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(1, 'und', 'node_search', ' discover uog discover uog make the most of your uog experience build an academic foundation for a successful career and connect with campus life to expand your potential webmaster mon 1302017 2236 university of guyana about learn more image  ', 0),
(2, 'en', 'node_search', ' about about all about turkeyen campus the university of guyana ug was established on october 1 1963 following assent being given to the university of guyana ordinance on april 18 1963 by governor sir ralph grey when it opened its doors on october 2 1963 ug functioned as an evening institution with only 164 students enrolled for classes in three faculties arts natural sciences and social sciences classes were held between 1730 h and 2130 h at the government technical institute and queen s college where laboratory facilities could be shared learn more all about berbice campus one of the university s most significant undertakings was the formation of the berbice campus this relatively new campus which became operational in 2000 was established with the intention of making university education more accessible to berbicans who previously endured the inconvenience of traveling to the turkeyen campus to pursue university studies in its early stages the university of guyana berbice campus ugbc offered twoyear undergraduate certificate programs in education various options and diploma programs in accountancy english history marketing public management and social work degree programs were subsequently offered the degree in agriculture and the associate degree in general science various options were offered in the 20012002 academic year and degrees in public management and education as well as the postgraduate diploma in education in education were offered in the 20022003 academic year recently in the academic year 20122013 the bachelor s degree in social work was offered and in 20132014 the bachelor s degree in biology the first graduation ceremony was held in november 2002 with a batch of ninetythree students learn more turkeyen campus the university of guyana is guyana s sole national higher education institution it was established in april 1963 with the following mission to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community the nation and of all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and critical enquiry it began its operations on october 1 of the same year at queens college compound the nation s premier secondary school before moving to the turkeyen campus in 1970 at first programmes were confined to the arts natural sciences and social sciences a faculty of education was created in 1967 and this was followed by the faculty of technology in 1969 now faculty of engineering and technology the faculty of agriculture 1977 and health sciences 1981 the latter as an outgrowth of natural sciences the institute for adult and continuing education began as an extramural arm in 1976 in 1996 the institute was renamed the institute of distance and continuing education idce a forestry unit was established in 1987 and it subsequently became part of the faculty of agriculture and forestry and in 2003 the faculties of arts and education merged to become the school of education and humanities now faculty of education and humanities additionally the turn of the millennium saw the formation of the school of earth and environmental sciences sees born of the merger of the geography department and the environmental studies unit also created were the biodiversity centre which is pertinent to the activities pursued by sees and the faculty of agriculture and forestry and a centre for information technology cit which serves the entire university the university of guyana expanded in 2000 with the addition of the berbice campus at tain corentyne in october 2016 as part of a broader reorganisation sees was transformed into the faculty of earth and environmental sciences fees and in 2017 the school of entrepreneurship and business innovation was created the university offers certificate diploma associate degree undergraduate degree graduate postgraduate degree and professional degree programmes these programmes are delivered through seven faculties and one school each of which is headed by a dean agriculture and forestry earth and environmental studies education and humanities engineering and technology entrepreneurship and business innovation health sciences natural sciences and social sciences more than 116 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are available including computer science engineering entrepreneurship environmental studies forestry urban planning and management tourism studies education creative arts economics law medicine optometry supply chain management and nursing extramural classes are available at four locations through the institute of distance and continuing education idce in the city of georgetown region 4 and the towns of anna regina essequibo region 2 linden upper demerara region 10 and new amsterdam berbice region 6 several online programmes are also available the ug also offers the opportunity for student engagement in debating sports and cultural religious and professional activities the institution had a 2017 enrolment of some 8000 students and it has graduated more than 20000 students who have gone on to successful careers locally regionally and internationally in all professional fields of endeavour the university is a major contributor to the public and private sectors and to the national economy tain campus one of the university s most significant undertakings was the formation of the berbice campus this relatively new campus which became operational in 2000 was established with the intention of making university education more accessible to berbicans who previously endured the inconvenience of traveling to the turkeyen campus to pursue university studies in its early stages the university of guyana berbice campus ugbc offered twoyear undergraduate certificate programs in education various options and diploma programs in accountancy english history marketing public management and social work degree programs were subsequently offered the degree in agriculture and the associate degree in general science various options were offered in the 20012002 academic year and degrees in public management and education as well as the postgraduate diploma in education were offered in the 20022003 academic year recently in the academic year 20122013 the bachelor s degree in social work was offered and in 20132014 the bachelor s degree in biology the first graduation ceremony was held in november 2002 with a batch of ninetythree students in terms of faculties and educational resources the berbice campus has shown significant developments the computer laboratory and the ugbc library constructed in 2000 have both undergone structural expansion to accommodate more resources computers and books for the growing number of students the teaching block erected in april 2002 and comprising fourteen classrooms was also designed to facilitate the increasing student population another noteworthy addition to the berbice campus was the johns science centre opened in 2006 and located at the johnsville site in keeping with the spirit of development lecturers have been instrumental in forming clubs that would promote students participation in extracurricular activities these clubs include the sports club the environmental club and the ugbc cultural club a hard court was completed in october 2008 to facilitate students involvement in sports the university of guyana berbice campus has played an elemental role in qualifying both guyanese and foreign students and with the assistance from the turkeyen campus government and private organizations alumni groups and the guyanese community ugbc will continue to fulfill its obligation to produce intellectually competent men and women who will be of service to the community the nation and all mankind webmaster tue 6142022 1514  ', 0),
(13, 'und', 'node_search', ' environmental assessment ea and environmental management plan emp  environmental assessment ea and environmental management plan emp attachment size environmental assessment and environmental management plan for faculty of health sciences university of guyanailovepdfcompressedpdf 369 mb webmaster mon 2132017 550  ', 0),
(25, 'und', 'node_search', ' ms sonya roopnauth ms sonya roopnauth webmaster mon 2202017 1003 sonya roopnauth ms representative ministry of finance sroopnauth financegovgy ug council  ', 0),
(30, 'und', 'node_search', ' mr ivor english mr ivor english a qualified educator public sector and private sector management professional and maritime consultant with over 25 years of managerial experience currently a lecturer at the university of the southern caribbean and member of that university s board of governors a member of the university of guyana council and managing director of e e mining enterprises inc a private company registered in the cooperative republic of guyana he started his working life as a teacher and completed studies leading up to a trained class one grade teacher s certificate he holds a master s degree in general maritime administration a post graduate diploma in international studies a bachelor s degree in education and a diploma in port management webmaster mon 2202017 1026 ivor english mr representative gtuc engbur48 yahoocom ug council ivor b english cvpdf ', 0),
(35, 'und', 'node_search', ' major general joseph singh retd  major general joseph singh retd webmaster mon 2202017 1042 gen ret d joseph singh maj prochancellor jgosingh gmailcom statutory officer 1  ', 0),
(39, 'und', 'node_search', ' dvc academic engagement dvc academic engagement professor of molecular medicine college of medical sciences prof emanuel cummings is a fulbright scholar a full member of the british physiological society and health systems global a harvard travel scholar in planetary health he holds a phd and msc from the university of central lancashire in the united kingdom and a md from the greenheart medical university and a diploma in education from the university of guyana research and publications in the area of nutritional management of diabetes mellitus obesity and cancer with thousands of citations webmaster mon 2202017 1055 emanuel f cummings prof deputy vicechancellor for academic engagement dvcae uogedugy msc phd dvm diped statutory officer vc cabinet 1  ', 0),
(42, 'und', 'node_search', ' ms holda poonai ms holda poonai the bursar is the head of the finance and accounting department of the university with reporting responsibilities to the vicechancellor the bursar ensures that there is accountability and transparency in all financial transactions which should be conducted with a high level of integrity and in accordance with the laws and financial regulations the head of the accounting department ensures that an annual financial plan is prepared to support proper financial management of all academic and administrative units the bursar strives to ensure that the preparation of financial reports is accurate and that timely historical financial information of the university is available to all stakeholders the bursar is also responsible for the university of guyana s financial profile and must consider any operational financial and or operational risks and promptly take appropriate action to avoid or reduce risks as deemed necessary webmaster mon 2202017 1105 holda poonai ms bursar holdapoonai uogedugy acca bursary statutory officer vc cabinet 5922224000 4  ', 0),
(43, 'und', 'node_search', ' registrar registrar an organised analytical and competitive professional with approximately three decades of experience at executive senior levels in tertiary education public diplomatic and private sector possess wide experience in both tertiary education and international economic relations hard working and dedicated with excellent negotiating skills dr c nigel gravesande truly possesses considerable experience in both tertiary education and international economic relations indeed because of his proven track record at the local regional and international levels in providing sustainable solutions to complex and challenging problems particularly in the tertiary education sector in the region the university of guyana is honoured to have him an alumnus of the university as its registrar  education and training  bachelors of arts ba degree 1977 master of arts ma degree 1981 masters thesis entitled the venezuelaguyana boundary dispute an issue in effective occupation and international law doctor of philosophy phd in international relations 2009 doctoral thesis entitled an assessment of regional integration efforts by the caribbean community caricom in the latter half of the nineteenth century an agenda for immediate action certificate of participation at the inaugural acti training leadership institute st ann s jamaica june 1821 2013  most recent professional work experience  august 2002 august 2015 registrar of the ta marryshow community college st george s grenada 1999 2002 corporate secretary avantguard bank trust ltd st george s grenada 1997 1999 director of tourism grenada board of tourism st george s grenada 1995 1997 director of international economic cooperation ministry of foreign affairs grenada 1993 1995 director of trade industry and energy ministry of finance and trade grenada 1991 1993 permanent secretary ministry of trade tourism and industry georgetown guyana 1990 1991 senior economic analyst embassy of the republic of china st george s 1985 1990 director of projects and planning ministry of education and social services grenada  professional assignments  conducted a study entitled youth entrepreneurship in selected commonwealth countries for the commonwealth youth programme georgetown guyana 1998 1999 2002 corporate secretary avantguard bank trust ltd st george s grenada core member of the caricom team that negotiated and concluded a one way free trade agreement between the caribbean community caricom and the republic of venezuela 1992 1995 1997 director of international economic cooperation ministry of foreign affairs grenada member of a group of experts and high level officials commissioned by the caribbean community caricom heads of governments to review the common external tariff cet july 1991 october 1992 1991 1993 permanent secretary ministry of trade tourism and industry georgetown guyana served as chairman of the caribbean tourism organisation s cto environment subcommittee of the product development committee served as chairman of the caribbean tourism organisation s cto task force of lome iv funding for the regional tourism sector appointed chairman of the caribbean export caribbean export development agency barbados july 1995 december 1997 served as chairman of the caribbean tourism organisation board of directors of tourism september 1998  participation at international conferences and seminars  represented the governments of guyana and grenada and the caribbean community caricom at over one hundred regional and international conferences on tertiary education trade investments tourism industrial development education civil aviation and energy related matters active member of the american association of college registrars and admissions officers aacrao from 2012 to present it is to be observed here that for more than a century aacrao has been the leading and recognised source for information on student admissions academic records best practices in tertiary education within the registrar s office international education and enrolment management  published articles  1 challenges facing caricom nafta relations for the oecs expo magazine and buyers guide grenada june 1994 1 weekly articles on the caribbean s political economic and social issues on the internet site entitled gravesande s global caribbean on caribupdatecom 2002 can grenada and other oecs member states derive significant benefits from the epa paper presented at an epa consultation with private sector stakeholders may17 2012 red cross conference room and st george s grenada webmaster mon 2202017 1110 nigel gravesande dr registrar nigelgravesande uogedugy ba ma phd admission division examinations division records and data management division students welfare division registry statutory officer ug council vc cabinet registrarpdf 3  ', 0),
(44, 'und', 'node_search', ' dr gomathinayagam subramanian dr gomathinayagam subramanian webmaster mon 2202017 1112 gomathinayagam subramanian prof director university of guyana berbice campus gomsrekha uogedugy statutory officer vc cabinet cvpdf 5  ', 0),
(46, 'und', 'node_search', ' ms arlene mclean ms arlene mclean the chief of staff is responsible for the operations of the office of the vicechancellor and the management of the staff within the said office the chief of staff is a member of and serves as the secretary of the vicechancellor s cabinet and is required to keep abreast of all developments and issues at the university and those in the education sector currently the chief of staff is ms arlene mc lean she is the holder of a bachelor of arts degree in english a postgraduate diploma in international studies and a master of education in management supervision and planning ms mc lean was promoted to this post with effect from january 1 2017 and brings to the position a wealth of experience she joined the university in 1991 and held the positions of administrative officer planning officer and most recently assistant registrar examinations division webmaster mon 2202017 1121 arlene mclean ms chief of staff vicechancellor uogedu gy office of the vice chancellor vc cabinet 8  ', 0),
(47, 'und', 'node_search', ' ms krest cummings ms krest cummings webmaster mon 2202017 1124 krest cummings ms public relations officer krestcummings uogedugy publicitydecc uogedugy public relations division  ', 0),
(49, 'und', 'node_search', ' women s day public lecture women s day public lecture webmaster fri 2242017 954 the theatre guild of guyana p ublic lecture to mark international women s day by chandra persaud lecture based on her recent mph research application of the domestic violence act in guyana  ', 0),
(53, 'und', 'node_search', ' the university of guyana library the university of guyana library message from ms gwyneth george university librarian welcome to the university of guyana library  the library remains committed to serving you our users to the improvement of our services and to the improvement of the access and delivery of information through this website we aim to provide you with an array of information that keeps you in touch with information sources regardless of the medium in which it is packaged we trust that you will find the information on this site interesting we welcome any comments and suggestions that would contribute to enhancing this website  mission statement the university of guyana library will strive to support the teaching and research activities of the university it will provide the necessary human resources and information and communications technology ict to meet the requirements of the electronic age and serve as the beacon of academic research both locally and internationally  brief overview the university of guyana library system comprises the turkeyen and the berbice campus libraries the turkeyen campus library is usually referred to as the main library and the berbice campus library is referred to as the berbice library the objectives of the university library are to acquire and preserve books journals and other materials related to fields of study within and outside of the university to make the materials available to users to provide a service to the university and to the community at large the university of guyana library provides information to serve the teaching learning and research needs of the faculties schools and departments of the university of guyana as well as its extramural arm the institute of distance of continuing education idce it also strives to meet the needs of the wider local and international communities the library also provides a variety of resources which support and extend the teaching learning and research programmes of the university the stock comprises an estimated 400000 items of print material as well as a significant amount of nonprint and electronic materials apart from being a legal deposit the library is also a partial depository for the united nations and several of its arms and the international development bank idb  the turkeyen campus library located at turkeyen campus on the east coast of demerara provides students a number of services to help them get the most out of studying and research at university of guyana find out more   the berbice campus library the university of guyana berbice campus library ugbcl is a branch of the main university library at turkeyen we support the instructional information and research needs of the academic community find out more webmaster fri 2242017 1721  ', 0),
(54, 'und', 'node_search', ' the caribbean research library the caribbean research library the caribbean research library crl is a specialised reference collection of all types of materials both current and retrospective which relate to guyana and the caribbean it is the largest of its kind regionally and its resources and services are open to organisations and individuals engaged in research on guyana and the caribbean the primary objective of the crl is to be an important reference collection it therefore aims to be as comprehensive as possible in the collection and acquisition of caribbean material this objective has been achieved to the extent that the crl can claim to be the largest collection in the world on guyana in scope this unit covers the guianas belize and the caribbean islands and in some instances items on flora and fauna of south america it contains over 30000 books pamphlets manuscripts newspapers microfilms maps records tapes and other miscellaneous items some of which are both unique and rare the immediate objectives of the division are as follows to collect and disseminate retrospective and contemporary information on a wide range of topics and subjects from the creative arts to the sciences on guyana and the caribbean to support research and teaching activities of the university campus including nationals and overseas researchers on guyanese topics to encourage an awareness of the importance of research on caribbean and especially guyanese topics to preserve our history and cultural heritage because crl is a closed collection users do not have access to the stacks in order to find out what is available on a particular subject the catalogues should be consulted it is arranged by author title and subject and provides call numbers to books additionally the collection of the crl is partially automated and users may consult the online catalogue to retrieve information a list of serials journals held in crl can be obtained on request at the desk indexes of content pages of journals can also be obtained at the desk after identifying the item s you wish to consult a reading room issue slip must be filled out and submitted to the staff a reading room ticket must be submitted to borrow the material only two materials can be borrowed by a user at any one time the loan period is 2 hours books may be renewed if necessary there are also various special collections within the crl these are as follows awb long collection vital information on the social history of guyana roth collection manuscripts union of cultural clubs collection reports and other information concerning the history of guyana rare book collection old maps postcards photographs and manuscripts dating back to the 15th century norman e cameron collection manuscripts diaries aj seymour diaries manuscripts letters the crl houses a large reading room with seating capacity for approximately seventyfour 74 persons webmaster fri 2242017 1724  ', 0),
(56, 'und', 'node_search', ' the berbice campus library the berbice campus library welcome to the berbice campus library the university of guyana berbice campus library ugbcl is a branch of the main university library at turkeyen the berbice campus library bcl is headed by a deputy university librarian who reports to the university librarian at turkeyen one of our main objectives is to support the instructional information and research needs of the academic community bcl therefore aims to provide a variety of resources which support and extend the teaching and research programmes of the university of guyana it is hoped that the extramural function of the library will develop as the library progresses library services lending members only  out of library  materials are loaned out for two 2 weeks one 1 week 48 hrs and overnight loans inlibrary  materials can be accessed on a 2 hr basis these include reserved caribbean journal collections past exam papers course outlines newspapers university academic staff and past students research papers collection references assisting students in finding resources hosting il sessions orienting teaching students to resources services and assisting students with research printing black white 2000 per page coloured 14000 per page reservation if the book is part of the library s collection but out on loan then patrons can place a hold online on the koha database or visit the circulation desk conditions of services the reservation process is a first come first serve basis and students have to wait their turn a 48 hrs book will be reserved for borrower up to 1000 hrs on the day after it is due one 1 week book will be reserved for borrower for 48hrs after it is due patrons are asked to keep checking online to ascertain the availability of the book in order to uplift same koha database koha database  patrons can browse the library s catalogue online check if a book is available reserve books preview a book check how many books you have outstanding and many more features to make your library experience easier web  ugbc library ebscohost this database the university of guyana subscribes to students and staff members can access this for free jstor  collection of academic journals and textbooks in all subject areas hinari  collection of books and journals on biomedical and health literature agora  access to global online research in agriculture oare  access to research in the environment library instruction and tours the bcl conducts inhouse orientation and tours for all university students and staff members orientations sessions for new students are usually conducted at the beginning of the academic year in these sessions students are informed of the library s services how to use the library and getting access to the library resources renewal only books borrowed on 1 week loan can be renewed for a further week via the telephone email sms whatsapp bbm facebook twitter linkedin or visiting the library with details of the author or title statement conditions of renewal can only be renewed once can only be renewed if not reserved by another user can only be renewed on the day it is due not before or after a 48 hrs book cannot be renewed photocopying photocopying of materials is done at a cost of 1000 per exposure conditions apply binding the library offers spiral soft cover and hard cover binding newspapers thesis final year research papers etc interlibrary loan the library can obtain materials not in its collection from overseas or local sources for patrons to request same visit the circulation desk visitor s access persons who are not university students or staff members are considered visitors to the library and can be granted access to the library resources all visitors are required to present a form of identification at the information desk to gain access to the library and obtain a visitor s permission pass borrowing privileges can also be granted to visitors once the requirements are met requirements include a nonrefundable cautionary deposit and passport photographs information literacy sessions the library conducts information literacy sessions for new students at the beginning of the academic year and also during the academic year in conjunction with faculties sites default files images natjpg  services department ', 0),
(61, 'und', 'node_search', ' library rules regulations library rules regulations general rules membership all registered undergraduate and graduate students academic and nonacademic staff and members of the council of the university are eligible for membership students are required to pay a refundable cautionary deposit of 150000 at the time of initial registration other persons including visiting researchers may be granted library privileges at the discretion of the librarian if borrowing privileges are granted applicants will be required to pay a nonrefundable annual fee of 300000   identification of users all users of the university are required to produce some form of identification on entering the library students identification card university of guyana students are required to wear their identification cards in the library at all times staff readers identification card visitors national identification card or a visitor s card with photo identification   registration all persons eligible to use the library must first register by filling up the prescribed registration form students are required to produce their university identification cards for the purpose of registration they will also be required to do so at other times when requested by a member of the library or security staff for visitors and other users the university librarian s letter of acceptance must be presented at registration all library members including academic staff must reregister at the beginning of each academic year no person will be allowed to reregister in the library until all indebtedness to the library has been cleared up tickets are issued free at registration lost tickets will be replaced three 3 weeks after student has reported his her tickets lost at the cost of 10000 each   loans no book periodical or other library material may be removed from the library unless the prescribed loan form for it has been completed signed and handed in at the circulation desk and the date label stamped and signed by an authorised member of the library staff readers tickets are not transferable undergraduate certificate and diploma students may borrow up to eight 8 items at a time two 2 of which are for reading room use only masters students may borrow up to twelve 12 items two of which are for reading room use only academic staff and administrative staff may borrow up to twenty 20 items at a time for the duration of one term such loans will be automatically due on the last day of each term a fulltime ub junior staff who is a registered student must register in the library as a student borrowing visitors and approved institutions with borrowing privileges will be restricted to the number of books specified by the university librarian the usual number is three 3 special loans to department for short courses sponsored by the university may be made under certain specified conditions at the discretion of the librarian all members of the library must return books to the library immediately if requested to do so by the librarian disciplinary action will be taken against defaulters books in the general collection may be renewed for a further loan period provided that they have not been reserved by other members of the library such books may be renewed by telephone or by post books on loan to other readers may be reserved the reader shall be alerted when the book is available in the case of normal loans books should be collected within seven 7 days certain publications may not be removed from the library these include materials in the caribbean research library crl and other special collections examples of such material include reference books theses rare items journals and books of special value   reserve collection only registered students and academic staff of the university may borrow books on 48hour loan academic staff may borrow items from the collection in his her subject area no more than two 2 items may be borrowed at any one time   48hour loans 48hour loans should be returned on the date due by 1800 h 600 pm except on saturdays when they should be returned by 1400 h 200 pm request items on the 48hour loan will be reserved for a borrower up to 1000 h on the day after it is due 48hour loans are not renewable but may be reissued to the same borrower one hour before closing time of the same day   twohour loans reserved books are issued for two 2 hour for use in the library except when they are issued on overnight loan  two hours  before closing time such overnight loans must be returned by 930 hours on the date due books in the reserve collection may be renewed for a further two hours if not required by another reader   periodicals periodicals are normally issued for two 2 hours if not required by another reader periodicals may not be taken out of the library   fines and other sanctions the librarian is empowered to levy a fine on any user who fails to return library materials within the prescribed period as well as for damaged materials all fines are subject to review the fine for late return of ordinary loan material will be 2000 per item for each day including sundays and holidays that the book is overdue the fine for late return of books in the reserve collection will be 20000 a day or part of a day that the book is overdue including sundays and holidays the fine for late return of books on 1week 7days loans will be 2000 for each day that the book is overdue when after due notice a fine has not been paid the university librarian is authorised to request the registrar to take further action a maximum fine of 500000 is charged for one 1 overdue item this is subject to review only the university librarian is empowered to waive fines users will be suspended for a period of not more than one month for failure to return overdue books as follows ordinary loan after being overdue for more than two 2 weeks one week loan after being overdue for more than one 1 week 48 hour loan after being overdue for more than one 1 day overnight loan after being overdue for more than two 2 hours two hour loan after being overdue for more than two 2 hours fines are charged for each day including sundays and holidays   loss damage or theft users who deface damage or lose books shall be required to replace such books within one week or to pay twice the cost of the books theft and mutilation of library property are punishable by suspension or expulsion from the university legal proceedings will also be considered   miscellaneous conduct the library is provided exclusively for academic study any conduct eg audible conversation inconsistent with this purpose or detrimental to its pursuit by others shall constitute a breach of these rules and regulations the librarian shall at all times have authority to maintain good order in the library and will exclude from it or suspend from its use any reader who breaks these rules and regulations he she will report to the vicechancellor any person responsible for serious or persistent breach of these rules and regulations all members of the library staff are empowered to request readers to comply with these rules and regulations smoking is not permitted in the reading rooms food and drink may not be brought into the reading rooms audio equipment shall not be played in the reading rooms the learning resource centre lrc is provided for this purpose charging of laptops and cell phones is prohibited laptops may used on battery power in the library all cell phones must be turned off before being taken into the library children may enter the library provided that an accompanying adult is responsible for their good conduct while in the library animals with the exception of guide dogs shall not be allowed to enter the library bags of all types and parcels must be examined by the security guards before being deposited in the bag bay or taken into the library no bags exceeding 10 x 6 x 4 or 20cm x 15cm x 10cm may be brought inside the library all monies and valuables must be removed all items being carried in and out of the library are subject to inspection and must be shown to the security guard at the entrance exit users must not misuse damage or remove any equipment furniture or fittings belonging to the library personal property shall not be left in the library overnight users must not be offensive and are expected to give cooperation to library staff users are not allowed within working areas designated by  staff only  signs users are asked to pay attention to all notices displayed in the library a member of the university may introduce one or two visitors to view the library provided that no inconvenience is caused to the users parties of visitors can be admitted only by agreement with the university librarian   use of lockers lockers are located on the ground floor entrance of the library for the  exclusive use of patrons of the university of guyana library  for storage of items all keys for lockers must be returned fifteen 15 minutes before closing time kindly check the notice boards for closure times of the library in keeping with the rules that no bags or food and drinks are allowed into the library lockers are provided for the storage of these items this is in keeping with the need to protect learning resources and other assets and to provide a clean and comfortable environment for our users   guidelines for use of lockers library lockers are available on a firstcome firstserved basis and are for the exclusive use of library patrons while they are using the resources of the library lockers will be given out on a daybyday basis for one 1 day only lockers require the use of a key which will be distributed by the security officers on duty in the library students are required to produce their identification cards in order to use the locker other visitors will be required to provide some other form of identification once a patron is issued with a locker key he she is responsible for the key until it is returned patrons must agree to sign in when using a locker the log book will be lodged at the security check point main entrance lockers are for individual use and must be used only by the assignee keys are not transferable no signs or other materials may be placed on the outside of lockers lockers should not be held overnight any locker still in use after the stipulated time will be subjected to a penalty food and drinks must be stored properly in lockers to avoid damage to lockers and other patrons property items must also be securely stored the library is not responsible for personal property or for damage to anything placed in lockers the library reserves the right to check lockers at anytime to ensure compliance with established procedures for the use of lockers library books stored in lockers must be checked out use of additional supplemental locks is forbidden all personal locks will be cut off and disposed of security problems and concerns must be reported promptly to library staff   penalties if a patron does not return the key at the end of the shift a fine of 50000 will be levied patrons who fail to pay this fee will be denied borrowing and other privileges in the library lockers have integral locks therefore 500000 will be levied for loss of keys or damage to locks a penalty will also be levied for malicious damage to locks webmaster fri 2242017 1946  ', 0),
