candidate Ramotar
-at annual champion honouring ceremony at Blairmont
August 7, 2011
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) today honoured 28 of its outstanding workers for their hard work, commitment and dedication during last year.
The ceremony took place at Blairmont Community centre, Region 5.
The Champion Workers who were gathered for the annual appreciation ceremony were chosen from the Skeldon, Albion, Rosehall and Blairmont Estates, Enmore, LBI, Wales, Uitvlugt and the Demerara Sugar Terminal.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud, Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir and Presidential candidate of the Peopleâs Progressive Party, Presidential Adviser and a member of the GuySuCo Board of Directors Donald Ramotar with Champion Workers and their family at Blairmont Community Centre, Region 5.
Those honoured were presented certificates, tokens and monetary awards.The event was also graced by several Government officials and members of GuySuCo Board of Directors.
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud who holds responsibility for the sugar industry, in his address to the hundreds gathered at the ceremony said that Guyanaâs foundation was built through the hard work, sweat and blood of sugar workers.
âThis is a very important ceremony in the calendar year of GuySuCo because it inspires and encourages other workers to go on and continue to make their contribution in building, rebuilding, expanding and make the industry a great one for the people of Guyana,â Minister Persaud said.
He also noted that the champion workers of the past, present and future represent that special breed of people âwho have brought the industry to where it is today and where it is going in the futureâ.
The hard work of our ancestors, he said have and will continue to run through the veins of all Guyanese regardless of race and religion.
Minister Persaud also informed the gathering that despite the many challenges, the industry continues to achieve greater heights and that âthe PPP/C Government has weathered many storms and crisis both nationally and internationallyâ.
Prime Minister Samuel presenting certificate and cheque to Blairmont Champion Worker Deodat Molloo for his dedication and commitment.
Notwithstanding the global turmoil, Minister Persaud said Guyana was successful in emerging with limited damage and setbacks
âAs we honour our champion workers I want you all to rededicate yourselves and to be part of the effort to overcome some of the setbacks in the industry as Government will continue to work to improve the industry as other factors will be examined to increase production,â Minister Persaud.
While assuring that Government will continue to safeguard the wellbeing of all sugar workers, he urged them to be on guard for those who will want to mislead and guide them to create mischief.
Minister Persaud also said that the PPP/C administration over the past eight years injected in excess of $40B into the sugar industry.
âOur Government is committed to the industry and that commitment to workers cannot be questioned...I want to assure you that as we go forward, I am confident that the sugar industry will continue to get the type of support it needs,â Minister Persaud added.
Presidential candidate of the Peopleâs Progressive Party, Presidential Adviser and member of the GuySuCo Board of Directors Donald Ramotar also joined in showing appreciation to the champion workers
âIt is indeed a pleasure for me to be here with you to celebrate the achievements of our champion workers,â Ramotar said.
He said that Guyana holds great opportunities in the future and âif you are to follow what is happening around the world, you will see the biggest problem relates to food crisisâĶ..the price of food is increasing and Guyana, a producer of food gives us the opportunity to tap into greater markets while being able to satisfy both the global and regional needsâ.
Ramotar said the PPP/C Government over the years has demonstrated an outstanding track record when it comes to prudent management of the economy and it resources and âthat the sugar industry like any other sector speaks for itselfâ.
While expounding on some positive thinking for the industry in the future, Ramotar said that Guyana is no longer producing sugar to build other societies abroad but its own.
A section of the gathering at the honouring of GuySuCoâs Champion Workers, Blairmont Region 5 .
Champion Workers and their immediate family members
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Brighter days ahead for sugar industry and workers-Minister Persaud and PPP/C Presidential Candidate Ramotar
-at annual champion honouring ceremony at Blairmont
August 7, 2011
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) today honoured 28 of its outstanding workers for their hard work, commitment and dedication during last year.
The ceremony took place at Blairmont Community centre, Region 5.
The Champion Workers who were gathered for the annual appreciation ceremony were chosen from the Skeldon, Albion, Rosehall and Blairmont Estates, Enmore, LBI, Wales, Uitvlugt and the Demerara Sugar Terminal.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud, Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir and Presidential candidate of the Peopleâs Progressive Party, Presidential Adviser and a member of the GuySuCo Board of Directors Donald Ramotar with Champion Workers and their family at Blairmont Community Centre, Region 5.
Those honoured were presented certificates, tokens and monetary awards.The event was also graced by several Government officials and members of GuySuCo Board of Directors.
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud who holds responsibility for the sugar industry, in his address to the hundreds gathered at the ceremony said that Guyanaâs foundation was built through the hard work, sweat and blood of sugar workers.
âThis is a very important ceremony in the calendar year of GuySuCo because it inspires and encourages other workers to go on and continue to make their contribution in building, rebuilding, expanding and make the industry a great one for the people of Guyana,â Minister Persaud said.
He also noted that the champion workers of the past, present and future represent that special breed of people âwho have brought the industry to where it is today and where it is going in the futureâ.
The hard work of our ancestors, he said have and will continue to run through the veins of all Guyanese regardless of race and religion.
Minister Persaud also informed the gathering that despite the many challenges, the industry continues to achieve greater heights and that âthe PPP/C Government has weathered many storms and crisis both nationally and internationallyâ.
Prime Minister Samuel presenting certificate and cheque to Blairmont Champion Worker Deodat Molloo for his dedication and commitment.
Notwithstanding the global turmoil, Minister Persaud said Guyana was successful in emerging with limited damage and setbacks
âAs we honour our champion workers I want you all to rededicate yourselves and to be part of the effort to overcome some of the setbacks in the industry as Government will continue to work to improve the industry as other factors will be examined to increase production,â Minister Persaud.
While assuring that Government will continue to safeguard the wellbeing of all sugar workers, he urged them to be on guard for those who will want to mislead and guide them to create mischief.
Minister Persaud also said that the PPP/C administration over the past eight years injected in excess of $40B into the sugar industry.
âOur Government is committed to the industry and that commitment to workers cannot be questioned...I want to assure you that as we go forward, I am confident that the sugar industry will continue to get the type of support it needs,â Minister Persaud added.
Presidential candidate of the Peopleâs Progressive Party, Presidential Adviser and member of the GuySuCo Board of Directors Donald Ramotar also joined in showing appreciation to the champion workers
âIt is indeed a pleasure for me to be here with you to celebrate the achievements of our champion workers,â Ramotar said.
He said that Guyana holds great opportunities in the future and âif you are to follow what is happening around the world, you will see the biggest problem relates to food crisisâĶ..the price of food is increasing and Guyana, a producer of food gives us the opportunity to tap into greater markets while being able to satisfy both the global and regional needsâ.
Ramotar said the PPP/C Government over the years has demonstrated an outstanding track record when it comes to prudent management of the economy and it resources and âthat the sugar industry like any other sector speaks for itselfâ.
While expounding on some positive thinking for the industry in the future, Ramotar said that Guyana is no longer producing sugar to build other societies abroad but its own.
A section of the gathering at the honouring of GuySuCoâs Champion Workers, Blairmont Region 5 .
Champion Workers and their immediate family members
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Former Member
quote:Originally posted by Ramakant_p:
Now that is progress..
Ramabai, never yet in the history in Guyana has so much development been seen.
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Former Member
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THE HEALTH SECTOR HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED - specialised services accessed countrywide
August 8, 2011
Sustaining an injury or being ill is never a good feeling, regardless of age, gender or social standing and the natural reaction is to get to a qualified medical practitioner to diagnose and treat an ailment.
Having modern health facilities with qualified doctors and adequate supplies of proper drugs is a comforting thought for the sick as well as the hale and hearty. Guyanaâs healthcare system in the past was fragile and limited at best, while non-existent in some areas. However, today, this situation has changed drastically to reflect Governmentâs thrust to provide proper services to all citizens.
Ensuring that adequate healthcare is accessible to the entire population, as been a continuous struggle of the Peopleâs Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Administration and, today these efforts are bearing fruit. Residents in remote and outlying areas have access to basic healthcare through the construction of health huts and health centres and trained medex and community health workers.
Patients requiring specialized care and treatment are taken to neighbouring hospitals which are now easier to access with the facilitation of linkages.
Hospitals have been constructed across the country in densely populated areas and areas serving as a hub for outlying communities. Since 1992, Government has expended huge amounts of funds to ensure that proper facilities are constructed to offer citizens much needed services. Several hospitals were constructed in recent years offering specialised areas of service.
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation
The new in-patient facility, GPHC
In the capital city, there have been many improvements to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GHPC) to offer advanced services in many areas including surgeries. Apart from highly trained medical practitioners at the facility, groups of specialist doctors from time to time visit the institution and carry out surgeries on patients for various medical conditions.
The construction of a new in-patient facility located between Lamaha and Thomas Streets is in keeping with the GPHCâs master plan and the national development strategy to improve the quality and efficacy of health care services. The sate-of-the-art facility has the capacity to house approximately 300 patients.
A six-bed Burns Care Unit was constructed in hospitalâs emergency wing at a cost of $5M and Cdn $40,000 through the initiative and humanitarian support of a Canadian Charity and other overseas and local donors. For cancer patients, they are benefitting from chemotherapy provided at the Cancer Institute, within the hospitalâs compound.
In 2010 alone, the GPHC conducted over 6,000 surgeries in areas including general surgery, orthopaedic, paediatric, ear nose and throat, urology, gynaecology, maxilla-facial, plastic surgery, ophthalmology and neuro-surgery.
