Brazilian team seeking to invest in rice sector
-team meets with Agriculture Minister
Georgetown, GINA, April 2, 2009
A Brazilian company RiceTec is looking to invest in the rice sector with eyes on cultivating rice in Region Nine. The company has already conducted a feasibility study which indicated that conditions are suitable for hybrid rice cultivation.
Hybrid rice is the commercial rice crop; of a cross between two genetically dissimilar parents. Good rice hybrids have potential of yielding 15-20% more than the best inbred variety grown under similar conditions. To exploit the benefits of hybrid rice, farmers have to buy fresh seeds every cropping season.
Markus Ritter, Regional Director of RiceTec, said the company has limited production space in Brazil to meet its growing market demands and as such they are looking for alternative avenues.
Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud in discussion with the Brazilian team on rice investment in Guyana.
Ritter stated that this new variety provides higher yields and increased benefits to farmers. He said that the company will work with the Governments of Guyana and Brazil to initiate the necessary protocols to commence the project.
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud said he was happy with the interest shown by the company. He noted that Guyana has recently signed an agreement with the Brazilian government for support in terms of the transfer of rice technology in upland rice production in Guyana’s savannahs.
He said this is a similar project because Guyana has been looking at utilizing areas in Region Nine for rice cultivation.
He added that the initiative comes at a very important time. “We ourselves are trying to do this at the Sate level and the fact is you can get it done because at the end of the day the rice cultivation activities are private sector driven, they will allow us to multiply the benefits of this programme and doing it from a business point of view will allow those communities around Region Nine to engage in this type of activity.”
The Minister assured the team that Guyana has adequate cropping area, adding that the venture will create employment opportunities. “The value added element is much more in processing and packaging; we would want most of it to be done on our side now.”
He said, with the construction of the Takutu Bridge that links Guyana and Brazil, the logistics between the two countries would be very smooth. “We also have an arrangement with Brazil which allows for further trade arrangements, further to that if you come, working out of Guyana you access to the growing CARICOM market, we also have attachments to the US under the CBI and Carican with the Canadians.”
Minister Persaud and the Brazilian team.
The Minister also disclosed that he would be making a week-long visit to Brazil from April 22. “One of the objectives of that visit is to relocate our focal point with EMBRAPA (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation) to Roraima. Since we are doing work with the Brazilians just across the border, we don’t need to go all the way to Brazil, so the Brazilian Government has agreed in principle to shift the focal point and let it be at the Roraima.”
Also attending the meeting were Osvaldo Dili, of RiceTec, Jorge Raul Krapovicjas of Ricetec, Geoffrey Da Silva, Head, Go-Invest and Jagnarine Singh, General Manager, Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB).
The team also visited the Burma Rice Station, in Region Five and met with officials from the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC).
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North East/East La Penitence to get new health center
Georgetown, GINA, April 2, 2009
The Ministry of Health intends to construct a modern health centre in the North East/east La Penitence area.
The Ministry will be hosting a community meeting on April 3 at the St. Pius Primary School, to discuss the health centre’s construction with members of the community.
Speakers at tomorrow’s meeting will include, Minister within the Ministry of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran and Deputy Mayor of Georgetown, Robert Williams.
The public is invited to attend.
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Fisheries sector in revolutionary mode – Chief Fisheries Officer
Georgetown, GINA, April 2, 2009
Fisheries is a key sector in Guyana and to ensure its viability and sustainability, it is undergoing radical changes. Government’s agenda is to make the Fisheries Department a semi-autonomous agency and towards this end, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud has begun discussions at the highest level to facilitate this transition.
Chief Fisheries Officer Nigel Dharamlall told of these developments during a panel discussion “Caribbean Fisheries: Sinking and Swimming in uncertain waters”, one of a series of discussions to be hosted by the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) to address issues of concern in the fishing industry.
Panelists at the discussion included Leslie Ramalho of the Guyana Fisheries Advisory Committee, consultant, Rueben Charles, Deputy Executive Director of CRFM, Milton Haughton, Senior Project Officer for Agricultural Development CARICOM, Barry Joefield and Carmel Haynes, who coordinated the proceedings at the CARICOM Secretariat, Liliendaal.