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georgetown guyana as his childhood progressed and young adulthood graced him dr thomas offered that he never had any aspirations rooted in any definitive career path although his secondary level grades were excellent and should have prompted him to become career oriented in a single specific field he shared that growing up in contemporary guyana like many people living in these areas has now made me realize the thought of university rarely crossed my mind simply because it seemed so far off he continued further that focusing on the broader picture of an unfortunate reality in many communities where the thought of higher education seems somewhat distant or not there at all however throughout his youthful days there were a number of people he admired and gained inspiration from to grow and become prosperous in life these people were his church pastors elders in the village and a particular teacher at his school named dennis nichols mr nichols a current columnist for kaieteur news was a newly recruited teacher at dr thomas secondary school who had piqued his interest and motivated him to do poetry an art he was quite fond of back in the day according to dr thomas he would describe himself as diligent introverted and a good listener he explained that he is generally a person who works given whether it requires him to be the last one leaving the workroom also he is an introvert who does not share the abundance of attention given to an extrovert certainly when someone who is boisterous outgoing and freespirited enters a room they command all of the attention dr thomas shared he is someone who would usually not enter a room crowded with chattering people and blatantly silence them while commanding their utmost attention what he might do is converse with a particular group in that room an excellent listening ability is a trait of introversion dr thomas also possesses he mentioned that he always pays keen attention to what other people are saying even if it interrupts his gratification to something else he would let them speak and intently analyze what they have to say whether the spoken content is of substance or not furthermore after graduating from secondary school and spending a considerable amount of time in georgetown he returned to wakenaam where he gave his teaching skills to the secondary school later dr thomas went on to enhance his academic qualifications in secondary mathematics at the cyril potter college of education and abroad in addition a former principal named ms savatri balbahadur who had always held him in her best of interests played a role in his program of study at the university of guyana as a result he chose the mathematics program which he later graduated from with a bachelor of science degree bsc while copping the best graduating mathematics student award currently dr thomas is the director of the undergraduate research program at the university of guyana he relayed that this entails crafting a vision not individually but holistically with the vice chancellor and other members of his department to come up with a strategy of how they are going to function and implement an effective undergraduate program dr thomas added that since all the university s faculties and programs are inclusive in this program the collective involvement constitutes to some amount of complexity for it aims to include a variety of aspects according to dr thomas the complexity arises when we have to come up with a plan that seamlessly integrates different aspects of various programs which includes shaping themes departments can incorporate in the curriculums additionally he noted that while the multifaceted nature of the program and its complexity is inevitable at the same time it affords the crafters an opportunity to achieve new goals and objectives not existent and to help to improve undergraduate program results from over the years also dr thomas is the current president of the transparency institute guyana incorporated which he noted looks at transparency accountability and corruption in the guyanese society and keeping track of what is going on in the government and private sector to be able to initiate appropriate change in that regard consequently dr thomas has academic experiences spanning across various fields of study such as his involvement in the newly crafted public health program in the health sciences faculty on the university s campus and he has also cooperated with the computer science and biology departments at the university serving in the capacity of a supervisor for graduate research he has supervised other research at the commonwealth mba program apart from being academically oriented dr thomas spoke about what he deems as enjoyment he is married and has a son who is approximately two and half years old whom he aims to be a great father to in respect to what he does for relaxation hobbies are sort of a faroff thought for him in the past dr thomas shared with elation he enjoyed playing cricket writing poetry singing and going to gym however presently all of his enjoyable moments revolve around doing work and reading that work in his spared time to perfect it at this moment in his life dr thomas stated he gains some level of enjoyment in the academic work that he does and the motivating drive that in the near future it would make him relevant any part of the world he explained that his aim of all his research work is not be recognized on a national and regional aspect only but rather to recognized in a reputable manner any part of the world he journeys to in addition he immerses himself in his work to produce his best with hopes that one day when his son is old enough to understand the world and its intricate patterns he will appreciate all of his father s researches and academic papers according to dr thomas the work i do now is carried out so that my son can benefit from it in a number of ways intellectually and instinctually in the long run without a doubt dr troy thomas has paved an academic path for many young guyanese to pursue a career in mathematics he is the epitome of an individual who realized what he wanted to achieve in his life though not in his younger days but nonetheless he assiduously worked toward what he wanted to accomplish choosing not to stop at no hindrance in life s path many of his past and present students he shared can attest to the fact that he has significantly impacted their lives with the mathematical and other educational knowledge he has imparted onto them as he continues onward in his academic adventure the thought of what follows plagues one s mind as assurance runs deep he will definitely deliver an exceptional work to give him the international distinctiveness that can be engrained in the history encyclopedias webmaster mon 2272017 547 dr troy thomas the work i do now is carried out so that my son can benefit from it in a number of ways intellectually and instinctually in the long run staff director of 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(65, 'und', 'node_search', ' alumni of the month march alumni of the month march from studying law to running a company thirtythree year old patricia bacchus is a force with which to be reckoned this university of guyana alumna and current chair of goinvest has earned numerous accolades including ug s prochancellor s medal for the best graduating law student and the government of guyana prize for the most outstanding law graduate from the hugh wooding law school but ms bacchus is more than the sum of her accomplishments the ug renaissance recently spoke with ms bacchus on her journey ug renaissance ugr where were you born and where did you grow up patricia bacchus pb i was born in berbice and grew up in new amsterdam berbice i attended nursery primary and secondary schools in new amsterdam and left after completing my csecs when i was 16 years old to attend president s college 6th form class to complete my a levels ugr tell us a bit about your family particularly your parents what work did your parents do and how did they affect your upbringing pb my mother gertrude lawrence is an extremely kind and charitable person she is a devout catholic and so i grew up spending a lot of time participating in church related activities such as assisting in the church convent s children and senior citizen s home accompanying my grandfather on outreach programmes to the mental institution and good samaritan home and to the new amsterdam post office where we would rescue abandoned animals and find homes for them my dad murseline bacchus is an attorney atlaw and i should add a rather good one his practice is based in berbice though he has been traveling to georgetown for matters for as long as i can remember he is extremely disciplined and very meticulous with such deep passion for the law that he still goes to his office on sundays to read new books ugr despite having a degree in law you opted to head into business what prompted this career change pb opportunity was what really prompted the career change i was not very keen on practising law and did my specialist clinic in human rights at law school with the intention of perhaps gaining employment in the field of human rights policy and enforcement when i completed my final exams at hugh wooding law school in trinidad in 2006 i returned to guyana to await the publication of grades and graduation during this period i was approached by caribbean container inc to do a short term consultancy aimed at averting foreclosure with responsibility for the legal aspects of the exercise the consultancy was successfully completed in december 2006 and i was thereafter offered and accepted full time employment by caribbean container inc as their legal officer and company secretary ugr from law to business what were the reactions of those around you particularly the reactions of your parents pb my parents were quite happy that i had received an offer even before graduating at the time they both thought it would have been shortterm my father was always desirous of me joining his practice but soon realised that i had very little interest in courtroom advocacy notwithstanding the natural disappointment my parents thankfully did not exert any pressure on me regarding my career choice and have remained very supportive of my work they were quite pleased when in 2006 again before my graduation i was offered and very willingly accepted parttime employment by the then head of department of law at the university of guyana professor aubrey bishop or cch now deceased who was one of my lecturers when i read for the llb ugr has your age and or gender ever positively or negatively impacted your job if so how pb i am oftentimes asked about the impact of my gender and age on my work and my response has always been that perhaps i am oblivious to any covert acts of bias as i have never recognised any or maybe i am simply one of the lucky ones to be working in an environment where those factors have never been to my detriment the former ceo of caribbean container inc ronald webster was a man of merit and so his mentorship was based on an analysis of my professional and personal qualities my appointment as chairperson of the board of cci was made by a board of directors constituted by older men which substantiates the merit based culture of the organisation ugr what are some values that you choose to implement in the administration of not only cci but your life pb fairness is perhaps at the top of the list in terms of values i implement both personally and professionally fairness in deliberations in dealing with people stakeholders customers and employees friends and family and in decision making it is critically important to me that decisions taken pass the fairness test and can be easily substantiated honesty is also very important to me i believe in open and transparent relations for me peace of mind is critical to performance and overall happiness and to maintain this i never want to feel the need to look over my shoulder i also believe in and try my very best to emulate continuous improvement so that whatever i do i can do it well i view life as a continuous learning exercise and always strive to be better tomorrow than i am today this principle permeates every aspect of my personal and professional life and is an important aspect of our organisational culture at cci ugr you initially had an interest in practising human rights law how has this interest tied into your work with cci pb my interest in human rights law stemmed from my desire to protect and promote the interest of people this is a critical element of my management approach at cci where emphasis is placed on the fair treatment of people this ideology permeates all actions of stakeholders including shareholders customers suppliers community residents and employees where the latter is concerned we have been able to put in place contributory private medical insurance and pension plan participation as well as company provided life insurance and personal accident insurance we administer a performance based fair and transparent annual salary review process and also provide profit gain sharing participation for all employees these measures underpin the critical importance of our human resources to the overall performance of the company our restructuring since 2007 and our quest for continuous improvement have enabled bottom line growth where shareholders are now receiving dividends after over 20 years we have a solid and meaningful corporate social responsibility programme whereby we provide support especially to schools within proximity of cci s premises in a number of tangible ways i can say without hesitation that my interest in human rights is being adequately catered to at cci ugr what advice would you give to a university of guyana student regardless of his her major pb i would have to say to strive for excellence and when i say excellence i mean it subjectively do your very best do not 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(89, 'und', 'node_search', ' students welfare division students welfare division all about the students welfare division the students welfare division functions as an interface between students and the central and faculty administrations the students welfare division strives to foster the rounded development of the university of guyana s students through the provision of services programmes and facilities to complement the academic environment that is holistically conducive to learning personal growth and the well being of each student  our services creating a student focused and student friendly environment in student s welfare division  issuance of certificates this encompasses preperation of clearance  authenticating copies of certificates ensure and enhance the integrity of submission approval storage and retrieval of official student documents  issuance of status letters this is for graduates new continuing students  processing changes to student data processing changes to student data ie legal name changes  registration of student organisations students can choose to form new clubs organisations  administration of approved awards prizes we reward ours students for their excellence in both acadamia extracurricular activites  guidance on financial aid we guide you along the process of acquiring loans scholarships  have a question   5922226006  our work hours monfriday  830 am 430 pm  drop us a mail  studentswelfare uogedugy webmaster tue 2282017 1254  ', 0),
(90, 'und', 'node_search', ' guidance and counselling guidance and counselling blockbook backgroundattachment fixed  guidance counselling student s welfare division the guidance and counselling unit offers university of guyana students faculty and staff free and confidential individual counselling and referrals assistance is available for individuals who are experiencing difficulties in the succeeding areas concentration during lectures and the upholding of deadlines establishing and or maintaining a required social network coping with financial pressures family partner relationships coping with a major loss making a major decision considering a significant lifestyle change help is also available if you are anxious about tests a victim of a crime abuse robbery or any other forms of violence exhausted after continually trying to deal with a particular situation but to no avail the unit also collaborates with other departments in providing awareness and training sessions with the objective of enhancing the lives of the university populace the guidance and counselling officer is available for consultation by appointment only call the students welfare division at 2223593 2225464 staff will assist you without asking for any identifying information contact can also be made via email juanitacameron uogedugy webmaster wed 3012017 1024  ', 0),
(91, 'und', 'node_search', ' dormitories dormitories dormitories student s welfare applicants are reminded to carefully read the dormitory rules and regulations since acceptance of the placement offer is an indication to abide by same first time residents of the halls of residence are asked to note the following list of recommended items to purchase bring along in order to make your stay comfortable cooking eating utensils a small pot for boiling water a small frying pan small kitchen knife cutting board small plastic bowls for food preparation a cooking spoon spatula dinner plate cereal bowl water glass coffee tea mug spoon fork a small tightly sealable storage container for non perishable food items note all students have access to refrigerators for storage of perishable food items linen etc bed sheets and pillow cases for a single bed pillow bath towel s a regular sized bucket and clothes pins clothes hangers an iron a small basket for storage of clothes all residents must provide personal toiletries residents on special medication are asked to ensure that they bring an adequate supply of same however students may liaise with the medical center to access emergency supplies provided same is in stock dennis irvine hall of residence located at goedverwagting on the east coast of demerara approximately 5 minutes away from the turkeyen campus and provides housing during the school year to approximately fifty three 53 students find out more new building society hall of residence located at the turkeyen campus the new building society hall of residence provides housing during the school year to approximately sixteen male students and twenty two female students find out more webmaster wed 3012017 1312  ', 0),
(92, 'und', 'node_search', ' dennis irvine hall of residence dennis irvine hall of residence dennis irvine hall of residence student s welfare located at goedverwagting on the east coast of demerara approximately 5 minutes away from the turkeyen campus the dennis irvine hall of residence provides housing during the school year to approximately fifty three 53 students the hall is situated in a university secured compound and is staffed by a hall manager and a number of ancillary staff members who are responsible for its daily operations students housed here can expect standard rooms that are selfcontained and mainly single occupancy a small number of double occupancy rooms are also available rooms are furnished with beds builtin closets and study desks and chairs other facilities amenities are communal and include the kitchen where students are allowed to prepare their own meals dining hall laundry recreational computer room with dsl internet access and study areas students also have access to communal televisions refrigerators freezers and microwaves students are allowed to utilise small appliances and electronics for operation in their respective rooms  applying for accommodation applications are online in the students records management system srms and are open annually to coincide with the period of registration for new and continuing students subject to the availability of rooms students are selected based on criteria which include but are not limited to country of residence priority is given to foreign students region of residence priority is also given to students who reside in regions that are distant from the campus accommodation history students who are previous residents with good conduct etc  cost of accommodation single rooms at the facility cost usd 120 for foreign students and gyd 10000 for local students per month double rooms at the facility cost usd 100 for foreign students and gyd 9000 for local students per month a refundable cautionary deposit of usd 50 gyd 10000 is payable at the commencement of residency webmaster wed 3012017 1316  ', 0),
(93, 'und', 'node_search', ' new building society hall of residence new building society hall of residence new building society hall of residence student s welfare located at the turkeyen campus the new building society hall of residence provides housing during the school year to approximately sixteen male students and twenty two female students the hall is staffed by a hall manager and a number of ancillary staff members who are responsible for its daily operations students housed here can expect standard rooms for single occupancy rooms are furnished with beds builtin closets and study desks and chairs other facilities amenities are communal and include five sanitary blocks the kitchen where students are allowed to prepare their own meals dining hall laundry recreational and study areas wifi internet access is now available students also have access to communal televisions refrigerators freezers and microwaves students are allowed to utilize small appliances and electronics for operation in their respective rooms  applying for accommodation applications are online in the students records management system srms and are open annually to coincide with the period of registration for new and continuing students subject to the availability of rooms students are selected based on criteria which include region of residence priority is also given to students who reside in regions that are distant from the campus and accommodation history students who are previous residents with good conduct etc  cost of accommodation all rooms attract a monthly fee of gyd 10000 and a refundable cautionary deposit of gyd 10000  webmaster wed 3012017 1341  ', 0),
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(97, 'und', 'node_search', ' the turkeyen campus library the turkeyen campus library hours of operation branch period opening hours service hours turkeyen monday friday saturdays 830 2200h 830 1700h 900 2200h 900 1700h  during vacation closing times may be reduced or extended during the vacation periods notices will be displayed on notice boards and on this web page under news prior to the closure the library is closed for one 1 week in december during the main christmas holidays  on public holidays the library is closed on all public holidays faq can anyone join the university of guyana library  all staff and students who are fully registered with the university of guyana are allowed to join the library visitors are allowed to join the library upon request based on the discretion of the university librarian for a small fee how do i reserve a book in the library  in order to make a reservation the student should complete a reservation card with the person s name author title of book and the date by which the book should be collected one week is given for the person to collect the book are students expected to pay a cautionary deposit  students are required to pay a refundable cautionary deposit of 1500 at the time of initial registration what is the procedure for photocopying items  patrons are asked to identify the material to be photocopied complete the photocopy request form pay the cost at the circulation desk fines point and uplift the photocopied item requests for photocopied items can also be sent via email copyright regulations apply to the photocopying of items how do i renew a book  a book can be renewed by visiting the library or by calling the circulation department and giving the following details such as your name author of the book title of the book the call number of the book and the date due how do i find books  to find books in the university of guyana library use the library catalogue searching either by author title or subject the catalogue will provide a classification number call number that would help you locate the book books on the shelf in the various subject divisions persons residing overseas can request information of this nature via email how do i access the electronic resources  in order to access librarysubscribed electronic resources from on or offcampus you must collect the username and password from your faculty or the learning resource centre why should i register with the library  all eligible users must register with the library in order to use the facilities and borrow items your university library offers a number of services to help you get the most out of studying and research at university of guyana   circulation the circulations services offered include loans returns and renewals  borrowing all registered users must present a valid university id card in order to borrow library materials loan privileges are as follows ug  undergraduate students  may borrow up to eight 8 items at a time six 6 of those being materials which can be taken out of the library they are allowed to borrow serials only for use in the library undergraduates can borrow two 2 reserve items at a time ug  postgraduate students  may borrow up to twelve 12 items at a time ten 10 of those being materials which can be taken out of the library they are allowed to borrow serials only for use in the library postgraduates can borrow two 2 reserve items at a time ug  academic and senior administrative staff  may borrow up to twenty 20 items at a time ug  nonacademic senior staff  may borrow up to six 6 items at a time books are due for return by the due date as stamped in the book or maybe earlier if reserved by another person and recalled from you fines are charged on all overdue books  renewals items from the reserve collection cannot be renewed but patrons can renew items from the general collection for the loan period of the book the conditions for renewals are items can be renewed twice only items cannot be overdue items on reserve cannot be renewed renewals can be done either in person or via telephone no 2224931  returns all items borrowed must be returned at the circulation desk  reservations reservation for items currently on loan can be made at the circulation desk when those items are returned the items requested are held for a maximum of seven days an item request does not change the original due date but it does prevent the current borrower from renewing it  reference service staff provide assistance in using the library s collections and help with any queries regarding the library s services resources and facilities this service also includes online internet searches for students  interlibrary lending the university of guyana borrows materials or obtains photocopies of materials not owned by the library from local or overseas libraries for faculty members researchers and students to request an interlibrary loan or copies of articles not available in the library patrons should contact the main information desk  photocopying photocopies are provided on request at the circulation desk the fee is 800 per exposure for research materials and 1100 per exposure for other materials  library instruction tours the university library conducts orientation sessions and tours for students during these sessions we emphasize current library services offered and provide basic information on how to use the library orientation sessions for new students are usually conducted at the beginning of the academic year in conjunction with faculty orientation special tours can be organised at the request of faculties  external users access nonuniversity members are categorised as external users or visitors who may be granted access to the library resources such persons seeking library access must direct their request to the main information desk visitors requesting borrowing privileges must pay a cautionary deposit complete an application and submit all relevant documents photographs references and identification once approval is granted the person is registered and issued with a visitor s id card reader s services division turkeyen campus the readers services division is divided into subject divisions as listed below circulation the main issue desk and the reserve collection are located here users are provided with the following services here borrowing returns renewals reservations photocopy requests financial transactions the reserve collection contains materials that have been placed in the reserve collection upon the request of faculty the items may be owned by the library or by faculty members and are highuse items with shorter circulation periods to accommodate the usually high demand  humanities education in the humanities education division located on the first floor old wing you can find information related to the following subject areas creative arts education history languages library science literature modern languages music philosophy and religion this division also houses two 2 reading rooms that can accommodate approximately sixty 60 persons  science technology in the science technology division located on the second floor old wing you can find information related to the following subject areas agriculture architectural engineering biology chemistry civil engineering computer science electrical engineering environmental health environmental science forestry health sciences mathematics mechanical engineering medical technology medicine natural sciences naval science pharmacy physics technology and military science this division also houses two 2 reading rooms that can accommodate approximately ninetyeigth 98 persons  social sciences law in the social sciences law division located on the first floor new wing you can find information related to the following subject areas anarchism banking finance commerce communism criminology economics law local government management politics socialism and sociology among others webmaster thu 3022017 1659  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(98, 'und', 'node_search', ' cocurricular activities cocurricular activities cocurricular activities student s welfare the ug encourages student participation in extracurricular activities for example sport or becoming members of existing student clubs  sports students are encouraged to engage in any of a number of sport disciplines available on campus for recreation and or professional development and competition sport disciplines currently on offer at the institution are athletics track field basketball cricket football volleyball table tennis rugby indoor games chess scrabble dominoes contact may be made with the sports organiser for further details via 592 222 5423 ext 2300 or email lavernfraser uogedugy   student clubs organisations other extracurricular activity outlets on campus are through involvement in student government and a number of student clubs organisations students may choose to join any of the existing student organisations which may pique interest or form new organisations university of guyana chemistry club university of guyana international affairs association moot court guyana eco trust society university of guyana forestry society university of guyana agriculture club university of guyana economics society rotaract ug campus crusade for christ ug lions club ug bible club seventh day students association university of guyana hindu society university of guyana islamic society webmaster thu 3022017 2225  ', 0),
(99, 'und', 'node_search', ' medical centre medical centre medical centre student s welfare staffed by one medical doctor and two medexes the ug medical centre provides primary health care centre to staff and students on the campus with monthly outreaches to the berbice campus and the regional idce centres this centre provides the first level of care to students and staff the university medical centre is located on the ground floor of the cafeteria building turkeyen campus the offer the following free services among others to both students and staff tetanus vaccinations family planning clinic and counselling blood pressure testing  ', 0),
(100, 'und', 'node_search', ' cocurricular transcript cocurricular transcript cocurricular transcript one particular added benefit of becoming involved in cocurricular activities is the cocurricular transcript the cocurricular transcript is an official supplementary record for the activities and accomplishments of the undergraduate student it is envisaged that the cocurricular transcript would be used to complement the students resume and academic transcript for applications to graduate medical and or law school and prospective employers it is important to note that your club must now reregister via the  ', 0),
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(114, 'und', 'node_search', ' apply apply apply to uog once you have found a suitable programme your admittance is subject to programmespecific admission requirements as well as the university s general admission requirements for the 20182019 academic year only applicants from regions 1 2 7 8 and 9 will be given the option to submit their applications  on line  or  on paper   all other applicants must submit their applications online do not apply online and submit a paper application as well applying online follow the links below to go to our student records management system srms where you can  apply to turkeyen campus apply to berbice campus apply to online degree program apply to idce prospective guyanese students will be required to pay the nonrefundable processing fee of g 1000 for each programme that is chosen prospective foreign students will be required to pay the nonrefundable processing fee of us 1000 for each programme that is chosen applicants may apply for a maximum of three programmes however this must be done as one submission if applying online applying on paper only for applicants residing in indicated areas applications must be submitted on the prescribed forms which may be obtained from idce centre in region 2 the regional education s administration offices in regions 1 matthews ridge mabaruma and kaituma region 7 bartica kamarang region 8 mahadia paramakatoi and region 9 lethem ishalton and annai when requesting application forms candidates must state the programme they wish to pursue in order to obtain the appropriate form webmaster fri 3102017 1802  ', 0),
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medicine applicants must possess at least 3 subjects at gce a level with a minimum grade of c or cape unit 1 2 with a minimum grade iii in any two of these subjects physics chemistry biology or mathematics dentistry applicants must possess at least 3 subjects at gce a level with a minimum grade of c or cape unit 1 2 with a minimum grade iii in any two of these subjects physics chemistry biology or mathematics admission reguirements faculty of natural sciences  applicants to natural sciences programmes must possess at least a grade iii pass at csec or a grade c pass at gce o level in the major subject area plus one other science subject at csec grade iii or gce o level grade c in addition to mathematics admission reguirements faculty of social sciences  bachelor degree in law applicants must have passed at least 2 cape subjects each must include units 1 2 or 2 gce a level subjects in addition to english language grade i or ii csec or grade a or b gce o level nb the bachelor of social sciences international relations does not require mathematics as an entry requirement admission reguirements faculty of education humanities  certificate in education applicants must possess at least a trained teachers certificate bachelor of education applicants must have successfully completed the certificate in education nb programmes in the school of education humanities in general do not require mathematics as an entry requirement admission reguirements faculty of technology   or applicants must possess passes in english and mathematics or pure mathematics or applied mathematics plus one other science subject ie integrated science or chemistry or physics or engineering science gtee diploma in science physics or chemistry pass with credit or gtee technician diploma electrical mechanical building or civil applicants must first complete the diploma in technology in order to be eligible to apply for the engineering degree applicants to the diploma in aeronautical engineering must have 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meet the minimum requirements but who can satisfy the university that they have had a suitable education may be considered for admission where there is a variation of the above it will be shown under the respective faculty s admission requirements note the acceptance of cxc csec grade iii applies only to the results for examinations taken in june 1998 and thereafter applicants with five or six subjects as stipulated above without the requisite english or mathematics or any other prescribed subject at the acceptable grade may be permitted to write a qualifying examination in the respective subject area or do the foundation course offered by idce in the respective subject area applicants who possess either of the basic entry requirements mentioned above but still do not satisfy the requirements of a particular department may be required to pass the prescribed foundation courses where offered applicants of mature age ie a minimum of 26 years in the calendar year in which entry is being sought who do not meet any of the admission requirements will be required to write the ug entrance examination students who were previously admitted to the university and who attended and successfully completed at least a semester or at most a year may be granted reentry on the basis of the following their preuniversity qualifications and their university credits even though the criterion under which they were admitted previously no longer pertains these persons must have been students within the preceding five 5 years of application applicants may be asked to attend interviews entry requirements for diploma associate degree certificate programmes or  1 five 5 gce o level 5 cxc csec general proficiency passes including english language and mathematics persons of mature age a minimum of 26 years in the calendar year of entry to the university who do not meet the minimum requirements but who can satisfy the university that they have had a suitable education may be considered for admission admission reguirements transfer students  a student who has been properly admitted to and has been attending a regular degree programme at a recognized university may apply for admission to the university of guyana as a transfer student a certificate of studentship from his her university and other relevant information must be submitted at the time the application is made a person satisfying the requirements of a transfer student may be admitted to the appropriate university programme on the recommendation of the faculty board a transfer student may be admitted with advanced standing and permitted to transfer his her credits to a degree programme at the university of guyana provided that at least onehalf of the courses required for the degree including the courses for the final year are taken at the university of guyana credits may be transferred see transfer of credits only where the courses from the other university are deemed by the university of guyana to be equivalent to its own courses a student who has properly completed a degree programme at the university of guyana may apply for admission to another programme such a student will be permitted to transfer relevant credits to the new programme provided that at least onehalf of its courses including the courses for the final year are taken as part of the new programme the original qualification should normally have been gained within the previous five years see exemptions this regulation applies with equal force to students registered for the associate degree programmes in the faculty of health sciences a candidate who is seeking admission on an advancedstanding basis must submit to the office of the registrar a detailed transcript issued by the university attended as well as the syllabi of courses passed admission reguirements special students  candidates who do not wish to pursue degree diploma or certificate programmes but who wish to improve professional skills or bring themselves uptodate in a particular field are designated special students candidates may be admitted as special students in any of the following categories graduates of degree programmes from other universities may register for a maximum of six 6 semester courses per academic year where necessary for work towards a higher degree graduates of diploma and certificate programmes from the university of guyana may register for a maximum of four 4 semester courses per academic year nongraduates may register for a maximum of two 2 courses per semester their selection of courses would be determined by their certified knowledge base or verifiable experience a person may be admitted as a special student on any number of occasions but only up to such time as he she would have completed successfully the following number of semester courses as a special student graduates of degree programmes 12 graduates of ug diploma certificate programmes 8 nongraduates 6 a person applying for admission as a special student must have at least the basic admission requirements or where relevant adequate experience in the particular field a special student may be admitted only if there is a place in the class after all the regular students have registered and permission has been granted by the appropriate head of department and lecturer a special student s performance at the annual examinations will be awarded the letter grade earned however the letter grade obtained as a special student will not be used towards the computation of the candidate s grade point average if he she is subsequently admitted as a regular student and the courses passed forms part of his her programme a special student subsequently admitted as a regular student may be exempted from any course passed as a special student provided that the specific faculty regulations permit such exemption undergraduates registered at other universities may be admitted to selected courses with the approval of the academic board applications for admission as a 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(127, 'und', 'node_search', ' scholarship for advanced guyanese education sage  scholarship for advanced guyanese education sage  scholarships the university of guyana invites for the first time applications for the award of a scholarship sponsored by the scholarship for advanced guyanese education sage  about sage see application form here eligibility criteria applicants must be guyanese applicants must have successfully completed their secondary education no earlier than june 2007 must be a firsttime applicant to read for an undergraduate degree programme applicants must have attained five passes at cxc with grades 1 2 inclusive of math english applicants must be able to verify their need for financial assistance conditions of award awardees will receive payment of their tuition in full payable on a yearly basis provided that they meet the criteria set out for grade point average attainment and student conduct subject to the discretion of sage awardees will receive financial assistance for the purchase of books and towards other living expenses general information the university of guyana will shortlist ten 10 applicants based on their qualifications and their completion of the essay requirements in the application form the applications will be mailed to sage for final selection of awardees the duration of the scholarship is four years however this is subject to awardees maintaining the criteria set by sage applications are invited from students who may be attending either turkeyen or berbice campus applications will only be considered for preliminary selection if the student has applied and has been admitted to the university of guyana further applications that are submitted without all the requisite information specified will be considered incomplete and therefore not eligible for selection all applications must be delivered to students welfare division registry university of guyana turkeyen campus greater georgetown download the scholarship for advanced guyanese education sage form download webmaster tue 3142017 1359  ', 0),
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(143, 'und', 'node_search', ' register register register registration deadlines you can find all registration deadlines listed in the academic calendar registering online if you are new to our registration process read detailed instructions about the procedure for registration follow the links below to go to our student records management system srms where you can  register for turkeyen campus register for berbice campus register online degree program webmaster tue 3142017 1837  ', 0),
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deficit sum still stands nontuition charges all students are required to pay facilities fee of  50000 us 250  annually this fee encompasses lab fees examination fees ug students society fee sports fee library cautionary deposit general cautionary deposit student id card learning resource fee late fees students completing registration after the approved date are required to pay a late registration fee of  12000  students completing a change of registration after the deadline are required to pay a late fee of  12000  students submitting proof of payment to the bursary are required to pay a late fee of  12000  replacement cost of student id the replacement of a student identification card costs  1000 makeup tests a charge of  5000 per student per make up test supplemental examination a charge of  5000 per student per supplemental examination resit examination a charge of  6000 per student per resit examination nontuition fees and charges are quoted in guyana dollars refunds the university has in place a refund system refunds are granted for exemptions leave of absence and withdrawals it must be noted that refunds are only granted if the deadlines are observed the refunds are calculated on a similar basis to the manner in which the fee was calculated the principles above are therefore applicable to exemptions withdrawals and leave of absence it should however be noted that the fees are prorated when refunds are being determined on the basis of the number of hours of tuition to which the student would have been entitled prior to the submission of the application students who apply for leave of absence and for complete withdrawal from the university before tuition commences will only be required to pay an administrative cost please note that all fees are subject to change tuition category guyanese students  those who are guyanese either by birth or naturalisation are required to pay the current local tuition fee fees for local students are computed on the basis of g 207680 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(194, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug establishes a university press ug establishes a university press ug establishes a university press webmaster sun 3192017 2049 the university of guyana ug and ian randle publishers irp of jamaica signed an agreement on march 16 2017 to establish the university of guyana press as the publishing arm of ug to create an outlet for the scholarly work of faculty and student researchers as part of efforts to boost research and scholarship at the nation s sole national university the agreement takes effect on april 1 2017 and will be in effect for an initial period of three years according to vicechancellor professor ivelaw lloyd griffith the establishment of the press is both historymaking and an important part of enhancing the brand of the university it is an integral part of my renaissance vision for our university the university of guyana attaches great importance to this collaboration with irp which is the largest scholarly and commercial publisher in caricom the agreement was signed on behalf of the university by vicechancellor and principal ivelaw lloyd griffith and irp board chairman ian randle signed on behalf of irp the ceremony took place in herdmanston lodge georgetown at the end of the presentation of the second vicechancellor s renaissance lecture which was delivered by mr randle on the publishing pillar of the renaissance bridge present for the historic occasion was professor george ken danns of the university of north georgia who accepted the vicechancellor s invitation to serve as the founding chair of the international editorial board of the press both ug and irp noted their intention to actualise the agreement fully to ensure the publication of deserving works by university faculty and students as well as scholars in the diaspora especially on matters related to guyana and the caribbean both vicechancellor griffith and chairman randle are committed to having the first ug press titles available before the end of 2017 in his remarks at the event vicechancellor griffith announced that the press will publish both books and journals including transition a journal that has had a troubled publication history and at least two new ones he has in mind a journal of entrepreneurship to link with the proposed school of entrepreneurship and business innovation and a journal of diaspora engagement as the scholarly arena of the proposed regional center for diaspora engagement mr randle also gifted the university library with 200 books worth us 15  the vicechancellor received the donation on behalf of the university he thanked the irp chairman for his kind expression of personal friendship and institutional support he noted that not only is ian a friend of long standing and the publisher of my seventh book but he is committed to enlarging the educational boundaries of caribbean people through the availability of educational and popular material the vicechancellor seized the opportunity to present mr randle with the instrument of appointment as an education resource ambassador of the university also inducted as a ug ambassador was ms roxanne reece director of fly jamaica which was one of the cosponsors of the renaissance lecture  ug in brief with a current enrollment of some 8000 students the university of guyana ug has graduated more than 20000 students who have gone on to successful careers locally regionally and internationally the university is also a major contributor to the national economy and to business and industry established in 1963 on a parttime basis with shared space at queens college ug moved to its own campus at turkeyen in 1970 and expanded in 2000 with the addition of the tain campus it now offers more than 60 under graduate and postgraduate programmes including the natural sciences engineering environmental studies forestry urban planning and management tourism studies education creative arts economics law medicine optometry and nursing several online programmes are available and the ug also offers extramural classes at four locations through its institute of distance and continuing education idce the ug also offers the opportunity for student engagement in debating sports and cultural religious and professional activities public relations division march 18 2017 ian randle publishing research ', 0),
