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(356, 'und', 'node_search', ' professor griffith officially installed as ug vicechancellor professor griffith officially installed as ug vicechancellor professor griffith officially installed as ug vicechancellor webmaster wed 8022017 804 before an audience of about 300 professor ivelaw griffith in the george walcott lecture theatre was yesterday officially installed as the 10th vice chancellor of the university of guyana ug at an investiture ceremony ahead of the ceremonial installation which was executed by chancellor professor nigel e harris tributes from various academic and professional factions were presented the greetings were all flattering and amplified among others things that professor griffith was best suited to effect an already in progress paradigm shift at the university which boasts a 8645 studentpopulation across two campuses turkeyen and tain the vice chancellor was yesterday even credited with healing wounds some self inflicted at the national university it was emphasised by chancellor harris before the ceremonial installation that when professor griffith accepted the appointment as vice chancellor in june 2016 it was an immense sacrifice he made but there have been criticisms he observed chancellor harris said that while he believes in criticism they should however at all times be constructive there were however no criticisms yesterday among those who physically extended favourable greetings yesterday to the vice chancellor were on behalf of students ron glasgow president of the university of guyana students society on behalf of ug staff dean of the faculty of health sciences dr emanuel cummings on behalf of the alumni turks and caicos resident ms lillian misick of class of 1980 on behalf of the university of the west indies professor brian copeland of the st augustine campus on behalf of the university of liberia its president professor ophelia weeks on behalf of the trent university its director for biomaterials research professor suresh narine on behalf of the caribbean development bank its president dr warren smith on behalf of the private sector chief executive officer of roraima airways captain gerald gouveia and on behalf of government education minister ms nicolette henry the ceremony commenced with a procession with faculty heads attired in academic regalia it was after a musical rendition by mr keith waithe a visiting distinguished artist that professor nigel harris administered the oath of office and installed professor griffith the historic moment was followed by a bout of drum rolls and trumpet sounds that emanated from the police force band the ceremony advanced with professor griffith who entered garbed in his doctoral robe being asked to disrobe after which he was helped into the vice chancellors ceremonial attire in his inaugural address as the first installed vice chancellor of the university professor griffith acknowledged that although his charge is to lead the university forward he is fully aware that it did not magically arrive at the place it is currently at there was dreaming and there was doing said professor griffith who recalled visionaries the likes of the late presidents cheddi berrett jagan and linden forbes sampson burnham and c v nunes a former minister of education according to the newly installed vice chancellor it was dreaming and doing that allowed ug to move from a class of 154 in 1964 to more than 8000 in 2017 but it has not always been smooth sailing from the inception of the university professor griffith noted even as he shared his intent to build on the work that was started a long time ago among those who witnessed the auspicious occasion yesterday were president david granger prime minister moses nagamootoo government ministers and other dignitaries professor griffith was appointed the 10th principal and vice chancellor of ug in june 2016 he had earlier served as executiveinresidence at the university at albany state university of new york and the ninth president of fort valley state university in georgia where he led the rightsizing of the educational and economic enterprise focusing on growing enrollment enhancing the academic profile controlling spending launching honors and undergraduate research programmes and initiating a feasibility study to establish a school of entrepreneurship and business innovation professor griffith has also introduced a number of similar programmes since taking up his appointment and according to him he has plans to do even more as the renaissance of ug continues to unfold article adapted from  http wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20170729 professorgriffithofficiallyinstalledasugvicechance  investiture vicechancellor ', 0),
(357, 'und', 'node_search', ' the university of guyana vicechancellor griffith invested the university of guyana vicechancellor griffith invested the university of guyana vicechancellor griffith invested webmaster wed 8022017 809 just after 5 pm yesterday professor ivelaw griffith took his seat as the tenth vicechancellor vc of the university of guyana ug to the tune of trumpet fanfare he had just been installed in the position for a second year by chancellor nigel harris as part of an investiture ceremony held in the recently renovated george walcott theatre first installed in june 2016 griffith s first year was marked by big ideas big investments and colourful ceremonies although he has been accused of being preoccupied with grandeur president of the ug students society ron glasgow told those gathered that for the students the year with griffith has been like eating a creole fish dish sweet but filled with pesky bones he stated that like most guyanese ug students like fish and have enjoyed the new lecture theatre better wifi across campus and more comfortable ways of paying tuition the increase in tuition however was one of those pesky bones with which they have found it difficult to contend glasgow congratulated griffith on the actions ambitions and visions of both him and his staff which have improved the learning experience but took time to encourage the strengthening of transparency and communication he urged the vc to keep on keeping on an encouragement echoed by captain gerry gouveia who spoke on behalf of the private sector according to gouveia though persons have questioned griffith s audacity in several areas he holds the support of the private sector dean of the faculty of health sciences dr emmanuel cummings credited griffith with healing several wounds which proliferated across the university we have a much healthier university he told those gathered minister of education nicolette henry congratulated griffith saying that the government and people of guyana look forward to his continued contribution to the creation of an innovative education system in the past year you have brought a drive towards innovation at a time when the university was in danger of stagnation you have contributed to a sense of augustness and appropriate academic decorum at time when it was increasingly being seen as a place undeserving of respect she stated bolstered by this encouragement the vc committed to the continued implementation of project renaissance as a means to bolster the university s diminished resources esteem and perspicacity for the university of guyana to have tomorrows beyond crisis management and beyond avoidance of being practitioners of the science of muddling through the renaissance bridgebuilding must be sustained at least for the next three years he told those gathered noting that it was a continuation of the dreaming and doing which saw the university established five decades ago project renaissance aims to rebuild ug s educational and economic enterprise and enable it to become a consequential national and international stakeholder throughout its first year the project has seen several changes being instituted to the organizational structure and operations of ug operating under the four pillars of capital investment academic enhancement economic viability and alumni engagement this project has birthed the school of entrepreneurship and business innovation the turkeyen and tain talks two undergraduate research conferences and the just concluded diaspora engagement conference among other things according to griffith the next year will see even more innovation with the establishment of the renaissance steam task force which will be chaired by drs norman monroe and suresh narine this team will be examining the university s implementation of its science technology engineering art and math programmes also on this year s agenda is a review of the university s law program this project also has an identified chair in the person of professor velma newton regional project director of the impact justice programme others who delivered remarks at yesterday s ceremony were principal of the st augustine campus of the university of the west indies professor brian copeland president of the university of liberia professor ophelia weeks director of the trent centre for biomaterial research at trent university professor suresh narine president of the caribbean development bank dr warren smith and lillian misick of the ug class of 1980 article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 729 universityvcgriffithinvested  investiture vicechancellor ', 0),
(358, 'und', 'node_search', ' ivelaw griffith installed as ug s 10th vicechancellor ivelaw griffith installed as ug s 10th vicechancellor ivelaw griffith installed as ug s 10th vicechancellor webmaster wed 8022017 814 professor ivelaw lloyd griffith was officially installed as the tenth vicechancellor of university of guyana the investiture of professor griffith will formally grant him the authority and symbols of high office june 14 2017 was the oneyear anniversary of professor griffith s selection as the university s vicechancellor and principal this historic ceremony the first of its kind for a vicechancellor at the university of guyana will involve a procession with faculty attired in academic regalia and the conferring of the official powers and responsibilities of the office to professor griffith by the chancellor of ug professor nigel harris professor griffith had explained that the officially swearing ceremony takes place one year after the vice chancellor s appointment to allow him an opportunity to prove that he is capable of performing in that capacity professor griffith had expressed confidence that he has achieved a lot within his one year tenure professor ivelaw lloyd griffith was appointed the tenth principal and vice chancellor of the university of guyana in june 2016 having served earlier as executiveinresidence at the university at albany state university of new york and the ninth president of fort valley state university in georgia where he led the rightsizing of the educational and economic enterprise focusing on growing enrollment enhancing the academic profile controlling spending launching honors and undergraduate research programs and initiating a feasibility study to establish a school of entrepreneurship and business innovation a tenured professor of political science he served from 2007 to 2013 provost and senior vice president at york college in new york where notable achievements included growing the fulltime faculty by 30 percent reorganizing academic affairs into schools of business and information systems arts sciences and health sciences and professional programs and enhancing research and scholarship by creating the provost lectures the distinguished scholars lectures and the undergraduate research program he also established discovery to celebrate and incentivize faculty excellence in research and service earlier he was provost at radford university in virginia budget dean of the college of arts and sciences at florida international university fiu and dean of the honors college at fiu all while holding his professorship a ug alumnus he was the first person to graduate with distinction in political science he also holds a master of arts from long island university new york and both a master of philosophy and a phd in political science from the city university of new york graduate school as well he graduated from the harvard graduate school of education s program in educational leadership an expert on caribbean and hemispheric security drugs and crime he originated the concept called geonarcotics in the early 1990s as a way to study the complex relationship involving drugs geography power and politics outlining it first in canada s leading international affairs scholarly magazine from cold war geopolitics to postcold war geonarcotics international journal vol 49 winter 199394 136 article adapted from  http newsroomgy 20170728 ivelawgriffithinstalledasugs10thvc  investiture vicechancellor ', 0),