Dharamlall said that Guyana has recognised that resources are very limited and efforts are being placed on all sectors to be at a level of equilibrium so that citizens could benefit equally.
In recent times, emphasis has been on investments in this sector. Those investments began with the institutional revolution of the sector via the implementation and enforcement of the Fisheries Advisory Act of 2002. Subsequent to that, over the past two years, a number of strategic documents including the fisheries management plan, the arapaima management plan and the aquaculture strategy were put in place.
The Chief Fisheries Officer said that this sector is designated as one of the competitive areas for development in the country and the Ministry of Agriculture was moving towards greater investment in aquaculture. He added that with respect to the marine aspects through the Fisheries Advisory Committee an approach has been set out to revolutionize the sector.
Dharamlall noted that there is the need to build capacity in the sector to serve the industry and the Ministry had begun looking at institutional arrangements with respect to capacity related issues within the fisheries department.
Guyana Fisheries Advisory Committee member, Leslie Ramalho, Consultant Reuben Charles, Chief Fisheries Officer, Nigel Dharamlall, Senior Project Officer, CARICOM, Barry Joefield, Deputy Executive Director, Milton Haughton and Coordinator Carmel Haynes at the panel discussion.
Deputy Executive Director of CRFM, Haughton, stated that the CRFM was looking at a project to strengthen capacity of fisher folks. This year five scholarships will be given by CRFM for a three-month course based on policy, management and law while three persons will benefit from a six-month course based on policy and planning.
On the issue of communication to fisher folks, the Chief Fisheries Officer stated that there were various means including formal and informal and that the Fisheries Advisory Committee was formed as a request of the fishing association. He said there is good contact with stakeholders through the committee since persons often go out and meet with them to address their concerns. Minister Persaud hosts an open day every week whereby fisher folks could raise their concerns.
Haughton said that through the CRFM, the organisation was looking at implementing a common communication strategy regionally for which a consultant was engaged to put together. Part of the problem, he noted, is that the fishermen are not organized.
Dharamlall said with regard to the fisheries policy it was “a work in progress” and that the framework document was actually at the stage of implementation.
The idea of implementing a common fisheries policy was a complex one since there were 4,500 households which depended on fishing and had different issues that were affecting them. He said that Guyana fully supported the implementation of a common fisheries policy.
Haughton noted that the CRFM was looking at developing a common fisheries policy and regime which would be the regional framework. He added that the government has been involved in the process and through the Ministry of Agriculture was making significant inputs.
He added that Guyana was a major fishing nation in the Caribbean and was the most productive area, not only in the Caribbean, but globally.
Addressing the issue of consultation with the relevant stakeholders in implementing the policy, he said that from the beginning stakeholders were identified since this was important in a democratic process. However, he explained that one of the obstacles was the issue of access.
Haughton stated that there was a “huge diversity of fishes” and this aspect was very useful in dealing with competition in the sector, as well as sustaining the sector so that the resources will not decline. He urged that the business of organizing be done efficiently to make use of the opportunities and was embarking on a path to develop the sector.
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Canadian High Commissioner pays courtesy call on Housing Minister
Georgetown, GINA, April 02, 2009
Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Charles Court paid a courtesy call on Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali today at his office on Brickdam.
During an invited comment, Mr. Court said they discussed future plans for the sector and was given an update by Minister Ali.
Minister of Housing and Water in discussion with Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Charles Court, Ministry of Housing and Water, Brickdam
In recent years the Canadian Government has strengthened its bilateral relations with Guyana through the funding of several projects for the development of the water sector from its agencies that include the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) which saw the execution of 283 projects since its implementation in 1993.
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World Bank will continue to support, improve water sector
-Representative calls on Housing Minister
Georgetown, GINA, April 02, 2009
World Bank representative Giorgio Valentini has pledged the Bank’s continued support to improve the water sector in Guyana. Valentini made this commitment during a courtesy call on Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali at his office, Brickdam.