Also last year, the mental health programme was expanded with the addition of Psychiatric Clinics at the GPHC and the National Psychiatric hospital in Parika, Linden, Suddie and Skeldon.
The GPHCâs Chest Clinic has been steadfast in its fight against tuberculosis and the institution recently secured a digital X-ray machine which will further enhance screening.
In improving Guyanaâs capacity in the area of clinical laboratory testing and specialised reference testing, the National Public Health Institute, located on Thomas Street, was constructed at a cost of US$4.4M. The joint initiative between the Guyana Government and the US Centers for Disease Control offers a number of testing services.
National Reference Laboratory
Ophthalmology Hospital
The Ophthalmology hospital, Port Mourant
Guyana boasts the first Ophthalmology hospital in the Caribbean which offers specialised eye care not just to Guyanese. Commissioned on July 25, 2009, it is located at Port Mourant, and has the capability of conducting 10,000 eye surgeries annually for several eye conditions including cataract and glaucoma and aims to conduct cornea transplants in the near future.
New Amsterdam Hospital
Also in the Berbice area, residents no longer have to worry about sub-standard facilities since the completion of the state-of-the-art New Amsterdam Hospital which was constructed at a cost of $2.3B and was recommissioned on February 20, 2005.
Residents can access services including dentistry, ultrasound, general x-ray, endoscopy, RBS, HIV testing, emergency vital support, observation and intensive care unit.
East Bank Regional Hospital
Residents along the East Bank Demerara corridor have been accessing medical services since the completion of the East Bank Demerara Regional Hospital at Diamond in October 2007.
The hospital which was constructed by the PPP/C Administration at a cost of $131M is currently staffed by Cuban and Guyanese specialists and provides a range of services. Approximately 400 people access services on a daily basis.
Linden Hospital complex
The town of Linden, Region 10 enjoys improved services from the Linden Hospital Complex which was constructed at a cost of $2B. The facility features an operating theatre, intensive care unit, paediatric department, laboratory, blood bank, gynaecology ward and obstetrics department among others. Persons passing through the town on their way to any other part of the country can receive treatment from trained medical staff and sent on their way.
The Linden Hospital Complex, Region 10
Diagnostic Centres
The Mahaicony Diagnostic Centre, Region Five which was commissioned on July 14, 2008 serves over 200 patients daily and has two modern operating theatres while the Leonora Diagnostic centre which became operational on February 28, 2007, was constructed to replace the Leonora Cottage Hospital and serves about 200 patients daily.
Meanwhile, residents of Region Two enjoy the services of the Suddie Diagnostic Centre which was constructed at a cost of $250M and was opened in May 2008. All the centres offer services including optometry, surgeries, gynaecology, intensive care, observation, emergency vital support, HIV testing, endoscopy, general x-ray, ultrasound and dentistry among others.
Suddie Diagnostic Centre, Region2
West Demerara Regional Hospital
Changes have also been happening at the West Demerara Regional Hospital, Region Three to ensure that residents receive proper healthcare. The inpatient ward was rehabilitated while work began on another in-patient ward at a cost of $17M. The availability of adequate space presents the opportunity for better care to be provided, particularly when addressing emergency cases. The hospital is also benefiting from on-going works on its pediatric department which is being converted into a specialised Tuberculosis (TB) centre that will deliver care to patients with special needs.
Specialty hospital
Government will be building a 150-bed facility and already $150M has been allocated to begin preparatory works. The hospital will conduct specialist surgical procedures including invasive cardiology and radiation oncology and was realized following a visit by President Bharrat Jagdeo to India.
Hinterland facilities
Navigating the many waterways in the Region One area, or North West District as it is popularly called, is tedious at best and Government has put in place systems to ensure that residents receive much needed medical services there. Mabaruma, one of the busier places in the Region, being home to the Regional Democratic Council and many service related businesses, receives medical care from the Mabaruma Hospital. Constructed at a cost of over $120M, the facility includes four expanded wards with 36 beds for in-patients, an x-ray department, delivery room and other supporting departments.
Mabaruma Hospital, Region One
Also in the Region One area, the Kumaka Hospital which was rehabilitated at a cost of $17.5M to widen its range of services, serves more than 10,000 people, mainly Amerindians from Moruca and nearby communities such as Santa Rosa, Manawarin, Waramuri and Kamwatta. It facilitates improved services in the areas of general medicine, vector control and dentistry.
The Cuyuni/Mazaruni area, where transportation is mainly by water and air, is also equipped with a Hospital at Kamarang which was constructed at a cost of $13.5M and has been providing medical services to surrounding communities including Kako, Quebanang, Jawalla, Phillipai, Waramadong, Paruima, Chinoweing and Kaikan.
Healthcare at the border villages has not been neglected, and while many areas have been receiving services from health centres and huts, the Lethem Hospital which was constructed at a cost of $100M, provides much needed services. The hospital was constructed as part of Governmentâs overall plan to develop the area and make health care more readily available in light of the linkage between Guyana and Brazil resulting from the construction of the Takutu Bridge.
A collaborative effort between the public and private health care system saw teams of doctors visiting the Mabaruma and Lethem hospitals to provide services including dentistry, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynaecology, X-ray, general surgery, internal medicine, radiography and ophthalmology. The âroving doctorsâ carry out visits to medical facilities in the outlying areas to provide specialised medical services; particularly the Mabaruma and Lethem District Hospitals.
The Medical Evacuation Services (Medivac) works along with the Ministry of Health to airlift critically ill persons, from predominantly hinterland and Amerindian communities, to Georgetown for specialised attention at the GPHC.
The Ministry is mandated to ensure medical services reach all citizens despite of their location and as such the Ministry has partnered with a non-governmental organization, the Remote Areas Medical Services (RAMS) to provide medical services at the Lethem hospital, Region nine.
The challenges of providing services to residents across the country are many and over the years many hurdles have been crossed. While there is still much more to be done, Guyana can boast many new developments in areas which were never traversed in the past. Government has widened access to services through the introduction of roadways to link Regions and bridge the gap between urban and rural life. These linkages have opened opportunities for the Guyanese people to access much needed services and improve their way of life.
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THE HEALTH SECTOR HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED - specialised services accessed countrywide
August 8, 2011
Sustaining an injury or being ill is never a good feeling, regardless of age, gender or social standing and the natural reaction is to get to a qualified medical practitioner to diagnose and treat an ailment.
Having modern health facilities with qualified doctors and adequate supplies of proper drugs is a comforting thought for the sick as well as the hale and hearty. Guyanaâs healthcare system in the past was fragile and limited at best, while non-existent in some areas. However, today, this situation has changed drastically to reflect Governmentâs thrust to provide proper services to all citizens.
Ensuring that adequate healthcare is accessible to the entire population, as been a continuous struggle of the Peopleâs Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Administration and, today these efforts are bearing fruit. Residents in remote and outlying areas have access to basic healthcare through the construction of health huts and health centres and trained medex and community health workers.
Patients requiring specialized care and treatment are taken to neighbouring hospitals which are now easier to access with the facilitation of linkages.
Hospitals have been constructed across the country in densely populated areas and areas serving as a hub for outlying communities. Since 1992, Government has expended huge amounts of funds to ensure that proper facilities are constructed to offer citizens much needed services. Several hospitals were constructed in recent years offering specialised areas of service.
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation
The new in-patient facility, GPHC
In the capital city, there have been many improvements to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GHPC) to offer advanced services in many areas including surgeries. Apart from highly trained medical practitioners at the facility, groups of specialist doctors from time to time visit the institution and carry out surgeries on patients for various medical conditions.
The construction of a new in-patient facility located between Lamaha and Thomas Streets is in keeping with the GPHCâs master plan and the national development strategy to improve the quality and efficacy of health care services. The sate-of-the-art facility has the capacity to house approximately 300 patients.
A six-bed Burns Care Unit was constructed in hospitalâs emergency wing at a cost of $5M and Cdn $40,000 through the initiative and humanitarian support of a Canadian Charity and other overseas and local donors. For cancer patients, they are benefitting from chemotherapy provided at the Cancer Institute, within the hospitalâs compound.
In 2010 alone, the GPHC conducted over 6,000 surgeries in areas including general surgery, orthopaedic, paediatric, ear nose and throat, urology, gynaecology, maxilla-facial, plastic surgery, ophthalmology and neuro-surgery.
Also last year, the mental health programme was expanded with the addition of Psychiatric Clinics at the GPHC and the National Psychiatric hospital in Parika, Linden, Suddie and Skeldon.
The GPHCâs Chest Clinic has been steadfast in its fight against tuberculosis and the institution recently secured a digital X-ray machine which will further enhance screening.
In improving Guyanaâs capacity in the area of clinical laboratory testing and specialised reference testing, the National Public Health Institute, located on Thomas Street, was constructed at a cost of US$4.4M. The joint initiative between the Guyana Government and the US Centers for Disease Control offers a number of testing services.
National Reference Laboratory
Ophthalmology Hospital
The Ophthalmology hospital, Port Mourant
Guyana boasts the first Ophthalmology hospital in the Caribbean which offers specialised eye care not just to Guyanese. Commissioned on July 25, 2009, it is located at Port Mourant, and has the capability of conducting 10,000 eye surgeries annually for several eye conditions including cataract and glaucoma and aims to conduct cornea transplants in the near future.
New Amsterdam Hospital
Also in the Berbice area, residents no longer have to worry about sub-standard facilities since the completion of the state-of-the-art New Amsterdam Hospital which was constructed at a cost of $2.3B and was recommissioned on February 20, 2005.
