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Gov’t studying six proposals for recycling plants – Ganga Persaud
By Savitri Laikram
THE Ministry of Local Government has received six expressions of interest from various firms that are keen to come on board with the Government of Guyana to establish the country’s first solid waste recycling plant. Minister of Local Government Ganga Persaud made this disclosure at a press conference last Friday at the ministry at Kingston, Georgetown. He pointed out that the firms interested are at present at the stage of evaluation, and the public will soon be
Minister Ganga Persaud
informed on what decision has been taken. Minister Persaud explained that the recycling investment is seeking to address the issue of solid waste management as well as construction of five transfer stations in Region 4 (Demerara/ Mahaica)on the East Coast of Demerara and East Bank of Demerara and in Region 3 (Essequibo Islands/West Demerara). Last November, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Ministry of Local Gov-
ernment and Natural Globe Incorporated, for the establishment of a recycling plant in Region 4. However, in light of certain issues, the MOU was withdrawn by the Government and the contract was later re-advertised. This project was also supported by the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministries of Finance, Housing, Agriculture and Public Works, among others.
BCCI gives financial support to Region 5 youth camp
THE Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI), which continues to fulfil its corporate responsibilities, recently assisted a Youth Camp held last month at Moraikobai Mission, in Region 5(Mahaica/Berbice). According to a press release from the BBCI, a letter was received on November 8, 2013 from Mr. Anson Barrington, the Youth and Sports Officer
youth camp, and a cheque for $82,200 was handed over on December 10, 2013 to the Culture, Youth and Sport Officer of that region. “The Company was privileged to have the opportunity to make a donation towards the youths of Moroikobai. The Company decided to come on board mainly due to the fact that the Ministry of Cul-
funds at that time and is looking at a wider cross section of sports and other charitable, non-charitable, government, non–government organisations. “BBCI not only plays the role of collecting tolls and facilitating vehicles crossing the Berbice River Bridge and vessels transiting through the retractor opening and under the high span, but
In the past, the Company has sponsored many events that benefited the communities both on the eastern and western sides of the Berbice River Bridge,” BCCI stated. “For the year 2013, the Company has, so far, received 101 Public Relation requests and managed to approve 94 of these requests comprising of
GUYANA CHRONICLE Monday January 13, 2014
Project department established in Local Government Ministry By Savitri Laikram
THE Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has established a project department to better deal with the initiatives which are being implemented by the government through the ministry. At a press conference last Friday, Permanent Secretary Collin Croal noted that it is vital for the project Collin Croal department to work in sync with the ministry and its policies which are being implemented by the government. It also has to ensure that the projects are done in a timely and manageable manner. YEIRP The Youth Employment and Reconciliation Project (YEIRP) is expected to conclude in the second quarter of this year, he said. Croal added that the ministry is looking to have continuity in this regard and to also have its project department look at proposals to make recommendations for a better focus on youth. CARILED Permanent Secretary Croal said that the Caribbean Local Economic Development (CARILED) Project started off in a big way in 2013. The public will hear more about this project as the year progresses, he added. Croal also said that it is vital to place focus on economic projects being targeted for various regions and to ensure that there is a regional as well as a ministry focus. He noted that the ministry will also assist the project department in the areas of writing proposals, and so on, in order to access additional funding for the projects.
GMSA mourns Terry Holder’s passing THE Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA)
Youth Camp at Moraikobai Mission which was held between December 14, 2013 and December 19, 2013. for Region 5 requesting sponsorship for a Youth Camp at Moraikobai Mission, which was held between December 14 and 19, 2013. After verifying the information submitted and further communications between BBCI and the Culture Youth and Sports Officer of Region 5, BBCI said they then decided to come on board and agreed to sponsor meals for 137 youths of Moraikobai who participated in the
ture, Youth and Sport and the Peace Corp Volunteers have created a great opportunity for youths, thereby, keeping them off the streets and away from drugs, crime, and other illicit activities; and little or no recreational activities are available to the youths of Moroikobai since it is located 94 miles up the Mahaicony Creek,” it stated. The Company said it will continue to sponsor other events subjected to the availability of
also discharges its corporate responsibilities, and more importantly, played an integral part in the development of education, sports, supported national events and made donations to charitable and non–charitable organisations in close proximity of the Bridge or in Regions 5 and 6 (East Berbice/Corentyne). The Company had also sponsored events in other counties and as far as the hinterland,” it noted.
sponsorships of Mashramani 2013 Events, sponsorship of horse racing events, donations of trophies to various non–profit and educational institutions, facilitated tours of various schools and waivered toll charges for tour buses, sponsored cricket tournaments, made donations towards Region’s 5 cricket tournament and religious organisations together with others too numerous to mention,” it outlined.
has joined in mourning the loss of 73-year-old Terrence Holder, a former Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and Deputy General Manager of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), who passed away last Wednesday. In a press release, the association said, “The passing of Terrence (Terry) Holder, though not sudden, has cast a pall over the entire Board of Directors of the GMSA and our membership”. “He had become a fixture on the Board since the mid 1990s as Terry Holder the representative of the GT&T. Terry served as Vice President responsible for Public Communications for more than six years before he demitted office due to his ill health,” it stated. The GMSA described Holder, who is also a veteran broadcaster, as an “outstanding member, dependable and always articulate”. “The GMSA has benefitted tremendously from the polite and appealing approach he brought to internal, national, and international situations and programmes, and from his broad expertise in verbal and written communication and programme planning,” it added. “Terry represented extremely high standards in every aspect of his work for the GMSA, and the association has not missed an opportunity to express its gratitude to him, tangibly and intangibly, for more than a decade of dedication,” the association said. It added further, “Our appreciation is even greater considering that he was able to offer the same level of service to the GCB, the Rotary Club, and a number of other local and regional non-governmental organisations”. “He was a kind man who never passed on a chance to help. Terry loved life and embraced all of it, the good and the challenging, with quiet industriousness, and when kudos were being given out, he stepped aside and allowed others to receive,” the release went on. “Terry Holder will not be easily forgotten; he has touched too many lives; given a hands-up to too many people; and unselfishly shared his life’s passion for communications in all its diversity with correctness and steady determination. He has, certainly, secured a place in the annals of the GMSA,” the association stated.