Valentini said that it is the organisation’s intention to continue to support the sector and that the meeting with the Minister was aimed at finding out what additional support is needed from the organisation.
World Bank Representative to Guyana Giorgio Valentini making a point to Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali during his courtesy at the Ministry
“We are very pleased to continue our support …That’s why I went to meet with him to share my ideas and his ideas on how we can continue our support…We shared basically some ideas on how to improve the water sector and how to increase our collaboration and outsourcing in general,” Valentini said.
The World Bank has funded several projects for the development of the water sector. These include a recent funding of US$12.4M towards the construction of three iron removal water treatment plants at Lima, Essequibo, Region Two, Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, Region Three and Cotton Tree, Berbice, Region Five.
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Dictionaries in several Amerindian languages published
Georgetown, GINA, April 2, 2009
Efforts to preserve and educate people about the unique languages of the Amerindian people of Guyana have gained momentum with the unveiling of several dictionaries and other materials which will soon be distributed to Amerindian communities.
An Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded project which started three years ago by the Health Sector Development Unit (HSDU) has successfully ended with the publishing of several Amerindian dictionaries.
Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology Administrator Jenny Wishart with a copy of the Amerindian dictionary. Regional Health Services Director Dr. Narine Singh and Culture Minister Dr. Frank Anthony looks on.
The dictionaries in the languages of the various tribes and their accompanying meanings were presented to the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology on Main Street today by Director of Regional Health Services Dr. Narine Singh to Administrator of the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology Jenny Wishart in the presence of Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony.
The books are “Short Dictionary of the Warao Language,” “Twenty-eight lessons in Loko (Arawak)” “Arawak English Dictionary,” “Short Grammar and Dictionary of the Akawio and Arekuna Language,” “Short Dictionary of the Warao Language of Guyana,” and Scholars Dictionary and Grammar of the Wapishana language.”
The project was one initiated during Minister Anthony’s tenure at the HSDU.
Wishart explained that the books are not for sale but will be distributed to the Amerindian communities and will serve as motivation for them to continue speaking and developing their languages.
She said copies will be sent to St. Cuthbert’s Mission, Region Four and Kumaka where efforts are already underway to educate the population about the Arawak language.
Explaining the origins of the project, Minister Anthony said it started with a US$600,000 grant from the IDB which supported his idea of developing culturally appropriate initiatives in Amerindian communities during an “access to health care” programme.
Copies of the Amerindian dictionaries.
He said although the materials will be helpful to Amerindian communities they will also be beneficial to other groups in society who also need to learn about the language of the indigenous peoples.
“We thought that this would help us to keep the languages alive and to get people to understand more about these languages. A number of children come to the Walter Roth Museum on Saturdays and we would use the occasion to teach them about Amerindian languages but if that can continue in various schools across the country we can help to keep the tradition alive,” Minister Anthony said.
Although the project was expected to be completed last year to coincide with the United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO’s) declaration of 2008 as the International Year of Languages, Minister Anthony is nevertheless appreciative of the work done thus far.
The Arawaks, Caribs, Waraos, Wapishanas, Arekunas, Waraus, Wai Wais, Macusis, Akawaios and Patamonas are the nine Amerindian tribes in Guyana. Minister Anthony disclosed however, that his Ministry will be holding a special lecture in June about the lost tribes of Guyana since there are many other tribes unknown.
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First Potaro expedition concludes
- Guyana provides the feeling of breaking away from the norm - Explorer
Georgetown, GINA, April 2, 2009
Exploration Guyana has come to an end with its successful crew, Explorer Charles Montier and local tour guides, Rupert Williams and Danny Daniels from Chenapow Village, ended their 34-day journey from the source of the Potaro to the Essequibo River.
This is the first time in Guyana’s history that such an expedition has been recorded. Montier and crew canoed the 140-mile length of the Potaro, overcoming nine waterfalls including the highest waterfall in the world, Kaieteur Falls, 17 significant rapids and trekking through un-chartered jungle.
The crew is also among the very few who have made the ascent to the top of Mount Ayanganna.
Montier said that the exploration into Guyana’s untamed wilderness was everything he expected and more.
