Guyanese Online Newsletter: February 2012

The Guyanese Online monthly newsletters and this Blog are created of Cyril Bryan, as his contribution to the Guyana Diaspora who want to be informed about news from Guyana, as well as the historical and cultural articles that keep us all connected to the “Guyanese cultural experience”.

This issue of 26 pages and 128 items is the largest issue we have created (see list). Here are the major news categories (items in brackets): Mashramani (12); Parliament (16); Governance (26); Georgetown (7); Flood Updates (12); Other News (17) includes the University of Guyana (6); Medical news (9); Guyana organizations (5); Tourism (8); and Caribbean/Regional News (11).

Download:  #23 – Guyanese Online Newsletter – February 2012

 List of Articles in this issue  – 26 pages  – 128 articles

 Page1: Front Page

1. 2012 REPUBLIC DAY MESSAGES
2. Land three times the size of Barbados committed to ANSA McAL

Page 2: Guyanese Online

1. Editorial – Cyril Bryan
2. Jan 23 – Feb 23 – 30 Most popular entries
   

Page 3-5 – Mashramani Reports

1. Digicel reigns supreme in Mash Costume competition.
2. Beer giants, Digicel rule the road
3. Mashramani Children’s Parade
4. Mashramani Pan-o-rama Steel Band Competition
5. Rubber Waist‘ Jomo cops 2012 Carib Soca Monarch Crown
6. Buxton/ Foulis Mash 2012 to feature Li’l Rick and smashing surprises
7. Children‘s Costume Parade attracts thousands
8. Soup drinker‘ gives Young Bill Rogers Calypso crown
9. Rudy Grant still blushes at the success of ‗Mash in Guyana‘
10. Pulse Entertainment, E-Networks collaborate for Mash
11. N/A outlines big plans for Mash 2012
12. Region 6 Mash politicized – Former N/A Mayor

Page 6: Guest Editorial – A Refreshing Change in Parliament

Page 7-8:  Guyana’s Parliament

1. Ramotar‘s tripartite arrangement in further jeopardy
2. Govt. argues less than half of $5.7B was spent from coffers
3. Opposition votes down supplementary provisions
4. AFC seeking answers to several Govt. spendings
5. Tripartite talks in jeopardy…Ramotar should provide evidence of rigged elections – AFC
6. No time for Opposition to make input on 2012 budget
7. Opposition may seek to surcharge for illegal Govt spending
8. Granger flays Ramotar on election rigging claims
9. Govt. continues to abuse Contingency Fund –says Auditor General
10. Ramotar warns Govt. will not be held to ransom
11. Combined Opposition strikes another blow in Parliament
12. AFC eyes Parliamentary review of planned Marriott Hotel
13. Govt. and Opposition agree on three major issues
14. Jagdeo signs another MoU on behalf of Guyana
15. Opposition feels snubbed by IDB president

Page 9-11:  Guyana’s Governance

1. Hope Canal may not be concluded by May 2013 deadline – Dr. Ramsammy
2. Norway funds could start trickling in
3. Norway’s carbon funds:  16 Rupununi villages sign to help monitoring process
4. “Holding Back the Sea” launched
5. Govt. resists disclosing Sithe Global Hydro-power contract
6. Fip Motilall’s failure costs Guyana…Amaila Falls road will cost much more than US$15.4M
7. Govt., Synergy Holdings fighting over ‘junk’ equipment
8. Guyana, Suriname seek IDB funding to bridge Corentyne River
9. New procedures for issuance of visas to Guyana
10. Guyanese worried most about robbery, night-time break-ins
11. Rohee hints at lie detector test for entire Police Force
12. Gold smuggling…GGMC to establish Lethem checkpoint
13. EU calls for urgent establishment of broadcast authority
14. Ramotar has no obligation to honour radio licences issued by Jagdeo
15. Granger calls on President to halt ‘arbitrary’ transfers of NDC Overseers
16. NDCs’ overhaul…Overseers ordered to pack up, hand over by February 3
17.  Health Ministry used pencils to keep records – Auditor General Report
18. Text book racket at Education Ministry…Cheques worth hundreds of million prepared before contracts awarded
19. Gov’t book distribution process in total mess-Audit Office
20. 2010 Audit Report…Gov’t paid blindly in chaotic old-age pension programme
21. APNU will pursue repossession of Sanata Complex from QAII, Bobby Ramroop
22. AG criticises Tender Board for $1.3 B allocation to New GPC
23. Senior GRA official skips country amidst $4M bribery probe
24. AFC demands Parliamentary probe of NICIL
25. Govt. doesn’t deny financial irregularities  —says  Luncheon