Residents can access services including dentistry, ultrasound, general x-ray, endoscopy, RBS, HIV testing, emergency vital support, observation and intensive care unit.
East Bank Regional Hospital
Residents along the East Bank Demerara corridor have been accessing medical services since the completion of the East Bank Demerara Regional Hospital at Diamond in October 2007.
The hospital which was constructed by the PPP/C Administration at a cost of $131M is currently staffed by Cuban and Guyanese specialists and provides a range of services. Approximately 400 people access services on a daily basis.
Linden Hospital complex
The town of Linden, Region 10 enjoys improved services from the Linden Hospital Complex which was constructed at a cost of $2B. The facility features an operating theatre, intensive care unit, paediatric department, laboratory, blood bank, gynaecology ward and obstetrics department among others. Persons passing through the town on their way to any other part of the country can receive treatment from trained medical staff and sent on their way.
The Linden Hospital Complex, Region 10
Diagnostic Centres
The Mahaicony Diagnostic Centre, Region Five which was commissioned on July 14, 2008 serves over 200 patients daily and has two modern operating theatres while the Leonora Diagnostic centre which became operational on February 28, 2007, was constructed to replace the Leonora Cottage Hospital and serves about 200 patients daily.
Meanwhile, residents of Region Two enjoy the services of the Suddie Diagnostic Centre which was constructed at a cost of $250M and was opened in May 2008. All the centres offer services including optometry, surgeries, gynaecology, intensive care, observation, emergency vital support, HIV testing, endoscopy, general x-ray, ultrasound and dentistry among others.
Suddie Diagnostic Centre, Region2
West Demerara Regional Hospital
Changes have also been happening at the West Demerara Regional Hospital, Region Three to ensure that residents receive proper healthcare. The inpatient ward was rehabilitated while work began on another in-patient ward at a cost of $17M. The availability of adequate space presents the opportunity for better care to be provided, particularly when addressing emergency cases. The hospital is also benefiting from on-going works on its pediatric department which is being converted into a specialised Tuberculosis (TB) centre that will deliver care to patients with special needs.
Specialty hospital
Government will be building a 150-bed facility and already $150M has been allocated to begin preparatory works. The hospital will conduct specialist surgical procedures including invasive cardiology and radiation oncology and was realized following a visit by President Bharrat Jagdeo to India.
Hinterland facilities
Navigating the many waterways in the Region One area, or North West District as it is popularly called, is tedious at best and Government has put in place systems to ensure that residents receive much needed medical services there. Mabaruma, one of the busier places in the Region, being home to the Regional Democratic Council and many service related businesses, receives medical care from the Mabaruma Hospital. Constructed at a cost of over $120M, the facility includes four expanded wards with 36 beds for in-patients, an x-ray department, delivery room and other supporting departments.
Mabaruma Hospital, Region One
Also in the Region One area, the Kumaka Hospital which was rehabilitated at a cost of $17.5M to widen its range of services, serves more than 10,000 people, mainly Amerindians from Moruca and nearby communities such as Santa Rosa, Manawarin, Waramuri and Kamwatta. It facilitates improved services in the areas of general medicine, vector control and dentistry.
The Cuyuni/Mazaruni area, where transportation is mainly by water and air, is also equipped with a Hospital at Kamarang which was constructed at a cost of $13.5M and has been providing medical services to surrounding communities including Kako, Quebanang, Jawalla, Phillipai, Waramadong, Paruima, Chinoweing and Kaikan.
Healthcare at the border villages has not been neglected, and while many areas have been receiving services from health centres and huts, the Lethem Hospital which was constructed at a cost of $100M, provides much needed services. The hospital was constructed as part of Governmentâs overall plan to develop the area and make health care more readily available in light of the linkage between Guyana and Brazil resulting from the construction of the Takutu Bridge.
A collaborative effort between the public and private health care system saw teams of doctors visiting the Mabaruma and Lethem hospitals to provide services including dentistry, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynaecology, X-ray, general surgery, internal medicine, radiography and ophthalmology. The âroving doctorsâ carry out visits to medical facilities in the outlying areas to provide specialised medical services; particularly the Mabaruma and Lethem District Hospitals.
The Medical Evacuation Services (Medivac) works along with the Ministry of Health to airlift critically ill persons, from predominantly hinterland and Amerindian communities, to Georgetown for specialised attention at the GPHC.
The Ministry is mandated to ensure medical services reach all citizens despite of their location and as such the Ministry has partnered with a non-governmental organization, the Remote Areas Medical Services (RAMS) to provide medical services at the Lethem hospital, Region nine.
The challenges of providing services to residents across the country are many and over the years many hurdles have been crossed. While there is still much more to be done, Guyana can boast many new developments in areas which were never traversed in the past. Government has widened access to services through the introduction of roadways to link Regions and bridge the gap between urban and rural life. These linkages have opened opportunities for the Guyanese people to access much needed services and improve their way of life.
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Former Member
PPP ALL THE WAY: LET PROGRESS CONTINUES PART 2
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Former Member
PPP ALL THE WAY: LET PROGRESS CONTINUES PART 2
Today if we were to look at the Housing Sector we would have seen unprecedented progress.
Today if we were to look at the Health Sector we would have seen unprecedented progress.
Today if we were to look at the Agrictural Sector we would have seen unprecedented progress.
Today if we were to look at the Education Sector we would have seen unprecedented progress.
Today if we were to look at the all the Sectors we would have seen unprecedented progress.
So
It is the PPP ALL THE WAY: FOR PROGRESS TO CONTINUE: There is no other alternative.
The Guyanese public will endorse the PPP/C comes next election
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Today if we were to look at the Housing Sector we would have seen unprecedented progress.
Today if we were to look at the Health Sector we would have seen unprecedented progress.
Today if we were to look at the Agrictural Sector we would have seen unprecedented progress.
Today if we were to look at the Education Sector we would have seen unprecedented progress.
Today if we were to look at the all the Sectors we would have seen unprecedented progress.
So
It is the PPP ALL THE WAY: FOR PROGRESS TO CONTINUE: There is no other alternative.
The Guyanese public will endorse the PPP/C comes next election
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Former Member
PPP ALL THE WAY: LET PROGRESS CONTINUES PART 2
GUYANA'S EDUCATION SECTOR RECORDING HIGHER ACHIEVEMENTS
August 13, 2011
Education is recognized as one of the most fundamental building blocks of human development and is one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty, improving health, gender equality, peace and stability hence since its ascension to office in 1992; the Peopleâs Progressive Party/Civic has prioritized and modernized this sector.
Investments in the education sector have proven fruitful, evidenced by the annual improvement in the overall pass rate at the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and in the numbers of subjects that record high grades.
This yearâs CSEC results
Guyana has continued to improve its performance at the CSEC in several subject areas and this yearâs overall pass rate was recorded as 64.4 percent as compared to 66.2 percent last year.
The results for this yearâs examinations were announced by Minister of Education Shaik Baksh on August 11 when he announced that the numbers of candidates show that all the Ministryâs interventions and programmes to ensure that more students are writing the CSEC examination are bringing results.
Anurada Dev
This yearâs top performers; Anurada Dev of Queenâs College and Shalita Appadu of New Amsterdam Multilateral gained 15 Grade Ones each at the sitting of the May/June 2011 CSEC. Education Minister Shaik Baksh explained that the Caribbean Examinations Council will adjudicate and inform the respective countries as to the top performer based on established criteria.
This year saw 188 candidates achieving Grade one passes in eight or more subjects from schools including Mackenzie High, Abramâs Zuil Secondary, Saraswati Vidya Niketan, St. Roseâs High, St. Joseph High, Marian Academy, Anna Regina Multilateral, JC Chandisingh, Tagore Memorial and West Demerara Secondary.
In 2011, there were 70,000 subject entries as compared to 62, 945 in 2010 showing an increase of 13 percent. Of the subject entries 26, 870 were males and 44,000 females.
Candidate entries, from the public schools were recorded at 12, and overall 8166 from the private schools. Again there is a preponderance of females â 8040 and 4691 males.
For English A the pass rate is 60.8 percent as compared to 59.2 percent in 2010 while in Mathematics there has been a decrease. In 2010 the percentage achieved was 34.5 while in 2011 it moved to 30.4 percent.
Mathematics is a great challenge, not only in Guyana but, across the Caribbean and Government continues to find ways to deal with this includes recruitment of teachers from overseas, since there is a shortage of Maths teachers locally. This is expected to boost the delivery of education in the hinterland and rural centres.
The Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) and NCERDâs Non-Graduate Certificate in Mathematics are also aimed at boosting Maths performance.
CAPE results 2011
This yearâs sitting of the May/June examination saw 627 candidates from eight secondary schools and two private centres writing the CAPE examinations including Mackenzie High, New Amsterdam Multilateral, Berbice High, Presidentâs College, Bishopsâ High, Queenâs College, St. Roseâs High, St. Stanislaus College and Adult Education.
Youni Abdool
The pass rate this year increased recording 82.5 percent as compared with last yearâs pass rate of 80.4 percent. Candidates were offered Units in 23 subject areas, each comprising three modules; however, the Guyanese candidates offered 41 units at this yearâs examination. The gender distribution of the overall pass rate is 29.6 percent for males and a significant 52.9 percent for females.
In nine units candidates obtained a 100 percent pass rate while in the further 22 units the pass rate was 75 percent or higher, in Grades 1 to 5. In seven units candidates obtained a pass rate of 50 percent or higher while in only three units, geometrical and mechanical engineering drawing Unit 1, pure Mathematics Unit 1 and computer science Unit 2, unsatisfactory performances recorded.