(359, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug on course to addressing rep problem vicechancellor ug on course to addressing rep problem vicechancellor ug on course to addressing rep problem vicechancellor webmaster wed 8022017 2328 faced with a rep problem for a protracted period the university of guyana ug is in desperate need of redemption the way has already been paved for this renaissance but the problem must be recognised in order for it to be effectively addressed several problems faced by the state university were recently amplified by its principal and vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith ug has had an rep resources esteem and perspicacity problem i am quite mindful of the prescient proposition of writer and philosopher rabindranath tagore you cannot cross the sea simply by standing and staring at the water thus on assuming the vicechancellorship rather than lament i launched project renaissance which aims to rebuild ug s educational and economic enterprise and enable it to become a consequential national and international educational stakeholder asserted professor griffith professor griffith s remarks were made during his inaugural speech after making history as the first vice chancellor of the ug to have a coronation ceremony but professor griffith hopes to also make history by revolutionising the national university he observed that this institution s recent yesterdays have been characterized by neglect and stormy seas with an interlinked threedimensional predicament which revolved around resources both in relation to acquisition and management esteem internal as well as external and notably in relation to academic credibility and brand and perspicacity in that the university had lost its intellectual spunk when it comes to critical inquiry and theoretical and applied research he said that his vision for a renaissance project is both a dreaming and doing project why dream some have asked when this university has suffered such neglect and for so long this renaissance bridge building project has four main pillars called imperatives and six values asserted professor griffith according to the university s principal the first imperative is capital investment which involves human capital physical capital and brand capital second to this is academic enhancement which professor griffith said entails improving instructional credentials curricula and andragogy adult education and introducing new educational programmes and research to address national and regional business civic and overall development needs he pointed out that the economic viability imperative is the third pillar this imperative he said requires fortifying the major existing revenue streams that is government subventions and tuition fees but also expanding the revenue base through alumni and corporate giving grants and merchandising the fourth imperative alumni engagement entails reaching out to ug graduates within and outside guyana celebrating their accomplishments and inviting them to aid the continued pursuit of our mission and goals as one might suspect pursuing project renaissance has daunting herculean elements it entails facing and fixing to quote writer james baldwin and it involves pursuing new ventures and setting new baselines some of which are new to ug and to guyana although not new to the academy in many parts of the world said professor griffith understandably then decisionmaking often has been and will be tough but as roy disney once averred and correctly so in my view it s not hard to make decisions once you know what your values are said professor griffith who confidently underscored that our renaissance pursuits are guided by six cardinal values respect integrity excellence transparency inclusion and efficiency but such values according to the vice chancellor cannot be merely platitudinous incantations they must be lived he added in relation to excellence for example aristotle reminds us of the importance of habituation we are what we repeatedly do excellence then is not an act but a habit he said living these values is particularly important at this period of guyana s contemporary history as our nation has a considerable respectdeficit and integritychallenged profile the onus is on us at the university to aid the alteration of this profile over time underscored the vice chancellor even as he pointed out that changes introduced at the university have started to yield laudable results vice chancellor griffith noted that this has not been without challenges and criticisms he however noted that the university will continue to boasts of its success this he revealed will entail the posting of a scorecard to the university s website for the world to see article adapted from  http wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20170802 ugoncoursetoaddressingrepproblemvicechancellor  vicechancellor uog ', 0),
(360, 'und', 'node_search', ' food and nutrition security institute other ventures in ug renaissance drive food and nutrition security institute other ventures in ug renaissance drive food and nutrition security institute other ventures in ug renaissance drive webmaster wed 8022017 2334 a food and nutrition security institute is on the cards for the university of guyana ug this is according to the institution s vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith griffith made this announcement at a formal installation ceremony held in the george walcott lecture theatre last friday according to professor griffith feasibility work for the establishment of an institute of food and nutrition security will begin in the new year support for this venture has already been streamlined a distinguished guyaneseborn chemist will be spending her sabbatical year with us and has agreed to lead this effort i have secured the collaboration commitment of the director of uwi s centre for food security and entrepreneurship at cave hill professor griffith disclosed the vice chancellor spoke of moves towards reenergizing biodiversity teaching and research at the university he noted that the collaboration with the ministry of the presidency and iwokrama must be taken to a higher level professor griffith saw these and other measures as important in the renaissance movement currently unfolding at the state university among the areas that the vice chancellor has also been giving keen attention to is that of the law department in underscoring the need to address multiple challenges facing the law department professor griffith outlined what he called two initial initiatives the first initiative according to him will entail the commissioning of a comprehensive review of the department i truly appreciate the agreement by professor velma newton a former uwi law dean and current director of the impact justice project and head of the caribbean law institute centre clic to head the review team i have nominations from the law department but i shall defer announcement of others in the review panel until the full team has been empanelled announced professor griffith the second initiative will see the university working towards the establishment of a juristinresidence programme and according to professor griffith i am pleased that former acting chancellor of the judiciary carl singh is likely to be the first juristinresidence professor griffith who commenced his appointment as the ug vice chancellor in june last year has outlined a number of ambitious measures that he envisions will restore the image of the national university which according to him has been neglected for far too long but according to the vice chancellor while his reorganization plan of october 2016 catered for the establishment of a deanship for research and graduate studies a centre for teaching and learning excellence and an office of legal counsel budgetary and other constraints precluded actualizing these as such he noted that these will need to become priorities in the second year of the renaissance part of his renaissance drive has seen the introduction of a series of actions including some that gave focus to the arts these according to him have included using renaissance house my residence as a gallery to showcase the painting and sculpture of our students and lecturers hosting the inaugural painting music and poetry session at renaissance house and appointing the first distinguished artistinresidence on a visiting basis since martin carter held the position permanently decades ago music icon keith waithe who is here with us is doing his second stint in this position this coming year we shall formalize the artistinresidence air programme even as he zeroed in on the arts the vice chancellor announced friday that music legend dave martins will be joining ug as a distinguished visiting artistinresidence i have indicated to dave and to deputy vice chancellor paloma mohamed who will be managing the air programme that it is important that we extend the geographical reach beyond georgetown and berbice to lethem parts of essequibo linden and other areas dave already has some fascinating topics for some of his eduperformance sessions the university under the guidance of professor griffith has started working with the indian high commissioner to support what he called an important component of the programme article adapted from  http wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20170801 foodandnutritionsecurityinstituteotherventuresinug  food and nutrition uog update renaissance ', 0),