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(241, 'und', 'node_search', ' safety and security safety and security safety and security the university of guyana in an ongoing effort to improve security on the university of guyana turkeyen campus the institution has employed a safety and security manager mr hugh gibson who will work closely with senior officers and the security service on campus to identify propose and implement enhancements to security management in every area at the university in 2013 there were several reports of robberies on the campus and the administration has responded to calls from students and staff to put measures in place to beef up security in this regard shortterm measures to improve security on the campus have been put in place these initiatives include the installation of additional lighting deployment of guards in parking areas and more recently stricter rules on entry and exit of staff students and visitors to the campus students and staff are requested to adhere to the rule of wearing their id badges while on the campus additionally the university is studying more longterm policies to improve security on both campuses students and staff are advised to report suspicious characters or behavior on the campus call the security office on 2224929  safety and security manager mr hugh gibson email  hughgibson uogedugy contact 2227630 ext 236 office the security post can be reached 247 at 2224929 webmaster thu 3302017 1612  ', 0),
(242, 'und', 'node_search', ' ms arifia shahabuddeen ms arifia shahabuddeen ms arifia shahabuddeen was reassigned to the office of the vicechancellor in august 2016 and presently holds the post of administrative assistant she provides support to the vicechancellor chief of staff and administrative officer and is responsible for the processing of office snail mail and inventory ms shahabuddeen joined the university in 2006 as a clerk typist ii in the personnel division and was promoted to secretary i in 2007 after completing her bachelor s degree in public management in 2014 she was promoted to the post of administrative assistant before she was reassigned to this office ms shahabuddeen acted as administrative officer in the office of the vicechancellor as well as the former office of planning and development webmaster fri 3312017 2100 arifia shahabuddeen ms administrative assistant arifiashahabuddeen uogedugy office of the vice chancellor 50  ', 0),
(244, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug vicechancellor calls in cid ug vicechancellor calls in cid ug vicechancellor calls in cid webmaster tue 4042017 1219 university of guyana vicechancellor professor ivelaw lloyd griffith has asked the criminal investigation department cid of the guyana police force to launch an investigation into the operations of the centre for information technology cit following the levelling of serious allegations of theft of equipment from the centre and misconduct of staff members the manager of the centre and several employees have been sent on leave as an interim measure to allow the investigation to proceed without disruption of evidence and to preserve a safe orderly and professional work environment a temporary manager has been identified to oversee the operations of the centre during the conduct of the investigation in meeting with the relevant cit staff and cid officials yesterday vicechancellor griffith voiced his commitment to having the appropriate action taken by the police after the investigation ends additionally the ministry of public telecommunication has been asked to conduct a forensic audit of the cit operations at the turkeyen and berbice campuses and the four centers of the institute of distance and continuing education located at anna regina georgetown linden and new amsterdam the audit begins today vicechancellor has briefed the presidents of the two university unions and the students society as well as relevant university leaders on the development he also wishes to assure the university community that the centre s service to students and staff will be normal while the cid conducts its comprehensive investigation and the ministry of public telecommunications undertakes an institutionwide audit of the cit which has been plagued with multiple challenges for some time ug in brief with a current enrollment of some 8000 students the university of guyana ug has graduated more than 20000 students who have gone on to successful careers locally regionally and internationally the university is also a major contributor to the national economy and to business and industry established in 1963 on a parttime basis with shared space at queens college ug moved to its own campus at turkeyen in 1970 and expanded in 2000 with the addition of the tain campus it now offers more than 60 under graduate and postgraduate programmes including the natural sciences engineering environmental studies forestry urban planning and management tourism studies education creative arts economics law medicine optometry and nursing several online programmes are available and the ug also offers extramural classes at four locations through its institute of distance and continuing education idce the ug also offers the opportunity for student engagement in debating sports and cultural religious and professional activities public relations division april 4 4017 cid cit vicechancellor investigation ', 0),
(245, 'und', 'node_search', ' university of guyana berbice campus university of guyana berbice campus  university of guyana berbice campus historical note berbice campus the university of guyana ug established in 1963 is the country s premier academic institution committed to providing quality tertiarylevel education to guyanese and those resolved to expanding their intellectual and social experiences with an enrolment of 164 students the university of guyana commenced formal classes on october 1 1963 six years subsequent to its establishment the university moved from its temporary location at queen s college to its present location at turkeyen greater georgetown initially the university of guyana offered programmes limited to the faculties of art natural sciences and social sciences however the inevitable growth in the number of students attending the university and the increasing demand for qualified personnel in various sectors necessitated the addition of several faculties education in 1967 technology in 1969 agriculture in 1977 health sciences in 1981 and forestry in 1987 another important addition to the creation of faculties was the introduction of the certificate diploma and associate degree level programmes which complemented the existing general degree programmes other improvements soon followed including the option of enrolling for full time classes started in 1969 the introduction of the graduate programme in 1973 and the initiation of the semester system in 19931994 despite the many challenges and setbacks over the years the university of guyana has remained committed to implementing changes that would meet the needs of the nation and its people this commitment has been demonstrated largely through the undertaking of expansionary projects one of the university s most significant undertaking was the formation of the berbice campus this relatively new campus which became operational in 2000 was established with the intention of making university education more accessible to berbicans who previously endured the inconvenience of travelling to the turkeyen campus to pursue university studies in its early stages the university of guyana berbice campus ugbc offered twoyear undergraduate certificate programmes in education various options and diploma programmes in accountancy english history marketing public management and social work degree programmes were subsequently offered the degree in agriculture and the associate degree in general science various options were offered in the 20012002 academic year and degrees in public management and education as well as the postgraduate diploma in education in education were offered in the 20022003 academic year recently in the academic year 20122013 the bachelor s degree in social work was offered and in 20132014 the bachelor s degree in biology the first graduation ceremony was held in november 2002 with a batch of ninetythree students in terms of faculties and educational resources the berbice campus has shown significant developments the computer laboratory and the ugbc library constructed in 2000 have both undergone structural expansion to accommodate more resources computers and books for the growing number of students the teaching block erected in april 2002 and comprising of fourteen classrooms was also designed to facilitate the increasing student population another noteworthy addition to the berbice campus was the johns science centre opened in 2006 and located at the johnsville site in keeping with the spirit of development lecturers have been instrumental in forming clubs that would promote students participation in extracurricular activities these clubs include the sports club the environmental club and the ugbc cultural club a hard court was completed in october 2008 to facilitate students involvement in sports the university of guyana berbice campus has played an elemental role in qualifying both guyanese and foreign students and with the assistance from the turkeyen campus government and private organizations alumni groups and the guyanese community ugbc will continue to fulfill its obligation to produce intellectually competent men and women who will be of service to the community the nation and all mankind webmaster tue 4042017 1438  ', 0),
(246, 'und', 'node_search', ' university of guyana turkeyen campus university of guyana turkeyen campus  university of guyana turkeyen campus historical note turkeyen campus institutional profile the university of guyana is guyana s sole national higher education institution it was established in april 1963 with the following mission to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community the nation and of all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and critical enquiry it began its operations in october of the same year at queens college the nation s premier secondary school before moving to the turkeyen campus in 1970 at first programmes were confined to the arts natural sciences and social sciences a faculty of education was created in 1967 and this was followed by the faculty of technology in 1969 the institute for distance and continuing education idce began as an extramural unit in 1975 the faculties of agriculture 1977 and health sciences 1981 the latter as an outgrowth of natural sciences a forestry unit was established in 1987 and it subsequently became part of the faculty of agriculture and in 2003 the faculties of arts and education merged to become the school of education and humanities additionally the turn of the millennium saw the formation of the school of earth and environmental sciences sees born of the merger of the geography department and the environmental studies unit also created were the biodiversity centre which is pertinent to the activities pursued by sees and the faculty of agriculture and forestry and a centre for information technology cit which serves the entire university the university of guyana expanded in 2000 with the addition of the tain campus in berbice in october 2016 as part of a broader reorganization sees was transformed into the faculty of earth and environmental studies with a dean as academic and administrative head of the unit the university of guyana now offers more than 60 undergraduate and graduate post graduate programmes including in natural sciences engineering environmental studies forestry urban planning and management tourism studies education creative arts economics law medicine optometry and nursing several online programmes are available as are extramural classes through the idce at four locations in the city of georgetown and the towns of anna regina essequibo region 2 linden upper demerara region 4 and new amsterdam berbice region 6 the institution has a 2016 enrollment of some 8000 students and it has graduated more than 20000 students who have gone on to successful careers locally regionally and internationally in all professional fields of endeavor the university also is a major contributor to the public and private sectors and to the national economy the university offers certificate diploma associate degree undergraduate degree graduate postgraduate degree and professional degree programs these programmes are delivered through the following seven organizational units called faculties each of which is headed by a dean agriculture and forestry earth and environmental studies education and humanities health sciences with a school of medicine natural sciences social sciences and technology the largest unit is the faculty of social sciences with the following seven departments business and management studies centre for communication studies economics government and international affairs graduate studies law and sociology the department of business and management studies the largest unit in the faculty of social sciences offers three programmes accounting banking and finance and marketing as well it has about 1500 students the single largest group in the faculty of social sciences and 15 faculty 10 fulltime and 5 parttime moreover it jointly manages the licensed commonwealth of learning masters in business administration and public affairs cmba pa  leadership profile the university is governed by a council the policy making body which is currently chaired by a chancellor supported by a prochancellor both positions are nonexecutive positions the current chancellor is professor e nigel harris md former vice chancellor of the university of the west indies and the prochancellor is ms bibi shadick llb the administrative and academic head of the university is the vice chancellor and principal who is also an ex officio member of the council the current and tenth vice chancellor and principal is professor ivelaw lloyd griffith appointed in june 2016 the council has two statutory committee the finance and general purpose committee and the appointments committee the other major organ of governance is the academic board which is supported by two statutory entities the academic policy and planning committee and the board of graduate studies the academic board is presided over by the vicechancellor and principal the vicechancellor is aided by an executive team of deputy vicechancellors a registrar a bursar and a personnel officer on august 22 2016 the finance and general purpose committee f gpc the second highest policy making body after the council approved a proposal by vice chancellor griffith to comprehensively restructure the university s leadership the reorganisation plan aims to create greater levels of efficiency and effectiveness and set the stage for innovation in academic and nonacademic areas the changes which became effective on october 1 2016 entail having dr michael scott until recently dean of the faculty of social sciences become deputy vice chancellor dvc of academic engagement in addition to the faculties within his portfolio dr scott will have oversight over several new units a centre for excellence in teaching and learning the school of graduate studies and research and the office of undergraduate research the latter two of which also will get some initial leadership guidance from the vice chancellor because of his expertise and experience in those areas the former dvc of academics dr barbara reynolds is now dvc for planning and international engagement a new entity intended to streamline and extend ug s international relationships and build new grant research and other relationships with other universities and with international organizations dr paloma mohamed a former director for the centre for communication studies and a former dean of the faculty of social sciences now occupies the newly created position of dvc of philanthropy alumni and civic engagement pace which has the mandate to enhance ug s fundraising rebranding alumni relationships and public interchange all of which are crucial to the university s renaissance on assuming office vice chancellor griffith had outlined in his values and vision statement that capital investment academic enhancement economic viability and alumni engagement are imperatives for ug to undergo a paradigmatic shift as part of its renaissance the new administrative team has been strengthened with the establishment of an office of strategic initiatives in the vice chancellery to undertake institutional strengthening project management and allied services it is headed by dr fitzgerald gerry yaw consultant on governance sustainability and economic development who has worked across the americas and the caribbean the current programme officer in the office of the vicechancellor ms karen wishart has been promoted to become the first chief of staff in the vicechancellery this promotion coincides with the renaming of the senior administrative group to the vice chancellor s cabinet which includes the dvcs registrar bursar human resources director director of the berbice campus the legal officer another new position the director of the office of strategic initiatives and the chief of staff the reorganization plan also contemplates some additional innovations a center for excellence in teaching and learning a school of graduate studies and research an undergraduate research program and a school of entrepreneurship and business innovation webmaster tue 4042017 1511  ', 0),
(247, 'und', 'node_search', ' small campus fire at turkeyen contained small campus fire at turkeyen contained small campus fire at turkeyen contained webmaster mon 4032017 1709 the university of guyana is working with the investigators from the guyana fire service and guyana police force to determine the cause of a small fire which started at around 1000 h on tuesday march 8 2017 the fire is reported to have originated at the digicelowned generator located on the southern side of the recently refurbished faculty of health sciences building on the turkeyen campus the fire affected only the back stairwell of the building and caused some water and smoke damage in the vicinity there have been no reports of injuries to either students or staff members vicechancellor ivelaw lloyd griffith who is traveling on official business received a call earlier today from the ceo of digicel guyana mr kevin kelly who apologised for the damage and the inconvenience caused to the university community by the fire the cause of fire is under investigation the vice chancellor applauded the professionalism of the guyana fire service and is grateful that there were no injuries he also thanked ug s security and estates management teams and members of his cabinet for their swift and effective action and looks forward to having digicel repair all damages quickly deputy vicechancellor michael scott who is the officer incharge of the university in the absence of the vice chancellor said that the university stands committed to ensuring the safety and security of students and staff and following the advice of fire prevention officer of the guyana fire service mr andrew holder the university would undertake a fire audit of all its facilities meanwhile the administration wishes to assure members of the university and wider community that instructional and other activities at turkeyen are back to normal  ug in brief with a current enrollment of some 8000 students the university of guyana ug has graduated more than 20000 students who have gone on to successful careers locally regionally and internationally the university is also a major contributor to the national economy and to business and industry established in 1963 on a parttime basis with shared space at queens college ug moved to its own campus at turkeyen in 1970 and expanded in 2000 with the addition of the tain campus it now offers more than 60 under graduate and postgraduate programmes including the natural sciences engineering environmental studies forestry urban planning and management tourism studies education creative arts economics law medicine optometry and nursing several online programmes are available and the ug also offers extramural classes at four locations through its institute of distance and continuing education idce the ug also offers the opportunity for student engagement in debating sports and cultural religious and professional activities public relations division march 8 2017 turkeyen campus fire uog press release ', 0),
(248, 'und', 'node_search', ' renaissance vol 1 no 1 renaissance vol 1 no 1 renaissance vol 1 no 1 webmaster mon 8292016 43 the office of the vicechancellor of the university of guyana ug is pleased to share with you this first edition of renaissance  a monthly publication that captures various facets of development surrounding the nation s premier tertiary institution  in this edition we bring you retrospective and progressive perspectives from national and international contributors who are all alums and friends of ug  renaissance takes you on a journey with footprints of the road travelled pebbles picked up along the smooth but sometimes tumultuous terrain and visions yet to be realised as we move through unchartered waters under new captaincy the ship ug has set its sails steadily resolutely toward an onward upward journey  for our next edition we invite you to submit news items short articles poems and high resolution pictures of activities related to the national agenda and consistent with the development trajectory of ug share with us how ug has contributed to building industry and livelihoods for citizens both at home and abroad  our email address is vicechancellor uogedugy  do share renaissance with at least ten of your friends and send us their email contacts to facilitate direct mailing of future editions we thank you for being part of this transformative initiative  read reflect and be inspired to join in the renaissance     renaissance newsletter uog ', 0),
(249, 'und', 'node_search', ' renaissance vol 1 no 2 renaissance vol 1 no 2 renaissance vol 1 no 2 webmaster fri 9302016 43 the office of the vicechancellor of the university of guyana ug presents to you the second edition of renaissance   a monthly newsletter renaissance is the vicechancellor s medium of sharing with you our university s developments this second edition focuses on the university s strategic participation in fostering the national development agenda and our administrative changes additionally you will be fascinated by the heights which our alumni have achieved the vicechancellor s vision is for the university the nation s most prestigious tertiary institution to become more resourceful and active e collaboration between the office of the vicechancellor and the centre for communication studies ccs of the university of guyana seemed natural ccs is involved in training students in the art of print radio television and online journalism public relations communication research and consultancy most of the articles in this edition are creations of our student interns attached to the publication as you read be inspired to join us as we celebrate ug s renaissance   renaissance newsletter uog ', 0),
(250, 'und', 'node_search', ' renaissance vol 1 no 3 renaissance vol 1 no 3 renaissance vol 1 no 3 webmaster sun 10302016 43 thee collaboration between the office of the vicechancellor and the centre for communication studies ccs of the university of guyana brings to you this third edition of renaissance  a monthly newsletter renaissance is the vicechancellor s medium of sharing with you our university s developments in this edition of renaissance  we hope you feel as proud of our graduates and lecturers achievements as we do the university of guyana ug participated in this year s 13th annual canqate conference which consisted of three days of seminars panel discussions and cultural activities the conference covered a wide spectrum of quality assurance matters related to the issues of sustainability and development in the caribbean region dean of the faculty of health sciences dr emanuel cummings and medical director dr ronald aaron participated in the beyond flexner conference in miami florida equally impressive is dean of the faculty of natural sciences mr calvin bernard s participation in the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora cites in johannesburg south africa as guyana celebrates its 50th year of independence it is quite fitting the country s most prestigious tertiary institution celebrates its 50th anniversary convocation exercise this year s graduation exercise is scheduled to be very special with the feature address being delivered by dr vincent adams guyanese born engineering giant working in the us department of energy all these stories and more are creations of our ccs student interns attached to the publication ccs is involved in training students in the art of print radio television and online journalism public relations communication research and consultancy as you read be inspired to join us as we celebrate ug s renaissance   renaissance newsletter uog ', 0),
(251, 'und', 'node_search', ' renaissance vol 1 no 4 renaissance vol 1 no 4 renaissance vol 1 no 4 webmaster wed 11302016 1700 the collaboration between the office of the vicechancellor and the centre for communication studies ccs of the university of guyana brings to you this fourth edition of renaissance  a monthly newsletter renaissance is the vicechancellor s medium of sharing with you the developments and the areas of interest that need to be celebrated at our university as guyana celebrates its golden jubilee independence it is quite fitting the country s most prestigious tertiary institution celebrates its 50th anniversary convocation exercise dr vincent adams guyanese born engineering giant working in the us department of energy delivered the feature address at turkeyen s jubilee graduation our berbice campus also hosted its graduation exercise with feature speaker professor jaipaul singh we hope you enjoy reading both addresses to the ug 2016 graduates  renaissance  s entire publication team congratulates all our deserving 2016 graduates because of your personal commitment to success you are a part of this celebratory convocation 50th anniversary year endeavour to become far greater than any circumstance challenging your future success graduates we hope you become impassioned in your respective fields be motivated as you read of the ug computer science graduates who won this year s first ever hackathon renaissance has expanded to include articles featuring our sister campus in berbice feel proud with us as you read of the students and lecturer s accomplishments most of these stories are creations of our ccs student interns attached to the publication ccs is involved in training students in the art of print radio television and online journalism public relations communication research and consultancy as you read be inspired to join us as we celebrate with pride ug s renaissance   renaissance newsletter uog ', 0),
(252, 'und', 'node_search', ' renaissance vol 2 no 1 2 renaissance vol 2 no 1 2 renaissance vol 2 no 1 2 webmaster mon 2272017 1717 the collaboration between the office of the vicechancellor and the centre for communication studies ccs of the university of guyana brings to you this volume 2 nos 1 and 2 editions of renaissance  a monthly newsletter renaissance is the vicechancellor s medium of sharing with you our university s developments in this edition we acknowledge the reopening of the university for academic year 20162017 semester ii as we approach the end of the h week of classes we hope students are settled and in full working stride to have a productive and successful semester some of the new developments at ug include an mou signed with london south bank university a contract with the ministry of public security s citizen security strengthening programme and the inaugural diaspora engagement conference to be held in guyana earlier this year a number of ug students and a few staff were affected by an apartment fire we commend the university s administration for their support to those affected the renaissance team had an opportunity to profile visiting professor david phoenix vicechancellor of the london south bank university and dr penny sibert guyanese fellow at nottingham university we hope you enjoy reading their stories additionally in february all faculties participated in ug s open career day showcasing students work existing programs and new programs envisioned for the future we thank all those hard working and dedicated staff and volunteer students for long hours spent in preparation for thousands of people who visited turkeyen campus on career day as you read be inspired to join us as we celebrate ug s renaissance   renaissance newsletter uog ', 0),
(253, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug council decides on tuition fees and salaries ug council decides on tuition fees and salaries ug council decides on tuition fees and salaries webmaster thu 4062017 1050 following intense discussion the march 30 extraordinary meeting of the university of guyana council chaired by chancellor eon nigel harris voted to increase tuition fees in making the decision the council examined the university s projected budget deficit the pressing needs of the university and projected alternative income streams comparative data on private high schools and universities in guyana and the caribbean region were examined and the tuition and fees at all the institutions examined were found to be several times higher than those of the university of guyana ug even with the unavoidable adjustments fees at ug will still be comparatively lower the council decision will be applied to tuition fees for all programmes and for both continuing students and new students for the 20172018 academic year however input from the student society was considered leading to an incremental roll out where continuing students will now pay an increase of 15 about g 2500 a month and new students will be required to pay 18 about g 3000 a month more the council also decided to incrementally increase the tuition fee by 10 for 20182019 academic year for all students and a further 10 for all students for 20192020 at the same meeting the council also authorised the ug administration to commence negotiations with the two university unions for remuneration packages based on what the university could afford the council received clarification from the ministry of finance that the claim by the unions that the government of guyana had provided a fixed sum of money for salaries which would amount to a 15 percent salary increase was inaccurate in this context the ug administration will continue to analyse the university s budget to determine the fullest possible extent of affordability it also was stressed that staff performance will be a key factor in determining salaries and benefits whether monetary or nonmonetary  ug in brief with a current enrollment of some 8000 students the university of guyana ug has graduated more than 20000 students who have gone on to successful careers locally regionally and internationally the university is also a major contributor to the national economy and to business and industry established in 1963 on a parttime basis with shared space at queens college ug moved to its own campus at turkeyen in 1970 and expanded in 2000 with the addition of the tain campus it now offers more than 60 under graduate and postgraduate programmes including the natural sciences engineering environmental studies forestry urban planning and management tourism studies education creative arts economics law medicine optometry and nursing several online programmes are available and the ug also offers extramural classes at four locations through its institute of distance and continuing education idce the ug also offers the opportunity for student engagement in debating sports and cultural religious and professional activities public relations division april 6 2017 tution fees salaries ug council ugss ', 0),
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(255, 'und', 'node_search', ' statutory officers statutory officers statutory officers  prof edward greene the chancellor maj gen ret d joseph singh the prochancellor prof paloma mohamed martin the vicechancellor dr emanuel cummings deputy vicechancellor for academic engagement dr mellissa ifill deputy vicechancellor for institutional advancement dr nigel gravesande registar ms holda poonai bursar prof gomathinayagam subramanian director university of guyana berbice campus dr jacqueline murray director institute of distance and continuing education ms gwyneth george librarian dr troy thomas faculty of natural sciences mr hector edwards faculty of social sciences dr temitope oyedotun faculty of earth and environmental sciences dr lawrence lewis faculty of agriculture and forestry dr cecil boston college of medical sciences faculty of health sciences dr roslin khan faculty of education and humanities ms verlyn klass faculty of engineering and technology dr leyland lucas school of entrepreneurship business innovation webmaster thu 4062017 1230  ', 0),
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(257, 'und', 'node_search', ' best guyanese law student receives guyana prize best guyanese law student receives guyana prize best guyanese law student receives guyana prize webmaster mon 4102017 2321 best guyanese graduating student at the hugh wooding law school latoya roberts received her guyana government prize for 2016 the guyana government prize is a mark of distinction awarded to the best graduating guyanese law student during the handing over ceremony yesterday at the ministry of legal affairs attorney general and minister of legal affairs basil williams senior counsel sc applauded roberts for her consistent excellence throughout her school years minister williams highlighted government s commitment to promoting and encouraging academic excellence among all guyanese students attorneyat law roberts is currently employed in private practice she said that she is still deciding what areas of law she would like to specialise in roberts said that having a law school in guyana is the way to go because having gone through the system she now understands the hardship that law students face while studying at the hugh wooding law school in trinidad there is also the talk of having too many lawyers but i believe that guyana is on the verge once guided correctly and in the right direction for so much development we will need lawyers if we learn to specialise and diversify roberts said the attorney said that lawyers can contribute significantly to guyana s development hence a local law school will be a plus for the country roberts attended the sand hills nursery and primary schools in vreedenrust west bank demerara where she grew up she also attended the north georgetown secondary school where she wrote the caribbean secondary education certificate csec graduating as valedictorian of her class receiving passes in nine subjects she then attended president s college as a sixth form student and successfully graduated from that intuition as the valedictorian also in 2006 she entered the university of guyana to read for the llb degree and in 2010 she graduated in 2014 with the help of relatives and friends she was able to attend the hugh wooding law school and graduated in 2016 as best graduating guyanese student  gina   article adapted from  http wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20170330 bestguyaneselawstudentreceivesguyanaprize    law prize alumni ', 0);
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(258, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug gov t to sign mou to upgrade internet at ug campuses ug gov t to sign mou to upgrade internet at ug campuses ug gov t to sign mou webmaster tue 4182017 641 the national data management authority ndma of the ministry of public telecommunications and the university of guyana will soon cosign a vital agreement to significantly upgrade the internet and other ict platforms on all university of guyana campuses and centres around the country this collaboration which began in late 2016 involved highest level negotiations between minister of public telecommunications catherine hughes and vice chancellor professor dr ivelaw griffith according to a release from the ministry the university s technical team was led by professor paloma mohamedmartin deputy vice chancellor of philantrophy alumni and civic engagement and communications dr fitzgerald yaw director of the office of strategic initiatives and rayman khan of the centre for information technology the ndma s technical team was led by its chairman floyd levi and included dr samantha scotland and director malcolm williams two teams have been collaborating over the past few months and together they conducted a detailed assessment of the existing fibre optic system on the turkeyen tain and john s campuses to determine what additional facilities would be required to connect them as a network the collaboration has also produced a campus wifi hotspot system and saw the installation of two stateoftheart teleconferencing suites at turkeyen and tain these will be used in online delivery of courses between the campuses in guyana and with international institutions the campus fibre network will also be connected to the georgetown fibre optic network the release noted at the signing the university is expected to demonstrate the uses of the teleconferencing suite a gift from huawei technologies of china which the ndma has reconfigured for compatibility with the local fibre network the collaboration between the university and ndma also includes some key synergies at the ministry s centre of excellence in information technology ceit which is located on the turkeyen campus the parties have committed to sharing research instructional skills and materials the ceit is funded by the government of india for the ministry of public telecommunications this is a key element in its national ict initiative which has education as its main pillar from the university s platform the administration is gearing to achieve optimal delivery of tertiary level tutelage by upgrading the physical and technological infrastructure and guyana s human capital the mou is expected to be signed by minister catherine hughes and vice chancellor professor dr ivelaw griffith by the end of april 2017 article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170413 uggovttosignmoutoupgradeinternetatugcampuses internet information technology ministry of public telecommunications ', 0),
(259, 'und', 'node_search', ' the university of guyana and the business community the university of guyana and the business community ug the business community webmaster tue 4182017 645 based on what he had to say on the issue during a recent lengthy interview for a forthcoming issue of the guyana review it is clear that university of guyana ug vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith believes that the future of the university will be heavily dependent on the quality of the relationship that it can cultivate with the private sector this is not surprising given his international background in key university positions in the united states and elsewhere professor griffith understands only too well the symbiotic relationship the informs interaction between universities and the business community in first world countries and his focus on building such a partnership here in guyana would be driven pretty much by his knowledge of successful outcomes elsewhere it has to be said that the desirability of strong ties between ug and the local business community did not begin with professor griffith s advocacy the idea has evolved in fits and starts and one can think of instances of grand plans and grandiose gatherings which once they would have gotten past the stage of rhetoric have simply fizzed out this is not to say that some have not met with a measure of success there are examples in the telecommunications technology and other sectors of protracted and useful indeed successful relationship between ug and the private sector though the overall ug business community relationship has come nowhere near to that level of success one of the views that appear to inform professor griffith s perspective on the fortunes of ug has to do with the fact that it has for years had to endure the dead hand of politics and there is no reason to believe that this does not extend to the lack of any comprehensive success in the realm of ug private sector relations here in probing the likely reasons for the underdevelopment of the relationship professor griffith makes a number of interesting points not all of which can be ventilated here one however which has to do with the quality of the relationship is eminently deserving of mention on the whole the various ug private sector relationships that exist are mostly informed by the phenomenon of giving on the part of the private sector and receiving on the part of the university if it may be unkind to describe this type of relationship as parasitic professor griffith makes no secret of his belief that ug has to prove itself deserving of what is in effect the private sector s investment in its growth and development here he makes the point and candidly that whereas the private sector has been crying out for skilled ug graduates in a number of disciplines ug has been coming up short for some years now in terms of some of the skills that it has been sending to the private sector we have to give them reason to be confident that when they give they will see a changed output is what professor griffith said during the interview in other words the support of the business community for the university of guyana cannot be a matter of authenticity more than that and since there is an expectation that ug will help provide the skills to make the business community what we commonly describe as the engine of growth professor griffith wants the private sector to be involved in curriculum building hence private sector support for the turkeyen tain talks and the various other initiatives that seek the participation of the business community in helping to fashion aspects of curriculum specialization linked to their own interests perhaps the advantage that the griffith initiative has over its predecessors is that it presses into service external skills and experiences that can mobilize the resources necessary to undertake the journey towards a raising of its standards though the point that he leaves with us is that nothing is promised to ug and that if it is to secure the invaluable support which the business community can clearly give it must earn that support article adapted from  http wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 business businesseditorials 414 universityguyanabusinesscommunity  private sector business uog ', 0),
(260, 'und', 'node_search', ' finance minister defends 35 increase in ug tuition fees finance minister defends 35 increase in ug tuition fees minister defends 35 increase webmaster tue 4182017 650 finance minister winston jordan is defending that 35 hike in tuition fees at the university of guyana quality comes with a price he says the details in this report below  finance minister fees increase tuition ', 0),
(261, 'und', 'node_search', ' multimillion dollar contracts awarded to fix roads bridges procure classroom equipment for ug multimillion dollar contracts awarded to fix roads bridges procure classroom equipment for ug contracts awarded to fix uog campus webmaster tue 4182017 655 cabinet at its meeting on thursday april 13 2016 noted the award of contracts by the procurement entities and the national procurement and tender administration board  nptab  in the area of rehabilitative works infrastructural development and other areas read more here  http newsroomgy 20170416 multimilliondollarcontractsawardedtofixroadsbridge  contracts rehabilitation uog ', 0),