Infrastructure, spending on education
Governmentâs overall, spending on education agenda of ensuring that the population is equipped with skills and academic qualifications to be viable and contribute to the development of the country continues to pay dividends as Guyanese students continue to excel.
Spending in the education sector has increased annually reflecting Governmentâs commitment. This yearâs allocation of $24.3B to the sector represents an increase of $2.5B over the 2010 allocation.
NEWLY CONSTRUCTED: DE HOOP PRIMARY SCHOOL
Over the years, spending in the sector has increased to allow for the construction and rehabilitation of schools across the country. Some of the schools constructed and rehabilitated include Lower Kaituma Primary; Mabaruma Primary; Cotton Field Secondary; Charity Secondary; Pomona Secondary; CV Nunes Primary; Sparta and Hampton Court Primary; Windsor Forest Primary; Greenwich Park Secondary; Hope Secondary; Diamond Secondary; De Hoop Primary; Mora Point Nursery/Primary; Tain Nursery and Primary; Waramadong Secondary; Jawalla Primary; Mahdia Secondary; Arapaima Primary; Baitoon Primary; Linden Foundation Secondary and Wisburg Secondary.
Teachersâ Training
Hope Secondary School.
To further enhance the delivery of education, Government continues to invest in training teachers and a US$4.2M Guyana Improvement Teacher Education Project was initiated. Approximately $200M was budgeted in 2011 towards this programme while a further, $919M has also been budgeted for teacher training with the aim of achieving the medium-term target of 70 percent trained teachers by 2013.
Over 500 teachers are trained annually at Governmentâs expense at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE). The CPCE Secondary School Academic Certificate Programme was initiated to reduce the number of untrained teachers in the school system.
Education Strategic Plan 2008- 2013
The 2008-2013 Education Strategic Plan is the fourth in a series of plans during the last two decades, to identify priority policies and strategies the education system needs to pursue in order to significantly improve the quality of its output.
Among the priority areas of the plan are;- Quality Education, Universal Secondary Education, Teacher Education, Technical and Vocational Education, Inclusive Education, School Health, Nutrition, HIV/AIDS, and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E).
A US$20.5M Implementation Fund secured from international donors is aiding the plan.
Other programmes
ICT delivery
One of the major initiatives in the education sector this year is the focus on harnessing Information Communication and Technology (ICT), to aid the delivery of quality education. To date, this project has incurred $147M in preparatory costs while $56M has been budgeted for its operations in 2011. This project facilitates the transmission of educational programmes in communities all across Guyana and will be accessible in the first half of 2011.
Secondary students at their school's ICT lab.
Work has commenced to have computerized laboratories in all secondary schools while primary schools will benefit from a similar initiative. To complement this initiative, the first ever Education Television Broadcasting Service- Learning Channel came into being.
School feeding , uniform initiatives
As efforts continue to improve access to education in Guyana, the administration embarked on several initiatives including the âSchool Uniform Programmeâ which yearly is allocated a huge sum.
About 200,000 vulnerable families, 30,000 of which are Amerindians from rural, riverain and hinterland areas benefited from the programme through the allocated of $300M, in this yearâs budget, in its continued drive to ensure that all in need are catered for. The allocations are as follows: 2006 - $77M; 2007 - $40M; 2008 - $55M; 2009 - $55M; 2010 - $55M; 2011 - $300M.
Nursery children benefiting from Government's school feeding programme.
Cognizant of the fact that good nutrition plays an important role in improving the concentration of students at school, $710M was allocated in 2009 and $800M in 2010 on a nationwide school feeding programme.
Over 100 primary schools in Regions One; Eight and Nine benefited from the programme which was initially introduced as part of a poverty eradication project aimed at assisting families who are unable to provide sufficient meals for children. This, and school uniform programme have significantly improved school attendance and performance.
Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Government has advanced technical and vocational education and training with $1.6B budgeted to complete vocational centres in Regions 3 and 5, a student dormitory at the Essequibo Technical Institute and the provision of tools, equipment, materials and furniture.
Teachers who have graduated from the Cyril Potter College of Education.
Cuban scholarship graduates.
âAs I look around today I see faces, I see expressions, I see persons who want something, who are looking for something that is out there something that they can reach for and let me assure you that something is with your grasp. Without a doubt and we hear this many times and its being said that our young people are the future of our country and I believe that and I know many of you believe it, generally young persons have a lot of vigor, you have a lot of vitally, youâre innovative, youâre willing energetic and more so optimistic and that optimism is what we need in the Guyana,â Minister Westford said.
Youth development has been one of the main pillars of the PPP/C administration since taking office in 1992 according to Minister Westford and was the motivating factor behind President Jagdeo sealing an accord with then Cuban President Fidel Castro for 500 scholarships in medicine in 1992.
âImagine that 500 of our young Guyanese, our brilliant Guyanese being trained as medical doctors, coming back to this country to serve our people. What a great idea, what a great vision of this young man who led our country,â Minister Westford said.
The cadre of trained professionals also included veterinary doctors and engineers, agricultural scientists, meteorologists, engineers, agronomists.
Within this group are six from the hinterland who have returned as medical doctors and are serving their communities. Reference was also made to Wowetta, Region Nine Senior Counsellor, Bertie Xavier who sits on the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
âWith all the talk that we hear from our developed countries about rights for indigenous people and human rights, tell me which of those countries can boast about giving equal opportunities and rights to their indigenous people as we are doing here in our country. I can answer, none of them,â Minister Westford said.
With the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector rapidly emerging in Guyana, Minister Westford said the endless benefits to youths have been the reason so much attention has been given to technology and youth.
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GUYANA'S EDUCATION SECTOR RECORDING HIGHER ACHIEVEMENTS
August 13, 2011
Education is recognized as one of the most fundamental building blocks of human development and is one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty, improving health, gender equality, peace and stability hence since its ascension to office in 1992; the Peopleâs Progressive Party/Civic has prioritized and modernized this sector.
Investments in the education sector have proven fruitful, evidenced by the annual improvement in the overall pass rate at the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and in the numbers of subjects that record high grades.
This yearâs CSEC results
Guyana has continued to improve its performance at the CSEC in several subject areas and this yearâs overall pass rate was recorded as 64.4 percent as compared to 66.2 percent last year.
The results for this yearâs examinations were announced by Minister of Education Shaik Baksh on August 11 when he announced that the numbers of candidates show that all the Ministryâs interventions and programmes to ensure that more students are writing the CSEC examination are bringing results.
Anurada Dev
This yearâs top performers; Anurada Dev of Queenâs College and Shalita Appadu of New Amsterdam Multilateral gained 15 Grade Ones each at the sitting of the May/June 2011 CSEC. Education Minister Shaik Baksh explained that the Caribbean Examinations Council will adjudicate and inform the respective countries as to the top performer based on established criteria.
This year saw 188 candidates achieving Grade one passes in eight or more subjects from schools including Mackenzie High, Abramâs Zuil Secondary, Saraswati Vidya Niketan, St. Roseâs High, St. Joseph High, Marian Academy, Anna Regina Multilateral, JC Chandisingh, Tagore Memorial and West Demerara Secondary.
In 2011, there were 70,000 subject entries as compared to 62, 945 in 2010 showing an increase of 13 percent. Of the subject entries 26, 870 were males and 44,000 females.
Candidate entries, from the public schools were recorded at 12, and overall 8166 from the private schools. Again there is a preponderance of females â 8040 and 4691 males.
For English A the pass rate is 60.8 percent as compared to 59.2 percent in 2010 while in Mathematics there has been a decrease. In 2010 the percentage achieved was 34.5 while in 2011 it moved to 30.4 percent.
Mathematics is a great challenge, not only in Guyana but, across the Caribbean and Government continues to find ways to deal with this includes recruitment of teachers from overseas, since there is a shortage of Maths teachers locally. This is expected to boost the delivery of education in the hinterland and rural centres.
The Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) and NCERDâs Non-Graduate Certificate in Mathematics are also aimed at boosting Maths performance.
CAPE results 2011
This yearâs sitting of the May/June examination saw 627 candidates from eight secondary schools and two private centres writing the CAPE examinations including Mackenzie High, New Amsterdam Multilateral, Berbice High, Presidentâs College, Bishopsâ High, Queenâs College, St. Roseâs High, St. Stanislaus College and Adult Education.
Youni Abdool
The pass rate this year increased recording 82.5 percent as compared with last yearâs pass rate of 80.4 percent. Candidates were offered Units in 23 subject areas, each comprising three modules; however, the Guyanese candidates offered 41 units at this yearâs examination. The gender distribution of the overall pass rate is 29.6 percent for males and a significant 52.9 percent for females.
In nine units candidates obtained a 100 percent pass rate while in the further 22 units the pass rate was 75 percent or higher, in Grades 1 to 5. In seven units candidates obtained a pass rate of 50 percent or higher while in only three units, geometrical and mechanical engineering drawing Unit 1, pure Mathematics Unit 1 and computer science Unit 2, unsatisfactory performances recorded.
Infrastructure, spending on education
Governmentâs overall, spending on education agenda of ensuring that the population is equipped with skills and academic qualifications to be viable and contribute to the development of the country continues to pay dividends as Guyanese students continue to excel.
Spending in the education sector has increased annually reflecting Governmentâs commitment. This yearâs allocation of $24.3B to the sector represents an increase of $2.5B over the 2010 allocation.