(361, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug uwi launch centre for caribbean diaspora engagement ug uwi launch centre for caribbean diaspora engagement ug uwi launch centre for caribbean diaspora engagement webmaster wed 8022017 2341 the university of guyana ug in collaboration with the university of the west indies uwi yesterday launched the centre for caribbean diaspora engagement at the conclusion of the fiveday diaspora engagement conference this followed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between vicechancellor of ug professor ivelaw griffith and principal of uwi s st augustine campus professor brian copeland that would see a bonding of the two institutions speaking at the event at the ramada georgetown princess hotel griffith remarked that the launch was symbolic and that the significance of the centre was in keeping with his commitments for the conference that what we discussed and what we decide should not stay there only for the week he said the uwi had long recognized that the days of relying significantly on the governments of the region to support the enterprise have gone at ug too he said we cannot keep hoping to have the government subvention be the alpha and omega of our resource acquisition he pointed out that they have to broaden the horizon and look for more ways of acquiring funding including from the private sector the diaspora and the alumni here and abroad he added that there is a coincidence of interest and vision by ug and uwi of new tomorrows that we prepare for for instance he said there was the question of where they would get the resources for educating their people and part of what the agreement represents is a manifestation of interests he welcomed professor copeland to guyana on behalf of the students of ug faculty alumni and important stakeholders he also expressed delight in signing the agreement which he said would have a mutual interest and a mutual commitment to building better futures professor copeland said that on behalf of uwi he was truly pleased that they would engage in building a relationship and partnership which augurs well for the future we are moving away from the whole concept of the country domain and we have to think caribbean copeland later told the media he added that the agreement points to a new beginning and also a transformation and focus on a new direction he thanked the vc for inviting him and said the partnership has to succeed for the betterment of the people meanwhile griffith told the media we need to have a mechanism to institutionalize and take ug forward and this would be done through the centre he envisioned that the centre would be used for research and outreach and they would be working towards finding a funding stream and a programme of activities having to deal with the challenges of space at ug he said a team that was set up is working on finding a physical location for the centre that would have to be leased the members would be establishing an implementation project that identifies details of the plans they are also working on the basis of starting the centre as quickly as we can because of the energy the interest and the passion reflected at the conference and the wonderful good suggestions about what the centre can do with regional institutions academic and government entities we want to have a certain momentum kept they are looking at a number of partners to get the project started with the main one being the caribbean development bank coming out of the conference griffith said there were expressions of interest by the local tourism sector as well as the caribbean tourism organisation dr wazir mohamed professor at indiana university will serve as the associate interim director of the centre while dr fitzgerald yaw director of the office of strategic initiatives at ug would also serve in a similar capacity mohamed said the centre is intended to build bridges and that governments need to understand that migration is a global phenomenon and that the diaspora want to give back even if it is for a few months or a few years according to him there are tremendous resources among people who have lived abroad who need to share their skills and knowledge here in order for development to take place he said the centre would create that engaging space so that for instance you can recruit professors to come and teach at ug and have engaging spaces between ug students and students abroad and have exchanges between professors  note the diaspora engagement centre is not a joint venture of ug and uwi although the two institutions did sign a mou on collaboration the very day the centre was launched article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 729 uguwilaunchcentreforcaribbeandiasporaengagement  diaspora diaspora centre uwi ', 0),
(362, 'und', 'node_search', ' more policies systems needed for diaspora to return more policies systems needed for diaspora to return more policies systems needed for diaspora to return webmaster wed 8022017 2345 describing the diaspora as a sleeping giant professor dhanpaul narine of new york ny says more systems and policies need to be put in place to encourage overseasbased guyanese to return home to invest on the second day of the fiveday diaspora engagement conference that is being held at the ramada princess hotel east bank demerara he said that politicians are not doing enough to tap the enormous resource of guyanese living abroad the conference organized by the university of guyana ug is being held under the theme dreaming diaspora engagement doing diaspora engagement over 200 stakeholders and leaders in the diaspora are engaging in various forums and symposiums towards the strengthening of partnerships with overseas organisations dr narine said that the guyanese diaspora feel like outsiders trying to get in but are being pushed out he said too that the politicians would only contact the diaspora about returning home during elections time he hopes that the conference would bring about some changes in that regard dr narine told stabroek news sn that there is a lot of talk about investing but we still have to wait and see noting that people are not going to come and invest unless the climate is right he was referring to the benefits of serving for several years in the diaspora and then returning to serve locally and about the rights of the children of guyanese parentage who may want to here he said guyana should take note of the way the diaspora is being treated in jamaica and haiti according to dr narine jamaica has a very robust diaspora policy with a minister and the diaspora is seen as an extension of the jamaican society in haiti which is poorer than guyana there is a ministry for haitians abroad in guyana though the diaspora is part of the ministry of foreign affairs programmes the subject minister could not make it to address them on the first day of the conference he lamented foreign minister carl greenidge was expected to outline what guyana aims to do to engage its diaspora in the most meaningful way as the world undergoes severe global changes dr narine pointed out that he writes a lot of recommendations for skilled young people to volunteer their services in the dominican republic and places in africa but they have never been here when he inquired why they were not doing the same for guyana they responded that no one was telling them much about here they also said that they have written letters seeking permission to come and volunteer here but nobody responded dr narine said since he has been living in ny he has always taken an active role in the life of richmond hill which has an unofficial population of 250000 guyanese and is dubbed little guyana the population is second to the chinese he said in the greater ny area the guyanese population is number seven and we are making tremendous progress in all different fields medical accountancy real estate and construction while the children are performing well at schools he along with other professors has gotten an offer from the ug vice chancellor dr ivelaw griffith to become an ambassador of ug living in ny he said he cannot do that but be can help to raise funds for special projects and spreading good words the conference is testimony to the good vision of the vicechancellor because governments in this country have been talking about involving the diaspora for years but with very little being shown he told this newspaper global diaspora another professor naresh singh who has lived in ottawa canada for 20 years considers himself a global citizen having lived in ny for 10 years st lucia for seven years india for two years and jamaica for four years he said he attended the conference to get a sense of the thinking and because of his interest in helping ug he has been a visiting professor at many universities including harvard and mcgill in canada his vision is to reinstate the institute for development studies at ug which he believes is really needed because of the discipline and good academic training it would provide but beyond that he said it is critical for the development of the country he said they have heard a little about the challenges of returning and although he has worked at many universities it keeps tugging at my heartstring about why i can t come back and do something for ug jocelyn marshall of new jersey left guyana 28 years ago and is interested in investing here her aim is to come to understand the climate and the policies learn from other people s experience and see where i would feel comfortable in investing she said through the presentations on monday from the government officials and others she got information on their policies and about diaspora programmes in other countries on monday she saw a business opportunity from one of the presentations but said her challenge may be getting the immediate relevant information to get started marshall a personal empowerment coach and a former project programme manager at a bank feels that the conference was well put together and it was what the participants wanted the presenters were very appropriate dr lear matthews of new york city said the conference created an opportunity for frank dialogue between the diaspora and guyana he hopes that it deals with some of the tensions that exist between the diaspora and local communities as well as the diaspora and government and that they can work together for the benefit of developing communities in guyana a professor of the state university of ny he is part of the editorial planning committee for the conference he presented on hometown associations in guyanese organisations in north america and the connections with guyana the extent to which they send remittances and help communities in guyana radio broadcaster in florida ron bobbsemple who left guyana 45 years ago found the conference extremely informative he said it was long overdue because the guyanese diaspora has contributed so much to this nation over the years he too said that the diaspora has to be recognized a lot of us left the country for various reasons to improve ourselves or because of family ties and now there is a lot of concern with a lot of guyanese and expatriates because of what is happening here mentality he recalled that in a television interview in may he had said that the mentality of the guyanese people has got to change with the way you drive the way you express yourself how you treat others it has got to change he said the cleaning up of the city has to be continuous and not just what was done for special occasions like in the case of the 50th celebration and then everything is back to square one he gave kudos to dr griffith for his initiative and his impetus to bring this conference to fruition and he glad he was able to make it he has made a promise to visit places in guyana that he has never been to so as to experience its beauty asked about his interest in returning he responded that when one has firsthand experience of the beauty of the country one may be encouraged to come back and invest he is looking into various possibilities bobbsemple s visit to guyana is twofold to attend the conference and for his performance at the theatre guild on august 18 in celebration of marcus garvey s birthday the cultural entertainment included drama poetry and comedy meanwhile during a session about doing business in guyana hosted by chief executive officer of the guyana office for investment goinvest owen verwey a participant asked about plans to establish an abattoir of international standard verwey responded that an abattoir is scheduled for completion within the next 12 months in region 9 he said goinvest together with the livestock development authority and the ministry of agriculture visited boa vista in brazil a few weeks ago to look at abattoir operations he said one of the largest abattoirs in the american region that has the capacity to slaughter one cow every 30 seconds is being built in boa vista glen khan the laparkan chairman and chief executive officer delivered the keynote address and recalled his humble days growing up in new amsterdam berbice even though he had dropped out of school for a year that did not prevent him from attaining 13 subjects later ten months later he was able to get a job at an accounting firm khan a certified accountant entrepreneur and philanthropist established laparkan investments limited in 1982 in the channel islands with initial operations out of toronto canada and later laparkan trading that was after he recognized the need to provide west indians with a reliable channel to send supplies gifts and other personal effects back home to their families in the caribbean in 1983 laparkan opened its doors in toronto