(262, 'und', 'node_search', ' empowering others through ict eldon marks is living his dream empowering others through ict eldon marks is living his dream eldon marks is living his dream webmaster tue 4182017 716 live your dream be as crazy as you possibly can be ignore the status quo set your goals and go after them with blind determination social entrepreneur eldon marks said as he addressed a room full of entrepreneurs and software developers in a collaborative work space he had developed with his business partner chitra dwarka marks who ever so often describes himself as a dreamer is no stranger to guyana having won the ministry of public telecommunication s first hackathon along with his team from version75 solutions v75 in november 2016 but long before he had risen to stardom marks had been quietly working behind the scenes molding the nation s youths to be the best version of themselves for 12 years he lectured and mentored hundreds of students at the department of computer science at the university of guyana it was at that university that the former bishops high school student had acquired his undergraduate degree in computer science before pursuing a master s degree in computer science at howard university washington dc at howard he specialized in artificial intelligence and completed the programme in three semesters with a 40 gpa i owe much of academic and professional development to the university of guyana more specifically to my former lecturers in the department of computer science who later became my colleagues and mentors the environment that i was afforded as a student and subsequently as a young lecturer gave me the opportunity to discover my true potential and reach further than i had ever conceived although being exposed to what many describe as the world of opportunities marks opted to return home to contribute to the development of his country in the fields of information and communication technologies icts and entrepreneurship looking out from a developing economy it is easy to see what we don t have and it is easy to be consumed with studying our problems instead of solving them ict entrepreneurs are much needed in guyana for two reasons 1 it is widely accepted that digital industries where an individual can electronically provide services and products regardless of geographic location are significant drivers for economic growth simply put a trained web designer with a laptop and internet access can quickly and readily earn a decent living even in guyana 2 the entrepreneur mindset is concerned with assessing problems to quickly and effectively solve them taking action over talking about it further driven by his personal philosophy drawn from spiritual teachings and his innate desire to empower others while empowering himself the husband and father of one made one of his many dreams a reality developing his own company version75 solutions marks explained that v75 is a community disguised as a company uniting user interface design specialists graphics designers marketers web developers mobile application developers database developers and software engineers to deliver the most effective comprehensive and unified solutions as a dreamer he told the budding entrepreneurs and software developers that there were risks that he had to take but it was important for his dream to materialize there are realists and then there are dreamers a realist would understand certain parameters and these parameters would be based on what they can see what they can touch what they can feel he posited while explaining his perspective a dreamer on the other hand he explains pushes beyond the limits set by society so being a dreamer really means constantly challenging those social norms the status quo pushing the limits and eventually discovering what more we can actually do and how much more we can deliver he explained for him there is no harm in taking risks there is really no harm in taking that risk of setting an objective however crazy it might be you set the objective as high as possible and whether you achieve it or not you learn from it be as crazy as you possibly can be ignore the status quo set your goals and go after it with blind determination he posited though there will be challenges there are meant to be overcome social entrepreneur emphasized here in guyana marks and his team at v75 were faced with the sad reality that acquiring local support from businesses in the field of ict was a difficult one but instead of packing up shop and opting to do something else they decided to target foreign markets locally we are faced with this stigma with respect to our own local developers we have this diminished image of our own skills as guyanese he explained its first client was a canadian company through networking we were fortunate enough to secure an offshore client a canadian insurance company he added today 64 per cent of its projects are for clients outside of guyana there was another challenge v75 had faced during its initial phase the team had difficulties finding a common work space it was out of that challenge that weown space was established approximately seven months ago the collaborative work space situated at lot 3 david rose street and aubrey barker road south ruimveldt gardens georgetown in the words of marks gives local startups a fighting chance on a daily basis it was further explained that weown space provides a unique environment for coworking leaning collaborating and networking to support guyanese on their professional journey though marks is the founder of v75 and the cofounder of weown space he said for both entities there is no boss noting that the input of all team members is important and valued deeply outside of the world of ict marks said he is a husband and father one he said while pursuing one s dreams is important family is important too it is no easy task to be a fulltime professional and have a family the constant context switching and collection of responsibilities can often force you to choose one or the other in my case my family is the reason that i became a social entrepreneur who lives up to delivering value i can better provide for them today while leaving behind a slightly better world tomorrow  article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170409 empoweringothersthroughicteldonmarksislivinghisdre   ict dream alumni eldon marks version75 weown space entrepreneurship ', 0),
(263, 'und', 'node_search', ' renaissance vol 2 no 3 renaissance vol 2 no 3 renaissance vol 2 no 3 webmaster tue 4182017 738 the collaboration between the office of the vicechancellor and the centre for communication studies ccs of the university of guyana brings to you this volume 2 no 3 edition of renaissance a monthly newsletter renaissance is the vicechancellor s medium of sharing with you our university s developments the month of march was filled with activities held in observance of international women s day ms audrey benn lecturer in the women studies unit has written an important message on the importance of celebrating women and our own deputy vicechancellor academic engagement dr michael scott shared an impacting poem both of which we hope you will reflect on in this edition you will also read about a number of lecture series hosted by ug turkeyen and tain talks vi and the vc s renaissance lecture series ii ug recently launched its very own press as a publishing arm in collaboration with ian randle of jamaica s ian randle publishers this is truly an historic move by our university the renaissance team had an opportunity to profile the new director of the centre for biodiversity dr gyanpriya maharaj additionally in march the winners of the turkeyen campus open career day were announced we congratulate the faculty of earth and environmental sciences on winning the first place vicechancellor s cup in this event our alumni around the world have certainly made us proud we feature in this edition of renaissance the story of ms sonnel davidlonge s 2017 ridding reading prize from the girton college of the university of cambridge in the uk as you read be inspired to join us as we celebrate ug s renaissance  renaissance uog newsletter alumni uog update ', 0),
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(265, 'und', 'node_search', ' bridges global medical missions continuing medical education cme conference bridges global medical missions continuing medical education cme conference webmaster thu 4202017 556 ramada princess hotel georgetown guyana bridges global medical missions continuing medical education cme conference    online registration will be closed may 19 2017 maximum participants 200   no registration fees  lunch will be provided cme conference participants physicians nurses medical students nursing students allied health professionals the email for the conference is  bgmmconference gmailcom link for on line registration  http bridgesglobalmedicalmissionsorg bridgescmeconferenceregistrationform  public health medical practices impacting health care university of guyana  ', 0),
(266, 'und', 'node_search', ' dr troy thomas dr troy thomas troy thomas is the director of undergraduate research at the university of guyana he holds a phd in comparative science of cultures with a focus on survey methodological issues from the university of ghent for some time now he has been involved in research on response styles in surveys with a focus on methods for and approaches to measuring and correcting for response styles while analysis survey responses apart from response styles he has been engaged in research on technology adoption in education and on social issues including institutional trust and poverty to a large extent his work in these areas has been focused on measurement and data analysis issues dr thomas also holds and msc statistics quantitative analysis in the social sciences track university of leuven and an msc in development policy and analysis a graduate diploma in education mathematics and a bsc mathematics from the university of guyana in addition to being a graduate of the cyril potter college of education at the university of guyana he teaches mathematics and statistics in the department of mathematics physics and statistics and collaborates across faculties to deliver courses such as biostatistics at the graduate level at 36 years old dr thomas has been a lecturer at the university of guyana for approximately 12 years and was a teacher of mathematics in the secondary school system of guyana for 9 years prior to fulltime employment at the university he began teaching mathematics in wakenaam where he grew up upon completion of his secondary education at the anna regina secondary multilateral school in addition to academic engagements dr thomas is active in civil society in particular he is the president of transparency institute guyana inc which is a chapter in formation of transparency international dr thomas is also a husband and a father he is father to two boys one of almost 3 years and the other of approximately one month though he works long hours even he knows when it s time to stop and play with toy cars build structures crawl through tunnels and read children s books he has developed specific expertise in repairing toys mimicking the voices of some favourite cartoon characters and giving warm baths webmaster fri 4212017 1924 troy thomas dr dean faculty of natural sciences director of undergraduate research troythomas uogedugy bsc msc phd office for undergraduate research statutory officer faculty of natural sciences 7  ', 0),
(267, 'und', 'node_search', ' danns to chair international editorial board of ug press danns to chair international editorial board of ug press danns to chair international editorial board of ug press webmaster fri 4212017 1947 dr george k danns professor of sociology at the university of north georgia ung was selected to chair the international editorial board of the university of guyana press ugp a panel of researchers and scholars with expertise in the social sciences humanities and the environment from guyana and the caribbean region the university of guyana and ian randle publishers of jamaica signed a cohort agreement to establish the ugp as a way for faculty and students conducting research to publish their works as well as building scholarship at the country s only university the ugp is a major institutional advancement and a significant component of the university s renaissance of development it is an affirmation and celebration of scholarship and an accessible conduit for the publication of quality research from its faculty scholars from the diaspora scientists and creative others danns said danns has more than 20 publications in areas such as race and ethnic minorities community development political leadership military police and national security social movements environmental and natural disasters homicide youth women and child labor he holds a bachelor s degree in social sciences from the university of guyana and a master s degree and a phd in sociology from the state university of new york at stony brook  ug press university of north georgia ian randle publishers ', 0),
(268, 'und', 'node_search', ' ministry ug clinch mou for ict upgrade ministry ug clinch mou for ict upgrade ministry ug clinch mou for ict upgrade webmaster fri 4212017 1952 a memorandum of understanding mou was signed yesterday between the minister of public telecommunications catherine hughes and the vice chancellor of the university of guyana professor ivelaw griffith for the upgrade of information and communications technology ict platforms on all university of guyana ug campuses during the signing which was held in the vice chancellery building on the turkeyen campus professor griffith who expressed his elation and gratitude to those in attendance described the signing as symbolic while adding that it is a substantive demonstration on what the university intends on doing over time speaking briefly on the agreement which was signed by the minister and himself griffith noted that it is a read more here article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 420 ministryugclinchmouictupgrade  mou ministry of public telecommunications internet ', 0),
(269, 'und', 'node_search', ' can the present ug administration deliver the institution from its political prison  can the present ug administration deliver the institution from its political prison can the ug administration deliver the institution from its political prison webmaster tue 4252017 726 no astute witness to the cataclysmic decline of the university of guyana over the years would seriously challenge the view that the prevailing conditions at the institution are in large measure a function of the debilitating diet of crass political intervention that it has had to endure and much of which has manifested itself in some of the most unenlightened and counterproductive feuding between the country s two main political parties ug of course is not the only supposedly autonomous state institution that has over the years been blighted and in some instances ruined by the dead hand of political intervention one of the distressing and debilitating tendencies of the guyanese political culture is that possession of power is customarily attended by a proclivity for dominance of all that the state controls even including those institutions that are governed by constitutional provisions that frown upon direct political intervention it is that tendency by our politicians to refuse to recognize and respect the nexus between the independence of those institutions like ug and their effective functioning that has been in large measure responsible for the near ruinous state from which the university is now seeking to recover ug as was mentioned earlier is not the only presumably autonomous local institution to have suffered the ignominious fate of crude political intervention various staterun but autonomous institutions like the guyana state corporation guystac the guyana marketing corporation gmc and the guyana national cooperative bank gncb come to mind the interventions have come for various reasons one of which is as trivial as the desire by politicians so positioned to flex their muscles another as was widely believed to be the case with the gncb was simply in order to grant political favours in more recent times there have been revelations of alleged corruptionrelated political intervention in statecontrolled bodies like the central housing and planning authority chpa in the case of ug there is a longstanding case to be made for a nexus for the underperformance of the university in the execution of its primary function and the dead hand of politics as manifested chiefly in the ongoing interparty political feuding whether or not the present vice chancellor of ug professor ivelaw griffith will find himself batting on a better wicket than that of his predecessors as far as undue political interference at the university is concerned remains to be seen one makes this point having regard not only to what has obtained over the years but also having regard to the fact that we are in the midst of a political season in which just about every conceivable issue precipitates a faceoff sad to say and setting aside the customary political rhetoric there has been no really persuasive evidence over the years that our political leaders have been seized of the importance of the link between an accomplished higher institution of learning and the creation of the various skills necessary for a multifaceted development agenda otherwise surely ug would not have been so starved of funds over the years so as to suffer the kind of devastating decline in both material and intellectual resources that it has indeed the contemporary image of ug is in large measure a function of its overwhelming undernourishment and the fact that it had become a lightning rod for political feuding political assaults on the sanctity of the university have had the effect of completely rendering its substantive managers virtually impotent so that when the sparks begin to fly those functionaries notably the vice chancellor have found themselves at odds with the political interlopers but powerless to engage them since state funding remains the life blood of the institution professor griffith his more than three decadesstay outside of guyana notwithstanding would have been staying abreast of developments at home and specifically at ug and would doubtless be aware of the fact that the institution had become a political battleground over the years indeed he made it clear in an interview with the guyana review two weeks ago that he had indeed been tracking developments at ug from abroad and that he was aware of the overwhelming failure of different governments to be mindful of what he says and here he insists that he speaks from considerable experience of universities in north america and europe among other places is a cardinal rule that the intrusion of politics into the affairs of the university is not good for the university nor is it good for society and the vice chancellor surely must have had ug particularly in mind when he added in a rejoinder that the fact that you are a state university does not mean that the university should be dictated to politically up until now professor griffith does not appear to be unhappy at least it does not seem so with his relationship with the government one anticipates however that there could be testing times ahead particularly when it comes to what he says is the necessity for a greater infusion of state funding from government among other sources into the rebuilding of ug what however is significant about the vice chancellor s position on the relationship between his administration and the political powers that be is that his own stated position is clear this is what he had to say about his disposition to political pressure in the matter of the running of the university i have made it quite clear that i am not going to be a vice chancellor that facilitates that internal political dictation who to hire who to fire what student to admit what to publish the university must be a place a for neutral ground for all places critical of government critical of opposition and as a vice chancellor i have asked for the importance of civility it has to be said that the perspective of the vice chancellor on the kind of leadership that he seeks to bring to the running of ug is in some significant ways not in keeping with the outlook demonstrated by the politicians over the years there have been interventions several of them in some of the very areas which vice chancellor griffith says he is determined to set his face against the extent to which he gets his way in the period ahead could have a profound impact on our success or otherwise in pursuit of the retooling of ug to play what in the period ahead could be a critical role in intellectually equipping the nation to meet its critical developmental needs article adapted from  http wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 opinion editorial 425 canpresentugadministrationdeliverinstitutionpoliti  uog administration politics prison ', 0),
(271, 'und', 'node_search', ' turkeyen tain talks 7 oil gas turkeyen tain talks 7 oil gas webmaster tue 4252017 1359 berbice region 5 guyana the university of guyana will be hosting turkeyen tain talks 7 in berbice based on the topic guyana s emerging oil and gas economy oil gas university of guyana office of pace  ', 0),
(273, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug movietowne inc sign mou for solar farm and student housing complex ug movietowne inc sign mou for solar farm and student housing complex ug movietowne inc sign mou for solar farm and student housing complex webmaster sat 4292017 1003 a memorandum of understanding mou was signed yesterday between university of guyana ug vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith and director of movietowne derek chin for the construction of a solar farm on the turkeyen campus griffith and chin in his capacity as head of the trinidadbased dachin group of companies also signed a mou for the construction of a 150room student housing complex at the turkeyen campus with a similar facility also to be explored for the tain campus the cost and the location of the solar farm have not been determined yet but according to movietowne director hadyn gadsby they hope to commence work by december he added that the housing complex is also set to be constructed for the first quarter in 2018 but it is still in its planning phase read more here article adapted from  http wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 428 uginksagreementsmovietownesolarfarmstudenthousing  solar farm mou movietowne inc housing uog ', 0),
(274, 'und', 'node_search', ' president david granger and opposition leader dr bharrat jagdeo invited to the first diaspora engagement conference to be convened in guyana president david granger and opposition leader dr bharrat jagdeo invited to the first diaspora engagement conference to be convened in guyana president david granger and opposition leader dr bharrat jagdeo invited to the first diaspora engagement conference to be convened in guyana webmaster sat 4292017 1010 the university of guyana ug will host its inaugural diaspora engagement conference from july 23 to 28 2017 in georgetown guyana under the theme dreaming diaspora engagement doing diaspora engagement the conference is expected to attract several hundred participants hosted by the university of guyana with support from a team of leaders in the diaspora and other stakeholders the conference is organised around two overarching pillars human social and entrepreneurship development and diaspora philanthropy and diplomacy the conference is expected to provide the platform for developing a diaspora engagement strategy that would inform the work of the first caribbean diaspora engagement center the launch of the center is expected to be a major highlight of the sixday conference according to ug s vicechancellor ivelaw lloyd griffith the conference will contribute to the development of diaspora policy and a framework to effectively attract direct diaspora investment and engage the diaspora in nation building his excellency president david granger has been invited to deliver the keynote address and to declare the conference open on monday july 24 2017 while the opposition leader dr bharrat jagdeo was invited to deliver the luncheon address on tuesday july 25 2017 additionally hon carl greenidge minister of foreign affairs will make a presentation at the conference along with other keynote speakers and presenters the conference has three components namely an academic symposium a business forum and community engagement the symposium will receive academic presentations on key issues such as international and regional migration policies cultural identities and the diasporas financial transfers and remittances social remittances tourism diaspora trade and investments among other areas members of the large caribbean diaspora in new york canada and the uk are expected to attend and provide input match skills and create transnational networks to build a robust diaspora engagement and productive partnerships the highpoints of the conference include a cultural night which would see conference registrants enjoying a night of cultural extravaganza free of cost and a number of guyana tour options will be available to registrants to enjoy on thursday july 27 2017 the period for submission of abstracts has ended and a number of submissions were received on a wide range of topic areas registration however is still open registration can be done online at http diasporaconferenceuogedugy   conference participants in guyana can pay for their registration at citizen s bank locations and at the bursary on turkeyen or tain campuses persons registering now will catch the early bird fees diaspora diaspora engagement conference president granger bharrat jagdeo ', 0),
(275, 'und', 'node_search', ' school of entrepreneurship business innovation school of entrepreneurship business innovation webmaster mon 5012017 1238  ', 0),
(277, 'und', 'node_search', ' discussion on school of entrepreneurship business innovation discussion on school of entrepreneurship business innovation discussion on school of entrepreneurship business innovation webmaster mon 5012017 1554 press secretary and television anchor malika n ramsey discusses the school of entrepreneurship and business innovations the team included members from the university of guyana sebi fbjpg sebi entrepreneurship innovation uog ', 0),
(278, 'und', 'node_search', ' first diaspora engagement conference 2017 july 23rd 28th 2017  first diaspora engagement conference 2017 july 23rd 28th 2017 webmaster tue 5022017 1433 ramada georgetown princess the university of guyana will be hosting the first diaspora engagement conference 2017 from july 23rd to 28th 2017 under the theme of dreaming diaspora engagement doing diaspora engagement for details on how to register visit http diasporaconferenceuogedugy  identity issues in the caribbean diaspora engagement experience the role of hometown associations hta building partnerships with and within the diaspora remittances and beyond technology and business entrepreneurial opportunity recognition within the diaspora contemporary issues challenges facing the caribbean diaspora imaging and imagining the diaspora the global caribbean diasporic community in the 21st century researching the diaspora the role of the diaspora as brand ambassadors the university of guyana  ', 0),
(280, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug athletes dominate national schools relay festival ug athletes dominate national schools relay festival ug athletes dominate national schools relay festival webmaster fri 5052017 1257 the nation s highest learning institution university of guyana ug along with west demerara secondary and christianburg wismar multilateral school recorded some standout performances when the ministry of education moe staged the second annual national schools relay festival at the national track and field centre at leonora yesterday the student athletes of ug unsurprisingly dominated the tertiary segment of the event with their speedy footwork and their faultless baton passing a quartet of sprinters from west demerara romped home to victory in the girls 4x100m u14 event which was anchored by the fleet footed binka joseph jennis benjamin ran an impressive anchor leg for christianburg wismar for his team to take the top podium spot in the boys u18 4x100m event up to press time the official results were still to be released a full report will be published in a subsequent article article adapted from  http wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 sports 504 ugathletesdominatenationalschoolsrelayfestival  sports uog ministry of education ', 0),
(281, 'und', 'node_search', ' school of entrepreneurship looks to be a gamechanger for ug school of entrepreneurship looks to be a gamechanger for ug school of entrepreneurship looks to be a gamechanger for ug webmaster fri 5052017 1309 come next semester the university of guyana ug will be opening the doors of its new school of entrepreneurship and business innovation sebi an initiative which vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith says is reflective of a reexamination of the relevance and delivery of the institution s programmes in keeping with national development industry needs studentcentred learning and faculty development in a nutshell all of this means that the university of guyana having undergone a reexamination of the relevance of its curriculum to the read more here article adapted from  http wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 business 505 schoolentrepreneurshiplooksgamechangerug  sebi entrepreneurship ', 0),
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(284, 'und', 'node_search', ' book on indocaribbean feminist thought to be launched at turkeyen and berbice campuses book on indocaribbean feminist thought to be launched at turkeyen and berbice campuses book on indocaribbean feminist thought to be launched at turkeyen and berbice campuses webmaster sat 5062017 1532 indocaribbean feminist thought genealogies theories enactments is a new collection of essays that will be launched at the university of guyana s turkeyen campus on may 11 and at the berbice campus on may 12 2017 the book is being launched in tandem with ug s new institute of gender studies now in its setting up phase and in partnership with the women gender equality commission wgec the book seeks to answer the question of how indocaribbean descended women and men are drawing on the negotiations of earlier generations the publication brings together explorations of indocaribbean and dougla women s involvement in literature art education biography mariamman puja carnival baby albums celebrity online identities activism as well as discussions of indocaribbean masculinities and international rapper nicki minaj to show just how this is happening the book was edited by dr gabrielle hosein head of the institute of gender and development studies at the university of the west indies st augustine trinidad and dr lisa outar an independent scholar based in the united states but originally from port mourant guyana it features essays by three generations of scholars and activists working both in the caribbean and in the diaspora the collection looks at a whole range of thinking about gender and feminism from the time of indentureship to present and focuses not on relationships to india but rather on the unique versions of indianness and feminism to be found in the caribbean it offers perspectives from guyana trinidad guadeloupe martinique canada the united states and mauritius this book is the first to trace a genealogy of the contributions indocaribbean women have made to caribbean feminist epistemology and to postindentureship feminist thought according to dr lisa outar the collection takes on big questions such as the ways in which indian feminism is shaped within broader caribbean feminist movements the roles that religion and religious education have played in creating agency for women and how indoguyanese women shape their identities in new york the book explores how music and literature have presented indian masculinity and what the legacies of the plantation are for indian men with regard to the role of the arts it looks at how artists use the power of visuality to present their perspectives how indocaribbean women in the diaspora return to the region for carnival and even how pop icons like nicki minaj play with the category of dougla dr outar further stated that the collection therefore also provides space for the ways that dougla and mixedindian women have shaped their own understandings of feminism and indian identity and how young indocaribbean women come to understand themselves in relation to the generations that came before them finally bringing in contemporary concerns it explores how sexuality and gender identity are experienced and negotiated in relation to ideas about cultural identity as well as the links between the different parts of the indentureship diaspora dr eudine barriteau author of the political economy of gender in the twentiethcentury caribbean and pro vicechancellor and principal university of the west indies cave hill campus states indocaribbean feminist thought constitutes a groundbreaking boundaryshifting body of work in caribbean feminist thought drawing on transdisciplinary locations and fluid identities the contributors displace the polarity of a hegemonic diasporacentred location by employing transnational transoceanic and transdisciplinary analytical tools a most exciting turn is their insistence that to privilege the diverse particularities and trajectories of indo caribbean feminist thought is not an attempt to escape being situated in a broader framework of caribbean feminisms the event will feature an interview with the two editors and will be of interest to scholars writers artists students and members of the public with an interest in caribbean feminisms indocaribbean and dougla gender negotiations and studies of both past and the present day caribbean ug in brief with a current enrollment of some 8000 students the university of guyana ug has graduated more than 20000 students who have gone on to successful careers locally regionally and internationally the university is also a major contributor to the national economy and to business and industry established in 1963 on a parttime basis with shared space at queens college ug moved to its own campus at turkeyen in 1970 and expanded in 2000 with the addition of the tain campus it now offers more than 60 under graduate and postgraduate programmes including the natural sciences engineering environmental studies forestry urban planning and management tourism studies education creative arts economics law medicine optometry and nursing several online programmes are available and the ug also offers extramural classes at four locations through its institute of distance and continuing education idce the ug also offers the opportunity for student engagement in debating sports and cultural religious and professional activities public relations division may 6 2017 library books launch indocaribbean ', 0),
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(286, 'und', 'node_search', ' poor understanding of ug s role in kn editorial poor understanding of ug s role in kn editorial poor understanding of ug s role in kn editorial webmaster mon 5082017 1128 dear editor i trust that all is well the kaieteur news editorial ug needs better leadership published may 4 2017 rs2 reflects a poor understanding of the university of guyana s role in guyana s development and place in the wider world the university s mission is to generate disseminate and apply knowledge in the service of the community the nation and all mankind in an atmosphere of free and critical inquiry academic board 2001 it aims to provide a place for education learning and research of the highest university standard in the arts and sciences throughout guyana it is a mission and legacy bequeathed to us by our forbearers who had the foresight and wisdom to dream this dream in 1963 given this mission what is the right framework for understanding and analyzing our national university i humbly submit to the editor that the guiding principles for a proper analysis of the university s leadership and trajectory are as follows i take a look in the mirror initial conditions matter rs3 one must document and disseminate with clarity and precision what was inherited one ought to ask what challenges are we facing at our ug what should ug s role be in the context of guyana s socioeconomic and political landscape what pathways do we take so that ug can play its rightful role in the nation and beyond a thoughtful observer might have observed the insufficiencies in financial capital and human capital the lack of management expertise in both of these capital aspects and the negative impact of these insufficiencies on system efficiency and on the campus s conditions and morale a thoughtful observer might have documented the challenges inherited in the core teaching and research functions at the university that same thoughtful observer might have noted the number and quality of lecturers the poor salaries the issues with timely payment of those salaries issues related to benefits and class size the condition of the library and questions related to the accreditation of the medical and law schools he or she might have asked where we are now less than a year into the tenure of dr griffith ii articulate a clear vision for a 21st century university of guyana it is unclear from your reflection that the editor has a vision for the university of guyana what does the editor believe the future will bring what narrative will the university project for the country what other roles will the university have in the nation i would direct the editor to the hamilton report of 2012 which notes that the university should undergo a major restructuring programme to make it a highperformance institution i should add that rapidly approaching a highperformance institution is a national imperative given the current socioeconomic and political landscape of guyana and the demographic economic socialcultural political security and sovereignty education and health challenges that face the nation a thoughtful observer would frame the actions of dr griffith through these lenses iii target high valueadded endeavours education of the highest quality is an existential matter in the 21st century we can do fundamental research at a global level i note for the record that in a nation of less than 800000 that this is our competitive advantage our people many graduates of the university of guyana serve across the globe in the modern knowledge economy we need to apply those talents at home rs4 the current challenges in the sugar industry provide a proper test case we must diversify and innovate and move up the sugar food chain or we will die the editor and this editorial do not serve the university and country well they ask the wrong questions i close by noting the following guyana s population is 735000 forty nine per cent 49 of her citizens are below the age of 24 an estimated 33 of her citizens live in poverty over 80 of her citizens with tertiary education have emigrated gdp composition by sector of origin agriculture 218 esp sugarcane rice shrimp fish industry 253 bauxite sugar rice timber gold services 529 with the discovery of oil and its expected boon in a few years what role will the university of guyana play in economic growth i submit dr griffith s vision of ug serves to facilitate educational and economic development for citizens and society fosters dreaming and changing personal and societal realities moves guyanese beyond being to becoming enables discovery in all relevant fields he offers guyana a university which serves as an agent of change a platform for guyanese to explore myriad opportunities the university of guyana can be a stimulus for innovation in the 21st century an existential investment for the nation ug does not exist as a private business it is an instrument of the nation we need to make the calledfor investments sir shridath ramphal reminded us at the commonwealth education conference in sri lanka in august 1980 we have learned that education when it is not geared to the needs of real development and when it is not accompanied by progress in other spheres can lead more to despair than to development more to frustration than to fulfillment and more to social tension than to social advance regards terrence blackman dean school of science health technology medgar evers college city university of new york article adapted from  https guyanachroniclecom 20170506 kneditorialreflectspoorunderstandingofugsrole kaieteur news uog ', 0),
(287, 'und', 'node_search', ' turkeyen and tain talks guyana s emerging oil gas sector turkeyen and tain talks guyana s emerging oil gas sector turkeyen and tain talks guyana s emerging oil gas sector webmaster fri 5122017 1715 the university of guyana s turkeyen and tain talks held its seventh meeting in new amsterdam berbice on wednesday on guyana s emerging oil and gas economy present at the talks were director of the university of guyana berbice campus and vice chancellor of the university of guyana professor ivelaw griffith and minister of natural resources raphael trotman among others according to gina minister trotman told the students and other persons gathered for the turkeyen and tain talks that the potential they have heard that guyana has is real the minister noted that the oil which was discovered in 2015 is estimated to have a minimum of 800 million barrels and a maximum of 14 billion barrels of oil minister trotman also made those gathered aware that in addition to the first discovery of oil there have been two more which may not be as large as the first but are considered to have a significant amount of oil production of the oil is expected to begin in 2020 by exxonmobil hess corporation and nexen companies strengthening legal framework minister trotman noted that with the discovery of such a large quantity of oil and gas the government thought it necessary to strengthen its legal framework the minister pointed out that unless there are systems in place guyana would not be in a position to handle production and benefits of oil production hence minister trotman noted that the government has begun the process of reviewing guyana s petroleum act of 1986 which he said is quite dated minister trotman also pointed out that in addition to reviewing the petroleum act the government is creating new laws two new laws have already been created he said this includes the sovereign wealth fund which is with the minister of finance and the petroleum commission bill which was recently read for the first time in the national assembly kiran mattai oil and gas attorney stressed the importance of having the necessary laws in place that relate to the oil and gas sector according to mattai with guyana being an emerging economy and oil and gas economy it needs to be able to appreciate the ownership of its resources while encouraging international relationships legal training she said must account for the host country discovering the oil and the company exploring for oil she highlighted for legal training the lesson in preparing for oil and gas is recognising that oil and gas is only a piece of the puzzle there must be complementary interdependence to achieve sustainability  training according to gina professor and director of the institute of applied science and technology suresh narine stressed the importance of training he noted that while training may take five to seven years with guyana expecting to receive oil by 2020 it is something that must be pursued according to professor narine nothing is wrong in accepting that guyana has poorly trained business people engineers and scientists in order to fully benefit from the wealth expected to come guyanese have to divorce themselves from thinking that all roads to success are paved with intentions on oil and gas we have to ourselves begin to train our students advice our children create our businesses in ways that look at those other sectors of the economy narine explained however dr narine pointed out that there is the need for effective policies that will give the necessary guidance he stated that without policy that allows the oil revenue to be channelled in an equitable thoughtful fashion the capital to ensure that those sectors of our economy which are more sustainable than oil is created is not going to be wisely spent article adapted from  http wwwinewsguyanacom expertsunderlineneedfortraininginemergingoilgassec  oil gas turkeyen tain talks beribice campus ', 0),