NEWLY CONSTRUCTED: DE HOOP PRIMARY SCHOOL
Over the years, spending in the sector has increased to allow for the construction and rehabilitation of schools across the country. Some of the schools constructed and rehabilitated include Lower Kaituma Primary; Mabaruma Primary; Cotton Field Secondary; Charity Secondary; Pomona Secondary; CV Nunes Primary; Sparta and Hampton Court Primary; Windsor Forest Primary; Greenwich Park Secondary; Hope Secondary; Diamond Secondary; De Hoop Primary; Mora Point Nursery/Primary; Tain Nursery and Primary; Waramadong Secondary; Jawalla Primary; Mahdia Secondary; Arapaima Primary; Baitoon Primary; Linden Foundation Secondary and Wisburg Secondary.
Teachersâ Training
Hope Secondary School.
To further enhance the delivery of education, Government continues to invest in training teachers and a US$4.2M Guyana Improvement Teacher Education Project was initiated. Approximately $200M was budgeted in 2011 towards this programme while a further, $919M has also been budgeted for teacher training with the aim of achieving the medium-term target of 70 percent trained teachers by 2013.
Over 500 teachers are trained annually at Governmentâs expense at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE). The CPCE Secondary School Academic Certificate Programme was initiated to reduce the number of untrained teachers in the school system.
Education Strategic Plan 2008- 2013
The 2008-2013 Education Strategic Plan is the fourth in a series of plans during the last two decades, to identify priority policies and strategies the education system needs to pursue in order to significantly improve the quality of its output.
Among the priority areas of the plan are;- Quality Education, Universal Secondary Education, Teacher Education, Technical and Vocational Education, Inclusive Education, School Health, Nutrition, HIV/AIDS, and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E).
A US$20.5M Implementation Fund secured from international donors is aiding the plan.
Other programmes
ICT delivery
One of the major initiatives in the education sector this year is the focus on harnessing Information Communication and Technology (ICT), to aid the delivery of quality education. To date, this project has incurred $147M in preparatory costs while $56M has been budgeted for its operations in 2011. This project facilitates the transmission of educational programmes in communities all across Guyana and will be accessible in the first half of 2011.
Secondary students at their school's ICT lab.
Work has commenced to have computerized laboratories in all secondary schools while primary schools will benefit from a similar initiative. To complement this initiative, the first ever Education Television Broadcasting Service- Learning Channel came into being.
School feeding , uniform initiatives
As efforts continue to improve access to education in Guyana, the administration embarked on several initiatives including the âSchool Uniform Programmeâ which yearly is allocated a huge sum.
About 200,000 vulnerable families, 30,000 of which are Amerindians from rural, riverain and hinterland areas benefited from the programme through the allocated of $300M, in this yearâs budget, in its continued drive to ensure that all in need are catered for. The allocations are as follows: 2006 - $77M; 2007 - $40M; 2008 - $55M; 2009 - $55M; 2010 - $55M; 2011 - $300M.
Nursery children benefiting from Government's school feeding programme.
Cognizant of the fact that good nutrition plays an important role in improving the concentration of students at school, $710M was allocated in 2009 and $800M in 2010 on a nationwide school feeding programme.
Over 100 primary schools in Regions One; Eight and Nine benefited from the programme which was initially introduced as part of a poverty eradication project aimed at assisting families who are unable to provide sufficient meals for children. This, and school uniform programme have significantly improved school attendance and performance.
Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Government has advanced technical and vocational education and training with $1.6B budgeted to complete vocational centres in Regions 3 and 5, a student dormitory at the Essequibo Technical Institute and the provision of tools, equipment, materials and furniture.
Teachers who have graduated from the Cyril Potter College of Education.
Cuban scholarship graduates.
âAs I look around today I see faces, I see expressions, I see persons who want something, who are looking for something that is out there something that they can reach for and let me assure you that something is with your grasp. Without a doubt and we hear this many times and its being said that our young people are the future of our country and I believe that and I know many of you believe it, generally young persons have a lot of vigor, you have a lot of vitally, youâre innovative, youâre willing energetic and more so optimistic and that optimism is what we need in the Guyana,â Minister Westford said.
Youth development has been one of the main pillars of the PPP/C administration since taking office in 1992 according to Minister Westford and was the motivating factor behind President Jagdeo sealing an accord with then Cuban President Fidel Castro for 500 scholarships in medicine in 1992.
âImagine that 500 of our young Guyanese, our brilliant Guyanese being trained as medical doctors, coming back to this country to serve our people. What a great idea, what a great vision of this young man who led our country,â Minister Westford said.
The cadre of trained professionals also included veterinary doctors and engineers, agricultural scientists, meteorologists, engineers, agronomists.
Within this group are six from the hinterland who have returned as medical doctors and are serving their communities. Reference was also made to Wowetta, Region Nine Senior Counsellor, Bertie Xavier who sits on the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
âWith all the talk that we hear from our developed countries about rights for indigenous people and human rights, tell me which of those countries can boast about giving equal opportunities and rights to their indigenous people as we are doing here in our country. I can answer, none of them,â Minister Westford said.
With the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector rapidly emerging in Guyana, Minister Westford said the endless benefits to youths have been the reason so much attention has been given to technology and youth.
quote:Today if we were to look at the Education Sector we would have seen unprecedented progress.
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SINCE WHEN BRIGHT SHINY BUILDINGS PROVIDE LIFE SAVING MEDICAL SERVICE.
Berbice family stunned by young girlâs death at GPHC
September 8, 2011 | By KNews.
By Keeran Singh and Zena Henry
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Guyanaâs main hospital, came in for some serious criticisms from a family in mourning. The family members aired their frustration at what they say was the facilityâs heartless behaviour following the death of 21-year-old, Shonique Clarke. The family also expressed dissatisfaction that the healthcare professionals left the womanâs lifeless body nude with tubes connected to her mouth on a bed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
According to Clarkeâs aunt, Oneika Stewart, the young woman arrived at the facility at around 1:00 am Tuesday after being rushed from the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital, Region Six.
Clarke had complained about a stomach ache for a number of days and was eventually taken to the Skeldon Hospital in Berbice, where she was given an injection and some pills then sent home.
Stewart recalled that the doctor informed them that Clarke needed blood and that the hospital did not have. However, the womanâs survival was dependent on the operation and the doctor went ahead with the surgery.
The family claims at no point did they have any formal discussions with relevant hospital staff or were they given any comprehensive information into the death of the young lady.
An aunt of the dead woman, Onika Stewart, recounted that a few days prior to Clarkeâs death, the girl was experiencing severe abdominal pains and could not urinate. She was eventually taken to the Skeldon Hospital in Berbice, where she was given an injection and some pills and sent home.
Later the same day, the aunt stated, they received a call from the Skeldon Hospital and were told to take the young lady to the New Amsterdam Hospital from where she was then transferred to the GPHC.
Stewart was unable to state the purpose of the surgery or the seriousness of the girlâs illness since they claimed that they themselves had not received any information, only that the girl had lost a little blood.
The family members added that they were never informed of the girlâs death. The woman recounted that the family waited for couple hours and became concerned when they received no update about Clarkeâs condition. Upon inquiring the family was told by nurses that everything is okay and Clarke will be out shortly.
Stewart emphasized that the familyâs curiosity increased after another hour passed and some members went to the ICU to speak with the staff. It was then the family was informed of Clarkeâs demise.
The woman noted that when they saw Clarke she was nude and cold. However, the doctor who performed the surgery never approached the family concerning Clarkeâs death.
The family says they were denied any conversation with the doctor who performed the surgery after learning of the girlâs death which they say was only revealed to them when the aunt sneaked into the room to find the young lady lying nude with an apparatus in her mouth.
âThey just throw she in a corner and not telling we nothing,â the aunt said angrily. The family also said the girl seemed dead for hours since the body was cold when the family rushed into the room.
The post mortem was performed yesterday but the family has not been told the cause of death. They were promised that all information would be provided within a fortnight.
Stewart revealed that the family is unaware of the ailment Clarke was suffering from and the purpose of the surgery. The only detail the family knows is that the girl bled a little after the operation.
The family believes that if the staff of the Skeldon Hospital, Region Six had performed their duties effectively Clarkeâs life could have been saved.
However, Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, stated that the doctors did as much as they could since the victim was brought in a very serious condition from Berbice.
The Ministry has asked for details and is awaiting reports. The victim came out of surgery on Tuesday morning around 6 am.
And commenting on the allegation of nudity, Minister Ramsammy stated that the doctors do many things at one time to patients and perhaps while attending to the patient, her family walked in.
Berbice family stunned by young girlâs death at GPHC
September 8, 2011 | By KNews.
By Keeran Singh and Zena Henry
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Guyanaâs main hospital, came in for some serious criticisms from a family in mourning. The family members aired their frustration at what they say was the facilityâs heartless behaviour following the death of 21-year-old, Shonique Clarke. The family also expressed dissatisfaction that the healthcare professionals left the womanâs lifeless body nude with tubes connected to her mouth on a bed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
According to Clarkeâs aunt, Oneika Stewart, the young woman arrived at the facility at around 1:00 am Tuesday after being rushed from the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital, Region Six.
Clarke had complained about a stomach ache for a number of days and was eventually taken to the Skeldon Hospital in Berbice, where she was given an injection and some pills then sent home.
Stewart recalled that the doctor informed them that Clarke needed blood and that the hospital did not have. However, the womanâs survival was dependent on the operation and the doctor went ahead with the surgery.
The family claims at no point did they have any formal discussions with relevant hospital staff or were they given any comprehensive information into the death of the young lady.