Page 12: Georgetown

1. Dawn of a new era?… Local Government Ministers finally meet with City Mayor
2. M&CC laments non-consultation on one-way streets declaration
3. Several city streets now one-way
4. Youths brave rains to clean up seawall
5. Fogging begins in city
6. Oil drilling offshore Georgetown begins
7. Power company forecasts $11B shortfall this year

Page 13- Flood Updates – February 2012

1. From the Diaspora… THERE WERE NEVER FLOODS IN NEW AMSTERDAM
2. Canal farmers welcome flood relief efforts
3. Mahaica flooding sluice to be closed
4. Water level drops at Conservancy as rainfall eases
5. Black Bush farmers protest over flooding
6. Severe flooding in Pomeroon –  Agri Ministry
7. Conservancy reaches threatening level
8. Hope/Dochfour farmers mull next move after severe flood losses
9. Melanie Damishana farmers grieve over their losses
10. Canal farmers count $M losses
11. Rain pounds Region Six
12. Health system on high alert – ministry

Page 13 – General News

1. 500 remigrant house lots to be ready by May
2. RCMP Canada seizes 20 kilos coke from Guyana in star apples
3. Guyanese sex workers trekking to Suriname’s gold fields
4. ImmigrationTALK: Fraud Indicators to avoid in the immigration process

Page 14 – Guyana’s First Lady Steps Out

1. Army women the greatest form of public service-First Lady
2. A charmer, empty seats, a wave, and those sleepers

Page 14 – Other News – Guyana

1. GuySuCo racks up US$40M debt to local banks, creditors
2. Robert Persaud’s Ministry has no authority to spend money
3. New Chinese ferries to cost $50M per month
4. Wapichan communities conserve 1.4 million hectares of pristine forest
5. Manganese Mining – Major manganese find at Matthews Ridge

Page 15: University of Guyana – Industrial Action Updates

1. Industrial action escalates at UG
2. Rescue UG urges speedy signing of $10M World Bank grant
3. US$10M project stalled
4. UG Workers, lecturers to strike on February 27
5. UG cancels career day as strike looms
6. University of Guyana strike called off

Page16: Medical News

1. GPHC admitted 28,591 persons last year
2. No major outbreak of water borne diseases this year
3. Ramsammy lashes out at critics of HPV Vaccine
4. US medical group hands over $5M Bartica Hospital annex
5. Patients not satisfied with treatments received at the Malaria Clinic
6. GPHC commits to improving ambulatory service
7. Fifteen graduate from Operating Room Technician Programme
8. GPHC to commence ultrasound training programme
9. Berbice health workers praised for being best in the country

Page 17: Guyana Organizations:

1. More backing for Tiger Bay project
2. 32 new Peace Corps volunteers arrive
3. Senior citizen gives back to youths in community
4. Food for the Poor offers police help
5. Scotiabank ‘spreads love‘ to the less fortunate 
   

Page 18: Tourism

1. Cruise liner docks in Georgetown
2. Tourism Ministry to offer ― ‘Festival of Colours’ package
3. Redjet, Tourism Ministry to collaborate on holiday package
4. President Ramotar pledges sup-port for tourism sector
5. RedJet moved 250,000 passengers to Guyana since May
6. REDjet boosting Barbados tourist arrivals
7. LIAT to review strategies to en-sure survival
8. Website Links to Hotels, Eco-resorts. Etc in Guyana

Page 19-21: Caribbean and Regional News

1. Japanese business investors interested in Jamaica
2. Jamaican ambassador challenges Diaspora
3. China-built Antigua power plant said to be flawed
4. Taiwan dispute should never have reached the courts, says Grenada PM
5. Bollywood celebrities and beauties arrive for interna-tional pageant in Suriname
6. Bob Marley documentary electrifies Berlin
7. Suriname automated border control system
8. Jamaica: $2-B CASH CHASM as tax revenues fall
9. The future of CARICOM thrown into question
10. T&T explains huge Saudi Arabian project to US
11. US President offers life line for Caribbean immigrants
    

Page 22-23: Associations

Toronto Foundation and Canadian Vision Care – Guyana Team

10^th Anniversary Dinner-Dance and Projects Newsletter

Page 24-25: Historical

Historical: James Douglas, Canada, and Guyana – British Columbia’s first Governor.

Page 26 – Guyanese Online Blog

New Blog Entries – January 23 to February 23, 2012 = 91 entries

Download:  #23 – Guyanese Online Newsletter – February 2012

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Total = 26 pages – 128 articles

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