canada and was an instant success word quickly spread and within 12 months fully functional laparkan offices and warehouses were set up in new york miami london and georgetown guyana prominent his address came after video messages from two prominent guyanese living in britain gina miller and baroness valerie amos who shared their experiences miller was recognized last year for forcing the british government to have a parliamentary vote on the british exit from the european union brexit she objected to no parliamentary discussion and won her case at the supreme court she grew up on the east coast of demerara and attended st gabriel s primary in georgetown her parents doodnauth and savitri singh taught discipline and the virtue of hard work at the age of 13 they sent her to britain to join her older brother gary where she attended boarding school miller is an investment manager and philanthropist and cofounded the investment firm in 2009 she launched true and fair with her hedge fund manager husband alan which campaigns against misselling and hidden fund charges in the city of london s fund management industry baroness amos in her video message spoke about growing up in wakenaam and having the freedom to run around and of her mother tutoring her sadly she recalled the tough time her family faced when her mother died on the morning of her father s funeral coming from a family of teachers it was no surprise that she decided to offer support to young black men such as with university scholarships after data proved that they had the highest dropout rate she is proud that they started with nine young men and now have over 90 seeing them stand up and say how they did it is incredible she said baroness amos who has lived in britain since the age of nine said she thinks of herself as a guyanese from the caribbean and from britain from 2010 she served as undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator at the un she served in a number of roles in the public sector including in local government and as chief executive of the equal opportunities commission she was an adviser to the mandela government on leadership change management and strategy issues between 1994 and 1998 she was appointed a labour life peer in 1997 and became a member of the government in 1998 she was a foreign office minister secretary of state for international development leader of the house of lords and lord president of the council she also served as uk high commissioner to australia before joining the un in june 2016 she was made a companion of honour in the queen s birthday honours list article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 727 morepoliciessystemsneededfordiasporatoreturn  diaspora diaspora centre diaspora engagement conference ', 0),
(363, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug school of medicine regains accreditation ug school of medicine regains accreditation ug school of medicine regains accreditation webmaster wed 8022017 2348 the school of medicine at the university of guyana ug was recently accorded accreditation for four years from 20172021 by the caribbean authority for education in medicine and other health professions caamhp the decision to grant reaccreditation with a few conditions to the ug school of medicine was made at the july 2017 meeting of caamhp the school first gained accreditation in 2008 and functioned as a professionally accredited institution up to 2015 the reaccreditation of the school located in the faculty of health sciences turkeyen campus follows a site visit to ug in november of 2016 by a team of evaluators from caamhp to conduct a comprehensive reevaluation of the teaching learning facilities available at the school and meet with the various administrative sections of the university and medical students the team comprised team chair professor christopher stephens emeritus professor of medical education faculty of medicine university of southampton uk team secretary professor jonas innies addae former head of preclinical sciences dept and former deputy dean faculty of medical sciences the university of the west indies st augustine campus trinidad tobago and professor trevor mccartney professor of surgery and deputy dean faculty of medical sciences the university of the west indies mona campus jamaica and former medical chief of staff university hospital of the west indies jamaica the team was accompanied by ms lorna parkins executive director of caamhp and professor emerita marlene hamilton chair of the caamhp council in commenting on this long awaited announcement vicechancellor professor ivelaw lloyd griffith congratulated the faculty students and staff of the school of medicine on this signally important decision and expressed appreciation to personnel and students of the school the university library registry estate management information technology personnel division and other units his excellency president david granger the ministry of public health ministry of education paho who and the georgetown public hospital for their contributions to this successful outcome he stated that this investment of time and resources by the university in the reaccreditation of the school of medicine is a tribute to the entire university and it strengthens our brand overall as we pursue project renaissance he further said however substantial amounts of time and money will be required to complete the needed enhancements of one of our flagship programmes this sentiment was echoed by the director of the school dr ronald aaron who emphasised that the accreditation was due to community effort now the real work begins shafali milton president of the university of guyana medical students association expressed pride in the role played by the students in the eventual outcome she said the road to regain our status as a regionally accredited medical school was filled with countless challenges however we the student body were undaunted and did everything in our power to assist we are elated at the result of hard work from both the administration and the student body and on this note we would like to thank everyone who contributed in the process the ugsm has regained its position as a prestigious institution in the caribbean one which the current students as well as its alumni can be proud to be associated with we look forward to new endeavors as the journey continues dean of the faculty of health sciences dr emanuel cummings noted in his brief history of the school that it was established in 1985 in the faculty of health sciences as a medical practitioners programme which included four years of medical training and two years of internship this was upgraded in 1990 to a fiveyear programme followed by a oneyear internship to date the school has graduated more than 500 doctors who are working in europe north america asia africa australia the caricom region and locally in leading positions in the health care sector notable graduates include the current junior minister of public health the chief medical officer heads of paediatrics general surgery orthopaedics cardiology emergency medicine and internal medicine at the georgetown public hospital corporation gphc 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 august 2 2017  uog update medical school health sciences ', 0),
(364, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug must become tech incubator for green development ug must become tech incubator for green development ug must become tech incubator for green development webmaster thu 8032017 1508 in its quest to drive the intellectual processes of green development the university of guyana ug must become an incubator of technology president david granger said yesterday at the opening ceremony for the inaugural diaspora engagement conference under the theme dreaming diaspora engagement doing diaspora engagement the fiveday conference which opened at the ramada princess hotel east bank demerara will see over 200 stakeholders and leaders in the diaspora engage in various forums and symposiums towards the strengthening of partnerships with overseas organisations the university is central to fulfilling the scientific and technological objective which the green state requires the university must drive intellectual processes of green development by becoming an incubator of technology and the nurturer of skills and talents granger said in his keynote address while granger noted the strides ug has made in several fields he stated this country needs biologists botanists zoologists to document and study its unique and unmatched biodiversity it needs engineers to erect infrastructure in the hinterland also giving brief remarks was ug vicechancellor professor ivelaw griffith who sought to give a framework of some of the unstated objectives that he hopes will be achieved at the end of the conference alluding to the economic gains expected to come out of the conference griffith said that another unstated goal is to use the conference to inject into our economy some badly needed finances to help with job creation he added that it is hoped that the university will become a neutral zone that irrespective of your political apprehension or your raciallydriven or other related apprehensions you should feel comfortable working with the university of guyana griffith in a statement last month had said that 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 ug had also said that the conference will comprise three components an academic symposium a business forum and community engagement while the community engagement dimension will focus on building relationships with key stakeholders such as diaspora community leaders the business forum will consider the process for facilitating investment trade and enterprise development meanwhile during a roundtable session several ministers also engaged the conference on how the various ministries can aid in effectively engage the diaspora for his part business minister dominic gaskin told the gathering that he would like to see the diaspora invest in and visit guyana our domestic laws do not discriminate there is plenty of space for the diaspora to insert itself into the national economy he said speaking to the development in the infrastructural arena minister of public infrastructure david patterson said that the arrival of passengers in guyana is up 14 when compared to the same period last year the reason why this may sound like a really good thing for tourism i am about to complete a terminal at the airport which was developed as a project in 2011 at those initial projections in 2011 the projected growth for passenger growth was 4 per annum so you understand that if the current passenger arrival and departure continues it will be over capacity in 2019 he explained the conference also saw the launch of the 20172018 edition of the invest guyana magazine by publisher lokesh singh a businessman and guyana s consul to st lucia he said that for the magazine which was launched some five years ago with an aim of attracting investment into guyana they partnered with goinvest two years ago we signed a longterm agreement where this magazine is the official magazine of the guyana office of investment and by extension the ministry of business and government of guyana he noted article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 725 ugmustbecometechincubatorforgreendevelopment  diaspora engagement conference president granger diaspora tech ', 0);