An aunt of the dead woman, Onika Stewart, recounted that a few days prior to Clarkeâs death, the girl was experiencing severe abdominal pains and could not urinate. She was eventually taken to the Skeldon Hospital in Berbice, where she was given an injection and some pills and sent home.
Later the same day, the aunt stated, they received a call from the Skeldon Hospital and were told to take the young lady to the New Amsterdam Hospital from where she was then transferred to the GPHC.
Stewart was unable to state the purpose of the surgery or the seriousness of the girlâs illness since they claimed that they themselves had not received any information, only that the girl had lost a little blood.
The family members added that they were never informed of the girlâs death. The woman recounted that the family waited for couple hours and became concerned when they received no update about Clarkeâs condition. Upon inquiring the family was told by nurses that everything is okay and Clarke will be out shortly.
Stewart emphasized that the familyâs curiosity increased after another hour passed and some members went to the ICU to speak with the staff. It was then the family was informed of Clarkeâs demise.
The woman noted that when they saw Clarke she was nude and cold. However, the doctor who performed the surgery never approached the family concerning Clarkeâs death.
The family says they were denied any conversation with the doctor who performed the surgery after learning of the girlâs death which they say was only revealed to them when the aunt sneaked into the room to find the young lady lying nude with an apparatus in her mouth.
âThey just throw she in a corner and not telling we nothing,â the aunt said angrily. The family also said the girl seemed dead for hours since the body was cold when the family rushed into the room.
The post mortem was performed yesterday but the family has not been told the cause of death. They were promised that all information would be provided within a fortnight.
Stewart revealed that the family is unaware of the ailment Clarke was suffering from and the purpose of the surgery. The only detail the family knows is that the girl bled a little after the operation.
The family believes that if the staff of the Skeldon Hospital, Region Six had performed their duties effectively Clarkeâs life could have been saved.
However, Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, stated that the doctors did as much as they could since the victim was brought in a very serious condition from Berbice.
The Ministry has asked for details and is awaiting reports. The victim came out of surgery on Tuesday morning around 6 am.
And commenting on the allegation of nudity, Minister Ramsammy stated that the doctors do many things at one time to patients and perhaps while attending to the patient, her family walked in.
Former Member
Wonderful pictures, asj. Now please be so kind to tell us about the teachers and nurses; about their salaries over the past 19 years, and why they are leaving Guyana in their droves.
Former Member
quote:Originally posted by Gerhard Ramsaroop:
Wonderful pictures, asj. Now please be so kind to tell us about the teachers and nurses; about their salaries over the past 19 years, and why they are leaving Guyana in their droves.
Thanks GR, but I do not take credit for the pictures, someone else's hard work.
Bai Guyana is a poor country, the government, cannot solve all its ills at the same time. Sometime in the future we will not have our professional leaving the shores of Guyana.
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Former Member
Oh no, asj, this has nothing to do with who took the pictures. I am most proud of my country. However, the full story must be told. Remember, asj, I try give credit where it is due. I am on record as saying the Gov't school at 3 Mile, Bartica, is the best I have seen in the country.quote:Originally posted by asj:quote:Originally posted by Gerhard Ramsaroop:
Wonderful pictures, asj. Now please be so kind to tell us about the teachers and nurses; about their salaries over the past 19 years, and why they are leaving Guyana in their droves.
Thanks GR, but I do not take credit for the pictures, someone else's hard work.
Bai Guyana is a poor country, the government, cannot solve all its ills at the same time. Sometime in the future we will not have our professional leaving the shores of Guyana..
However, if your intent is portray an accurate picture of Guyana, then it behoves you to tell the full story. But if your intent is but to spew vapid propaganda then you will not seek that complete picture. In that event, it is our duty to fill the diaspora in who read GNI.
quote:Originally posted by asj:quote:Originally posted by Gerhard Ramsaroop:
Wonderful pictures, asj. Now please be so kind to tell us about the teachers and nurses; about their salaries over the past 19 years, and why they are leaving Guyana in their droves.
Thanks GR, but I do not take credit for the pictures, someone else's hard work.
Bai Guyana is a poor country, the government, cannot solve all its ills at the same time. Sometime in the future we will not have our professional leaving the shores of Guyana.
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Would it not be better to build modest buildings and have medical services that work for the ordinary patient.
Dwell on the quality/salary of the medical staff, instead of lavish buildings.
Former Member
quote:SINCE WHEN BRIGHT SHINY BUILDINGS PROVIDE LIFE SAVING MEDICAL SERVICE.
Tolabai, people will die in hospital, despite of efforts to save their lives, doctors are not god or magicians, they can only do so much.
Even in the Great USA people dies in hospital after going in for something minor.....I can understand the family fraustrations and their loss..(I have similar experience in the USA) and I felt the same way.
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Former Member
quote:Originally posted by Tola:quote:Originally posted by asj:quote:Originally posted by Gerhard Ramsaroop:
Wonderful pictures, asj. Now please be so kind to tell us about the teachers and nurses; about their salaries over the past 19 years, and why they are leaving Guyana in their droves.
Thanks GR, but I do not take credit for the pictures, someone else's hard work.
Bai Guyana is a poor country, the government, cannot solve all its ills at the same time. Sometime in the future we will not have our professional leaving the shores of Guyana.
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Would it not be better to build modest buildings and have medical services that work for the ordinary patient.
Dwell on the quality/salary of the medical staff, instead of lavish buildings.
Some may see it as lavish buildings but I do not, taking the future in mind and populations growth, I will think that a well built Building, is necessary.
Take an area of Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara for instance, when they build that Medical Facility there, it was more than enough for the residence for the area....today it has outgrown that purpose, and now it is a regular sight to see that because of the need....there are now more people than that building can cater for.
With references to wages and salary.......the PPP/C government never turns it back on the working class and say "not a cent more" no matter how little, the were able to give all categories small increases every year.......there will be a time when Guyana and the Guyanese Government will be able to give more.....but until then we have to make do.
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Former Member
quote:Originally posted by asj: With references to wages and salary.......the PPP/C government never turns it back on the working class and say "not a cent more" no matter how little, the were able to give all categories small increases every year.......there will be a time when Guyana and the Guyanese Government will be able to give more.....but until then we have to make do.
CHAMPION OF THE WORKING CLASS?
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER FEATURES / COLUMNISTS, PEEPING TOM
So the workers of Guyana have something to look forward to this year. Public service workers have been assured that they will be granted an increase this year. There was of course never any need for any such assurance. Public servants have received increases each year since the PPP came to power, and that has been nineteen years ago.But what has been the magnitude of these increases. Except in those years where the government was compelled by arbitration rulings, the public sector workers have been thrown crumbs in the forms of annual 5% increases. In most instances, this 5% is almost immediately eroded by inflation which averaged 3% and then taxes which was 33.3% of the difference. This means that the workers gained in real terms only about a 1% increase each year. This is the working class record of the PPP administration and the particularly the Jagdeo administration.
The increases for 2011 are going to be going to be imposed on the workers because there has been and is not likely to be any negotiations with the unions representing the workers. This may not be all that bad since many unions have been known to make unreasonable and unrealistic demands while others are driven by narrow political agendas. The government which emerged out of the Peopleâs Progressive Party which has prided itself in being a workersâ party no longer has to be worried about the trade union movement. The glory days of labour are gone, not just in Guyana but all over the world. Workersâ power is not going to emerge through unions anymore. Capitalism has meant that workers are now subject to market forces and instead of banding together are now competing against each other for jobs, thereby driving the rate down.
The private sectors in many countries now have allies in government who constrain wages so that the private sector does not have to pay âuncompetitive wagesâ. And therefore public employees are reduced to pawns. Their wages cannot increase appreciably since this will drive up wages in the labour markets, and this is not considered in the interest of the private sector and these wages are deliberately constrained so as to support the private sector. When trade unions make demands such as a minimum wage of $80,000 per month, they cannot be taken seriously, since there is no way that either the public sector or the private sector can sustain such a wage increase. And therefore an unreasonable and unrealistic wage demand pushes employers to ignore labour to the extent that they can.
Public workers in Guyana have little choice but to accept arbitrary imposition of wages. The government has proven that it has the capacity, had it since 1989, to wait out strikes called by unions. The workers on the other hand cannot afford to be on strike indefinitely and so the workers are in a position where they do not have much power. Last year the sugar workers were told that the sugar corporation was unable to afford an increase because the company was in dire financial straits, so much so that it had to sell land.
This year, an election year, the sugar corporation has suddenly found itself in a situation whereby it can afford to pay a 5% increase in wages. But with inflation said to be tagged at 3%, and with any additional income above the income tax threshold having to be taxed at 33.3%, it means that the workers are not gaining anything at all from the 5%.
And the ruling PPP administration has become a 5% government, content every year to offer this percentage as an increase to workers. This suggests that little attempt is being made to address the issue of a living wage, a disgraceful situation for a party that claims to be working class in orientation.
Source
quote:Originally posted by asj:quote:SINCE WHEN BRIGHT SHINY BUILDINGS PROVIDE LIFE SAVING MEDICAL SERVICE.
Tolabai, people will die in hospital, despite of efforts to save their lives, doctors are not god or magicians, they can only do so much.
Even in the Great USA people dies in hospital after going in for something minor.....I can understand the family fraustrations and their loss..(I have similar experience in the USA) and I felt the same way.
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ASJ, I cant say much where my sources are, other than the general feeling among medical staff at public hospitals in Guyana are very low and the rate of deaths are higher in Guyana hospitals
For decades we have worked in other developing countries, including their medical facilities and Guyana is the worst we have seen.
In our opinion, lack of accountability is the main cause for neglect and buck-passing is a day to day occurance.