“It combined the adventure and excitement of an intrepid river journey and also maybe the greatest exploration on the trip was the people on the way. What I loved about it was getting to meet so many of the locals along the way and their help along the journey was essential,” he stated.
The explorer said that combined with fighting rapids created amazing, different experiences which made the expedition “one big exciting package”. He added that he was overjoyed that the trip was successful as there were many threats that had to be conquered but these he said blazed up a desire to go ahead and do further expeditions in Guyana.
Minister Prashad (second from right) congratulates, Explorer Charles Montier. They are flanked by local tour guides, Rupert Williams (right) and Danny Daniels (left) from Chenapow Village
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad praised Montier for being a pioneer and undertaking such a journey which he said must have been plagued with challenges.
He noted that this is the type of tourism that Guyana is embarking on and because of Montier’s expedition it will go along way in promoting the country’s adventure tourism product.
The explorer said that he may have stumbled on a new species of bird-eating spiders and Minister Prashad noted that this shows that Guyana is among few countries in the world that still provide the opportunity to discover new things.
This, he said, is an attraction for people since many are looking for new discoveries and Guyana provides that experience.
Montier described it best when he said, “There is something about Guyana that makes you feel that you are doing something more interesting and different than the usual norm of travelling.” He added that, it attracts tourists who want to achieve something out of their trip.
He explained that, “The real attraction for me is getting a real touch of the wilderness…This is freedom with nature and the wilderness; this is why people will increasingly come. Guyana provides the feeling of breaking away from the norm and I feel that is a very special thing.”
Montier is an 23-year old economist from the United Kingdom.
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Gov’t taking further steps to protect CLICO Guyana policyholders – President Jagdeo
Georgetown, GINA, April 2, 2009
Government is taking whatever steps are necessary to protect the policyholders of CLICO Guyana, President Bharrat Jagdeo reiterated today at a press briefing at the Guyana International Conference Centre at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.
To this end, the Commissioner of Insurance and Judicial Manager, Maria van Beek was able to obtain an injunction against CL Financial Limited, the parent company of CLICO Guyana.
“As you are aware, last week, CLICO Guyana managed to secure an injunction against CL Financial and some of its subsidiaries receiving payment from Guyana,” the President noted.
This action also covered an amount of US$15M that BOSAI Minerals Group (Guyana) Inc. owes to First Citizen Bank in Trinidad and Tobago. This bank was formerly CLICO Investment Bank which was transferred to the Government there on January 30 after CL Financial Limited was given a government bail-out.
“We are hoping that given the inter-related nature of the companies, given their common directorate and ownership, and given the guarantees that CL Financial had issued to both Guyana and CLICO Bahamas then that these resources they have here in BOSAI…should go towards settling some of the exposures; the liabilities in Guyana that CLICO Guyana has,” President Jagdeo stated.
“If we succeed in securing those resources, our exposure will be cut significantly.” CLICO Guyana had invested US$34M or $6.9B in CLICO Bahamas.
The President also noted that through the disposal of local assets of CLICO Guyana, it is hoped that the small policyholders will be able to receive the money that they invested in the local company. “We are also hoping that through the disposal of the assets, the local assets, we may be able to clear up most of the small policyholders.”
President Jagdeo is greeted by Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, as he arrives at the Guyana International Conference Centre to participate in a meeting with contractors and to give a press briefing on April 2
Discussions with the large policyholders will be held to establish how they will get back their money over time, paying them a return. “So it will still be like a form of investment that they have,” President Jagdeo noted.
The President also indicated that Government will challenge the classification that the liquidator of CLICO Bahamas, Craig Tony Gomez, is trying to attach to CLICO Guyana’s investment of a related-party loan as this would mean that Guyana would have to wait until policyholders are paid out of the proceeds of the liquidation before being receiving its share.
“If it is classified as an inter-company loan then in the settlement of the liabilities, it will go down the hierarchy. So first of all, from disposal of assets, they will settle policies and then whatever remains, they’ll settle these other transactions. So now we are taking steps to fight that classification, to argue no, we had a policy there.”