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(365, 'und', 'node_search', ' full international accreditation restored to ug s medical programme full international accreditation restored to ug s medical programme full international accreditation restored to ug s medical programme webmaster thu 8032017 1513 full international accreditation for the next four years has been granted to the university of guyana ug s school of medicine this development which became official last week was confirmed yesterday by vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith professor griffith said that although full accreditation has been granted it is however with some conditions he said too that the university will shortly issue a statement on the newest accreditation development dean of the faculty of health sciences dr emanuel cummings directed this publication to the vice chancellor he is the fittest person to comment on this regaining the accreditation was something that the university s vice chancellor had identified as a top priority this publication understands that the accreditation body the jamaicabased caribbean accreditation authority for education medicine and other health professions caamhp granted accreditation to ug because of the tireless efforts that were engaged to put recommended measures in place the body it was revealed in making its reaccreditation decision had in fact given keen recognition to the outstanding leadership of the university s vice chancellor in the quest to put certain measures in place also taken into consideration were the efforts of key officers including the director of the school of medicine and the dean of the faculty of health sciences in this regard but it wasn t only the highly motivated and committed faculty that contributed to the caamhp decision but also the enthusiastic motivated and high quality students added to this caamhp s decision took into consideration the work undertaken by the curriculum team to develop a new 2017 curriculum which this publication understands is likely to be up for revision in 2021 caamhp is the legally constituted body established in 2003 under the aegis of the caribbean community caricom empowered to determine and prescribe standards and to accredit programmes of medical dental veterinary and other health professions on behalf of the contracting parties in caricom the acquisition of accreditation is therefore dependent on an institution s adherence to certain stipulated standards this translated to the school of medicine working towards achieving some 140plus standards established by caamhp the standards are divided into several areas including infrastructure educational resources faculty and the curriculum itself and several others in essence the accreditation body this publication was informed was able to address a gamut of concerns raised by caamhp in its report of 2013 based on information out of caamhp accreditation for the ug medical programme was revoked because there were no progress reports forthcoming from the tertiary institution for the years 2014 and 2015 but the university was not in a position to submit these reports since a number of measures had to first be put in place several of these related to infrastructure educational resources faculty and the curriculum itself among others one of the concerns of caamhp that had led to the withdrawal of international accreditation in 2015 was the fact that there was no standing memorandum of understanding between the university the gphc and the ministry of public health making these clinical practice sessions formal moreover among the measures that the university had to address leading up to the caamhp assessment process were the introduction of plans for a new health sciences faculty improved clinical and lecture facilities and other amenities for medical students the accreditation body had also focused on the university s staff development programme to which the majority of staff had engaged over the last few years it was observed by caamhp that that programme had in fact produced a positive change and a move toward using more active learning methods which have been built into the new curriculum there were also measures that were put in place by the georgetown public hospital corporation gphc which is tasked with aiding the clinical aspect of the ug medical programme these were reportedly also commended by caamhp which recognised that efforts in this regard has allowed for the availability of a wide range of the clinical material to the students and that the early patient contact which makes the students learning more relevant however it is expected that other measures including the upgrading of facilities and the addition of new infrastructure will be among the factors that will help to ensure that the accreditation status is sustained the accreditation path was paved following a caamhp site visit in november of last year during the site visit both the turkeyen campus and the gphc were under scrutiny article adapted from  http wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20170803 fullintlaccreditationrestoredtougsmedicalprogramme  health sciences medical school uog update accreditation ', 0),
(366, 'und', 'node_search', ' vicechancellor s distinguished renaissance lecture series lecture iii vicechancellor s distinguished renaissance lecture series lecture iii webmaster mon 8072017 1250 herdmanston lodge models of government at public universities in the united states the university of guyana  ', 0),
(367, 'und', 'node_search', ' school of business seeks to consolidate ug s role in responding to local skills scarcity headaches school of business seeks to consolidate ug s role in responding to local skills scarcity headaches school of business seeks to consolidate ug s role in responding to local skills scarcity headaches webmaster mon 8072017 1657 when the university of guyana s ug school of entrepreneurship business and innovation throw open its doors at turkeyen and tain to students for the first time later this month the institution will be beginning its ascent to new heights in pursuit of the relevance of the offering of the institution to the development of guyana sebi s visiting professor leyland lucas is unmistakably upbeat about the transformative effect that sebi can have as much on the informal sector as on the traditional public and private sectors he points out that the significance of sebi reposes in the fact that it is not an abstract academic contrivance but a response to what is felt to be a critical developmental need that has been overlooked for far too long sebi professor lucas says emerged from three sets of considerations the pronouncement made by president david granger regarding the need to look beyond the traditional public service for viable employment options the vision on the part of ug s vicechancellor professor ivelaw griffith in seeking to take the institution in a direction that renders it more relevant and the feedback gleaned particularly from private sector institutions and entrepreneurs regarding the paucity of skills available to fuel the movement of the private sector what makes sebi both unique and critically relevant to the country s developmental needs is its distinctive flexibility its ability to respond to both the training needs of students seeking a formal academic qualification as well as private and public sector entities hoping for the targeted upgrading of specialized disciplines and skills of their employees to render them more relevant to the entrepreneurial requirements of the enterprises that they serve there is too professor lucas says a third rung on the ladder of education and training that allows for individuals or groups wrestling with the myriad challenges of managing modest entrepreneurial endeavours to benefit from sebi s practical guidance provided through structured programmes at the level of its academic programme sebi will offer conventional degree programmes in disciplines that include accounting finance general management tourism studies and supply chain management among others beyond these there are more targeted programmes fashioned out of the particular requirements of the participants and targeting the needs of individuals and public and private sector institutions the latter focus of sebi professor lucas says embraces a target group that ranges from those public and private sector institutions that have been forever clamouring over the lack of skills to the host of individuals and groups in the informal sector including small vendors whose absence of entrepreneurial knowhow have been largely responsible for the challenges they have faced in seeking growth for their businesses long before the exhaustive consultations between ug and its various audiences that spawned the creation of sebi had been concluded representatives of deficient local public and private sector organizations had already found their way to turkeyen to plead their various skillsscarcity cases and to seek the university s help all of this is taking place against the backdrop of the reality of a university which is not only seriously cashstrapped but still lacking in some of the requisites necessary for the effective delivery of its existing curriculum lucas himself admits that when consideration is given to offering the sebi programme on both of the university s campuses it becomes an undertaking that is beyond the capability of ug alone he says that the recruitment of individual faculty over time is clearly necessary but the many and varied national needs to which sebi seeks to respond do not allow for any further prevarication in the launch of the initiative to meet sebi s immediate needs the existing corps of lecturers in the various disciplines volunteer diaspora academics and experienced and successful local entrepreneurs managers and business support organizations will be pressed into service as much for their formal qualifications as for their experience to help deliver a curriculum comprising both formal classroom instruction and field exercises as well as informal coaching designed to respond to the many and varied needs of the sebi curriculum at the levels of both faculty support and student intake lucas anticipates a measure of broader caricom involvement he anticipates what he says is likely to be a measure of uwi support in the provision of teaching resources whilst two countries in the region antigua and st lucia have already signalled to the university their interest in benefiting from the training that sebi seeks to offer at intervals during his interview with the stabroek business professor lucas returned pointedly to the significance of the evolution of sebi not least the fact that ug newest education and training compartment derives from what has been widely determined to be some of the critical human resource deficiencies in the society the dialogue with the broader society the public and private sectors and the modest entrepreneurial aspirants he says will persist through the creation of an advisory board that will seek to reflect the many and varied interests that spawned sebi in the first place and which will play a central role in charting sebi s course going forward article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 business 804 schoolofbusinessseekstoconsolidateugsroleinrespond  sebi ', 0),
