Samuel Hinds News

As 2009 comes to a close Sunday Stabroek takes a light-hearted look at the 2010 prospects for some of our leaders according to the astrological charts.

The eventual fate of the 80 employees of the majority Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc who were terminated following a strike for increased wages remains shrouded in uncertainty.

Seventeen students who recently graduated from the Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engi-neering School were urged to boost their qualifications in order to become more marketable in the sector.

Brindley Benn, CCH, one of the fighters for the nationa s independence, was cremated yesterday following a service which highlighted his efforts to put Guyana on a path of peace and prosperity.

The National Assembly yesterday endorsed Guyana's Low Carbon Development Strategy after opposition members raised concerns about consultations, transparency and accountability.

Sister, counsellor, phenomenal, ambitious, simple and role model were some of the words used in tribute to the late minister within the Ministry of Education, Dr Desrey Fox during a service at the Umana Yana yesterday.

A reception was held for the world renowned Brazilian footballer, Edson Arantes do Nacimento, better known as Pele, on Saturday evening in Guyana, where both Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr Frank Anthony, hailed the footballer's visit as bringing Guyana and Brazil closer together.

Through a joint effort by the governments of Guyana and China spanking new living quarters for visiting medical teams from China was declared opened yesterday which should end complaints of improper housing by the visiting doctors.

Blackouts are not over yet for Guyanese even though the power company yesterday commissioned its new Kingston plant.

Canada recognises the Caribbean as an investment friendly region, while viewing potential in Guyanaa s natural resources, according to Canadian High Commissioner Francois Montour.

The government of Guyana has gone a step further in improving the transport system on the Essequibo Coast and reducing the concentration of passengers by sourcing two new ferry vessels from the Chinese government.

Peace, human rights, reconciliation, democracy and development do not come easily or readily nor do they happen naturally Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said yesterday at the launching of a project tackling those issues.

Ituni residents, now being served with an uninterrupted power supply, have been praised by Chief Executive Officer of Linmine, Horace James for energy conservation.

Paying homage to an officer who was integral to the development of the Coast Guard Unit, the army yesterday renamed the facility the Guyana Coast Guard Ship Hinds.

Yarde says national response needed Several opposition parties have thrown their support behind the Guyana Public Service Union , as the body contemplates its next move in a dispute with the administration over a parcel of land at the corner of Vlissengen Road and Thomas Lands.

Six hundred and seventy-nine young people graduated from the Presidenta s Youth Award Republic of Guyana programme as it celebrated its 11th anniversary at a ceremony held two Saturdays ago at the National Cultural Centre.

Well-known academic, politician and social activist Dr Rupert RoopnaraineA yesterday issued a stirring appeal for citizens to embrace the traditional ancestral values of "sharing, solidarity and togetherness" in the quest to produce the "constructive social change" necessary to transform the nation.

Queen's College observes its 165th anniversary This year marks the 165thA anniversary of the establishment of Queen's College aS' the most prestigious educational institution in Guyana's history.

One of the most successful family businesses in the history of Guyana last week celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its establishment with a pledge from its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer that the company will continue to use - honesty and integrity" as beacons that willA guide its growth and development.

Government MPs are moving to discipline PNCR-1G Parliamentarian Deborah Backer for what has been termed her unfortunate remarks on the Guyana Defence Force during a sitting of the National Assembly last week and have tabled a motion in the House disassociating themselves from the statements.