Asked why Geeta Singh-Knight remains with CLICO Guyana when other staff was fired, especially given that some have blamed her for the difficulties that the company is facing, President Jagdeo highlighted that the institutional knowledge that she has is important to the company at this critical time.
“For example, when the liquidator of CLICO Bahamas said we didn’t have a policy, it was an inter-company loan, she showed us, because of her knowledge, she got the documents and made it clear that it was a policy rather than a loan,” President Jagdeo stated.
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Uneducated positions on CLICO coming out of opposition parties – President Jagdeo
Georgetown, GINA, April 2, 2009
At a press briefing today at the Guyana International Conference Centre, President Bharrat Jagdeo was critical of opposition parties, citing their lack of knowledge of matters of finance and economics.
“I’ve noticed some very, what I would characterize as, uneducated positions coming out from the opposition parties. Imagine the opposition parties urging the government to guarantee people’s policy holdings in CLICO Guyana. We had already issued a guarantee. They went to Parliament and advocated for this, supported it and then asked where will the money come from, after they have supported it, after it was approved by Parliament,” the President noted. “They couldn’t be expecting that it would come from my pocket. It had to come from taxpayers. I was so surprised that they would even raise something like this.”
The President said that the money will come from the Treasury, but it will be a phased process. “We will do it in such a fashion…maybe US$34M phased out over a 10-year period so it doesn’t become a big burden on the Treasury,” he explained.
“I don’t see it as a big liability that we cannot handle. In fact, we can handle that and still continue to spend significantly, without cutting our spending this year,” President Jagdeo further stated.
He alluded to the $128.9B budget for 2009, the largest in the country’s history, and noted that will some people may lose jobs, Government is investing in labour-intensive activities to generate new jobs. “There may very well be some groups of people in some sectors who may lose jobs, 50 here, 100 there, etc. But we are taking steps to also, through our spending, to increase the number of jobs in the government sector. This is why we have given some money to the City Council. They will be hiring at least 150 new persons this year from that subvention alone. We will do this right across the board.”
He also chided Alliance for Change Chairman, Raphael Trotman, for saying Guyana has a deep financial crisis.
“He is confusing Guyana with the United States…we don’t have a financial crisis. We have a sound banking system. We have a problem with one institution which the state took over. The state will manage it in such a way that it doesn’t affect our standing; it doesn’t cause a deterioration of the macro fundamentals.”
The President also noted that the opposition parties have been mistaken when they attributed to him a guarantee of the depositors of Globe Trust. “They said also that I had promised, guaranteed Globe Trust, the small depositors there. I never did. In fact, my preference was at that time to liquidate the company…pay off the small depositors and maybe pay off some of the larger depositors. They wouldn’t get all of their money back but at least they would get some of their money back. This was opposed. It went to the courts and the courts asked that we put in a receiver,” the Head of State expanded.
“I am a little concerned that they clearly don’t know what they are talking about, particularly the AFC,” President Jagdeo concluded.
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Positions to be discussed at Summit of the Americas already settled - President Jagdeo in response to opposition’s call for united front to Summit
Georgetown, GINA, April 2, 2009
President Bharrat Jagdeo says he sees the call for Guyana to take a united front, including members of the opposition to the Fifth Summit of the Americas as unnecessary since it will not allow all voices to be represented.
The Summit will be held during the period April 17 to 19 in neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago under the theme “Securing our Citizens Future by Promoting Human Prosperity, Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability”.
Among the dignitaries would be President of the United States of America (USA) Barack Obama, who is expected to attend with a 1,000 –strong delegation.
Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Raphael Trotman recently wrote President Jagdeo requesting that he consider an enhanced framework for cooperation approach with the parliamentary opposition and civil society prior to the Summit of the Americas.
President Jagdeo noted however, that even though he is willing to meet opposition members before leaving for the summit, the positions to be discussed at the meeting have already been settled.
“The Heads of State are practically only going to exchange ideas and in any case only the Heads of Government are going to speak and even if you have a large delegation they are not going to be allowed to speak, and there are limited numbers as to how many are going to enter the room,” President Jagdeo said.