(288, 'und', 'node_search', ' two guyanese among anthony n sabga caribbean awardees for excellence 2017 two guyanese among anthony n sabga caribbean awardees for excellence 2017 two guyanese among anthony n sabga caribbean awardees for excellence 2017 webmaster sun 5142017 838 two guyanese one grenadian and one national of trinidad and tobago saturday night copped the anthony n sabga caribbean awards for excellence 2017 that was held in georgetown the guyanese capital the laureates are mr winslow craig arts and letters guyana kwame ryan arts and letters trinidad and tobago shadek nyack compton entrepreneurship grenada and christopher arif bulkan public and civic contributions guyana craig is a guyanese sculptor whose natural talent manifested at an early age and blossomed with formal training at the er burrowes school of art in georgetown he currently lectures in art at the university of guyana and his work can be found in collections locally and internationally kwame ryan who is canadianborn to trinidad and tobago parentage is a conductor and music educator whose career has spanned the globe and has seen him practise his vocation with some of the leading orchestras and opera houses in europe africa australia north america south korea and the caribbean ms compton is an entrepreneur who has managed to merge history commerce agriculture tourism and environmental and community responsibility into a single viable enterprise that the belmont estate in grenada the estate which was a traditional agricultural plantation during the eras of slavery and colonialism and which had fallen into ruin was revived by ms nyack comption as a successful tourist attraction producer of organic agricultural products and a source of material and intangible enrichment to the community dr bulkan is a guyanese lawyer and senior lecturer at the faculty of law university of the west indies st augustine as an academic and legal practitioner he has been at the forefront of promoting indigenous rights environmental rights and human rights regionally through legal interventions training and advocacy you can listen to a podcast of the event here under the chairmanship of broadcaster margaret lawrence the night s proceedings began with prayers by ansa mcal foundation director victor mouttet the welcome address was delivered by chairman of the regional eminent persons panel sir shridath ramphal and the address was by laureate sydney allicock who is guyana s vice president and minister of indigenous affairs before the presentation to each of the four laureates there were short videos featuring each of them the presentations were done by chairman and chief executive officer of the ansa mcal group of companies dr a norman sabga and sir shridath ramphal dr norman sabga then paid tribute to the founder of ansa mcal anthony n sabga who passed away earlier this month closing remarks were delivered by mrs maria supervilleneilson who is the secretary of the ansa mcal foundation and programme director of the anthony n sabga caribbean awards for excellence article adapted from  http demerarawavescom 20170514 twoguyaneseamonganthonynsabgacaribbeanawardeesfore  awards anthony n sabga caribbean awards ', 0),
(289, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug to administer nursing programme ug to administer nursing programme ug to administer nursing programme webmaster mon 5152017 1120 amid alarming failure rates the public health ministry is moving ahead with plans to revamp the registered nursing programme in guyana with the aim of offering it at the level of the university of guyana as against the nursing school in an exclusive interview with the guyana chronicle principal of the georgetown school of nursing cleopatra barkoye disclosed that the public health ministry is collaborating with the pan american health organisation paho university of guyana ug faculty of health sciences and a brazilian university to have lecturers and nurses train at the master s and doctoral levels in the field of nursing barkoye explained that the authorities through this initiative are setting the foundation for the registered nursing programme to be transferred to the university of guyana by harnessing the calibre of lecturers needed for such a significant move eight lecturers and nurses with first degrees will be selected for the master s programme while five persons who have already acquired their master s will be selected for the doctoral programme a team from the university in brazil will be here in guyana by july 2017 for the final selection the faculty of health sciences has already shortlisted the applicants the first batch of nurses and lecturers will commence their studies in september 2017 though the majority of the nursing tutors have acquired their bachelors of science degrees in nursing and collectively have more than 300 years of experience under their belts principal barkoye said there is still a great need to sharpen their skills in 2015 a nursing tutor certificate training programme was initiated with the primary support of paho to boost their capacity this new programme being embarked on by the public health ministry is necessary and will help to fast track the process principal barkoye stated the caribbean and the world at large have left us behind they are two steps ahead of us they are saying that really and truly the registered nursing programme is done at universities so i am pleased that we are moving in this direction as a caricom nation she posited once the tutors are adequately qualified the principal tutor said the public health ministry will take the necessary steps to have the registered nursing programme dissolved at the level of the schools and offered only at the bachelor s level at the university of guyana when you have a bachelor s you have a wider scope of knowledge and you will recognise that research is really important because that is how we practise she posited however while the registered nursing programme will be offered at the level of the university the postbasic midwifery programme the direct entry midwifery programme and the nursing assistant programme will still be taught at the level of the school while there is still a need for the school the registered nursing programme must move beyond the school because that is where the world is and if we stay here we will always keep ourselves behind if the world is moving we have to move with it principal barkoye said in guyana the registered nursing programme is complemented by a bachelor of science in nursing programme which is offered at the university of guyana for a period of two years the bachelor of science degree in nursing commenced in 2002 under the leadership of gwendolin tross a veteran in the field of health education and nursing system failing students commenting on the stateofaffairs of nursing in guyana barkoye contended that the system has failed the nurses that are in training according to reports the 2016 professional nurses state final examination which had to be retaken earlier this year had a failure rate of 90 per cent barkoye is maintaining that it was the system that failed the nursing students we don t have enough lecturers in the classroom in none of the schools we don t have enough materials the curriculum specifies that you must have a clinical instructor we don t have any clinical instructor in georgetown and new amsterdam what we have are clinical supervisors the principal tutor pointed out painting a vivid picture of the situation barkoye disclosed that the georgetown school of nursing has 343 students with only seven tutors for every 20 students you need one lecturer that is what the system requires she posited due to the shortage of tutors across the three nursing schools the georgetown school of nursing the charles roza school of nursing in linden and the new amsterdam school of nursing there is not room for specialisation and tutors are forced to teach too many things at once however principal barkoye said there is indication that things are going to get better for both students and tutors she pointed out that following the high failure rate the public health ministry in collaboration with paho held a retreat with the primary players including the students to determine what are the loopholes within the system and the avenues that can be taken to address those problems article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170509 ugtoadministernursingprogramme nursing health sciences ', 0),
(290, 'und', 'node_search', ' caribbean s rich talent rewarded caribbean s rich talent rewarded caribbean s rich talent rewarded webmaster mon 5152017 1131 a call was made on saturday evening for the caribbean s rich talent and expertise across various sectors to be cherished and promoted when the 2017 laureates of the anthony n sabga caribbean awards for excellence were recognised for their outstanding contribution to the region the laureates this year the ninth instalment are guyanese sculptor winslow craig who was awarded in the arts and letters category trinidadian musical composer kwame ryan arts and letters grenadian entrepreneur shadel nyack compton entrepreneurship and guyanese lawyer and regional educator dr christopher arif bulkan whose award fell into the public and civic contributions category they were awarded at a lavish ceremony at the marriott hotel kingston georgetown chairman of the regional eminent persons panel sir shridath ramphal and norman sabga son of the late anthony n sabga presented the awards to the laureates the former patron passed away recently after a period of illness speaking to an audience which included president david granger ministers of government and members of the diplomatic corps minister of indigenous people s affairs sydney allicock a 2010 laureate told the gathering that he has benefitted immensely from the countless opportunities which came his way he said he looked for solutions to many issues by using the guidance he has achieved from his parents allicock said the award caused him to be able to meet on many occasions with persons who possess the willingness to provide support to ideas to create opportunities including job opportunities according to the indigenous people s affairs minister the award provided him an opportunity for exposure here and overseas in a way that gave me the encouragement to keep working towards the identity of our indigenous people our guyanese nation and even to join hands with our caribbean brothers and sisters he said the rich talents in the region should be preserved and promoted like many others who spoke allicock paid tribute to the late anthony sabga noting that the businessman made it possible for him to achieve much of his accomplishments personally and professionally sir shridath who spoke of the awards noted that they serves the entire region the awards have recognised some of the outstanding talents in the region if in any year we fail to identify in any category the fault is within the system of detection sir shridath said noting that the panel will continue to search for those who exemplify the characteristics for being awarded he also paid tribute to the late sabga this year s ceremony was the first to be held outside of trinidad and tobago the base of the ansa mcal group the awards were initiated in 2005 in the twin island republic and to date 31 exceptional individuals have been recognised by the award panel according to the organiser one of the main reasons for the event being hosted in georgetown lies in the recognition that nine guyanese have been the recipients of the awards in addition it was noted that another reason for the hosting lies in the regional group having significant business interests in the land of many waters article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170515 caribbeansrichtalentrewarded awards caribbean awards anthony n sabga ', 0),
(291, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug the centre of national transformation ug the centre of national transformation ug the centre of national transformation webmaster tue 5162017 1704 attached below is a kaieteur news editorial on sunday may 7th 2017 describing the univertsity of guyana s history and role in the national development of the nation  national development uog ', 0),
(292, 'und', 'node_search', ' guyanese professor john r rickford awarded highest academic honor in the usa guyanese professor john r rickford awarded highest academic honor in the usa guyanese professor john r rickford awarded highest academic honor in the usa webmaster fri 5192017 1340 guyaneseamerican  professor john r rickford of stanford university  was recently notified that he had been awarded one of the highest academic honors in the united states  election to the american academy of arts and sciences founded in 1780 the american academy of arts and sciences is one of the oldest and most prestigious learned societies and independent policy research centers in the us convening leaders from the academic business and government sectors to respond to the challenges facing and opportunities available to the nation and the world the academy s work is advanced by its elected members who are leaders in the academic disciplines the arts business and public affairs from around the world    current and former members of the academy include benjamin franklin george washington ralph waldo emerson margaret mead martin luther king jr john f kennedy georgia o keefe john hope franklin john updike charles darwin albert einstein winston churchill laurence olivier nelson mandela and more than 250 nobel and pulitzer prize winners   academy research currently focuses on education the humanities and the arts science engineering and technology policy global security and international affairs and american institutions and the public good john r rickford is the je wallace sterling professor of linguistics and the humanities at stanford university he is also professor by courtesy in education and bass university fellow in undergraduate education he has been at stanford since 1980 after teaching linguistics at the university of guyana from 1974 to 1984 and serving as vice dean of the faculty of arts there prior to leaving guyana for his university education on a us scholarship in 1968 he attended sacred heart rc elementary school and queen s college where he also taught english for a year after completing his gce a levels professor rickford received his ba with highest honors in sociolinguistics from the university of california santa cruz in 1971 and his phd in linguistics from the university of pennsylvania in 1979 he won a dean s award for distinguished teaching in 1984 and a bing fellowship for excellence in teaching in 1992 he also served as president of the linguistic society of america in 2015 and in 2016 won the award for the best paper in the journal  language  one of the leading journals in his field for a paper he authored with a graduate student on the systematic vernacular of rachel   jeantel a close friend of trayvon martin and the reasons why her testimony was misunderstood and disregarded in the 2013 trial of george zimmerman for trayvon s murder the primary focus of john s research and teaching is sociolinguistics the relation between linguistic variation and change and social structure he is especially interested in the relation between language and ethnicity social class and style language variation and change pidgin and creole languages african american vernacular english and the applications of linguistics to educational and legal issues professor rickford is the author of numerous scholarly articles and author or editor of several books including  a festival of guyanese words  ed 1978  dimensions of a creole continuum  1987  analyzing variation in language  coed 1987  sociolinguistics and pidgin creole studies  ed 1988  african american english structure history and use  co ed 1998  african american vernacular english features evolution educational implications  1999  creole genesis attitudes and discourse  coed 2000  spoken soul the story of black english  coauthored 2000 winner of an american book award  style and sociolinguistic variation  coed 2001  language in the usa themes for the twentyfirst century  coed 2004  language culture and caribbean identity  coed 2012  african american creole and other vernacular englishes a bibliographic resource  coauthored 2012 and  raciolinguistics how language shapes our ideas about race  coedited 2015 a collection of his papers is scheduled for publication in 2018 by cambridge university press in a book entitled  variation and change in sociolinguistics and creole studies theory and analysis  professor rickford stated that he was both exhilarated and humbled that the academy had bestowed this signature honor on him election to the american academy of arts and sciences is the pinnacle of his long    distinguished career he will spend part of this summer at the rockefeller foundation s research center in bellagio italy working to develop new ways to expand linguistic versatility among vernacular speakers while reducing dialect prejudice and discrimination against them in schools courtrooms workplaces and other gatekeeping institutions john is married to angela rickford nee marshall who attended bishops    high school guyana and is now professor of education at san jose state university they have four children shiyama russell anakela and luke guyanese professor john r rickford american academy of arts and sciences ', 0),
(293, 'und', 'node_search', ' race for pace race for pace webmaster sat 5202017 2146 guyana motor racing sports club gmr sc race for pace is the university of guyana s inaugural fund raiser for its recently initiated student support fund ssf the ssf is designed to provide financial and other support to present students who may find themselves in exceptionally difficult circumstances which may require immediate short term aid during their course of study support by application will be provided based on need for equipment books accommodation hardship emergency or travel grants call trovana azeez philanthropy officer pace on 2225423512224875499360221114930540841823713 ext 2232 or 6233154 for more information and clarification email  pace uogedugy  website  https paceuogwixsitecom paceuog raceforpace university of guyana office of pace  ', 0),
(295, 'und', 'node_search', ' excellence is both art and attitude mr winslow craig excellence is both art and attitude mr winslow craig excellence is both art and attitude mr winslow craig webmaster sat 5202017 2310 the university of guyana  ug extends sincere congratulations to mr winslow craig master sculptor and lecturer in our faculty of education and humanities whose superb craftsmanship creativity and pursuit of excellence have been rewarded with him being named a 2017 sabga laureate for arts and letters we also applaud the other 2017 laureates ms shadek nyack compton from grenada entrepreneurship mr kwame ryan from trinidad and tobago arts and letters and dr christopher arif bulkan from guyana public and civic contributions we note with pride that dr bulkan is a former ug lecturer who validates the importance of the guyanese diaspora soon to be engaged at our historic diaspora conference in july the university of guyana extends sincere gratitude to the sabga foundation dr norman sabga and the family of dr anthony sabga obe the national selection committees and the panel of eminent regional persons for their generosity erudition and diligence in seeking and supporting the pursuit and practice of excellence in the caribbean we embrace the values of excellence integrity and service that the laureates demonstrate and we pledge to pursue and practice these values across the university including in the newest entity the school of entrepreneurship and business innovation sebi professor ivelaw lloyd griffith tenth vice chancellor and principal the university of guyana  winslow craig awards ', 0),
(297, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug s race for pace meets 4m target with gokart event ug s race for pace meets 4m target with gokart event ug s race for pace meets 4m target with gokart event webmaster mon 5222017 2354 the university of guyana s ug race for pace fundraising gokart event on sunday at the gt motorsports track was a huge success with the organisers meeting their target of 4m for the student support fund it was a day of fun thrills and spills and the rain only contributed to the excitement as persons gathered to race for a good cause while the race of the day featuring vicechancellor of the university dr ivelaw griffith and professor suresh narine had to be postponed because of time and wetness of the track that did not stop the event from having some good races early on the alumni and friends ended up being the most starstudded race with deputy mayor sherod duncan and lawyer darren wade finishing fifth and sixth respectively however christopher persaud won the race while azad hassan finished second and gavin persaud third duncan and wade agreed to the fact that the cause of the fund towards aiding students in need was definitely a good move by the university while commending deputy vicechancellor dr paloma mohamed for her initiative with the fund vicechancellor dr griffith also highlighted that such an event is not just important because of the impact it will have on students in need but also the impact on student staff relationships that can only develop campus life meanwhile dr mohamed the brainchild of the event shared the importance of the university helping students in need and using sport as a means of impacting student life both on and off campus in addition dr mohamed was enthusiastic of the event becoming an annual staple on ug s calendar of activities meanwhile other winners of the day were rinaldo delano in the student race christopher ramakrishna in the staff race kezia bridgewater in the female event nicoli mahangi in the student versus staff race christopher ramalho in the turkeyen versus tain event and ron glasgow in the male versus female event ug s sport coordinator lavern fraserthomas mentioned that such events highlight the impact sport can have on society and noted that more events of this nature are needed not just on campus but holistically to help athletes in general the top race of the day which was postponed will be held at a later date article adapted from  http newsroomgy 20170523 ugsraceforpacemeets4mtargetwithgokartevent  pace alumni student fund gokart cocurricular activity ', 0),
(298, 'und', 'node_search', ' gdf ug in move to augment cadet programme gdf ug in move to augment cadet programme gdf ug in move to augment cadet programme webmaster tue 5232017 1 the guyana defence force gdf is collaborating with the university of guyana ug to strengthen its officer cadet programme by adding an associate degree in general studies component to it in a release the gdf said in a major shift for effective transformation for total national defence is embarking on an initiative to significantly upgrade its training of officer cadets through the introduction of an associate degree in general studies as a compulsory element on their road to officership this initiative the army said is set to commence with the next cohort of cadets on standard officers course number 50 to this end the gdf and the university of guyana have held preliminary discussions regarding the move to enhance the training of the officer cadets additionally in a follow up move brigadier patrick west invited ug vice chancellor ivelaw griffith and his team to visit the training facilities at the colonel ulric pilgrim officer cadet school at base camp stephenson there the visitors benefitted from a briefing regarding the use and administration of the facilities which was followed by a tour article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170522 gdfuginmovetoaugmentcadetprogramme uog gdf cadet programme ', 0),
(299, 'und', 'node_search', ' congratulations ug staff members to receive national awards congratulations ug staff members to receive national awards congratulations ug staff members to receive national awards webmaster sun 5282017 1358 congratulations  cacique s crown of honour ivelaw lloyd griffith vicechancellor golden arrow of achievement  1 winslow marcellous craig lecturer 2 gwyneth george librarian 3 raymond mark kirton former dean faculty of social sciences 4 tota charran mangar former deputy vicechancellor 5 barbara patricia thomasholder lecturer 6 patrick everton williams lecturer thirtyone women from various fields are among those who will be conferred with national awards by president david granger for their outstanding service and sterling contributions to national development the announcement was made hours before guyana celebrated its 51st independence anniversary according to a ministry of the presidency release leading the list of 69 awardees is acting chancellor of the judiciary madame yonette decina cummingsedwards who has been recognised with the order of roraima madame justice edwards who boasts an illustrious legal career that commenced in 1988 was sworn in to her current post on march 28 2017 she served as a judge on the court of appeal of guyana for several years and is now the second woman to be appointed to the position of acting chancellor of the judiciary acting chief justice madame alison roxane mc lean george who was admitted to the bar in october 1990 for service as a senior state counsel assistant director of public prosecution deputy director of public prosecution and director of public prosecution has been named among the recipients for the cacique s crown of honour along with secretary general of the caribbean community caricom ambassador irwin la rocque environmental activist and pilot annette arjoonmartin who has been a driving force in marine conservation and mangrove replanting projects has been named as a recipient of the golden arrow of achievement alongside secretary general of the guyana red cross society dorothy fraser chief librarian of the university of guyana gwyneth george veteran journalist julia ann johnson general secretary of the guyana teachers union gtu coretta mcdonald veterinarian dr karen pilgrim and veteran educator gem ann rohlehr among others meanwhile veteran journalists enrico woolford and adam harris artist and sculptor winslow marcellous craig human resources management and organisational development specialist sandra jones are all among the recipients for the arrow of achievement among the medal of service recipients are businessman patrick nigel de groot camille patricia carrington and george barclay a guyana chronicle journalist with more than 50 years of service in the media president david granger has said that the conferring of national awards is recognised as a mechanism provided under the constitution of guyana to give due national recognition to outstanding citizens the regular conferral of national awards is a commitment made by president granger under the current administration 51 guyanese women have already been conferred with national awards in 2015 19 women from a total of 53 received national awards the order of roraima was received by one person three received the cacique s crown of honour cch seven received the golden arrow of achievement aa five received the medal of service ms and three received the disciplined service medal dsm in october 2016 a total of 32 women received awards four received the cch 14 the aa 12 the ms and two received the dsm a total of 86 individuals were conferred with awards additionally 12 groups were conferred with the ms insignia on the occasion of guyana s 46th republic anniversary in february earlier in 2016 the president and members of the advisory council for the orders of guyana offer sincere congratulations to all the persons who have been honoured order of roraima 1 yonettte decina cummingsedwards cacique s crown of honour 1 alison roxane mc lean george 2 ivelaw lloyd griffith 3 moeenul hack 4 irwin la rocque 5 murtland raphael massiah golden arrow of achievement 1 ramsay ali 2 annette arjoon 3 lloyd fitzgerald austin 4 everette lancelot carberry 5 rhoda amelia stephne clarke 6 winslow marcellous craig 7 jose louis da silva 8 jennifer dewar 9 dorothy fraser 10 gloria regina fraser 11 ameena gafoor 12 samuel jaidatt goolsarran 13 gwyneth george 14 adam elias harris 15 hilton gregory hemerding 16 sandra hooper 17 julia ann johnson 18 sandra valerie jones 19 raymond mark kirton 20 hemraj kissoon 21 doris ann lewis 22 tota charran mangar 23 hyacinth gloria massaythomas 24 julie andrea matthews 25 coretta mcdonald 26 george gladstone mcdonald 27 ann elizabeth mclennan 28 marie june mendes 29 abena nkenge moore 30 cecil norman murray 31 vibert virnen parvatan 32 jawahar persaud 33 karen pilgrim 34 andrew godfrey proctor 35 khakan ally ramjohn 36 gem ann rohlehr 37 sonya indira roopnauth 38 pradeep parmanand samtani 39 godfrey steve statia 40 barbara patricia thomasholder 41 desmond trotman 42 patrick everton williams 43 enrico mortimer woolford 44 john carlson yates medal of service 1 sandra michelle adams 2 john andries 3 george rupert barclay 4 erma hyacinth bovell 5 camille patricia carrington 6 patrick nigel de groot 7 denise dias 8 merlene ellis 9 joan anges fredericks 10 heeralall makhanlall 11 jenevieve jenny murray 12 julio perreira 13 ryan perreira 14 emelda sandy military service medal 1 lt col lawrence anthony fraser 2 lt col ramkarran doodnauth disciplined services medal 1 assistant commissioner of police nigel anthony hoppie 2 acting director of prisons gladwin andrea samuels 3 deputy chief fire officer winston michael mcgregor article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 2017052531womentoreceivenationalawards awards national awards ', 0),
(300, 'und', 'node_search', ' the university of guyana challenge and change the university of guyana challenge and change the university of guyana challenge and change webmaster thu 6012017 1238 university of guyana vicechancellor professor ivelaw law griffith talks with the guyana review about the challenges that inhere in the transformation of the university of guyana guyana review uog ', 0),
(301, 'und', 'node_search', ' sister noel menezes launches new book on guyana at age 87 sister noel menezes launches new book on guyana at age 87 sister noel menezes launches new book on guyana at age 87 webmaster thu 6012017 1253 georgetown guyana may 31 2017 president david granger last evening paid homage to his former history lecturer at the university of guyana ug distinguished historian and humanitarian sister mary noel menezes who at age 87 launched her new book entitled guyana and the wider world which features a collection of her essays and addresses topics covered in the book include education christianity guyana s indigenous peoples and the guyanavenezuela border controversy all proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the mercy boy s home publisher mr vic insanally presented a cheque for 100000 in advance in anticipation of expected sales to sister celine marie of the home in his remarks at the launching ceremony which was held at cara lodge president granger spoke fondly of his interactions with sister menezes describing her as a meticulous and dedicated teacher who gave her students a granular method of instruction particularly as it relates to research he told the gathering that sister menezes published a book called a guide to historical research and later penned another book entitled how to do better research this meant that once you passed through her hands you had to know how to do research and sometimes even after you have grown up and become an old boy when you write something you would ask yourself would sister approve of this this book that is being launched here gives you an idea of sister s intellect the range of her interests and the intensity and passion with which she wrote students who were taught by her were made to think president granger said he noted that sister menezes students will never forget her because she helped them to develop their intellectual foundation and this is quite evident in their accomplishments later in life past students include former ug vice chancellor dr james rose former registrar dr david chanderballi former acting chancellor of the judiciary mr carl singh former dean of the school of education and humanities mr tota mangar ug s first master s graduate dr basdeo mangru and of course president granger another close friend of sister menezes dr nigel gravesande said that quite apart from her academic achievements she led a life of faith to god and dedication to the service mankind sister noel combined a life of prayer with a life of active ministry both at the ug and with her pastoral work her achievements as an outstanding educator did not deflect her from her real mission in life she trained from her teens and committed her heart and her soul to serving the disadvantaged her exemplary service to the needy is recorded in the writings of several journalists and publications and articulated by many leading regional and international academics he said sister menezes friend and colleague dr winston mcgowan who edited the book described her as an observant and militant individual who held very strong views on a wide range of issues and said that this book which documents some of those views is worth being added to individual library collections the book consists mainly of articles and addresses that sister made about private groups and individuals some of whose contributions are of an academic nature he said it also consists of section on the amerindians the rise of the portuguese an account of marian s academy a historical outline of ug and biographical sketches of albert raymond forbes webber whose contribution to guyana was multifaceted ms elsa gouveia an iconic guyanese historian and german explorer sir robert hermann  schomburgk sister menezes who was born in 1930 is a nun emeritus professor of history philanthropist author and recipient of the country s second highest national award the order of roraima as well as the golden arrow of achievement she also received an honorary doctorate of laws degree from the university of the west indies she joined religious sisters of mercy at the age of 17 article adapted from  http ginagovgy sisternoelmenezeslaunchesnewbookonguyanaatage87  book launch noel menezes ', 0),
(302, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug students can now repay loans using mmg app ug students can now repay loans using mmg app ug students can now repay loans using mmg app webmaster tue 6062017 758 the ministry of finance has partnered with the university of guyana and the guyanatelephone and telegraph company to offer current and former students an easier option to repay their student loans the partnership is described by minister of finance winston jordan as another in a series of initiatives to have students repay their debts in a fast and secure manner the minister noted that during the jubilee independence anniversary celebrations several options were put in place to have errant loan defaulters repay their debts he said it was regrettable that many did not take advantage of the offer this has resulted in the government being left with a huge number of outstanding student loans he explained at the launching of the guyana telephone and telegraph s gt t mobile money guyana mmg system that will allow the repayment of student loans by cellular phones the finance minister said that approximately g 10 billion worth of 28936 loans issued since 1994 20 301 remain outstanding he is hopeful that loan defaulters would take advantage of the new payment option he stated i don t think there has been a significant dent to what i gave at the last time there was some exuberance at the offer but it didn t get the kind of response that we were hoping for where a significant dent would have been made we did get some money in but it s not significant to what is owing the jubilee offer gave defaulters a 75 per cent reduction in the accumulated arrears of interest if they had paid their indebtedness no later than august 31 2016 or a 50 percent reduction in accumulated arrears of interest if borrowers had brought their accounts up to date by september 30 2016 the finance minister says he is currently working with western union to facilitate payments for those former students residing overseas and this will be launched soon the criteria for issuing loans and potential guarantors is also being restructured so as to facilitate easier payments the mmg agreement was described as a very simple process by gt t s chief executive officer justin nedd he explained that all current and past students have to do to repay their tuition loans is to enter their ug registration number the amount they would like to pay and press send the new option adds to the facility already being used by thousands to pay various utility bills the gtt ceo described the new plan as just one of the many ways the company is using technology to improve the lives of guyanese the mobile money guyana application is also in keeping with a call by president david granger to use technology to extend the reach of financial services to underserved and unserved communities among those present at today s event were minister within the ministry of finance jaipaul sharma university of guyana vice chancellor ivelaw griffith and staffers of ug and gtt article adapted from  http ginagovgy ugstudentscannowrepayloansusingmmgapp  gtt mmg student loans loans tuition ', 0);
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(303, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug s tain and turkeyen s capacity boosted with commissioning of teleconferencing platform ug s tain and turkeyen s capacity boosted with commissioning of teleconferencing platform ug s tain and turkeyen s capacity boosted with commissioning of teleconferencing platform webmaster tue 6062017 817 university of guyana tain and turkeyen s students will now be able to access local and international classes from their respective locations this was revealed today when the university of guyana officially launched its teleconferencing platform at the centre for information technology cit turkeyen campus the commissioning featured a live demonstration of the teleconferencing suite s capabilities with the participation of students on the berbice tain campus it was explained that prospective students especially from region six east berbice corentyne will now be able to access courses that are unavailable at the tain campus but are at the turkeyen campus without leaving their classrooms minister of public telecommunications catherine hughes said that the agreement between the ministry and university is to ensure that there is more connectivity on the campuses and also to enhance education countrywide she explained that with the use of technology distant locations are able to connect which makes it easier for students teachers and lecturers this teleconferencing suite is one more step in the march of creating a higher level of digital connectivity for all citizens of guyana minister hughes emphasised she noted that there is no time to pause when the government moving to make guyana a digital country minister hughes said that her ministry recognised that technology around the world is changing rapidly and even though guyana is behind the prospect of catching up is exciting she expressed gratitude to huawei technologies the university of guyana and e government agency for their tireless efforts in making the teleconferencing platform a reality vice chancellor of the university of guyana professor ivelaw griffith said that this commissioning of the teleconference suite is the result of a memorandum of understanding signed between the university and the ministry of telecommunications he stated that the teleconferencing is the renewing of vows between the relevant agencies for greater cooperation the vice chancellor added that it is the memorandum of understanding which will enable the presence of the university in a number of locations he also expressed gratitude to the relevant agencies for their cooperation in bringing the initiative to light the teleconferencing suite is a 2013 gift from huawei technologies which was installed on the university s turkeyen campus recently as part of the agreement for technical cooperation between the university and the national data management authority ndma of the ministry of public telecommunications the ndma first had to reconfigure the suite to the new fibre optic network connectivity requirements on campus before the teleconferencing was made possible in april 2017 minister of public telecommunications catherine hughes and university of guyana s ug principal and vice chancellor professor dr ivelaw griffith signed a memorandum of understanding mou to boost the information communication technology ict platforms at the turkeyen campus in keeping with one of the major goals of the ministry of public telecommunications to better equip ug to provide broad band internet access to students and lecturers article adapted from  http ginagovgy ugstainandturkeyenscapacityboostedwithcommissionin  ministry of public telecommunications information technology teleconferencing ', 0),
(304, 'und', 'node_search', ' few ug student loan borrowers repaying under jubilee offer few ug student loan borrowers repaying under jubilee offer few ug student loan borrowers repaying under jubilee offer webmaster tue 6062017 838 a less than satisfactory number of university of guyana ug students and former students have taken advantage of the independence jubilee reduced tuition fee repayments resulting in the guyana government being still saddled with a huge number of outstanding student loans finance minister winston jordan said monday addressing the launch of the guyana telephone and telegraph s gt t mobile money guyana mmg system that will allow the repayment of student loans by cellular phones finance minister winston jordan said of the nearly gyd 10 billion worth of 28936 loans issued so far since 1994 20301 are delinquent jordan said despite the substantial rebates offered to graduates in guyana and overseas last year as part of guyana s 50 th independence anniversary celebration few did not take advantage of the opportunity to clear update their debts i don t think there has been a significant dent to what i gave at the last time there was some exuberance at the offer but it didn t get the kind of response that we were hoping for where a significant dent would have been made we did get some money in but it s not significant to what is owing he said before signing the mmg agreement gt t s chief executive officer justin nedd said all current and past students have to do to repay their tuition loans is to enter their ug registration number the amount they would like to pay and press send the finance minister welcomed the guyana telephone and telegraph s extension of the fast and secure mobile money guyana system to offer past and continuing students a new option to repay their loans jordan announced that very soon borrowers from abroad will be able to make payments online as we are in talks with gt t and western union the finance minister warned that if the loans are not repaid and the student loan system does not revolve government would have to examine other methods which unfortunately will not be to the benefit of those said people who want to come to university figures dating back to last year show that since the inception of the student loan agency in 1994 at least gyd 95 billion were made available to the revolving agency to facilitate the payment of tuition fees up to may 2016 figures show that 26239 loans had been issued but repayment up the same period had amounted to gyd 175 billion with installments due amounting to gyd 57 billion the jubilee offer had entailed a 75 percent reduction in the accumulated arrears of interest if borrowers had paid their indebtedness no later than august 31 2016 or a 50 percent reduction in accumulated arrears of interest if borrowers had brought their accounts up to date by september 30 2016 at the ministry of finance s student loan office jordan said there are a new director new administrative manager and more loan officers other plans include the appointment of more loan officers a lawyer and an accountant as well as the introduction of a new computerized system to replace the ancient technology currently in place the finance minister added that the massive reforms to ensure that funding is available to future borrowers include the refinement of the criteria for qualification and guaranteeing of loans the recalcitrance and disinterest that is inherent in the unacceptably large delinquent portfolio must be halted students graduates and guarantors have to work together to reverse this situation the government has shown its willingness to be engaged and has already provided the first steps said jordan article adapted from  https demerarawavescom 20170605 fewugstudentloanborrowersrepayingunderjubileeoffer  mmg student loans gtt ministry of finance finance minister ', 0),