Most recently in region 6, photos taken in schools with little funiture were disputed. I do know from personal experience, if this incident was not made public, nothing would have been done and some students would have to do without.
Toilet facilities also in many schools are very repulsive.
Former Member
Former Member
PPP ALL THE WAY: LET PROGRESS CONTINUES PART 2
A PROUD ECONOMIC GROWTH
Guyanaâs continuing economic growth is certainly a matter for resounding applause. And it was in that mood that President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday last proudly declared that this nationâs economic progress could be a source of âenvy anywhere in the worldâĶâ.
The growth rate definitely compares most favourably with the current trend among member states of the Caribbean Community and is perhaps unique in the pattern of progress within recent years, despite bewildering factors, regionally and internationally.
Even in normal times, given the nature of competitive party politics, it would be too much to expect the political opposition having something positive to say about Guyanaâs steady path of social and economic advancement. But certainly not with a new general election a few months away.
Nevertheless, Guyanese of all walks of life, and irrespective of political affiliations, could take comfort in the latest official disclosure of data that the country registered an almost six percent economic growth for the first half of this year.
As told by President Jagdeo himself at Fridayâs press conference: âI am extremely pleased with the Mid-Year Report on the economy. It is a great achievement for a country to keep a high level of growth in light of the global turmoil.
âOver the past six or seven yearsâ, he said, âour country has been on a significantly elevated growth trajectory; and for the first half of this year we have had a 5.9 percent growth which is an enviable figure anywhere in the worldâĶâ
The official expectation, based on current data and projections, is that Guyana should record an overall economic growth in 2011 of 5.1 percent. Such an achievement could only generate more favourable responses from the international financial institutions in their own independent assessments of what the government, private sector and people in general of Guyana are continuing to achieve âagainst the odds.
At a time of recurring disheartening news, for various reasons, among both developed and undeveloped, rich and poor nations of the global community, the released information on economic growth for the first half of the year, can only inspire Guyanese to achieve further progress - beyond 2011.
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A PROUD ECONOMIC GROWTH
Guyanaâs continuing economic growth is certainly a matter for resounding applause. And it was in that mood that President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday last proudly declared that this nationâs economic progress could be a source of âenvy anywhere in the worldâĶâ.
The growth rate definitely compares most favourably with the current trend among member states of the Caribbean Community and is perhaps unique in the pattern of progress within recent years, despite bewildering factors, regionally and internationally.
Even in normal times, given the nature of competitive party politics, it would be too much to expect the political opposition having something positive to say about Guyanaâs steady path of social and economic advancement. But certainly not with a new general election a few months away.
Nevertheless, Guyanese of all walks of life, and irrespective of political affiliations, could take comfort in the latest official disclosure of data that the country registered an almost six percent economic growth for the first half of this year.
As told by President Jagdeo himself at Fridayâs press conference: âI am extremely pleased with the Mid-Year Report on the economy. It is a great achievement for a country to keep a high level of growth in light of the global turmoil.
âOver the past six or seven yearsâ, he said, âour country has been on a significantly elevated growth trajectory; and for the first half of this year we have had a 5.9 percent growth which is an enviable figure anywhere in the worldâĶâ
The official expectation, based on current data and projections, is that Guyana should record an overall economic growth in 2011 of 5.1 percent. Such an achievement could only generate more favourable responses from the international financial institutions in their own independent assessments of what the government, private sector and people in general of Guyana are continuing to achieve âagainst the odds.
At a time of recurring disheartening news, for various reasons, among both developed and undeveloped, rich and poor nations of the global community, the released information on economic growth for the first half of the year, can only inspire Guyanese to achieve further progress - beyond 2011.
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quote:Originally posted by albert:
Sure go ahead and vote for them if you want more articles like this;
Some may say that 5% is good but considering the measly pay, 5% of Nothing, is 5% more of Nothing.
And the ruling PPP administration has become a 5% government, content every year to offer this percentage as an increase to workers. This suggests that little attempt is being made to address the issue of a living wage, a disgraceful situation for a party that claims to be working class in orientation
Former Member
[QUOTE]Originally posted by albert:
Former Member
A brighter future for all
Former Member
sachin_05 like your conscience be your guide...support the working class party....vote P.P.P/C..and ensure a brighter future for all
[QUOTE]Originally posted by albert:
sachin_05 like your conscience be your guide...support the working class party....vote P.P.P/C..and ensure a brighter future for all
sachin_05 like your conscience be your guide...support the working class party....vote P.P.P/C..and ensure a brighter future for all
Former Member
PPP ALL THE WAY: LET PROGRESS CONTINUES PART 2
Largest private US oil company interested in Guyana
September 8, 2011
Guyanaâs rich underexplored offshore area continues to attract the attention of major oil and gas companies hoping to pursue exploration.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and gas company in the United States of America which is considered world's largest independent oil and gas exploration and production company, is the latest to be brainstorming the prospects of a franchise operation in Guyanaâs territory.
Head of the Petroleum Division of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Noel Dennison accompanied officials of Anadarko to a meeting with President Bharrat Jagdeo today at his State House residence.
President Bharrat Jagdeo speaking with officials of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Head of GGMCâs Petroleum Division, Noel Dennison
Vice President, Business Development of Anadarko, Ian J. Cooling who led the delegation later told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the companyâs interest in Guyana stemmed from its research on the countryâs offshore area.
âWe like areas like what we are seeing, (and) the sort of potential we think is here. Itâs (offshore area) pretty much underexplored right now,â Cooling said in an invited comment.
Anadarko is at present conducting a geological assessment of the region and given what has been observed thus far, Cooling said it fits the environment in which the company has always shown interest.
âWe look for frontier areas, we look for deep watersâĶ we think the Government of Guyana needs to bring some people in that are technically capable and financially capable to do some work. Weâre hoping weâre going to be selected to do that,â Cooling said.
While their optimism is high, the company officials have acknowledged that they have a long way to go, beginning with years of preparatory work.
Vice President of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Ian Cooling meets President Bharrat Jagdeo in the presence of GGMCâs Petroleum Division Head, Noel Dennison
The Guyana offshore area is considered the second most attractive under-explored basin in the world with a potential of 15.2 billion barrels of oil and were a discovery to be made targets would be estimated at 50 million barrels per year which would be equivalent to 140,000 barrels per day.
Last November, Tullow Oil, a London-based Company had announced to President Jagdeo its readiness to drill for oil by April this year in the Jaguar well through a joint venture with REPSOL, a leading international oil exploration company out of Spain.
President Jagdeo is of the view that discovery of oil will lead to an explosion of immediate and auxiliary services to the oil and gas industry but assured that Guyanaâs path along a low carbon course would not be compromised.
In April, Prime Energy LLC- Caribbean, a United States (US) based petroleum company proposed to construct the first ever Oil Refinery in Guyana which officials say will create employment opportunities for approximately 100 persons.
President of the company Jerry Brooks had explained that the interest to establish a refinery in Guyana was stimulated by the fact that several countries around the world are looking to 20,000 barrels a day refineries for their countries given the high cost incurred to transport crude oil to the US for refining.
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Largest private US oil company interested in Guyana
September 8, 2011
Guyanaâs rich underexplored offshore area continues to attract the attention of major oil and gas companies hoping to pursue exploration.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and gas company in the United States of America which is considered world's largest independent oil and gas exploration and production company, is the latest to be brainstorming the prospects of a franchise operation in Guyanaâs territory.
Head of the Petroleum Division of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Noel Dennison accompanied officials of Anadarko to a meeting with President Bharrat Jagdeo today at his State House residence.
President Bharrat Jagdeo speaking with officials of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Head of GGMCâs Petroleum Division, Noel Dennison
Vice President, Business Development of Anadarko, Ian J. Cooling who led the delegation later told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the companyâs interest in Guyana stemmed from its research on the countryâs offshore area.
âWe like areas like what we are seeing, (and) the sort of potential we think is here. Itâs (offshore area) pretty much underexplored right now,â Cooling said in an invited comment.
Anadarko is at present conducting a geological assessment of the region and given what has been observed thus far, Cooling said it fits the environment in which the company has always shown interest.
âWe look for frontier areas, we look for deep watersâĶ we think the Government of Guyana needs to bring some people in that are technically capable and financially capable to do some work. Weâre hoping weâre going to be selected to do that,â Cooling said.
While their optimism is high, the company officials have acknowledged that they have a long way to go, beginning with years of preparatory work.
Vice President of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Ian Cooling meets President Bharrat Jagdeo in the presence of GGMCâs Petroleum Division Head, Noel Dennison
The Guyana offshore area is considered the second most attractive under-explored basin in the world with a potential of 15.2 billion barrels of oil and were a discovery to be made targets would be estimated at 50 million barrels per year which would be equivalent to 140,000 barrels per day.
Last November, Tullow Oil, a London-based Company had announced to President Jagdeo its readiness to drill for oil by April this year in the Jaguar well through a joint venture with REPSOL, a leading international oil exploration company out of Spain.
President Jagdeo is of the view that discovery of oil will lead to an explosion of immediate and auxiliary services to the oil and gas industry but assured that Guyanaâs path along a low carbon course would not be compromised.
In April, Prime Energy LLC- Caribbean, a United States (US) based petroleum company proposed to construct the first ever Oil Refinery in Guyana which officials say will create employment opportunities for approximately 100 persons.
President of the company Jerry Brooks had explained that the interest to establish a refinery in Guyana was stimulated by the fact that several countries around the world are looking to 20,000 barrels a day refineries for their countries given the high cost incurred to transport crude oil to the US for refining.