(368, 'und', 'node_search', ' local athletes offered full scholarship local athletes offered full scholarship local athletes offered full scholarship webmaster mon 8072017 1707 the national sports commission nsc friday signed a memorandum of understanding mou agreement with two athletes providing them full scholarships to monroe college this was disclosed during the signing held at nsc s boardroom it was announced that 12 athletes were given full scholarships to the university of guyana ug while two athletes were scouted and offered full scholarships by the monroe college united states of america in brief remarks director of sport attached to ministry of education department of culture youth and sport christopher jones explained that the agency s initiative to provide scholarships to the athletes were due to their performance at the caribbean free trade association carifta games earlier this year the national sports commission nsc would make available to the two athletes namely onassha rogers and claudrice mckoy the same amount that would have been used to facilitate them at the university of guyana ug jones noted jones said the amount offered will be provided on a yearly basis and totals 230  per year for four years including 50000 deemed as miscellaneous fees he noted that the miscellaneous fees provided will be the same amount paid for those attending ug jones highlighted that the athletes who are slated to depart on august 18 will receive their first payment friday august 4 he noted that though the two athletes have accepted the college s offer they will still receive the payment per the agreement as stipulated in the agreement should there be some reason they athletes are unable to complete the scholarship offered by monroe college the payments will cease however should they decide to pursue at ug then the payment will continue the director of sport added onassha rogers one of the athletes slated to depart for the us expressed her gratitude towards the nsc and the government for their support in her abilities and furthering her education she said that she hopes to make guyana proud for giving her the opportunity first of all i would like to say thank you to the national sports commission nsc the director of sport christopher jones for this contribution made i am very excited and happy for this opportunity to further my studies and i promise to do my best rogers said the director of sport noted that the agreement signed is part of the government s mandate of honouring their commitment towards providing platforms for the athletes development article adapted from  http ginagovgy localathletesofferedfullscholarship  uog athletics scholarship ', 0),
(369, 'und', 'node_search', ' curtains come down on ug reading programme curtains come down on ug reading programme curtains come down on ug reading programme webmaster mon 8072017 1725 the curtains on friday came down on the university of guyana ug library s thirteenth annual reading is fun programme when participants were presented with certificates and prizes at the institution s library at its turkeyen campus the programme was sponsored by courts guyana incorporated for the past eight years to date and will continue to receive sponsorship the programme had formerly run on its own for five years until courts decided to give full sponsorship customer experience manager of courts shona barker said that we re happy to say that we were able to obtain a remarkable number of students and also able to meet with this programme as it continues to grow at the ceremony there was a list of items portrayed by the youngsters who were registered as part of the programme these items include dramatic poetry an acoustic a song and a skit items on the programme are used to show what they have gained and developed and to aid us in an evaluation of how we can do it the programme better pointed out gwyneth george the chief librarian at the university of guyana george also pointed out that the programme targets what they call vulnerable children for the past 13 years they have been working with the sophia community of children whose ages range from 5 to 13 the basic thing is reading but the programme does not only center on reading george said the other activities which the programme aid in are health tests educational tours computer knowledge and creative work such as poetry the youngsters were placed into a number of groups and they worked alongside skilled resource individuals who are exemplary in literacy and reading these individuals consisted of members of the library staff and members from the department of humanities and education the programme which runs three days per week for three weeks registered approximately 50 youngsters this year however compared to the numbers from the first two years when it had just begun there has been a decline article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170805 curtainscomedownonugreadingprogramme uog library literacy reading programme ', 0),
(370, 'und', 'node_search', ' the resourcebased economy environment cooperation coordination for green growth workshop the resourcebased economy environment cooperation coordination for green growth workshop webmaster fri 8112017 1148 education lecture theatre centre for information technology university of guyana the resourcebased economy and environment executive workshop is built around the idea that resource abundance does not itself imply growth and development and much less does it imply green growth and sustainable development indeed resource abundance often implies paradoxically a growth that at best disturbs and injures the environment and at worst depletes the resource base itself and threatens the livelihoods of those usually the poor who depend on it policy makers in guyana have adopted a green economy framework that aims to achieve economic growth that is environmentally responsible and sustainable earlier in 2008 guyana had developed and launched a low carbon development strategy lcds to show that economic growth does not have to be associated with rising carbon emissions the lcds was conceived as a contribution to global climate change mitigation while green growth will have to emphasise climate change adaptation it is not easy however to separate the two issues as they really are not independent for this and other reasons a resourcerich country pursuing green economic growth will have to deal with some obvious challenges contradictions and tensions and it will have to be innovative in looking for opportunities challenges would include the potential for the resource curse which would upset any growth strategy and increased pollution and climate change impacts which would compromise any attempt to pursue a green growth strategy at a more abstract level an immediate challenge facing guyana is that issuing an oil production licence while pursuing a climate change mitigation strategy would seem to be contradictory even if as appears to be the case the carbon footprint associated with crude oil production in guyana will be small the course will examine how apparent contradictions such as these can be addressed with innovative institutional and technological solutions such as carbon taxes or biofuels which take advantage of the country s resourceabundance note that the emphasis of this executive workshop is to build awareness and to expose participants to the discourse on the green economy as against offering exhaustive training it will therefore be highly interactive and will benefit significantly from the feedback and involvement of participants it is hoped that a core of people will emerge to advance to this other level the uniqueness of the programme in addition to its novelty in the caribbean and its particular focus on guyana which is undoubtedly the region s most resourceabundant country this executive course is unique among all those offered elsewhere in its focus on the importance of voluntary cooperation and coordination for the achievement of a green economy the course is built around the idea that the green economy especially in a developing resourceabundant economy presents several social dilemma type challenges in which the public interest is pitted against private selfinterest but the collective choice of the former expands opportunities for everyone in society it takes cooperation to achieve such prosocial behaviour and when enough people strategically positioned in social networks subscribe to prosocial norms it takes coordination for them to avoid the inferior antisocial equilibrium nested strategies to elicit cooperation for green economic growth will be explored at the international regional national and subnational levels duration organisation and delivery the programme will run from saturday august 12 2017 to saturday 19 2017 but will not include sunday august 13 2017 the course is divided into parts part a analytical issues in the green economy discourse part b methodological issues in preparing for the green economy part c policy issues in developing a green economy part d science technology innovation for a green economy parts a c will be delivered in lessons two per day part d will take the form of postlesson presentations to allow a larger group of national stake holders to attend additionally there will be lunchtime discourses which will emphasise interaction and demonstrations among the topics that will be covered will be ethics for a green economy the opportunities and constraints present in law overarching principles such as intergenerational equity and common heritage in the context of guyana constitutional rights and duties energy audits the science behind the green economy lessons will be delivered in the computer and information technology cit centre at the university of guyana there will be internet access and all the software required for the part b powerpoint slides will be used extensively and will be available to participants before lessons in addition to lectures there will be case studies classroom discussion of particular problems with a view to coming up with solutions and in the case of lesson 8 computer laboratory experiments a key element of the course will be to expose students to the global initiatives to support the development of a green economy and to integrate resources available at various green economy portals into the delivery examples include united nations sustainable development knowledge platform  https sustainabledevelopmentunorg topics greeneconomy and the united nations environmental programme  https wwwuneporg greeneconomy   opportunities for businesses to do sidepresentations and exhibitions will be built into the programme learning objectives participants will learn about the green economy and its antecedents such as sustainable development as well as global national and sectorspecific challenges and opportunities to advance lowcarbon resource efficient and socially inclusive development they will begin to develop basic skills for applying the green economy concept in a real world economic policy and or personal context on successful completion of the course participants will be able to assess whether their policies and programs promote or hamper the goals of a green economy increase the green content of their policies and programs consider intelligently the green economy implications of national policies legislation and regulation and recognise green economy negotiating issues when dealing with clients customers suppliers and regulators target audience eligibility the course targets groups and individuals that are interested in and see the need for obtaining a general understanding about the green economy concept and latest developments in general and especially in guyana and the caribbean they include civil servants in ministries regional and local authorities diplomats from missions and international agencies managers in private sector and civil society organizations including political parties the media and trade unions faculty researchers and students interested citizens persons who have a first degree in any discipline or who have managerial supervisory level experience are eligible to participate in this executive workshop lecturers and resource personnel lecturers on the course will be experts who will be drawn from the university of guyana and from elsewhere the full list of lecturers will be published shortly cost the cost per participant is 50000 for the entire course but in interest of including as many important stakeholders as possible consideration will be given to those agencies that cannot quite afford this programme outline and readings the outline is presented below readings will be added part a analytical issues in the green economy discourse lesson 1green economy issues the development of the concept of a green economy and the relationship with the earlier concept of sustainability or sustainable development will be discussed on the supply side a taxonomy of environmental resources renewable nonrenewable and on the demand side a taxonomy of values use nonuse will be developed beginning with gdp and ending with genuine savings the macroeconomics required for the course will be presented particular attention will be paid