(305, 'und', 'node_search', ' graduate students from guyana pursue degrees in agricultural regulations at uapb graduate students from guyana pursue degrees in agricultural regulations at uapb graduate students from guyana pursue degrees in agricultural regulations at uapb webmaster tue 6062017 846 three students from the south american country of guyana are currently pursuing master s degrees in agricultural regulations from the university of arkansas at pine bluff in addition to regular coursework they are fulfilling graduate assistantships through work on a uapb project intended to increase the availability of highquality sweet potato planting materials to limitedresource farmers both in guyana and in the arkansas delta ryan nedd tiffanna ross and kenisha gordon all alumni of the university of guyana ug in georgetown guyana are being trained in plant breeding virusindexing and other molecular techniques at uapb s stateoftheart tissue culture laboratory an integral part of the uapb sweetpotato foundation seed program the laboratory allows researchers to develop and multiply virusindexed sweet potato slips the experience the students gain using uapb s resources will aid in the development of a similar facility in guyana in the coming years the uapb school of agriculture fisheries and human sciences safhs will greatly benefit from the contributions of these new recruits to the graduate program in agricultural regulations dr edmund buckner interim dean director for safhs said their work will strengthen sweet potato production in guyana and help build applied research and international extension capacity at uapb at the tissue culture lab the students are working to breed sweet potato plants with better resistance to common diseases and pests after hybrid plants are tested in the field the plant lines deemed healthiest and virusfree will be multiplied for distribution to farmers in guyana this project is important for both farmers in guyana and arkansas because our sweet potato lines are being developed to increase production and yields gordon said often hindered by lack of access to highquality planting materials smallscale and limitedresource farmers will now be able to use these plants to expand their farming operations and foster economic stability within rural areas ross said sweet potatoes are packed with nutrients and are an important part of food systems around the world the increased production of sweet potatoes at local levels in the delta and in guyana can lead to health benefits for both populations i enjoy the invitro development and multiplication of virusfree sweet potato plants for student research and production by farmers she said just the thought of being a part of a program that aids in improving agricultural science and enhances food production is exhilarating and purposeful being able to carry out research on sweet potato dna and explore new avenues of enhancing this crop for full utilization of its inherent nutritional value is even more remarkable nedd said continued cooperation between uapb ug and organizations such as the national agricultural research and extension institute in guyana will lead to more shared research opportunities for sweet potato crop enhancement while studying at uapb he appreciates the balance between field research opportunities and lessons learned in the classroom the agricultural regulations curriculum gives uapb students an edge in learning how to deal with current agricultural and environmental issues as well as using research to make wiser decisions for the future he said the master s program makes you think critically opens the opportunity for growth through field work and provides access to professors who are very helpful to students and their particular goals my area of interest has always been agriculture and the environment and i believe this degree will give me a great advantage in furthering my studies in the area of agricultural and environmental sustainability ross said the agricultural regulations degree program is structured to give students a broad familiarity with a wide range of subjects including molecular biology biochemistry biotechnology plant breeding food safety and food microbiology the versatile nature of the curriculum ensures students can be hired in a number of areas after graduation to further prepare students for their future careers the course hours and requirements are designed to emulate the expectations of a professional in the field what is most interesting to me is the fact that our lecturers are not only interested in the academic growth of their students but are also concerned with our preparation for the world of work life and responsibilities gordon said she chose to pursue a master s degree in agricultural regulations at uapb to obtain a broad theoretical understanding and practical research experience in the area of food safety and related fields she believes the degree will propel her toward her career goals of managing and increasing the awareness of agricultural food safety and quality assurance in guyana in addition to the challenging nature of the degree program gordon said she appreciates the campus atmosphere at uapb and some similarities to her home in guyana uapb is the epitome of cultural diversity because there are people here from different countries and various walks of life all of whom are genuinely courteous jovial and welcoming she said i like that i get to be a part of an environment where people are eager to know about my country culture and experiences back home while willing to share their own history as an international student this has made my transition easier and my experience so far excellent and fulfilling life in arkansas is fairly quiet which in many ways reminds me of home atricle adapted from  https uapbnewswordpresscom 20170606 graduatestudentsfromguyanapursuedegreesinagricultu  agriculture graduate students alumni university of arkansas at pine bluff ', 0),
(306, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug s tain turkeyen campuses now digitally connected with teleconferencing platform ug s tain turkeyen campuses now digitally connected with teleconferencing platform ug s tain turkeyen campuses now digitally connected with teleconferencing platform webmaster sun 6112017 2047 students from the university of guyana s tain campus can now access courses offered at the university s turkeyen campus without leaving berbice this is now possible with the launch of the teleconferencing platform which connects the two campuses ug in collaboration with the public telecommunications ministry on monday launched the teleconferencing platform at the centre for information technology cit turkeyen campus vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith said the platform donated by huawei a chinabased company was just one step towards connecting the university s campuses he added that he intended to push the envelope of engagement not only within and between the classrooms but also in the communities for wider participation public telecommunications minister cathy hughes said government wanted to ensure there was more connectivity between the country s premier tertiary institution and other stakeholders today we are celebrating the operation of our teleconferencing facility which has been given as a gift to ug and from a macro perspective this teleconferencing suite is one more step in the march towards creating a higher level of digital connectivity for all citizens of guyana she said where we are hoping to take guyana as a country means that we want to ensure that we can provide as a government more and more digital services online hughes added the minister revealed that it was hoped that birth registration passport and driver s licence applications would be available online since that would be more efficient and less timeconsuming minister hughes underscored the importance of the teleconferencing suite noting that it would allow students from the tain campus the opportunity to take courses only offered at the turkeyen campus without the hassle of travelling back and forth between berbice and georgetown with the use of technology we recognise that we can connect distant locations and that of course makes it easy for individuals for students for teachers in our society and communities to be able to connect this equipment was a gift from huawei and they actually presented this to guyana since 2013 we are excited i am excited that finally with the help of capable staff at the ict information and communications technology department here at ug and with my staff they ve made the commitment that guess what although the instructions for assembling this unit is actually in mandarin they decided that they would put their heads together and they have delivered hughes commended she also revealed that the unit would be powered by the ministry s egovernment unit hughes added that through the egovernanace agency they have been able to connect 84 schools 20 educational institutions and created some 56 ict hubs article adapted from  http wwwinewsguyanacom ugstainturkeyencampusesnowdigitallyconnectedwithte  teleconferencing ministry of public telecommunications ', 0),
(307, 'und', 'node_search', '  profit is a bad word entrepreneurship and the guyanese mind  profit is a bad word entrepreneurship and the guyanese mind profit is a bad word entrepreneurship and the guyanese mind webmaster sun 6112017 2051 by dr ken danns i was teaching at the university of guyana during the era of the desmond hoyte s presidency and that of the succession in government of the ppp c i introduced what i termed the sociology of enterprise as an integral component of my soc 100 introduction to sociology course which had enrolment numbers of between 100 150 students annually the course lasted the duration of the academic year and students were introduced to theories on the origins of capitalism and entrepreneurship and required and trained to enact the role of entrepreneurs the students were required to come up with a lawful business idea develop a business plan and operationalise a shortterm economic enterprise this assignment explicitly stated that the more profit students successfully made relative to their investment of time and money the higher their grades would be for that assignment the students reported with great pride to the entire class on their rather innovative projects these projects ranged from food businesses farming craft organising large entertainment ventures daycare cleaning and other services etc some of these enterprises have continued long after the class ended the first couple of years the sociology of enterprise students did so as individual entrepreneurs or formed groups and worked together as group entrepreneurs by the third year while maintaining the individual and group entrepreneurs initiatives the entire class was turned into a corporate enterprise complete with a managing board of directors including a finance director and board chairman and secretary my university of guyana s sociology class as a business incubator initiated and developed successful and enduring projects like academic freedom a large all day fair held on easter monday on the turkeyen campus with the tag line academic freedom you got fuh come awe society a theatrical production held at the national cultural center and miss university of guyana beauty pageant in all of these highly successful short term enterprises repeated for several years the students actively engaged the business community as advertisers investors service providers and the public as consumers the media paid and unpaid were crucial in promoting the students ventures students understood that all entrepreneurship involved risk taking and that many ventures fail the university of guyana kept half of all profits made for use of its brand and facilities and these monies were used to buy computers printers office furniture etc that the university otherwise would not have been able to afford the board of directors elected by the students accounted for all monies and paid each student from the profits the sociology of enterprise project maintained an account at citizen s bank leaving a token sum of money in the account so the next year s class would have some capital to start with i also lived what i preached by creating two successful businesses awe society productions and the center for economic and social research and action cesra many of my students created and sustained their own businesses after leaving the class entrepreneurship was not only taught and learned it was also lived the hundreds of students who took the course earned marks money and a creative disposition to innovation and entrepreneurship the biggest problem i had as professor for the course was to convince our guyanese students that it was okay to make money for themselves from their created enterprises students understood readily and eagerly related to the necessity for and challenges of innovation but the students in every class kept asking me same thing to whom or where do i we donate the money i we make the idea of engaging in entrepreneurial activities exclusively for personal profit rather than for altruistic purposes made most students feel uncomfortable and seemingly clashed with their value orientations to economic life for most of the students profit was a bad word the path to success in life consisted of earning a degree and acquiring a good job becoming an entrepreneur was not on their career radar it required an epistemological break by students from their current understanding of economic life i had to act as a moral entrepreneur and assured them that making money and a profit for themselves was a good thing further that through their business enterprises they were providing a public service for private good emerging from it postcolonial socialist past the guyanese people were largely a nation of job seekers rather than wealth creators the government was the dominant entrepreneur followed by foreign enterprises and the local private sector comprised mainly of family businesses in addition there were numerous small farmers vendors and artisans engaged in survival entrepreneurship  cooperative socialism the hoyte administration had abandoned cooperative socialism restored market oriented economic policies and embraced the private sector as the engine of development the emphasis was on attracting foreign investment industrialization by invitation and divesting stateowned enterprises the ppp c government maintained this trend and in addition promoted government partnerships with the private sector while emphasising the role of the conventional private sector in the country s development as a reality and an abstraction these preceding governmental administrations maintained state dominance in the economy and were not very effective in promoting a vibrant entrepreneurial culture in guyana of course survival entrepreneurship as a method to generate income rather than profit has always existed in guyana tens of thousands of relatively new survival entrepreneurs have emerged unable to rely on paid employment alone from the government or from the private sector herein lies a virtual reservoir of untapped entrepreneurial talent waiting for a salubrious policy climate and appropriate incentives like paved roads transportation power potable water and access to local and international markets to explode many operate in the informal sector and in the underground economy as guerilla entrepreneurs people are getting their hustle on starting their own small businesses or at a minimum buying and selling commodities and services seems like everybody in guyana selling something guyanese are earnestly seeking to explore entrepreneurial activities outside of their conventional employment sugar workers for example supplement their seasonal incomes as taxi and minibus drivers farmers artisans and shopkeepers a few months ago i travelled along the coastlands from the university of guyana s turkeyen campus in georgetown to its tain campus in berbice i was fascinated to see the roadside markets in many villages with their bounty of greens vegetables colourful fruits fish shrimp crab chicken beef and other commodities tantalisingly displayed these markets seemed to be flourishing more than ever i tried only to think of this endless bounty of produce as organic and fresh rather than wondering about their shelf life and what happens to these primary commodities when they are not sold i tried to think of how very blessed and verdant guyana is if you even spit on the soil something will grow truly a green economy most of these small enterprises are wholly dependent on the labour power of these survival entrepreneurs and lack survivability and prospects for transformative growth a visa to the united states or canada is a huge incentive to abandon these small enterprises and the country if only the production of these primary goods can be converted into value added commodities through the application of technology to preserve to can and to export if only these vendors can be trained to tap the wind and hot tropical sun as reliable energy sources for manufacture in their communities marked departure the two year old apnu afc coalition government in guyana has made a marked departure from its predecessors it is decidedly and openly fostering entrepreneurship to generate employment stimulate manufacturing and other value added enterprises and in general to give citizens a stake and a say in the development of the country and their communities president david granger in urging villagers to develop cottage industries stated get into manufacturing open packaging plants and factories villagers can do simple things by planting guava and using them to make jams and jellies villages today are empty so the villagers need to get involved in various manufacturing activities guyana s minister of finance winston jordan encouraged residents in the town of linden for example to get involved in business and assured them that the government will support their entrepreneurship this is a major policy shift where entrepreneurship is seen as a protocol for wealth creation and development not only by the conventional private sector both local and foreign but by guyanese everywhere in the villages and townships the guyana government is seemingly cultivating an entrepreneurial culture among its peoples remarkable indeed when the state plays the major and activist role in promoting private entrepreneurship countries develop rapidly examples are china south korea taiwan and japan this major paradigm shift in thought on guyana s development must of course be accompanied by the conscious recognition that profit is not a bad word government regulations and taxation must function as incentives to wealth creation and profit generation rather than onerous burdens and disincentives celebrate the generation of wealth and profit promoting an entrepreneurial culture in guyana as a development strategy importantly requires buy in by government administrators and not only its articulation by political leaders government bureaucrats must be oriented to stop seeing profit as a bad word emergent or established businesses must come to perceive government functionaries as enablers rather than deadweights and vampires the caring actions and long term commitment of the government are crucially important for bringing large segments of the vibrant survival entrepreneurship into the formal economic sector and above ground and enabling their sustainability this is by no means to suggest that emergent business enterprises must be dependent on government for their survival private enterprise is economic freedom and a foundation of modern democracy the entrepreneur is important for development it is through entrepreneurship that the forces of production are organised and revolutionised to create the wealth associated with industrial and postindustrial societies the generation of profit is a good thing it must be seen and treated as such by those committed to their own and the country s development article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170605 profitisabadwordentrepreneurshipandtheguyanesemind entrepreneurship ken danns ', 0),
(308, 'und', 'node_search', ' student art exhibition aspects of perception the rennaissance student art exhibition aspects of perception the rennaissance webmaster tue 6132017 1540 umana yana kingston georgetown guyana student art exhibition under the theme aspects of perception the rennaissance open on 19th june 2017 admission free june 19th june 24th umana yana kingston georgetown guyana the university of guyana faculty of education and humanities proudly presents a student art exhibition under the theme aspects of perception the renaissance the exhibition will showcase the works of ten students which includes micheal griffith leevon brummell aelish garnettwilliams elodie cagesmith sandra larocque chelsea ramotar violet holder tonya williams alvina naughton keisha beharry aspects of perception the renaissance faculty of education humanities  ', 0),
(314, 'und', 'node_search', ' first lady commends librarians on completion of library management workshop first lady commends librarians on completion of library management workshop first lady commends librarians on completion of library management workshop webmaster mon 6192017 1058 georgetown guyana june 15 2017 first lady mrs sandra granger said that she is confident that the librarians who completed the guyana library association s library management workshop yesterday are now better equipped with the technological knowledge and skills pertinent to efficiently meeting the modern information needs of clients in a digital era the first lady made these comments at the closing ceremony of the workshop which was hosted at the education lecture theatre of the university of guyana ug east coast demerara the advent of information and communication technology ict has demanded a shift to library and information science inferring the merger of libraries and information the fact is that libraries have to adapt to the communication age not only in the administration of libraries but also in the ways in which they acquire and lend books and offer services to the communities they serve she said the first lady noted that librarians who would have used hard copies of documents magazines and other reading material and the dewey system of cataloguing must now upgrade their skills in order to remain relevant while meeting the needs of current and future generations electronic cataloguing storage and retrieval of priceless documents of national importance would make it more simple for borrowers to access the information needed and the librarians who are custodians of our national depositaries can breathe easier that their valuable assets will not be maimed disfigured or horror of horrors stolen from their respective collections this is where librarians recognise the importance of information management so that the process of acquiring cataloguing and lending materials as well as signing up new membership is done electronically she said the threeday workshop which started on monday saw participation from librarians attached to the guyana parliament the national library the bank of guyana library the guyana national bureau of standards the ministry of foreign affairs library and the university of guyana library it is the first training workshop that the gla has held since it resuscitated its membership in 2016 secretary of the gla ms simone bernard said that the group was eager to capitalise on the opportunity to participate in the workshop as in guyana library science is a dying profession changes in the library environment in recent years have resulted in the need for new skills new abilities and new knowledge this new gla body hopes that workshops such as this one and other types of training would help our local librarians and library workers to acquire new skills and knowledge that are required to do our daytoday work that are required to keep us relevant that are required to make us useful to our users she said the workshop which was held under the theme contemporary issues in a library and information management covered topics such as strategic planning in libraries leadership and quality assurance issues in libraries all aimed at equipping the librarians with the skills needed to accomplish the goals of their various libraries the librarians received certificates of participation at the closing ceremony the programme was chaired by mr ian castello assistant librariansystems ug ms jiselle alleyne campus librarian assistant professor university of the bahamas who facilitated the workshop dr fitzroy yaw director of strategic initiatives ug ms gwyneth george chief librarian ug ms emily king chief librarian at the national library and dr terrence smith deputy governor of the bank of guyana and ms juneann garnett president of the guyana library association also attended the ceremony article adapted from  http wwwmotpgovgy indexphp 20150720184938201507201850142224firstladycommendsl library workshop first lady sandra granger ', 0),
(317, 'und', 'node_search', ' president david granger and opposition chief whip gail teixeira to speak at the ug inaugural diaspora engagement conference president david granger and opposition chief whip gail teixeira to speak at the ug inaugural diaspora engagement conference president david granger and opposition chief whip gail teixeira to speak at the ug inaugural diaspora engagement conference webmaster mon 6262017 1307 the university of guyana ug will host the historic inaugural diaspora engagement conference dec 2017 from july 23 to 28 2017 at the ramada georgetown princess hotel under the theme  dreaming diaspora engagement doing diaspora engagement the conference is expected to attract over one hundred participants from within and outside guyana his excellency president david granger will host the welcome reception on sunday july 23 and deliver the keynote address to declare the conference open on monday july 24 2017 while the opposition chief whip hon gail teixeira will deliver the luncheon address on tuesday july 25 additionally several government ministers including those for business public telecommunications finance and public health have confirmed their participation video messages also will be coming from baroness valerie amos director of the school of oriental and african studies in the uk and ms gina miller founding partner of spencer churchill miller scm direct of brexit fame additionally mr glen khan chairman of laparkan mr david lammy british mp and mexican ambassador to guyana mr ivan roberto sierra medel will speak at the conference along with 40 other keynote speakers and presenters the indian high commission will also share india s experience in engaging its diaspora guyanese businessmen academics and civic leaders scheduled to speak and chair sessions at the conference will be coming from the united states of america nigeria the british virgin islands the united kingdom trinidad and tobago jamaica canada and russia they will join local civic and business leaders government officials diplomats and academics in discussions on the various panels the ministerial roundtables and the business dinner hosted by the university of guyana with planning input from local and diaspora stakeholders dec 2017 is organised around two overarching pillars human social and entrepreneurship development and diaspora philanthropy diplomacy and educational engagement it is expected to provide the platform for developing a diaspora engagement strategy to inform the work of the first caribbean diaspora engagement center the launch of the center is expected to be a major highlight of the sixday conference according to ug s vicechancellor ivelaw lloyd griffith the conference will contribute to the development of a mechanism to effectively attract diaspora social and economic investment and engage the diaspora in educational and economic development brainchild of the vicechancellor the conference has several components including academic and policy conversations community engagement a know guyana day where local and international attendees will have an opportunity to make day visits to various parts of the country and the second meeting of ug s education resource ambassadors the academic conversations will focus on issues such as international and regional migration policies and experiences cultural identity dynamics financial transfers and remittances role and contribution of hometown associations diaspora trade and investments and tourism the historic event will end on friday july 28 with two highlights the first is the investiture of professor ivelaw lloyd griffith as ug s tenth vicechancellor the first time a ug vicechancellor will be officially installed as chief executive and chief academic officer the second highlight will be a cultural extravaganza that will be free of cost to conference registrants the extravaganza is being organised by londonbased music icon mr keith waite and it will spotlight guyana s rich cultural diversity at home and abroad performers will be coming from ghana and the uk and mr waithe will be returning to guyana to serve a second stint as visiting distinguished artisteinresidence at the university the period for submission of abstracts has ended registration however is still open and can be done online at http diasporaconferenceuogedugy   conference participants in guyana can pay for their registration at citizen s bank locations and at the bursary at the turkeyen or the tain campus persons registering now will catch the early bird rate which ends on july 1 the university appreciates the sponsorship received so far from laparkan movie towne the ministry of the presidency fly jamaica the ramada georgetown princess hotel caribbean airlines roraima airways metro republic bank gbti enetworks slingshot goinvest the ministries of business and public telecommunications ec vieira investments ltd guyana and the guyana tourism authority for more information contact  dr fitzgerald gerry yaw director office of strategic initiatives vicechancellery  the university of guyana tel 592 222 8063 email  ugdiaspora uogedugy http diasporaconferenceuogedugy  or mr wayne forde floridabased member of the conference planning committee wforde94 gmailcom   ug in brief with a current enrollment of some 8000 students the university of guyana ug has graduated more than 20000 students who have gone on to successful careers locally regionally and internationally the university is also a major contributor to the national economy and to business and industry established in 1963 on a parttime basis with shared space at queens college ug moved to its own campus at turkeyen in 1970 and expanded in 2000 with the addition of the tain campus it now offers more than 60 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including engineering environmental studies forestry urban planning and management tourism studies education creative arts economics law medicine optometry and nursing several online programmes are available and the ug also offers extramural classes at four locations through its institute of distance and continuing education idce the ug also offers the opportunity for student engagement in debating sports and cultural religious and professional activities public relations division june 22 2017 ug news release diaspora conference finaldocx diaspora engagement conference public relations division ', 0),
(318, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug to set up diaspora centre upbeat about upcoming conference ug to set up diaspora centre upbeat about upcoming conference ug to set up diaspora centre upbeat about upcoming conference webmaster mon 6262017 1313 as the university of guyana ug prepares to host a major inaugural diaspora engagement conference plans are in train for the launch of a diaspora engagement centre in december this year the initiative was announced by the university s vicechancellor dr ivelaw griffith who along with mexico s ambassador to guyana ivan robero sierra medel and other university officials briefed the media at the mexican embassy on brickdam on thursday of ug s upcoming diaspora conference the event is slated for july 2328 at the ramada georgetown princess on the east bank of demerara according to dr griffith the diaspora centre is being pursued as an avenue to assist the university in working with persons in the diaspora he said the idea of the establishment of the centre is to enable a permanent entity to facilitate a variety of events over time these include facilitation of linkages between the university and the diaspora guyana beyond the university and he noted that it is expected that the centre will undertake conferences and hold a talent databank one of the things we will be asking the centre to do is to manage that he said of the talent database of guyanese persons griffith said that one of the outcomes of the conference is a discussion of a concept paper that will advance dialogue on the centre he said several organisations have been engaged on funding of the facility noting that the idea presents an opportunity to ug to extend its partnerships beyond guyana he said that physical location of the centre has to be decided i m excited about the centre griffith noted griffith said he anticipates as part of the diaspora conference that there will be structured guidance about the timeline leading to the opening of the centre noting that the facility will be established in a phased process commencing this september as regards the conference ug is looking to host at 100150 participants at the event which will be held under the theme dreaming diaspora engagement doing diaspora engagement griffith noted that while persons may not be able to attend the interest in participation is there for me participation in the conference is only a small proportion of interest he said the objectives of the conference include engagement of the diaspora in facilitating the pursuit of entrepreneurship innovations and social and human capital opportunities in addition the event will be used to discuss global best practices in diasporaengagement policies and strengthen partnerships with organisations overseas griffith said that the ministry of foreign affairs has been engaged in many areas in terms of the partnership with the university in the leadup to the conference dr fitzgerald yaw director of the office of strategic initiatives at ug noted that the government of guyana is reviewing its diasporaengagement strategy and the university plans to ask the government to launch or discuss the strategy at the conference in july as regards the mexican embassy s participation in the event ambassador medel noted that he has a good relationship with the university and as such the embassy is in conversation with the institution as regards the hosting of the event we are open to this very important potential area he said ambassador medel is among a list of persons who are expected to speak at the conference as part of the calendar of events president david granger is expected to host the welcoming reception on the opening day of the event and he is also expected to deliver the keynote address the following day opposition chief whip gail teixeira will also speak during the early days of the event while several government ministers have confirmed their participation in addition british member of parliament david lammy is expected to speak during the conference while academics civic leaders businesspersons and members of the diplomatic community are also expected to participate in the inaugural event meanwhile the conference will see the investiture of dr griffith as ug s 10th vicechancellor on the last day of the event it is the first time a vc will be officially installed as head of the university the event s last day will also be highlighted by a cultural extravaganza and will be organised by london based musician keith waite article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170622 ugtosetupdiasporacentreupbeataboutupcomingconferen   diaspora engagement conference diaspora diaspora centre ', 0),
(319, 'und', 'node_search', ' two world bank loans signed for education sector and the national payment system two world bank loans signed for education sector and the national payment system two world bank loans signed for education sector and the national payment system webmaster mon 6262017 1318 the education sector is set to be boosted with the signing of a us 133m loan by the minister of finance winston jordan and world bank senior country officer pierre nadji the signing was done in the ministry of finance s boardroom lamaha street georgetown today as part of the agreement money will be allocated to the ministry of education for the education sector improvement esi director of projects management division ministry of finance tarchand balgobin said this is government s thrust in the development of the education sector bearing in mind the oil and gas sector and personnel training to respond to the developmental challenges that are before us according to director of projects the new project the esi will facilitate the development of a new curriculum framework and teaching guides teacher training strengthening of national assessment capacity and development of teaching materials it is a successor programme to the secondary reform programme the project will also support the university of guyana s health sciences facility balgobin said he noted that the loan will aid the university in achieving and maintaining regional accreditation for its medical programme through improved and sustained teaching quality the projects director explained that a new health sciences education building with modern training and laboratory facilities will be constructed the ministry of education will be the implementing ministry for this project additionally a us 6m loan was signed for a national payment system the system is a technology driven process that seeks to engender and facilitate financial and other commercial transactions balgobin explained that what this does is to improve the way cash is handled in guyana he said that it is more than the physical money transactions the system includes the legal and regulatory framework the institution policies rules regulations and procedures the bank of guyana will be the implementer of this project balgobin added that the information technology system is very important he pointed out that this system drives the electronic transfers and the clearing house mechanisms he noted that the system affects both the national as well as the international economy and is an indispensable system ecommerce age he further said that the system will be applied to governmental transactions which include the public sector payroll the guyana revenue authority gra the national insurance scheme nis government pensions among others balgobin said that it is envisaged that the system will rollout to include all commercial transaction nationally he explained that the private sector is expected to be a key stakeholder in the process as the system takes foot and becomes effective across the board this initiative will see guyana forward towards the ecommerce industry following the conclusion of the most recent country development strategy between the world bank and government a significant increase in concessional resources has been announced for guyana approximately us 90m looking ahead government intends to focus this development support in the improvements to the linden soesdyke highway selected important technical assistance support to the emerging oil and gas sector including studies institutional development and capacity building and on a policy based lending facility among other areas article adapted from  http ginagovgy twoworldbankloanssignedforeducationsectorandthenat  world bank loan uog ', 0),
(320, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug partners with mexico for school of entrepreneurship business innovation ug partners with mexico for school of entrepreneurship business innovation ug partners with mexico for school of entrepreneurship business innovation webmaster mon 6262017 1348 the university of guyana ug is partnering with mexico to deliver its school of entrepreneurship and business innovation programme vice chancellor of ug professor dr ivelaw griffith at a recent press conference said that mexico through the local embassy has committed to providing an instructor in the spanish language for the new programme we re asking every student that graduates from that school of entrepreneurship and business innovation has one language other than english spanish will be one of those languages mandarin will be one of those languages and portuguese professor griffith explained mexico through its embassy and the ug have been developing over the last year several different strands of partnership the vice chancellor said in may the mexican embassy sponsored a presenter to participate in the turkeyen and taine talks on the oil and gas sector the ug has been restructuring its curriculum to meet the practical capacities of the local business community ug has been developing partnerships and friendships with local and international partners as part of its renaissance movement the vice chancellor noted the renaissance project seeks to take different nontraditional paths and build friendships and partnerships in a variety of ways to improve the functioning of the university article adapted from  http ginagovgy ugpartnerswithmexicoforschoolofentrepreneurshipbus  sebi entrepreneurship ', 0);
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(321, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug rehabilitation programme graduates few but too crucial to health care to discard health sciences dean ug rehabilitation programme graduates few but too crucial to health care to discard health sciences dean ug rehabilitation programme graduates few but too crucial to health care to discard health sciences dean webmaster mon 6262017 1352 although they are not named among the most popular programmes offered those that fall under medical rehabilitation at the university of guyana ug are no less important especially when they suffer from conditions that limit the effective functioning of various aspects of their anatomy the knowledge gained from courses such as bachelor s degrees in physiotherapy speechlanguage audiology and occupational therapy have long been found to be very instrumental in this regard it was against this background that the rehabilitation department of the ministry of health decided to collaborate with ug a few years ago to realise the medical rehabilitation programme thus far the programme which falls under the purview of the faculty of health sciences has graduated two batches consisting of not more than 12 individuals according to dean of the faculty of health sciences dr emanuel cummings although the numbers are few offering the medical rehabilitation programmes is still very relevant he noted that while it was introduced as a general rehabilitation services degree the university with the support of the american speechlanguage hearing association asha was able to apply some modification touches under the broad heading of medical rehabilitation the rehabilitation services programmes are coordinated by dr shaine villareal of the philippines the programme has also been gaining immense support from peace corps guyana which has been bringing to guyana very experienced professionals to assist with lecture sessions also local doctors who were trained in cuba and elsewhere have also been lending lecture support other trained professionals within the public health sector have also been contributing their services despite the high quality of the programme being offered dr cummings admitted that very few persons are attracted to the programme he however attributed this to the fact that these programmes are all new health care profession training at an advanced level to guyana he explained that the ministry of health several years ago only offered such training at a certificate level the certificate programmes were offered for a period of 18 months and allowed persons to be trained in the various areas of rehabilitation services once completed these individuals would be qualified at the assistant level and employed within the public health sector throughout the country however with the higher level training at ug the health sector is now in a position to recruit more qualified persons to cater to its delivery of rehabilitation services according to dr cummings among those who have already taken advantage of the programme is christine alphonso the ambitious young woman revealed that even after she had commenced studies at ug in the area of biology she was not aware that the institution was offering a programme such a medical rehabilitation she confided that her interest in sports would have undoubtedly caused her to be attracted to the programme had she been aware of its existence moreover when she learnt of the programme through a friend alphonso said that she immediately made a switch she chose to pursue training in physiotherapy and last year graduated among the second batch of students to have completed ug s medical rehabilitation programme she passed with distinction alphonso is currently a physical therapist attached to an arm of the rehabilitation department of the ministry of public health which is located at the brickdam georgetown palms geriatric home it was rather simple to enter the programme according to alphonso who explained that once persons would have attained success at the caribbean secondary education certificate examination complete with mathematics english and a science subject they can apply for the programme i wanted to do this physiotherapy because i like sports a lot but i really didn t realise that the rehabilitation programme entailed so much you can help not just athletes or persons with sports related injuries but now i can even help people who suffer from stroke arthritis spinal cord injury and a lot of other conditions once you have a limitation in movement you are referred for therapy and people really can get better asserted alphonso she finds joy offering therapy to the several persons she has been assigned since joining the department in january recruiting persons such as alphonso back into the public health care system is indeed among the objectives of the programme according to health sciences dean the programmes we offer are geared at improving the quality of life for persons who have a disability so that they can be incorporated back into society so if we are able to train one person and put them to work in audiology for instance that is a jack pot for us there was a time when we didn t have anybody the dean said that ug will be working in close collaboration with organisations such as asha to have some of its very successful graduates have access to even more advance training dr cummings hopes that more persons will gravitate to the programme so that they too can benefit from training that can ultimately help to improve the delivery of service offered locally the dean is convinced that with proper career guidance more students could be aware of the variety of programmes offered not only at the vanguard faculty but at faculties throughout the university article adapted from  http wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20170622 ugrehabilitationprogrammegraduatesfewhealthscience  health sciences rehabilitation uog ', 0),