During the recently held Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Inter-Sessional meeting in Belize, a plan was presented by the Trinidad and Tobago Government, outlining the necessary preparations for the Summit.
President Jagdeo who will be among some 34 Heads of Government attending the Summit said he is hopeful that the opposition members make similar calls when he ventures on other overseas visits.
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More rigid enforcement to ensure timely delivery of projects- President Jagdeo
-liquidated damages to be instituted
Georgetown, GINA, April 2, 2009
President Bharrat Jagdeo today while addressing contractors at a meeting at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC), Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara said that he intends to rigidly enforce all provisions, to ensure the more timely delivery of civil projects by contractors and consultants and insisted that they will start with pre-qualification of contractors.
Government convened a meeting with contractors and consultants to discuss matters relating to the timely execution of government projects today with separate meetings for contractors and consultants.
Earlier in the morning, Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh, other Ministers and senior officials from the Ministry of Finance met with Consultants where they were briefed on Government’s decisions relating to the execution of civil projects.
President Bharrat Jagdeo addressing contractors at the GICC.
“I think that from now on we will have a process of rigorously identifying the capabilities and then throughout the year this will make our work easy,” the President said.
He said that contractors will be categorised as those of good standing and those who fail to live up to expectations. The President pointed out that if the contractors fall on the second list, then they are going to have difficulties getting contracts even if “I have to amend the legislation to ensure that this happens,” the Head of State declared.
Minister Singh in his earlier presentation addressed the issue of people taking too much beyond their capability and flippantly pursuing the execution of contracts. This, President Jagdeo said, is done because many times there is no penalty.
However, he said “that is going to change and liquidated damages will be instituted. I don’t think you can go to the Minister of Finance or any other Ministry to get a break, like we have seen in the past…this is going to be across the board,” the President said.
President Jagdeo said that they expect that contractors will improve their capabilities and posited that if there is anything that Government can do to assist them to improve the outcome then they should make it known.
Contractors at the meeting at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal.
Along the way, the President said, the Ministry of Finance should be consistently speaking to the contractors about planning, managing their finances and shortening the process of obtaining duty free concession, building permits, etc. because there were some cases where Government was at fault with shortening the process.
“I want to be fair to the contractors too,” President Jagdeo emphasised.
“There would be ongoing, a series of seminars throughout the year to address your concerns and to help you build your service particularly among the small contractors,” President Jagdeo explained.
These, he said will be done to ensure that contractors can better manage the process of implementation of contracts.
He said that he wants to ensure that people are familiar with modern building materials that are being used now. Because the environment is not so productive and very rewarding of innovation, people have continued using old methodologies and also old materials.
“We have to have a productive process of consistently introducing new materials so that we can have people come up to scratch with using new materials.”
He noted that all of these factors are very important and explained that the country’s capital budget is significantly larger than five years ago. Government has consistently been expanding its capital budget.
Alluding to the earlier presentation by Minister Singh, President Jagdeo said that the flippant approval of variations will cease.
Another section of contractors at the GICC meeting.
“They work for us, we are the clients and therefore, the variations that we approve will have to be discussed with us; we have seen some horror stories where there were no good reasons that we have approved variations, which often costs us large sums of money,” President Jagdeo explained.
The Guyanese leader pointed out that he has seen cases where people have been lobbying and are not getting forward in liquidated damages and anything of that sort.
He, however, noted that on the other hand, they have an obligation to assist contractors to improve their capability as they want Guyanese firms to do most of the work.
President Jagdeo explained that Government has consistently been in a battle with the international funding organisations, so it is important that Government ensure that projects are structured in such a way at the procurement policies or direct the contract so as to allow, local contractors to bid for the projects.
“We have to comply with contracts once we sign them… I see people bidding for everything under the sun and then they get the work and they can’t deliver,” the President stated.
President Jagdeo expressed concerns about losing what could be valuable time, as there are two rainy seasons and very short drying period to do most civil works.
This is a unified message from across the Government; he said, and asked that if the contractors don’t understand the procurement rules, they should request that seminars be held to explain to them.
Government has insisted that they will have clear standard bidding documents so as to reduce variations.
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