to the notion of total wealth readings  green growth economic theory and political discourse  by michael jacobs genuine savings and sustainability  by nick hanley louis dupuy and eoin mclaughlin 2014 lesson 2markets and formal institutions for a green economy the circular flow of income will be introduced emphasising markets and traditional resource allocation themes the definition of resources will then be expanded to include environmental resources and natural capital as well as social capital and formal institutions and informal institutions in discussing formal institutions the role of the state as regulator will be introduced the role of individual demand will be developed but the constraining influence of society on preferences will be noted the importance of interpersonal trust will be underscored both for the reduction of transactions costs and the facilitation of market interactions as well as for the mechanisms used in the governance of nonmarket activities and interactions lesson 3economic growth theories review of economic growth theories with an emphasis on the motivation of green growth guyana s green economy strategy will be discussed and analysed along with the earlier low carbon development strategy the role knowledge human capital and science technology would be emphasised lesson 4the main themes policies in environmental and resource economics the following concepts will be presented without any attempt at a very indepth analysis kuznet s environmental curve market failures externalities public goods property rights and the commons pigouvian taxes the coase theorem and elinor ostrom s core principles maximum sustained yield hotelling s rule the hartwick rule the dutch disease the resource curse lesson 5behaviour culture and decisionmaking in markets government and society the prisoner s dilemma will be introduced to facilitate the discussion of the importance and the difficulty of voluntary cooperation with an emphasis on multiple equilibria ie nash and pareto in the game the mechanisms including coordination mechanisms and the circumstances that lead to the selection of the pareto optimal outcome would be surveyed the importance of norms in equilibrium selection and the approaches to changing norms would be discussed as would the fairly recent theory of nudging the importance for green growth of social cohesion and inclusiveness and of having the poor involved in decision making will be explained and analysed part b methodological issues in preparing for the green economy lesson 6investment appraisal discounting and the choice of discount rates net present value discounted cash flow and the internal rate of return the appraisal of environmental projects public versus private investment appraisal and the importance of complementarities in investment decisions an excelbased mine project evaluation tool using monte carlo analysis will be introduced and discussed lesson 7data analysis policy impact analysis and survey methodology lesson 8classroom experiments for the study of cooperation part c policy issues in developing a green economy lesson 9climate change the paris agreement guyana s intended nationally determined contributions indcs guyana s green economy strategy paper and the low carbon development strategy and redd the guyana redd investment fund and the norway agreement will all be discussed and critiqued the proposal for a carbon tax as well as the emergence of carbon trading would be presented and analysed lesson 10 trade and sustainability lesson 11the resource curse phenomenon and avoiding it part d science technology innovation for a green economy presentation panel 1energy transition and the advances in biofuels technology presentation panel 2renewable energy in guyana the caribbean and the wider world presentation panel 3issues in sustainable agriculture in guyana innovation the green economy manager analytical issues in the green economy discourse methodological issues in preparing for the green economy policy issues in developing a green economy science technology innovation for a green economy ethics for a green economy the opportunities and constraints present in law energy audits the science behind the green economy the university of guyana  ', 0),
(371, 'und', 'node_search', ' the university of guyana investiture ceremony 2017 the university of guyana investiture ceremony 2017 the university of guyana investiture ceremony 2017 webmaster wed 8162017 342 professor ivelaw lloyd griffith was officially installed as the tenth vicechancellor of university of guyana the investiture of professor griffith will formally grant him the authority and symbols of high office june 14 2017 was the oneyear anniversary of professor griffith s selection as the university s vicechancellor and principal this historic ceremony the first of its kind for a vicechancellor at the university of guyana will involve a procession with faculty attired in academic regalia and the conferring of the official powers and responsibilities of the office to professor griffith by the chancellor of ug professor nigel harris investiture vicechancellor ', 0),
(372, 'und', 'node_search', ' zara police offer ug scholarships zara police offer ug scholarships zara police offer ug scholarships webmaster wed 8162017 348 zara group of companies the cyber security body that provides technological support to the guyana police force gpf is offering four scholarships to the university of guyana in collaboration with the force the scholarships are for fulltime prospective university of guyana students for either the turkeyen or tain branch kaieteur news was informed that two of the scholarships will be available to the public and the remaining two will be offered to the immediate family members of ranks of the guyana police force the scholarship will be for four years and completely covers the tuition fee students are required to maintain a high grade point gpa of 30 if two or more candidates are eligible the short listed candidates will be selected by a random draw to be eligible for the scholarship students must have a minimum of eight subjects at the caribbean secondary education certificate csec proof of acceptance letter from the university demonstrate the need for financial assistance and a letter showing that the candidate has completed at least 100 hours of community service zara group of companies has been contributing to the technological sector within guyana for several years they have been supporting the police force in terms of cyber crime fighting the non governmental organization has opened computer centres across guyana where police ranks and civilians benefit from free training in 2013 the zara group established a computer centre at the richard faikall training college at suddie which caters for the need of ranks in g division and residents with the use of information and communication technology ict the organization aims to bridge the gap of a community police partnership kaieteur news understands that the computer classes which were being done in collaboration with the police have made some communities a more relaxed place where it is easy for civilians and police ranks to communicate the zara group was established about 30 years ago by a guyanese family residing in the us and is involved in real estate business the organization has since collaborated with several institutes including the central islamic organization and the gpf as a means of giving back to the country article adapted from  http wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20170812 zarapoliceofferugscholarship  scholarship ', 0),
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(374, 'und', 'node_search', ' invitation for book launch invitation for book launch webmaster fri 8182017 1216 education lecture theatre university of guyana you are especially invited to attend   the launch of the book  an accidental life  by  professor harold drayton former deputy vicechancellor of the university of guyana the launch will be held on thursday august 24 2017 at 1800 h in the education lecture theatre the university of guyana  ', 0),
(375, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug launches social work masters programme ug launches social work masters programme ug launches social work masters programme webmaster fri 8182017 1228 the university of guyana faculty of social sciences in collaboration with the ministry of social protection the united nations children s fund unicef and york university launched a master s in social work programme at its turkeyen campus on wednesday august 16 he master s programme will enable 26 social work graduates to further their studies and obtain a master s degree this is a secondcycle academic degree representing a highorder overview of a specific field of study the ministry will sponsor eight of the 26 students participating in the oneyear programme the importance of social work cannot be underestimated remarked mohan ramrattan deputy permanent secretary of the ministry of social protection it operates at the boundary interface between people and their social cultural and physical environment and is part of the template that moulds right from wrong and protects our people through institutive administrative and other measures he said ramrattan explained that support for the programme will create a larger social worker populace and by extent guarantee the prevention of social dysfunction and the protection of our vulnerable and groups at risk which is in keeping with the ministry s mandate to contribute to economic and social development by maintaining a stable industrial relations climate formulating policies and providing integrated employment training social and welfare services vice chancellor and principal of the university of guyana ivelaw griffith quoted rabindra tagore you cannot cross any sea simply by standing and staring at the water as a reminder to the students and groups involved that though the journey may be long they should not surrender for they are fighting for a greater cause he also reminded the social workers to always be respectful and pursue excellence monica miller head of the sociology department shared that the journey to having such a programme began four years ago although it has been tiring they have truly succeeded this is only the beginning we will strive to have a phd program barbara heron the coordinator from york university noted that the level of organisation and support from all parties involved was overwhelming heron and six other professors will be lecturing in the master s programme over the coming months deputy representative unicef paolo marchi congratulated the university on this milestone and urged the students of the programme to be committed he also commended them for their desire to want to develop guyana last year the ministry of social protection hosted a conference for social work administrators practitioners and educators to explore thematic issues within the realm of their professional practice and facilitated the exchange of ideas amongst them resulting from that conference there is now a working draft of the guyana national standard for social work a document containing research material and a registered list of social work professionals ramrattan reiterated that the ministry of social protection remains committed to collaborating with organisations in support of social work and working in every area that falls under its purview for the development of guyanese article adapted from  http ginagovgy uglaunchessocialworkmastersprogramme  social work social sciences masters graduate level ', 0);