(322, 'und', 'node_search', ' stem guyana lusignan june 2017 stem guyana lusignan june 2017 stem guyana lusignan june 2017 webmaster mon 6262017 1355 a great video showcasing a stemguyana achievement thanks to mr dwayne hackett for this outstanding production check out this video then contact stemguyana gmailcom about creating a stem club in your community stem guyana ', 0),
(323, 'und', 'node_search', ' economic gains anticipated from ug s diaspora conference vice chancellor economic gains anticipated from ug s diaspora conference vice chancellor economic gains anticipated from ug s diaspora conference vice chancellor webmaster wed 6282017 2252 any university that has suffered the kind of neglect that the university of guyana ug has experienced needs not only money to recover but other support as well this assertion was made during the past week by ug vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith it was with this among other things in mind that the university has collaborated with key stakeholders to organise a diaspora engagement conference dec which is slated for july 23 28 2017 at the ramada princess hotel providence east bank demerara at a recent press conference held at the mexico embassy which is also collaborating with ug to convene the dec professor griffith said we will be asking and have been asking diaspora guyanese and nonguyanese not only to give money we are not only looking for help in monetary ways but we are also looking for people to open doors part of it is monetary part of it is nonmonetary as such the intent of the conference is to ascertain how diaspora guyanese and nonguyanese can help to give not only financially but time treasure talent and open doors to help us connect to help our students help our faculty help our university overall according to professor griffith the weeklong conference which was in the making for just under one year will not take on a traditional form we are spending a week doing a variety of things only two days of which are the traditional conversations but those conversations are not only by academics we have businessmen we have civic society we have diplomats we have government officials as part of the conversation mix professor griffith noted the dec will see guyanese participants travelling from as far as nigeria russia the united states jamaica trinidad and other countries in fact the event is even slated to be attended by the president of the caribbean development bank president david granger is scheduled to host the welcome reception and deliver a keynote address to declare the conference officially opened speakers will include people s progressive party chief whip ms gail teixeira several ministers of government and it is expected that there will be video messages from baroness valerie amos director of the school of oriental and african studies in the united kingdom and gina mille the founding partner of spencer churchill miller an investment company of brexit fame other speakers will include mexican ambassador mr ivan roberto sierra medel mr glen khan chairman of laparkan and mr david lammy british member of parliament and since guyana s diaspora and guyana s homeland have a wonderful cultural diversity the vice chancellor added that we want to end the conference by showcasing some of the cultural diversity that mix of music and dance and culture this will translate to a cultural extravaganza also on the last day of the conference which is being organised by renowned flautist keith waithe waithe who is one of guyana s musical icons resides in london according to professor griffith he had a hand in including waithe in the conference to be our distinguished artist and resident he will be coming back in that role he will be organising guyanese at home and in the diaspora for that extravaganza that showcases the right talent of our races culture our sports tasked with the role of being chairman of the planning committee of the entire conference is dr fitzgerald yaw ug s director of the office of strategic initiatives dr yaw returned to guyana last year august to take up the appointment at ug according to him he has returned to work with the university and help the vice chancellor with the project of rebuilding and restoring ug to the place it has to hold in the development of guyana as such the conference is expected to play an integral role in this regard dr yaw has been working with a diverse group both in guyana and other parts of the world helping to organise the conference working in guyana and seeing the challenges directly living in it really just reinforces for me the importance of the diaspora in the rebuilding of guyana dr yaw noted even as he disclosed that the conference is one that is expected to lead to the establishment of a diaspora centre at ug that will help to deepen and strengthen the engagement of the diaspora with guyana and the caribbean too as such the conference is expected to play an integral role in this regard dr yaw has been working with a diverse group both in guyana and other parts of the world helping to organise the conference working in guyana and seeing the challenges directly living in it really just reinforces for me the importance of the diaspora in the rebuilding of guyana dr yaw noted even as he disclosed that the conference is one that is expected to lead to the establishment of a diaspora centre at ug that will help to deepen and strengthen the engagement of the diaspora with guyana and the caribbean too we are not saying that the diaspora is not being engaged we all know that it is it is just a matter that we want to deepen and enhance it related dr yaw persons locally and broad including students business persons among others are encouraged to register to participate in the conference registration is being done at varying costs to the participants but according to professor griffith the hosting of the conference will have significant economic benefit for guyana as a whole think of what this week even if we have only 200 people come to this conference think of what that does to an economy each of those people who comes for the investiture from abroad paying an airfare part of it comes to this country staying at a hotel part of it comes here taking the taxi around buying souvenirs there is economic value added professor griffith asserted article adapted from  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(331, 'und', 'node_search', ' 2017 walter rodney lecture series 2017 walter rodney lecture series webmaster wed 7052017 809 various locations the tenth vicechancellor and principal of the  university of guyana professor ivelaw lloyd griffith invites you to the 2017 walter rodney chair lecture series see photo for more details from task gangs to labour unions and political parties libation an african ritual of heritage in the circle of life guyanese education in the twenty first century challenges and opportunities from oppression towards liberation a peoples political history of guyana 18381964 the university of guyana  ', 0),
(332, 'und', 'node_search', ' the investiture of professor ivelaw lloyd griffith the investiture of professor ivelaw lloyd griffith webmaster thu 7062017 859 george walcott lecture theatre turkeyen campus the university of guyana the university of guyana requests your presence at the investiture of professor ivelaw llyod griffith as the tenth vicechancellor of the university of guyana friday july 28 2017 1600hr george walcott lecture theatre turkeyen campus the university of guyana greater georgetown guyana  rsvp by july 14 2017 telephone 592 2225575 email  investiture uogedugy the university of guyana  ', 0),
(333, 'und', 'node_search', ' school of entrepreneurship business innovation sebi launch cocktail reception school of entrepreneurship business innovation sebi launch cocktail reception webmaster thu 7062017 1011 duke lodge 94 duke street kingston georgetown invitation the tenth vicechancellor of the university of guyana professor ivelaw lloyd griffith requests the pleasure of your company at school of entrepreneurship   business innovation sebi  launch cocktail reception date friday july 7 2017 time 1700h venue duke lodge 94 duke street kingston georgetown dress business casual please rsvp to  tamikaprofitt uogedugy  by july 4 2017 the university of guyana  ', 0),
(334, 'und', 'node_search', ' turkeyen tain talks 8 youth crime and violence turkeyen tain talks 8 youth crime and violence webmaster fri 7072017 1751 pegasus hotel guyana the university of guyana pace will be hosting turkeyen and tain talks 8 under the theme youth crime and violence the event is sponsored by unicef guyana and pegasus hotel youth crime and violence ug pace  ', 0),
(335, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug s development hampered by serious pilfering problem vice chancellor ug s development hampered by serious pilfering problem vice chancellor ug s development hampered by serious pilfering problem vice chancellor webmaster fri 7072017 1754 a serious protracted pilfering situation has been listed among the factors that have been hampering the development of the university of guyana ug in fact the guyana police force a few months ago was called in to investigate reports of theft from the centre for information technology cit but according to ug vice chancellor and principal professor ivelaw griffith during an interview with this publication cit is not the only department of the university to be so plagued the situation he informed is farreaching and has translated to millions worth of items disappearing from various departments of the university this state of affairs has undoubtedly helped to contribute to the financial challenge that ug has been faced with over time if we have to replace 17 18 19 million dollars a year of stuff how can we progress as a university these are equipment for classrooms for offices even some of the contractors are stealing stuff are just being stolen from this university professor griffith related this university has a lot of theft stressed the unapologetic principal of the national university and according to him he has made no secret of the state of affairs but rather has shared information he has compiled in this regard with both staff and the student body as well i ve publicly said we don t have drones coming so it is staff or students or people facilitated by staff or students who are coming and stealing stuff professor griffith said that during a meeting with union representatives for instance he made it clear to them that you have an obligation to help us deal with that there are things that we have to do if we want a different environment we have to look ourselves in the mirror and say who is going to fix these things it has got to be us the vice chancellor asserted in fact professor griffith said that in his quest to be transparent and share information even before turning the cit allegations over to the police he had had the discussions with the unions of the university the university of guyana workers union and the university of guyana senior staff association it was only after this he said that i called in the cid and they started with that building what i said to the unions is that i am turning this matter over to the police and the chips will fall where they may when the cid is done with its investigation whomever they want to prosecute i will say go right ahead this happened a few a months ago but according to vice chancellor griffith he has since learnt that there is an even greater pilfering problem within the maintenance department of the university according to the vice chancellor he got information that suggests that the skulduggery in that department might have surpassed what has already been brought to the attention of the university s administration i said i know what s going on but i didn t know the full extent of it but i have already put the maintenance department on warning that i am coming to them next professor griffith stated according to the vice chancellor when one takes into consideration the persons who are already being investigated there is a nexus between them and some people associated with the university during the month of april professor griffith had called in the police force to investigate the allegations of theft of equipment and misconduct of staff members of cit the manager of the centre and several employees were sent on leave as an interim measure to allow the investigation to proceed without disruption of evidence and to preserve a safe orderly and professional work environment a temporary manager was identified to oversee the operations of the centre during the conduct of the investigation which professor griffith said yesterday was ongoing additionally there are reports coming out from ug that the ministry of public telecommunications was asked to conduct a forensic audit of the cit operations at the turkeyen and berbice campuses and the four centres of the institute of distance and continuing education located at anna regina georgetown linden and new amsterdam article adapted from  http wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20170629 ugsdevelopmenthamperedbyseriouspilferingproblemvic  uog vicechancellor pilfering ', 0),
(336, 'und', 'node_search', ' vice chancellor justifies several senior appointments at national university vice chancellor justifies several senior appointments at national university vice chancellor justifies several senior appointments at national university webmaster fri 7072017 1800 some basic things to ensure the efficient management of the university of guyana ug have been neglected for so many years that some people have accepted them as the norm this was the assertion of vice chancellor of the national university professor ivelaw griffith there are some things for the management for the efficiency of the economics and operations that we have neglected for years so much so that people think it s normal it is a university that has been so accustomed to managing on a shoestring budget that people think that anytime you do a little you are being profligate the vice chancellor s remarks were forthcoming in response to concerns about allegations that his appointment of a number of senior officials at the national university has resulted in the institution becoming top heavy the university last year released information to the effect that on august 22 2016 the finance and general purpose committee f gpc the second highest policymaking body after the council approved a proposal by the vice chancellor griffith to comprehensively restructure the university s leadership this move it was revealed was designed to create greater levels of efficiency and effectiveness and set the stage for innovation in academic and nonacademic areas the changes which became effective on october 1 2016 entailed having dr michael scott the immediate past dean of the faculty of social sciences become deputy vice chancellor dvc of academic engagement the former dvc of academics dr barbara reynolds was named dvc for planning and international engagement a new entity intended to streamline and extend ug s international relationships and build new grant research and other relationships with other universities and with international organizations dr paloma mohamed a former director for the centre for communication studies and a former dean of the faculty of social sciences now occupies the newlycreated position of dvc of philanthropy alumni and civic engagement pace which has the mandate to enhance ug s fundraising rebranding alumni relationships and public interchange all of which are said to be crucial to the university s renaissance added to this the new administrative team was expected to be strengthened with the establishment of an office of strategic initiatives in the vice chancellery to undertake institutional strengthening project management and allied services appointed to head this area is dr fitzgerald yaw consultant on governance sustainability and economic development who has worked across the americas and the caribbean added to this ms karen wishart who was the programme officer in the office of the vicechancellor was promoted to the first chief of staff in the vicechancellery this promotion was said to coincide with the renaming of the senior administrative group to the vice chancellor s cabinet which includes the dvcs registrar bursar human resources director director of the berbice campus the legal officer another new position the director of the office of strategic initiatives and the chief of staff but there have been numerous concerns voiced that the size of the university does not warrant the magnitude of appointments vice chancellor griffith however made it clear that while the proposal was his to present it certainly wasn t suddenly conjured up upon his appointment as the principal of the university he explained that the university over the years benefited from a number of assessment studies intended to help improve its operation among the most recent was one completed by hamilton associates in 2012 the assessment in question professor griffith said not only recognised that the university was neglected in terms of its human capital but went on to outline that it did not have sufficient lecturers or administrators for that matter he underscored that the one of the things that the hamilton report highlighted is that the university is too big and part of why it has not done well is that it is running on a shoestring budget both on the lecturers side and on the administrative side part of the recommendation to help address the shortcomings of the university that is detailed in the report is the appointment of at least four deputy vice chancellors in addition to the vice chancellor but according to professor griffith although he saw the need for the recommended measures to be implemented i said we can t afford four but let s move from one to three in fact he noted that among the neglected human resource area of the university is the lack of a civil engineer an attorney and even a chief accountant partly because of the low salaries at this university both on the teaching and administrative sides we have had difficulty recruiting people said professor griffith as he related that the recommendation for an augmented staff did not even taken into consideration the university s current 8000plus student population moreover professor griffith has said what i have begun to do and i make no apologies for doing this is to try to rightsize both the teaching staff and the administrative staff how are we going to get grants if we don t have people to write them how do you get the alumni to give back if you don t have the mechanisms how do you get the corporations to give if you don t have people who will wine and dine them and follow up with them questioned the vice chancellor as he added there is a lot of vacuous misinformed commentary about big spending the vice chancellor also made it clear that i am going to always make the right decisions for the right reasons irrespective of the criticisms because sometimes the people don t know the facts so i would say to anyone the documents are there article adapted from  http wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20170630 vicechancellorjustifiesseveralseniorappointmentsat  vicechancellor promotions appointments senior administration uog ', 0),
(337, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug launches business school ug launches business school ug launches business school webmaster sun 7092017 858 the university of guyana ug on friday evening launched its school of entrepreneurship and business innovation sebi with the goal of educating and developing leaders and managers to contribute to the advancement of the nation speaking at the launch at duke lodge ug vicechancellor professor ivelaw griffith thanked those who helped make the vision of the business school a reality while saying that it represented a partnership to creating opportunities for not only entrepreneurship in thinking and dreaming but entrepreneurship in doing griffith said the sebi would begin tuition from the next semester as a team led by ug s deputy vicechancellor of planning and international engagement dr barbara reynolds has already been created to start working towards delivery sebi programmes griffith said will facilitate significant crossdiscipline collaboration allowing students in other areas to participate he also said its programmes and courses would be internationallyaccredited professor leyland lucas visiting professor in business strategy and dean designate of sebi told the launch that while the nation needs change it also needs an institution responsive to its needs and one that ensures that it provides the skills competencies and capabilities needed to move forward he noted that sebi s programmes which will include undergraduate degree programmes in accounting entrepreneurship finance general management supply chain management and tourism and graduatelevel programmes in entrepreneurship management general management and sustainable development can all move the country forward lucas who also addressed concerns about accreditation of the programmes offered by the school said that it will be accredited by one of the premier accrediting institutions in the world he assured those in attendance that the degrees earned from sebi will be recognised globally as the institution is establishing relationships with other entities to ensure professional certification giving his congratulatory remarks at the launch ambassador of mexico to guyana ivan roberto sierra medel was optimistic that sebi will jumpstart guyana s economic development he anticipated too that the school will bring together academia and the private sector georgetown and the hinterland and guyanese around the world somebody has to provide the specific training not only in strategy to tap into markets but in harvesting the tremendous friendship that can be part in successful economic engagements with the world the ambassador said sebi can become the strategic asset to take advantage of international business practices and successful experiences in the specific field of doing business he added sebi has emerged from exhaustive engagements between the university and both the public and private sectors as well as the intellectual effort of a feasibility study team that included highly qualified guyanese in the diaspora many of whom hold key administrative and academic positions at highly reputable universities in the united states article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 709 uglaunchesbusinessschool  sebi business uog ', 0),
(338, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug launches innovative business school ug launches innovative business school ug launches innovative business school webmaster mon 7102017 828 in keeping with the constantly changing economic environment the university of guyana ug on friday launched its school of entrepreneurship and business innovation sebi with the aim of moving away from conventional teaching members of the private sector the education sector and other stakeholders gathered at the roraima duke lodge in kingston to witness the unveiling of the banner bearing the insignia of the new faculty the new school which is set to open at the start of the new semester in september will offer new undergraduate and graduate degrees executive degrees and shortterm programmes students who were engaged in management studies through the university s social sciences faculty will be able to continue their studies under the new school and even be able to pursue areas such as accounting finance and supply chain management among other things some of what is happening is we will be shifting the management department and offering new degree programmes such as entrepreneurship vicechancellor professor ivelaw griffith said at the opening also we will not be waiting to offer degrees because we will have a number of courses and specifically tailored programmes that can be done in days weeks and even months he added as opposed to the faculty of social sciences the school will be moving away from just creating opportunities for entrepreneurship in thinking and dreaming and looking towards entrepreneurship in doing in order to ensure the desired outcomes a thorough feasibility study into the project was done after the idea was first mooted in 2016 the process included local regional and international stakeholders who explored several ideas that were later conceptualised into the school s curriculum professor griffith alluded to the inclusivity of the project pointing out that stakeholders visited areas in regions six east berbicecorentyne two pomeroonsupenaam and 10 upper demeraraupper berbice in order to hear the views of persons who will potentially benefit from the sebi delivering the product  we have come a long way and we intend to start delivering the product this coming semester professor griffith said adding we have already sent out the implementation team members of the technical unit and other persons in all the elements of the university who are working towards the actualisation the team he said is now in the process of building the capacity of staff by hiring lecturers and administrative professionals the dean designate of sebi professor leyland lucas followed up on what the vicechancellor said adding that they have recognised the changes in the needs of the nation therefore an institution that is responsive to its needs is necessary to ensure that the nation has the right skills competence and capabilities everything we have set up here is geared towards providing the nation with what it needs to move forward in both the public and private sectors professor lucas said their mandate is expected to be carried out through a system called escape ethics superiority academics professionalism and engagement escape he said will be complemented by ceedcentre for entrepreneurship and economic development which will let persons who are majoring in other fields join forces with those in the management fraternity and create a moneymaking initiative mexico s ambassador to guyana mr ivan sierra medel was also in support of the intervention noting that sebi can become the strategic asset to take advantage of international best practices and successful experiences in specific fields of doing business he however suggested that in order to have dialogue with the world ug needs to introduce aspects such as foreign languages internships mentoring and confidencebuilding at the school members of the private sector echoed similar sentiments but pointed out that tertiary education has remained stagnant for a while so in order to tap into new opportunities the work of sebi will be necessary in developing the countries human capital article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170709 uglaunchesinnovativebusinessschool sebi innovation business uog ', 0),
(339, 'und', 'node_search', ' guyana hopes to invest more cash in youth empowerment from scrapped sugar subsidy oil revenues ramjattan guyana hopes to invest more cash in youth empowerment from scrapped sugar subsidy oil revenues ramjattan guyana hopes to invest more cash in youth empowerment from scrapped sugar subsidy oil revenues ramjattan webmaster sun 7162017 1218 guyana hopes to surpass trinidad and tobago and jamaica in the amount of monies it gives to youth empowerment and employment by scrapping a multibillion dollar subsidy to the stateowned sugar corporation guysuco and injecting more funds from oil revenues when production begins in 2020 public security minister khemraj ramjattan says this why we are making sure that the bailouts now that we are having on sugar will have to come to a halt and understand that he said to applause wednesday night at a university of guyanaorganised public forum on youth crime and violence we will not be bailing out sugar and we have a plan for that and so there will be some more money that can go into some other sectors and rest assured that we are going to up that 7 percent to more i cannot tell you how much more no no no i am being realistic here we have to be realistic if the economy produces much more and the price of sugar gets up high you ll expect us challenging the other two other countries in the percentage rather than being half jamaica and just onethird of trinidad he said speaking in his personal capacity registrar of the university of guyana dr nigel gravesande highlighted that guyana s budgetary allocation for direct youth empowerment is 7 percent compared to 15 percent in trinidad and tobago and 23 percent in jamaica that is the statistical reality and the most recent uneclac united nations economic commission for latin america and the caribbean report that i have seen spoke to a direct correlation in youth violence and economic empowerment he said at the forum gravesande questioned the public security minister about whether there were shortterm mediumterm and immediate plans to structure the economy to focus on sustainable youth empowerment through increased monies in annual national budgets he reiterated government s position at a time when authorities are grappling to manage the fallout from last sunday s fire that destroyed the georgetown prison on camp street the opposition people s progressive party civic pppc has already criticised ramjattan for using the state of the sugar industry as a scapegoat the public security minister acknowledged that more money needs to spent on empowerment education and employment opportunities for youths with a number of guyana s sugar exports not doing well he said government has had to decide on its priority areas for spending scarce cash if we have to take our monies and do what is priority by our cabinet it does not necessarily mean that importance is not attached to others he said ramjattan suggested that with more revenues going into the national treasury from oil guyana would be able to spend more on a number of areas until such time that we have a better day with an oilstream revenue we ll have to start making some serious decisions and we have started that already he said the public security minister said it is time to implement the numerous recommendations contained in several reports on crime and violence among youths in guyana and the caribbean we in the caribbean we in guyana do a lot of reports somehow that has to stop we have to start utilizing the recommendations in those reports to immediately walk the talk as it were because we sometimes don t do that and we do that to the detriment of all of us he said painting a picture of the reality confronting authorities he said youths are affected by unemployment poverty alcohol and drug consumption youths smoking marijuana as early as 11 years old concerns were also raised about virtual illiteracy to the extent that only one in every five youths detained can read and there are also declining performances at high school and university among males we have a number of things in these reports from which we have to move on he said ramjattan said authorities also have to address poor parenting reduce risk factors and ensure that sport facilities ate made readily available to youths the state of youths has been thrown in the spotlight following an attempted bank robbery allegedly involving two qualified professionals and a number of members of the guyana police force article adapted from  http demerarawavescom 20170713 guyanahopestoinvestmorecashinyouthempowermentfroms  turkeyen tain talks crime youth ', 0),
(340, 'und', 'node_search', ' guyana hosting university of arkansas agri students guyana hosting university of arkansas agri students guyana hosting university of arkansas agri students webmaster sun 7162017 1223 this month guyana is hosting three agriculture sophomores from the university of arkansas as part of the education abroad program of the university of arkansas at pine bluff uapb according to a press release from partners of the americas the students imani coleman an agronomy major lataylor rembert an agriculture business major and laura wright an animal science major will spend one month july 8 august 5 in guyana learning not only about agriculture in guyana but also learning generally about life in a foreign country understanding guyana s history and all aspects of its culture the release stated that the guyana leg of the education abroad program is part of a wider project entitled building teaching research and extension capacity at uapb to enhance global learning and strengthen sweet potato production in guyana and the arkansas delta one of this project s main objectives is to produce high quality virustested sweet potato seed material for guyanese farmers through the establishment of a virusindexing laboratory in guyana guyana is one of five countries included in uapb s education abroad program the other countries are china ghana mexico and dominican republic article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 713 guyanahostinguniversityofarkansasagristudents  university of arkansas agriculture uapb ', 0),
(341, 'und', 'node_search', '  too much procrastination ramjattan  too much procrastination ramjattan too much procrastination ramjattan webmaster sun 7162017 1234 citing procrastination regarding various reports public security minister khemraj ramjattan has called for more action on recommendations relevant to youth violence and crime at the same time a call has been made for the authorities to place emphasis on youth involvement in the decisionmaking process of the country s policies regarding the nation s youth speaking to a packed room at the pegasus hotel on wednesday night during the university of guyana s ug turkeyen tain talks ramjattan noted that there have been a number of reports which form part of the government s strategy which centres on youth crime and violence these include the united nations report on violence against children in the caribbean as well as the 2010 undp citizens security survey among others noting that they are all major reports he said such reports would remain on the shelves over the years we have to start utilising recommendations of these reports to immediately walk the talk he said noting that if such is not undertaken the results can be detrimental ramjattan told the gathering that from such reports there is a correlation cited between young people and drugs or alcohol noting that if someone is going to be a standout from the youth ages that person can be affected by factors such as unemployment or poverty touching on the recent georgetown prison unrest he informed the gathering that information from the prison hierarchy indicated that out of every five prisoners only one can read he said this is relative to the entire prison population across the country s prisons it s very serious he said noting that the government has a number of findings and recommendations which will be effectuated he said the issue of skills training is being addressed noting that in each police division across the country the commander of the division has been tasked with developing social programmes which integrate children into progressive projects especially those who may have come from dysfunctional families the minister noted that such programmes have proved to be effective since they have impacted positively in communities which in the past had high crime rates he said having received the recommendations the priority ones are addressed and funding is sought for such programmes working with gang members pastor eworth williams of the heavenly light church in cooper street albouystown noted that the church has been working with gangs for a number of years speaking on the subject of youth and violence he said the church is not only about the four walls but rather an avenue which persons can turn to in difficult situations he spoke also of the prison population and posited that all prisoners would have had experiences in the church temple or masjid however according to him the reality is no one would have noticed such persons and this would have led to such persons choosing a life of crime so what has happened is that they would have turned to things that would make them noticed williams said he informed the gathering that in albouystown there are approximately 48 main gangs of which 26 are said to be notorious the church he said has a good relationship with the gangs noting that from time to time he would meet and have discourse with the gang members because we believe that if we don t touch them then someone else will he also said it has not been an easy task noting that at times the church officials would wonder if the persons engaged would really change their lives he noted however that there are examples of those who have worked to change their lives we have a part to play especially as a church williams said youth advocate derwayne wills who spoke at the event called for more youth involvement in the decision making process he said there are many questions which demand answers he said when the government changed in 2015 many anticipated the setting up of a ministry of youth wills suggested that this should be reviewed by the authorities he noted that there is a national youth policy while legislation relative to youth is being addressed however he called for accountability of various constitutional bodies which have oversight over the nation s youth what we need is action to fix the system s shortcomings wills said as he called on the authorities to meet the youth half way university of guyana health sciences student patricia gittens spoke on the issue of mental health she said there is need for the authorities to place prevention of crime and violence on the front burner gittens said the good news is that there is hope in that direction the forum which was moderated by professor ivelaw griffith vicechancellor of the university attracted a large turnout it concluded with a discussion between the panel of presenters and the audience article adapted from  https guyanachroniclecom 20170713 toomuchprocrastination   turkeyen tain talks crime youth violence public security ', 0),
(342, 'und', 'node_search', ' meet the man behind the google of guyana  meet the man behind the google of guyana meet the man behind the google of guyana webmaster sun 7162017 1247 when triston thompson and his cousin decided to launch information technology company  intellectstorm  in 2014 they knew they would have an uphill battle it is not something that is adopted that much in guyana the 20yearold explained businesses are still stuck in their old way of doing things thompson wanted to help bring his country into the 21st century he had studied computer science and graduated cum laude from the university of guyana through intellectstorm he wants to show people how the internet can be used as a tool to engage customers and build relationships thompson calls one of his company s products the google of guyana this mobile app called  directorygy  is a resource on everything guyana from current news and upcoming events to businesses restaurants and public services directorygy was recognized by the guyanan government as the  official application  of the 50th anniversary of guyana s independence and  took first place  at the pitchit caribbean challenge in jamaica  connecting with others a challenge for thompson was figuring out how to get the word out about his company it s difficult in guyana to come into the entrepreneurial ecosystem and just sell yourself alone said thompson who grew up in a village called melanie damishana about 17 kilometers from guyana s capital of georgetown you have to expand your network and get people to know you and what you can do participating in a  young leaders of the americas initiative  pilot program helped him do just that thompson received valuable feedback on his ideas and encouragement one of the most helpful things about his ylai experience since then he has expanded his professional network and collaborated with another ylai fellow on an it application thompson is optimistic that more it solutions will catch on in guyana and that intellectstorm will become one of the top guyanan tech companies what s next more connections and stronger relationships with other entrepreneurs and businesspeople even people in government can be good connections to build he adds you never know who could be the key to your progress connecting with other entrepreneurs has helped thompson stay positive and focused on his venture especially during the first year when funds were tight being part of a community of entrepreneurs helps you to realize that you re not alone that your problems are not unique he said his advice to other entrepreneurs surround yourself with positive people who will build you up and not tear you down article adapted from  https ylaistategov meetmanbehindgoogleguyana20170713  business innovation intellect storm information technology entrepreneurship ', 0);
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(343, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug to offer mandarin studies ug to offer mandarin studies ug to offer mandarin studies webmaster sun 7162017 1254 the university of guyana ug and the dalian university of foreign languages dufl in china have reached an agreement for ug to offer a minor in mandarin chinese studies and for development of a bachelor s degree programme this agreement was reached recently when a team from the university of guyana comprising vicechancellor professor ivelaw griffith deputy vicechancellor for planning and international engagement dr barbara reynolds director of the confucius institute ug al creighton and chinese director of the confucius institute ma tao recently met in china with officials of the dalian university of foreign languages dufl for the first official meeting of the board of the confucius institute ug the meeting was hosted by dufl the ug s partner institution in china for the operation of the confucius institute and it was held on their campus in the city of dalian china representing dufl were vicechancellor professor liu hong dean of the multilanguage base in dalian for the international promotion of chinese language professor sun yuhua and li fan of the international office at dufl professor sun yuhua pledged the full support of dufl with assistance from hanban the headquarters for confucius institutes in china for the programmes ug will continue to offer mandarin as one of the languages that ug students may choose in addition to spanish french and portuguese mandarin will also be available as one of the foreign language requirements of the new school of entrepreneurship and business and innovation sebi at the ug the meeting was chaired by ma tao and addressed by the two vicechancellors dr reynolds the dean of the multilanguage base and the director of ciug both universities reaffirmed the mou already in force between them and pledged continued cooperation while dr reynolds put on the table ideas for areas of future cooperation and ways in which the institutions can assist each other for mutual development she also reaffirmed the vicechancellor s invitation to dufl to visit the ug for the next meeting of the board ciug director al creighton presented the report of the institute covering its operations since 2014 the conduct of the programme in mandarin as well as the academic cultural and social events on the ug campuses and in the guyanese community he presented the budget of the ciug and outlined the vision of the institute plans for its future development and ways in which there can be deeper academic exchanges dufl trains and makes available lecturers in chinese language teaching for the ciug although it was historically founded with its strength in foreign languages it now has programmes in several other disciplines and the ug will now look forward to a widening in twoway exchanges involving areas beyond chinese language teaching with a current enrollment of some 8000 students ug has graduated more than 20000 students who have gone on to successful careers locally regionally and internationally the university is also a major contributor to the national economy and to business and industry established in 1963 on a parttime basis with shared space at queens college ug moved to its own campus at turkeyen in 1970 and expanded in 2000 with the addition of the tain campus it now offers more than 60 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including engineering environmental studies forestry urban planning and management tourism studies education creative arts economics law medicine optometry and nursing several online programmes are available and ug also offers extramural classes at four locations through its institute of distance and continuing education idce ug also offers the opportunity for student engagement in debating sports and cultural religious and professional activities article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170713 ugtooffermandarinstudies confucius institute mandarin dalian university of foreign languages ', 0),
