Cutting Edge Biofuels by NASA – Bilal Bomani video

Cutting Edge Biofuels by NASA – Bilal Bomani video Bilal Bomani wants to create a biofuel that is “extreme green”— sustainable, alternative and renewable. At NASA’s GreenLab Research Facility, he uses algae and halophytes to create a self sustaining, renewable energy ecosystem that doesn’t consume arable land or fresh water. Bilal Bomani currently serves as [...]

The New World Oil Order

The New World Oil Order by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Friday, January 27, 2012 The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), headquartered in Paris, was formed in 1961. Twenty countries are charter members. Fourteen more have been added since it was formed. You can see the entire list of 34 member countries [...]

Guyana’s Promise of Oil and Gas

Guyana has a great deal of promise in oil and gas, says energy executive Published on January 28, 2012 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) — The largest independent oil and gas company in the United States, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, regards Guyana as a country with a great deal of promise in the oil and gas sector.International business developer [...]

GUYANA – “Festival of Colours” launched to boost tourism

GUYANA – “Festival of Colours” launched to boost tourism It’s the first of a series of tourism packages aimed at the Guyanese Diaspora. Sunday, 29 January 2012 – The government of Guyana has launched a new initiative to boost tourism by about 20 per cent. It’s sponsoring a special package themed “Festival of Colours” from [...]

Team in Guyana to shoot documentary for History Channel

Boosting local eco-tourism internationally… Written by Whitney Persaud (Guyana Chronicle) Wednesday, 25 January 2012 23:40 Team here to shoot documentary for History Channel A TEAM of international explorers/cast members working for the television History Channel arrived in Guyana yesterday to work on an eight-part documentary series which will highlight the pristine beauty of this country’s [...]

Unusually heavy rainfall causes coastal flooding

Unusually heavy rainfall causes coastal flooding (Demerara Waves) January 29, 2012. Flooding mostly along Guyana’s densely populated coastland caused by almost 24 hours of rainfall has put health authorities on watch. In addition to flooding in parts of commercial Georgetown, several villages along the East Bank and East Coast Demerara have been somewhat affected. Hardest [...]

A Tribute to Lawrence D. Carrington by Rory Fraser

A Tribute to Lawrence D. Carrington by Rory Fraser Dear Editor: I write in tribute to Lawrence D. Carrington, the Outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana, someone I came to know in my sabbatical year (2009-2010) and my eight-month visit in 2011. Yesterday, Professor Carrington said farewell to UG the way he came and [...]

Jagdeo to represent Guyana at Sustainable Development Summit

Jagdeo to represent Guyana at Sustainable Development Summit (Demerara Waves)- January 27, 2012 Former president Bharrat Jagdeo will be making his first international appearance on Guyana’s behald since vacating the Shiv Chaderpaul Drive office, at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2012 (DSDS 2012) in India. This was disclosed by President Donald Ramotar during a brief [...]

Tripartite talks get underway

Tripartite talks get underway Demerara Waves – January 27, 2012 Tripartite talks between the parliamentary political parties got underway on Friday with discussions centred on how the arrangement will proceed, Leader of the Opposition David Granger says. Representatives from the APNU, PPP/C and AFC met for about two hours at the Office of the President [...]

UG plagued by outdated governance structure and low salaries- Vice Chancellor

UG plagued by outdated governance structure and low salaries- Vice Chancellor January 27, 2012 – Demerara Waves Outgoing Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG), Professor Lawrence Carrington on Friday identified an archaic governance structure  and woefully insufficient cash, including low salaries, as major stumbling blocks to improving the nation’s premier tertiary institution. Addressing [...]