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Former Member
quote:In April, Prime Energy LLC- Caribbean, a United States (US) based petroleum company proposed to construct the first ever Oil Refinery in Guyana which officials say will create employment opportunities for approximately 100 persons.
President of the company Jerry Brooks had explained that the interest to establish a refinery in Guyana was stimulated by the fact that several countries around the world are looking to 20,000 barrels a day refineries for their countries given the high cost incurred to transport crude oil to the US for refining.
Maybe these guys knows something that we do not know? Refinery?
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Former Member
quote:A brighter future for all
...SCAMPS.
Former Member
Cain feel free to re-migrate and contribute to Guyana nation building....be a patriotic Guyanese and put your shoulder to the wheel...
Former Member
CHAMPION OF THE WORKING CLASS?
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER FEATURES / COLUMNISTS, PEEPING TOM
So the workers of Guyana have something to look forward to this year. Public service workers have been assured that they will be granted an increase this year. There was of course never any need for any such assurance. Public servants have received increases each year since the PPP came to power, and that has been nineteen years ago.
But what has been the magnitude of these increases. Except in those years where the government was compelled by arbitration rulings, the public sector workers have been thrown crumbs in the forms of annual 5% increases. In most instances, this 5% is almost immediately eroded by inflation which averaged 3% and then taxes which was 33.3% of the difference. This means that the workers gained in real terms only about a 1% increase each year. This is the working class record of the PPP administration and the particularly the Jagdeo administration.
The increases for 2011 are going to be going to be imposed on the workers because there has been and is not likely to be any negotiations with the unions representing the workers. This may not be all that bad since many unions have been known to make unreasonable and unrealistic demands while others are driven by narrow political agendas. The government which emerged out of the Peopleâs Progressive Party which has prided itself in being a workersâ party no longer has to be worried about the trade union movement. The glory days of labour are gone, not just in Guyana but all over the world. Workersâ power is not going to emerge through unions anymore. Capitalism has meant that workers are now subject to market forces and instead of banding together are now competing against each other for jobs, thereby driving the rate down.
The private sectors in many countries now have allies in government who constrain wages so that the private sector does not have to pay âuncompetitive wagesâ. And therefore public employees are reduced to pawns. Their wages cannot increase appreciably since this will drive up wages in the labour markets, and this is not considered in the interest of the private sector and these wages are deliberately constrained so as to support the private sector. When trade unions make demands such as a minimum wage of $80,000 per month, they cannot be taken seriously, since there is no way that either the public sector or the private sector can sustain such a wage increase. And therefore an unreasonable and unrealistic wage demand pushes employers to ignore labour to the extent that they can.
Public workers in Guyana have little choice but to accept arbitrary imposition of wages. The government has proven that it has the capacity, had it since 1989, to wait out strikes called by unions. The workers on the other hand cannot afford to be on strike indefinitely and so the workers are in a position where they do not have much power. Last year the sugar workers were told that the sugar corporation was unable to afford an increase because the company was in dire financial straits, so much so that it had to sell land.
This year, an election year, the sugar corporation has suddenly found itself in a situation whereby it can afford to pay a 5% increase in wages. But with inflation said to be tagged at 3%, and with any additional income above the income tax threshold having to be taxed at 33.3%, it means that the workers are not gaining anything at all from the 5%.
And the ruling PPP administration has become a 5% government, content every year to offer this percentage as an increase to workers. This suggests that little attempt is being made to address the issue of a living wage, a disgraceful situation for a party that claims to be working class in orientation.
Source
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER FEATURES / COLUMNISTS, PEEPING TOM
So the workers of Guyana have something to look forward to this year. Public service workers have been assured that they will be granted an increase this year. There was of course never any need for any such assurance. Public servants have received increases each year since the PPP came to power, and that has been nineteen years ago.But what has been the magnitude of these increases. Except in those years where the government was compelled by arbitration rulings, the public sector workers have been thrown crumbs in the forms of annual 5% increases. In most instances, this 5% is almost immediately eroded by inflation which averaged 3% and then taxes which was 33.3% of the difference. This means that the workers gained in real terms only about a 1% increase each year. This is the working class record of the PPP administration and the particularly the Jagdeo administration.
The increases for 2011 are going to be going to be imposed on the workers because there has been and is not likely to be any negotiations with the unions representing the workers. This may not be all that bad since many unions have been known to make unreasonable and unrealistic demands while others are driven by narrow political agendas. The government which emerged out of the Peopleâs Progressive Party which has prided itself in being a workersâ party no longer has to be worried about the trade union movement. The glory days of labour are gone, not just in Guyana but all over the world. Workersâ power is not going to emerge through unions anymore. Capitalism has meant that workers are now subject to market forces and instead of banding together are now competing against each other for jobs, thereby driving the rate down.
The private sectors in many countries now have allies in government who constrain wages so that the private sector does not have to pay âuncompetitive wagesâ. And therefore public employees are reduced to pawns. Their wages cannot increase appreciably since this will drive up wages in the labour markets, and this is not considered in the interest of the private sector and these wages are deliberately constrained so as to support the private sector. When trade unions make demands such as a minimum wage of $80,000 per month, they cannot be taken seriously, since there is no way that either the public sector or the private sector can sustain such a wage increase. And therefore an unreasonable and unrealistic wage demand pushes employers to ignore labour to the extent that they can.
Public workers in Guyana have little choice but to accept arbitrary imposition of wages. The government has proven that it has the capacity, had it since 1989, to wait out strikes called by unions. The workers on the other hand cannot afford to be on strike indefinitely and so the workers are in a position where they do not have much power. Last year the sugar workers were told that the sugar corporation was unable to afford an increase because the company was in dire financial straits, so much so that it had to sell land.
This year, an election year, the sugar corporation has suddenly found itself in a situation whereby it can afford to pay a 5% increase in wages. But with inflation said to be tagged at 3%, and with any additional income above the income tax threshold having to be taxed at 33.3%, it means that the workers are not gaining anything at all from the 5%.
And the ruling PPP administration has become a 5% government, content every year to offer this percentage as an increase to workers. This suggests that little attempt is being made to address the issue of a living wage, a disgraceful situation for a party that claims to be working class in orientation.
Source
Former Member
GUYANAâS continuing economic growth is certainly a matter for resounding applause. President Bharrat Jagdeo proudly declared that this nationâs economic progress could be a source of âenvy anywhere in the worldâĶâ.
The growth rate definitely compares most favourably with the current trend among member states of the Caribbean Community and is perhaps unique in the pattern of progress within recent years, despite bewildering factors, regionally and internationally.
Even in normal times, given the nature of competitive party politics, it would be too much to expect the political opposition having something positive to say about Guyanaâs steady path of social and economic advancement. But certainly not with a new general election a few months away.
Nevertheless, Guyanese of all walks of life, and irrespective of political affiliations, could take comfort in the latest official disclosure of data that the country registered an almost six percent economic growth for the first half of this year.
As told by President Jagdeo himself at Fridayâs press conference: âI am extremely pleased with the Mid-Year Report on the economy. It is a great achievement for a country to keep a high level of growth in light of the global turmoil.
âOver the past six or seven yearsâ, he said, âour country has been on a significantly elevated growth trajectory; and for the first half of this year we have had a 5.9 percent growth which is an enviable figure anywhere in the worldâĶâ
The official expectation, based on current data and projections, is that Guyana should record an overall economic growth in 2011 of 5.1 percent. Such an achievement could only generate more favourable responses from the international financial institutions in their own independent assessments of what the government, private sector and people in general of Guyana are continuing to achieveâagainst the odds.
At a time of recurring disheartening news, for various reasons, among both developed and undeveloped, rich and poor nations of the global community, the released information on economic growth for the first half of the year, can only inspire Guyanese to achieve further progress - beyond 2011.
Source
Guyana is on the rise
The growth rate definitely compares most favourably with the current trend among member states of the Caribbean Community and is perhaps unique in the pattern of progress within recent years, despite bewildering factors, regionally and internationally.
Even in normal times, given the nature of competitive party politics, it would be too much to expect the political opposition having something positive to say about Guyanaâs steady path of social and economic advancement. But certainly not with a new general election a few months away.
Nevertheless, Guyanese of all walks of life, and irrespective of political affiliations, could take comfort in the latest official disclosure of data that the country registered an almost six percent economic growth for the first half of this year.
As told by President Jagdeo himself at Fridayâs press conference: âI am extremely pleased with the Mid-Year Report on the economy. It is a great achievement for a country to keep a high level of growth in light of the global turmoil.
âOver the past six or seven yearsâ, he said, âour country has been on a significantly elevated growth trajectory; and for the first half of this year we have had a 5.9 percent growth which is an enviable figure anywhere in the worldâĶâ
The official expectation, based on current data and projections, is that Guyana should record an overall economic growth in 2011 of 5.1 percent. Such an achievement could only generate more favourable responses from the international financial institutions in their own independent assessments of what the government, private sector and people in general of Guyana are continuing to achieveâagainst the odds.
At a time of recurring disheartening news, for various reasons, among both developed and undeveloped, rich and poor nations of the global community, the released information on economic growth for the first half of the year, can only inspire Guyanese to achieve further progress - beyond 2011.
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Guyana is on the rise
quote:Originally posted by albert:
Cain feel free to re-migrate and contribute to Guyana nation building....be a patriotic Guyanese and put your shoulder to the wheel...
Carry yo rass. Not while the PPP is in office. After they're kicked out I'll think about it.
I couldn't make it while the PPP is in office, I'm not a scamp man.
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