(344, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug gtt sign mou for students to pay fees via mmg app ug gtt sign mou for students to pay fees via mmg app ug gtt sign mou for students to pay fees via mmg app webmaster sun 7162017 1258 university of guyana ug students can now pay their dormitory application general and graduation fees using the guyana telephone telegraph gtt mobile money application a memorandum of understanding mou signed today between ug and gtt is a new initiative to improve services vice chancellor vc and principal of the university ivelaw griffith said professor griffith added that there are a number of benefits to this new initiative he explained that the service is a convenience factor for the student additionally there is the benefit of financial savings for students who have to travel to pay tuition fees which has a transportation cost attached the vc said that with the university s increasing overseas population the service is a timely one he highlighted that 60 percent of current students at the university are cash paying students gtt s chief executive officer justin nedd said all current and past students have to do to repay their tuition loans is to enter their ug registration number the amount they would like to pay and press send after the application would have been downloaded from thee goggle play applications store it is easy as 1 2 3 nedd added the university of guyana continues to launch and implement a number of initiatives to improve and enhance the quality of education and services offered article adapted from  http ginagovgy uggttsignmouforstudentstopayfeesviammgapp  mou gtt mmg fees tuition ', 0),
(345, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug upgrades campus and curriculum for new semester ug upgrades campus and curriculum for new semester ug upgrades campus and curriculum for new semester webmaster sun 7162017 1308 the university of guyana ug is modernising its campuses in preparation for the september semester in an interview with the department of public information dpi vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith said works have already started to outfit lecture theaters with air conditioning he explained we ve got to try to create the physical environment that is more hospitable to working and to studying and to doing research ug has also boosted its ict connectivity on all its campuses through an agreement that was recently signed between the university and the ministry of public telecommunication they can expect full wifi on this campus wherever they go and that is a signally important achievement professor griffith added better dormitory facilities will also be available when the semester begins at the end of august incoming students at the university can also expect curriculum innovation ug s academic board has recently approved several new programmes which include associate degree in mining geology master s programme in agro business master s programme in psychology post graduate programme in health sciences on radiology bachelors in environmental sciences there s a list of new degree programmes baccalaureate bachelor s and post grad there is some new degree programmes coming on board as well in the next academic year professor griffith said these improvements are all part of the university s rebranding to modernise its campuses and curriculum george walcott lecture theatre ug s largest lecture theatre fitted with air conditioning units  article adapted from  http ginagovgy ugupgradescampusandcurriculumfornewsemester  uog update curriculum update internet ', 0),
(346, 'und', 'node_search', ' turkeyen and tain talks 8 youth crime and violence  turkeyen and tain talks 8 youth crime and violence turkeyen and tain talks 8 youth crime and violence webmaster sun 7162017 1317 the juvenile justice bill will be presented to parliament by month end minister of public security khemraj ramjattan said on wednesday while speaking on issues related to youth crime and violence at the university of guyana s eighth turkeyen and tain talks ramjattan was on a panel that included pastor eworth williams activist derwayne wills and child protection specialist patricia gittens assistant commissioner of police clifton hicken though slated to speak was not present at the event the discussions which invited comments and questions from the audience touched on youth policy constitutional reform and the justice system including how culture can influence youth to become involved in crime and affect them once they become part of the system in a study i did just recently i looked at the relationship between parenting styles and juvenile delinquency and what it showed is that our parenting styles in guyana are literally creating some of the issues we have with our youth debbie hopkinson a member of the university s sociology department commented our youths are becoming violent because sometimes they re abused and sometimes they become a victim twice first by being abused then when they wander away the system also makes them a victim again and that is something we need to look at she added in response to a query from hopkinson on the status of the juvenile justice bill ramjattan stated that the bill is complete and will be taken to parliament by the end of this month when costing has been completed the bill will then be debated in october once passed he said it will do away with several archaic laws that are responsible for the incarceration of many of the country s youth in that bill all the difficulties we have i have made sure that the consultation process went through successfully truancy wandering all those economic crimes are going to be abolished all of them and they are not going to be made crimes anymore because the days for that are long gone ramjattan said he further stated that policing authorities would have far more stringent methods to follow when it comes to the incarceration of youth and that provisions would be made at police stations to have rooms for juveniles after being called out by dr nigel gravesande on what he said was a 7 budget allocation to youth ramjattan assured those gathered that this figured would be upped once monies became available if we have to take our monies and do what is regarded as priority by all cabinet we have to do that it does not necessarily mean that importance is not attached to others and youth especially we feel we have to spend more money on and that is why of recent times and this might sound again cliched we are making sure now that the bailouts that we will have for sugar will have to come to a halt ramjattan said at the present moment because of the fact that we do not have resources sugar is not doing well bauxite is not doing well only gold it would appear is doing that well and until such time as we have a better day with an oil revenue stream we have to start making some serious decisions and we have started making those already he added ramjattan noted that the government in its mandate of youth development has been guided by a number of published reports including the united nations report on violence against children crime violence and development the citizens security survey and the paramaribo declaration on the future of youth in the caribbean community acknowledging that a lot of reports are usually churned out but shelved the minister stated that there is a need to begin utilising the recommendations in order to immediately walk the talk he stated that among those recommendations is the need to provide skills training in atrisk areas while referencing the guyana police force s programme that sees divisional commanders setting up youth groups within such communities he also made reference to the idb s citizen security strengthening programme one of the components of which is to train 25 students from across 20 communities in areas such as carpentry masonry and electrical engineering and providing them with a us 70 allowance so they are able to attend the nearest skills centre i know that it is going to be a difficult task solving this thing because it is somehow young people feel that they could do the wrong things because the wrong things are being done by everybody high and low and when a culture starts that bad habit of young people thinking that that can be done it is going to be very very dangerous the minister said wills had shared similar sentiments in his presentation we must be mindful of the images our youth are fed particularly our men everywhere i look i see the lucrative spoils of celebrated local kingpins who walk amongst us we must also be mindful of how these images shape the value systems of our youth particularly men in their pursuit for success wills had stated ramjattan had also made reference to how parenting and the socialisation process affect how youth relate to crime shedding light on the inefficiencies in the justice system wills spoke of what he called indifference on the part of magistrates as it pertains to the sums assigned for the granting of bail to persons who hail from impoverished communities and criticised the outdated legislation that results in scores of persons being incarcerated for offences such as narcotics possession it was on this note that he referred to the recent events as a correction of the system i was prepared to stand here and champion many causes for reforms in the prison system in the modus operandi of the police in the judiciary but the prisoners of camp street have accomplished in a matter of days what activists have championed for years wills stated these are continued acts of defiance against the system and its agents for unnecessarily long trials inefficiencies in the police prosecution system exorbitant bail amounts just naming a few justice delayed is justice denied and the camp street prison fire remains a radical act of defiance which has forced the system to correct itself the youth activist further said article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 715 juvenilejusticebillforparliamentbymonthendramjatta  turkeyen tain talks youth crime violence ', 0),
(347, 'und', 'node_search', ' project renaissance seeks to bring ug into a modernity zone  project renaissance seeks to bring ug into a modernity zone project renaissance seeks to bring ug into a modernity zone webmaster sun 7162017 1345 dpi guyana saturday july the university of guyana ug last june undertook an initiative to modernise the functioning of the more than 50yearold institution under the leadership of vice chancellor vc professor ivelaw griffith project renaissance intends to rebuild and rebrand the university and bring it into a zone of modernity in a recent interview with the department of public information dpi professor griffith explained that project renaissance utilises a package of activities of events of programmes all intended to rebuild rebrand the university of guyana project renaissance builds on four pillars capital investment academic enhancement economic viability alumini engagement in the last year since the project was initiated the university has enhanced its campus grounds and facilities extensive refurbishment on the turkeyen campus has been undertaken as part of the capital investment there are still a series of capital projects that the university has earmarked for completion the turkeyen and tain talks ttt a bimonthly forum engaging communities to discuss national issues is an initiative under the academic enhancement pillar the university recently hosted its eight rounds of ttt the vice chancellor noted that creating partnerships is important for enhancement of the university s academics he pointed out that the historic diaspora engagement conference seeks to tap into the guyanese talent in the diaspora the weeklong conference slated for later this month will see the solidification of partnerships between the university and the private sector and investors including strengthening of relations with the university of the west indies it s a way of saying how can we enable the spotlight on the university to be better than it has been my idea is to enable the talent the culture of guyana at home and abroad to be showcased professor griffith said these partnerships that the university is building also help to secure the institution s economic viability the ug has been in receipt of equipment and funds from various donors to the tune of us 450000 the university has also signed mous with government and private sector for future actualisation valued at us 30m professor griffith noted that these partnerships give technical support to the university and helps build capacity these are just some of the initiatives that have been undertaken as part of ug s renaissance however the full modernisation of the institutions campuses and curriculum will take time professor griffith cautioned this university s neglect has been so deep and so wide it s going to take at least five years to get to a state where we can be comfortable that we ve got many of the platforms where they should be professor griffith said project renaissance is envisioned as a maturing overtime project which will enable the university of guyana to become a consequential national and international educational stakeholder article adapted from  http ginagovgy projectrenaissanceseekstobringugintoamodernityzone  renaissance ', 0),
(348, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug looks to steam to redress short comings in human capital ug looks to steam to redress short comings in human capital ug looks to steam to redress short comings in human capital webmaster mon 7172017 1329 later this month the university of guyana ug will undertake a science technology engineering arts and math steam project to redress shortcomings in these areas vice chancellor of the university professor ivelaw griffith told the department of public information dpi in a recent one and one interview that this new initiative seeks to address the institution s human capital deficit so it s a journey we ve begun for some degree programmes to look at what we might need that is something that the technology faculty will be doing professor griffith told dpi the university has begun to take a hard look at the gaps in the need for human capital at the institution professor griffith said the need to strengthen its human capital is even more necessary for the university as it is looked upon to help build capacity for the country s new oil and gas sector university of guyana s capacity to do what that industry requires takes significant investment overtime professor griffith pointed out the country s highest educational institution has received assistance in this regard from the ministry of natural resources the ministry has pledged 100m over the next three years to the university the funding is to strengthen the university s human and enhance physical facilities of the technology faculty which churns out graduates who work in the extractive industries article adapted from  http ginagovgy uglookstosteamtoredressshortcomingsinhumancapital  steam information technology science engineeering ', 0),
(349, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug gtt ink mobile money app pact ug gtt ink mobile money app pact ug gtt ink mobile money app pact webmaster wed 7192017 34 the university of guyana ug and the guyana telephone and telegraph company gtt after launching money mobile guyana mmg last month for students to make easy tuition payments on friday signed a memorandum of understanding to solidify the deal last month the ministry of finance gtt and ug launched a new payment plan that would be convenient for students to pay their tuition fees on their cellphones via the mmg application on friday ug vicechancellor professor ivelaw griffith and gtt ceo justin nedd met to formally sign the mmg agreement that would benefit both international and local students at the university speaking at the event griffith noted that the new payment system would be beneficial to the some 8000plus students who attend the institution it was confirmed that 60 percent of the student population on the university make cash payments annually and this new payment system is aimed at helping them make the process easier griffith also mentioned how convenient the new system will be for international students who return to their homes after a semester break as they will not need to travel back to pay their fees the professor said that apart from the convenience for their students it is also useful for the bursary department of the university he noted that the mmg app allows the bursary to make a quicker turnaround to process student registration among other things enhancing service delivery one of the central reasons that any university exists is to serve the main constituency which is the students and part of what we intend as the university to do is to enhance the nature scope and significance of service to our students griffith added he also mentioned that what was captured in the agreement is that the partnership with gtt is to have other tangible elements to it which will enable gtt to give to ug and its students additional benefits that will go to sports medical services and other areas meanwhile university of guyana student society president ron glasgow said that the student population would appreciate the new payment avenue provided by gtt and the university while noting the significance of the mmg app he described its service as up to date quick and convenient noting that the old process of standing in a line to make payments was primitive nedd said that apart from students paying tuition fees they can also pay graduation fees registration fees summer registration fees and any other additional fees that students are required to pay students are required to download the mmg app to start enter their ug registration number the amount they wish to pay and press send a service fee of 100 would be attached to each transaction students can pay a minimum of 500 to a maximum of 60000 in one go however a student can pay 100000 per day in their transactions to the university via the mmg app article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 717 uggttinkmobilemoneyapppact  gtt mobile money uog update ', 0),
(350, 'und', 'node_search', ' prof ivelaw griffith s ug renaissance at work prof ivelaw griffith s ug renaissance at work prof ivelaw griffith s ug renaissance at work webmaster wed 7262017 657 one of prof ivelaw griffith s renaissance aims for the university of guyana is for it to make itself immediately relevant to the life of the guyanese community the turkeyen and tain lectures is one such example the university is now being brought to the public both the younger and older generations have come to look forward to these lectures not merely as an intellectual treat but as something that is raising public awareness of important societal problems and giving pointers to their solutions the recent lecture on youth crime and violence was very topical and in the presentations of the various speakers as well as in the audience discussion various thoughtprovoking reasons and solutions were proffered as to why guyanese youth were being drawn into a whirlpool of crime and violence all reasons and solutions put forward by presenters as well as the audience had much validity but none was allencompassing the various solutions were reminiscent of the ancient story of six blind men who were brought to an elephant and were then asked what an elephant was the first one touched the trunk and he concluded that an elephant was a tube the next touched the tusks and decided that the elephant was a kind of spear the next touched the legs and believed that the elephant was a column the fifth touched the side of the animal and said an elephant was a wall and the last touched the ear and concluded that an elephant was a kind of large flat fan the first presenter was the khemraj ramjattan minister of public security he avoided putting forward any specific solutions as he could have done but instead referred to the various reports on the subject which covered a great number of solutions among the solutions which surfaced during the evening was that youth should be kept away from drugs and alcohol that poverty was a major cause of youth crime and this has to be addressed by creating more jobs and teaching various skills to youth so that they could become selfemployed having healthier tv radio and press since the media have oftentimes stimulated youth crime youth crime and violence often become ingrained in society because of the emergence of criminal youth gangs these gangs could be changed or even dissolved if such gangs are in contact with sincere and understanding men of god and religious bodies many youth feel alienated and are drawn into criminal antisocial behaviour because they feel society is run by the old and as such they have no stake in it promoting youth into more decisionmaking roles in society would help in ending alienation and diminish youth crime several participants felt that the state through an active imaginative and creative ministry of youth could do a great deal for young people and greatly diminish youth crime and violence many consumer societies such as the committee of the guyana consumers association take a slightly different approach towards the elimination or containment of youth crime and violence in the first place we feel that greater importance and stress should be given to religion in society this implies that though we feel that the metaphysical teachings of hinduism islam and christianity should be taught and made known by far the main focus should be on the moral and ethical teachings of religion the moral and ethical teachings of all religions are much the same and such would bring about greater solidarity among people of faith in socializing parents and their children in a moral and ethical life two or three generations ago people in the villages of guyana and even in the city were far more godfearing than today youth crime and violence were almost unknown suicide is today an important element of youth crime if young persons have a strong religious background they would not be suicidal since they would understand that it is a privilege to have a human body and that the body is the source of both material as well as spiritual joy if one becomes overwhelmed in suffering and unhappiness and one is aware of the basic religious teaching that pleasure and pain are not permanent states of being one would never feel that one could escape from pain and suffering by destroying one s body since suffering and unhappiness are temporary states which will pass away in addition to religion the secular education system could help to socialize children and youth into lawabiding members of society and this should start from the primary schools two or three generations ago there were textbooks like the royal readers which inculcated moral virtues such as obedience to parents and familial solidarity belief in and respect for religion serving and even sacrificing for society empathizing with the sufferings of other human beings and love and respect for animals today s textbooks are mainly concerned with teaching the skills of reading and writing and not with the content of the written word as was the case of the royal readers accordingly today s textbooks need to be supplemented with reading matter inculcating moral values and behaviour two or three generations ago the textbooks helped to produce lawabiding and constructive youth and if we resuscitate the method it would work again a third approach towards youth crime and violence is to strengthen the family by having parents know the value of bringing up their children as lawabiding citizens and also to give them an understanding of how much more profitable it is to be moral rather than unmoral other virtues parents and so eventually children will have to be exposed to is to live within one s means clothes for example should be made to go their fullest usage before discarded and food should be wholesome and not fast foods which are more expensive parents should help their children and encourage them in their studies and encourage reading using the public library facilities closer familial contact would lead to stronger families and such inhibits juvenile delinquency and youth crime and violence article adapted from  https wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20170723 profivelawgriffithsugrenaissanceatwork    renaissance vicechancellor ', 0),
(351, 'und', 'node_search', ' renaissance vol 2 no 4 renaissance vol 2 no 4 renaissance vol 2 no 4 webmaster wed 7262017 728 the collaboration between the office of the vicechancellor and the centre for communication studies ccs of the university of guyana brings to you this volume 2 no 4 edition of renaissance  a monthly newsletter renaissance is the vicechancellor s medium of sharing with you our university s developments the months of april may and june were filled with activities ug observed its annual sports day and world press freedom day reflect on the faculty of social sciences fss department of sociology and centre for communication studies exhibitions along with ug s activity to honour professor ulric trotz in this edition take pleasure in reading the profiles of ug alumnus and minister of finance honourable winston jordan fss assistant dean diana gobin and ug s student society president ron glasgow also learn of the outstanding achievement of mr winslow craig master sculptor and lecturer our university has received tremendous support from the private sector read about our recently signed pact with movietowneinc and dachin development inc to develop a solar farm and new student housing additionally grace kennedy recently awarded some of our students with prizes and tuition as rewards for using their services we thank the private sector for their interest in collaborating with ug for a more developed and sustainable university ug recently hosted the carter center s constitutional reform symposium along with bridges global medical missions continuing medical education conference moreover learn more about our upcoming inaugural diaspora conference and how you can contribute towards this event and to our nation s premiere academic institution as you read be inspired to join us as we celebrate ug s renaissance  renaissance ', 0),
(352, 'und', 'node_search', ' mr winston jordan mr winston jordan before his appointment as minister of finance under the apnu afc regime you may have never heard about winston jordan however there is much to the new minister with over 30 years of working experience in a number of areas including macroeconomic management economic policy reform and programming and governance as well as numerous honours and fellowships to his name minister jordan is a force with which to be reckoned however he is more than the sum of his accomplishments and in a recent interview in his office at the ministry of finance minister jordan told the story of his humble beginnings before minister was added to his name jordan came from a simple background he was the third of seven children in a strongrooted guyanese family the son of a joiner and a housewife while he has lived in several parts of georgetown including lodge kitty and west ruimveldt park jordan is a country boy at heart having been born in the village of good intent west bank of demerara he shared that his large extended family including his siblings his parents and aunts and uncles lived simply in a onebedroom apartment he was exposed to school late due to a number of challenges including race riots in the 1960s he managed to attend a private school britton s private in lamaha street but after that there was a holdup in his education when it was time for primary school there were no schools available since all were packed to capacity he shared that in many cases children were being taught on the schools steps nonetheless he persevered and after the riots ended in 1964 his parents heard about campbellville government school he was placed there to write common entrance and copped a place at the indian educational trust college which is now richard ishmael secondary school work life jordan worked as a class ii clerk at the public service commission not to be limited to one place jordan pushed for further professional and personal development while employed at customs i was an evening student at the government technical institute where i pursued commerce and then later on did accounting before making my way at the university of guyana minister jordan shared in fact upon his return from the united kingdom in 1984 from his commonwealth scholarship programme he immediately began teaching and researching parttime at the university of guyana he was engaged as a senior research associate in the institute of development studies teaching development planning until 1989 he had subsequent engagements with the university through the years teaching public finance and public administration for him it was both frustrating and rewarding it was frustrating in the sense that the university had lost a significant number of skills while being unable to find suitable replacements it was also severely handicapped in terms of financing and faced a real danger of closure he said he recalled that many of his fondest moments revolved around teaching and mentoring students especially those who were in difficult circumstances he also enjoyed providing an innovative learning environment it was a pleasure to give back to the university and having students benefit from my experience i had while pursuing my studies at the university of warwick he said proudly he advised current ug students to make their time count be true to themselves always strive for excellence and to be each other s keeper now that you are paying for tertiary education make your four years count stay focused know what you want dislike the easy way out and take the hard way because the hard way will benefit and give you knowledge while at university and in your after university life he further said that communication is key and continued progress doesn t come so easily and quickly sometimes it doesn t come at all and there were times when i thought about giving up and moving on but what kept me going day in day out was that changes are inevitable as guyanese we aren t looking for handouts but we do expect our hard work to pay off and our responsibility to be rewarded so stay in school don t give up there is no doubt that there are rough times but we have been through tough times before if we keep fighting for what we want then success will eventually be ours he also encouraged those taking loans to pay them back remember there is somebody who may be as poor as you or even poorer who would want the opportunity you have or had  political office when asked what prompted his decision to run for political office winston jordan shared that he was a very good friend to the former leader of the opposition and now president of guyana his excellency david granger the minister revealed that he had never contemplated going into politics though he did participate in activities of the youth arm of the people s national congress pnc in his younger days it was not until january 2015 that he was approached by president granger to join the emerging multiparty coalition even then i was a bit reticent about becoming a full blown politician and had asked the president to be considered for a technocratic position in the cabinet minister jordan said this request made sense after all he had extensive knowledge due to various positions held in his life including as a budget economic adviser budget specialist adviser in budgeting budgeting and public investment special and director of budget he also served as the country analyst in the economist intelligence unit eiu from 2009 to 2015 and as the technical coordinator in the public management modernization programme idb from 2006 to 2008 so here i am today the reluctant politician who has become the minister of finance of guyana he added since then the reluctant politician has been making a name for himself no stranger to guyana s social and political activism he brought leadership of the coalition government with his technical experience and unwavering commitment to the building of guyana however despite his futuristic way of thinking his probing mind and true commitment to democracy at all levels winston said that guyana s economy remained largely unchanged it is heavily dependent on a few primary commodities such as rice sugar bauxite and more recently gold for growth income and employment while at the same time has high import content so i see my main task as building a vibrant resilient economy capable of withstanding both external factors such as low prices for exports and high prices for imports and domestic climate change factors such as el nino and la nino weather phenomena the achievement of this goal will entail diversifying and modernising the economy away from its current dependence to one that adds more value and services he said he further highlighted that a social cohesion framework is needed to unite the people of guyana who have been racked by years of divisive politics minister jordan is married to charmaine atkinsonjordan and has three children joanne milner darren jordan and yonnick jordan webmaster tue 8012017 2257 mr winston jordan there is no doubt that there are rough times but we have been through tough times before if we keep fighting for what we want then success will eventually be ours alumni minister of finance  ', 0),
(353, 'und', 'node_search', ' mr ron glasgow mr ron glasgow  i was looking for a way to channel that energy effectively and maximize it for the benefit of my personal growth and development so that in the long run i can help other people in many ways  born january 8 1997 ron einstein glasgow recalled that his childhood revolved around things which were no different than that of a typical guyanese child s upbringing as the eldest child in his family he emphasized that back in the day and even until now education and the holistic notion of academic pursuit coupled with the need for leisure activities to stimulate the mind and solicit profound thoughts and actions remains key factors in his life which helps him daily due to that fact he started his academic journey toward becoming the strong courageous and bold individual he is today at the head start nursery school then he attended the saint gabriel s primary school but unfortunately was later transferred to the saint margaret s primary school it was there he wrote the grade six common entrance examination and was fortunate to secure a place for himself at the prestigious bishops high school the budding 20 year old proceeded to convey that the education and experience garnered from his secondary schooling actually played a significant role in shaping the important choices he has made thus far in life in his own words he said that the discipline the structure the entire academic setting at my high school showed me exactly how i should think and act and what to do in the world  economics was and is something that brings me alive  furthermore as time progressed and his fondness for economics intensified he decided to pursue tertiary level studies in the academic field and thus opted to attend the university of guyana at the tender age of seventeen years he noted that i chose to pursue a higher level of economics because growth as an individual asset is something i want to achieve moreover it is quite surprising that whilst growing up he never really envisioned himself within the field of economics but rather he aspired to become a scientist however the manner in which his secondary school was academically structured stipulated that if the required grades for a particular stream are not achieved by a student for their first stream option then they must opt to study their second stream choice instead fortunately he decided to venture into the business class which is basically streamlined by economics and it started to enthuse him he shared that then everything that didn t make sense to me began doing so when i went into business economics was and is something that brings me alive additionally mr glasgow noted that i came to the university at seventeen years old back then i was childish and but also competitive and energetic i was looking for a way to channel that energy effectively and maximize it for the benefit of my personal growth and development so that in the long run i can help other people in many ways moreover mr glasgow s current academic choice aids him in functioning efficiently and effectively due to the fact that economics is a branch of social science which encompasses human interaction human socialization and the social context within which this interaction and or socialization occurs in his political office economics allows him to use the social aspect of the field productively to different aspects of his work during critical decision making times without doubt mr glasgow is the epitome of stoicism and resilience these characteristics complemented by his energetic trait allow him to function in his demanding work capacity as president of the student body by definition a stoic is a person who can endure immense hardship and pain without becoming emotionally phased by such occurrences mr glasgow described himself as such explaining that discipline acquired from administrative rules and regulations which i did not always favor but had to adhere anyway in high school taught me this in fact his adherence to the school s rules and regulations helped him to perfect the stoic trait because by going through the struggle of conforming to situations i did not like taught me how to put feelings aside and do what must be done regardless of personal thoughts moreover he is resilient because in a sense he encapsulates this bout of determination and steadfastness which oftentimes allows him to always complete tasks he has undertaken without feeling the need to quit as a matter of fact his energetic quality overlaps with his resilient trait where he is always motivated to work assiduously with a charge of energy which allows him to work fast and also smart mr glasgow s gets his motivational drive from two philosophical souls to name seneca and marcus aurellius who where greek and roman respectively unsurprisingly they were also heralds of stoicism actually he is fond of one seneca s quotation which reads if it is not right do not do it and if it is not true then do not say it this quotation is applicable to his presidential position where he is expected to make fair accurate transparent and constructive and beneficial decisions regarding the welfare and development in various arenas concerning students of the university of guyana also he added that the quotation is actually an ideal one for every guyanese man to emanate on a day to day basis currently he has served as president of the ugss for one and a half terms collectively additionally in relation to his duties as president mr glasgow is required to represent the interests of students at the institution and ensure that constituents suffer no violations and injustices one of his aims as leader of the student body is to make the institution s environment more dynamic and buoyant in nature for students to not only interact on a study level but on a leisure one as well since it is important for the human anatomy to have a healthy balance of both academic education and physical education oftentimes many students attend university with the prime purpose of just getting their degree to leave without looking back thus he is aiming to change that mundane way of thinking and provide multiple extracurricular options for students to actively grow and development and in turn help the university it should be noted that among his major contributions toward the university the ugss body has helped to finance emerging recreational clubs and aided in the creation of a student facility and mr glasgow has worked along with the university s vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith to provide aid for the students who were affected by the recent cummings lodge fire mr glasgow shared that challenges often arise when he has to balance his school work with his job work for instance students learned of tuition hike during the midsemester period as a representative of students interests and affairs mr glasgow had to make a critical decision which involved foregoing two midsemester exams in order to attend politic meetings concerning the briefings about the tuition hike matter this is actually a representation of his stoic and resilient characteristics where he acted first as a true leader and then second as a student he conveyed that in order for him to fail as a leader two things would have to happen to name a lack of selfinterest to continue functioning in the capacity that he is in presently and since his position is connected to the unity and operations of members of the council then disunity amongst the body would in turn cause him to ultimately fail despite his many shortcomings in the past filled of some situations which were inevitable he shared optimistically that he still continues to try his utmost best to make all his actions and decisions transparent and objective as aforementioned he abides by the principle of seneca in situations where accountability and fairness seem to be compromised undoubtedly this signifies mr glasgow s level of diplomacy and remarkable work ethic indicates why he was voted by the students to represent their rights and interests at the university of guyana turkeyen campus in addition to that he emphasized that students can look forward to the formations of more recreational clubs and to attend those that are operational such as the robotics clubs astronomy club and a computer science club for girls also he urged alums to become more actively involved in the development of clubs on the university s campus in order to ensure that current and future students experience the full bout of academic satisfaction while attending university to impart elsewhere in their lives webmaster wed 8022017 713 mr ron glasgow economics was and is something that brings me alive student former president of the ugss  ', 0),
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(355, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug vicechancellor welcomes delegates to diaspora conference ug vicechancellor welcomes delegates to diaspora conference ug vicechancellor welcomes delegates to diaspora conference webmaster wed 8022017 756 vice chancellor of the university of guyana professor ivelaw lloyd griffith used the words of a guyanese folk song which translates if you didn t come you wouldn t know to encourage guyanese at home and abroad to rediscover their homeland and make use of the opportunities available to them during his welcome on sunday july 23 to unveil the historic diaspora engagement conference at the ramada georgetown princess griffith told the audience of academics politicians professionals civic society as well as nonguyanese that they should get to know the wisdom and worth of each other and maximize the opportunity to come and know pointing out that many guyanese at home do not know much about their country under the theme dreaming diaspora engagement doing diaspora engagement the vice chancellor encouraged attendees to engross themselves in the country s tourism mecca by visiting tourist sites minister of public telecommunication cathy hughes in turn thanked members of the diaspora for their commitment to guyana s development stating that the ug diaspora engagement conference gives them an opportunity to help to transcend and transform guyana calling on the diaspora to use the easy connectivity to give back to their communities she promised to navigate the challenges of guyana and called on visitors to be patient with the government as it repositions itself to engage guyanese who would like to return to serve their homeland chinese ambassador to guyana cui jianchun ceo of roraima airways gerry gouvier and consultant from canada jillian williams director of roraima institute paul tennassee and others shared their insights and hopes for a successful diaspora engagement more than 200 delegates attended the conference while many others delivered keynote addresses and presented papers from various professions spoken word poet keon heywood celebrated guyana s beauty with a poem while londonbased awardwinning flautist and composer keith waithe and the macusi players delighted the gathering article adapted from  http wwwcaribbeanlifenewscom stories 2017820170728tcguyanadiasporaconferenceclhtml vicechancellor diaspora engagement conference diaspora ', 0);