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(376, 'und', 'node_search', ' guyana trip july 2017 i diaspora engagement conference guyana trip july 2017 i diaspora engagement conference guyana trip july 2017 i diaspora engagement conference webmaster sun 8202017 2052 reluctant participant the theme dreaming diaspora doing diaspora sounded fluffy this wasn t the reason i didn t initially want to go to the conference i knew i couldn t afford it from the outset i understood that it would have to be selffunded given that i m not attached to an academic institution but am independent based in the uk where average travel fare to guyana would cost 700 but in july double that i decided i wouldn t go it kept pushing me to attend however and finally i agreed i d find the funds and go my decision to finally go was due in part to a sense that there would be few if any presentations on culture i was right even so what could i really contribute when the current administration took office business for developing the economy was its focus our high commissioner here in the uk was formerly in business i saw a future in which the arts and culture were forced off centre as the poor cousin of advancing the nation s economy my paper presentation would highlight that culture is the bedrock of societies and should not be sidelined since it is issued from the peoples that make up our communities and societies what culture needs in order to contribute effectively to economies is for the government to institutionalise processes for creative industries to develop and thrive as they do in the uk and elsewhere inward investment is necessary along with securing music where we at with copyrights and consistent education programmes active participant the conference opened on sunday 23rd july with a reception some anxieties about feeling out of place among the suits and business people dominated one of the first people i met who settled some of my misgivings was my cousin michael brotherson he works in the foreign office headed by karl greenidge the minister of foreign affairs whose absence did not go unnoticed i was surprised but had no choice but to rise to it when vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith asked me along with others to say a few words about the conference i waited my turn all the while styling anxieties about what i d say i was the last to speak thankfully the speaker before me paul tennassee university of the district of columbia had closed his remarks by introducing a young poet called keon heywood who performed a wonderful piece about guyana the springboard was easy he d allowed me to highlight the importance of culture and arts in all our engagement about how to develop guyana to remember that culture too is business and key to our humanity professor griffith did an intriguing thing giving me that momentary platform totally unprepared as i was after i spoke he was able to confirm that as well as the newly developed business enterprise unit at the university there were plans too for developing the arts i knew of this in any case from previous conversations with the vice chancellor i would embrace the conference with confidence now and appreciate that i had a place there  the papers and presentations it was impossible to attend most as i d hoped but that s the nature of conferences i read a sour note on facebook that some of the presenters sounded as though they d swallowed a dictionary it was perhaps difficult for this observer to appreciate the quality of the papers and that it was a conference initiated by the university where one would expect the calibre of contributions i saw what was lacking was sufficient time for us to digest and question the presenters and also better rooms to better facilitate the powerpoint slides we ran way over time the first day of the conference which was due in part to the opening formalities that included a keynote address by president david granger the fact that the university had sought to include the government as well as opposition leaders marked its intention to have far reaching inclusion and obviously to highlight the important role each need to play to engage the diaspora effectively if we are serious about development there were excellent if hurried papers from the theme engaging the diaspora which included methods relating to policy development to utilise the potential of the diaspora entrepreneurship and investment possibilities that move beyond remittances and establishing a methodology for researching the diaspora building partnerships with the diaspora theme saw papers on creating a multidimensional process for engaging the diaspora and exploring the reality of the resources skills based and financial of the diaspora a paper i enjoyed was on the government green state initiative pushing for us to explore and implement renewable energy as an industry delivered by gary best it s a commendable initiative but my misgivings about the oil exploration and development make it difficult to be convinced about how the two will mesh i caught only an enticing tail end of mimicry and fantasy in the diaspora the view from richmond hill in new york by dr dhanpaul narine but others said it was a treat my presentation was titled embedding guyanese culture and showcased a few organisations initiatives based in the uk bogle l ouverture publications huntley conference guyana uk sports and development association way wive wordz and guyana speaks it emphasised the need to institutionalise embed culture for it to effectively matter in development strategies it was well received though time didn t allow for any questions following it was several times noted that the diaspora contributed around us450 million in remittances with the majority of guyanese located in the usa although the us based guyanese dominated i was actually really impressed by the enthusiasm initiatives educational as well as business related investments and experience they amass for example dr vincent adams one of the appointed education ambassadors has 30 odd years experience in oil and gas he will be lending his skills in a mentoring role from the university there were at times tiring rounds and key notes by government ministers and representatives gerry goveia buoyant but for me exuding a businessy arrogance that grated was there to speak on behalf of the private sector he said some things about the business community going and demanding x and y from the government forcefully it seemed gail texeira represented the opposition and seemed to be citing statistics about increased migration as though this was consequential to the new administration and not a process inherent to guyana s progress or lack thereof throughout its nationhood i didn t hear connections being made here either with the zealous dishing out of 10 year visas by the us embassy the foreign office was tasked with serious questions from the floor following a presentation by michael brotherson who was there in place of karl greenidge the diaspora development policy document or strategic document was the issue it seemed this had been in process for far too long wide consultation with the diaspora missing the possibility that mr brotherson responsible for its advancement hadn t clapped eyes on it i felt it for him those us delegates were not letting up and rightly so i wish i could say something about the minister for education s presentation either by this point in the day i was tired or it was flat and unimpressionable words were said lots of graphs and seemingly wellorganised charts and things but i can t speak to the substance of minister nicollette henry s discussion which was unfortunate on the other hand cathy hughes now minister for technology the title might not be totally accurate was vibrant acknowledging some of what our young people are developing discovering and needing investment for animation seems to be big there is a guyana animation network which collaborates with trinidad and suriname ms hughes noted that animation could be done more cost effectively in guyana than some of our neighbouring countries i can t verify this but think the opportunity worthwhile to bear in mind ambassadors from mexico china and india attended the conference and presented on their respective country s success at engaging its respective diaspora again the policy issue crept up because countries like jamaica and haiti all have one jamaica particularly we were told say the diaspora is an extension of itself all this to beg the seriousness of the guyana government in making use of its diaspora david lammy our mp for tottenham flew in to give a keynote he did so with the use of charm and some comedy but seriously noting that if the guyana government was serious about development with its diaspora s contribution it should consider why children born to guyanese parents outside of the country aren t automatically guyanese too as they would elsewhere be regarded citizens through heritage in fact a bug bear of one of the delegates was our use of the term diaspora he was suggesting we switched to the term persons of guyanese origin pog which might be less confusing to guyanese generally and broadens identities linked to guyana come backee was also questioned as to its appropriateness despite being culturally in circulation a while  on the question of oil i don t remember when exactly the oil discussion took place though one of the papers was on this but someone asked about the contract they wanted to know where we could find it i confess i m not in favour of the oil industry development there have been too many instances in my life time where this has proven to be a nightmare and destructive force to small countries forced to give unfavourable terms to multinational corporations that have more wealth than those resource rich countries they exploit what undeniably happens as i recently read in the case of the small african nation of equatorial guinea though what kind of small we mean is another discussion is that sickening corrupt contracts are made with the socalled leaders whom the corporations give whatever revenues are yielded to directly whilst the mass of the population starves the country continues in underdevelopment why should guyana be different in the equatorial guinea example this disgusting deal was made with exxon mobil who directly paid money into the president s bank account why does our government have faith that exxon mobil would grow moral fibres just for guyana okay so it wasn t this administration with whom the contract was made we were told at the conference that the contract was made with janet jagon in 1999 during her brief term as president when administration changed in may 2015 british lawyers advised the government that owing to our border dispute with venezuela it should be cautious about what goes out to the public this is shocking that guyanese actually don t know what s in the contract further former president bharrat jagdeo in 1997 added a nondisclosure clause in the petroleum act and something i didn t catch properly about the licensee being the one to give permission for disclosure someone who was there can authenticate the correct note none of it should sit well with us put simply we can t see this contract in the first place if this was made with the highest person in the land who has absolute power then we can only move our mouths like we re circulating saliva but can t do anything to change the course of action weighing on this impending industry positively or not an industry that some at the conference i couldn t help noticing seemed entirely assured would bring great wealth to the nation it seemed too that this industry would be so economically transforming for guyana that we might as well get rid of bauxite sugar and rice there is a despairing sense that this winding down of same has already begun i can t see when disclosure would come since the border issue with venezuela has been long it s being put before the international community at the end of this year in any case we were further told about the 5050 division of profits from oil revenues with the stomach churning caveat that this would be after the cost of investment had been accounted for in other words it would really be if i understood the thing properly 7525 initially how long this would last i didn t hear i hope at heart many of us were concerned about guyana s sovereignty and its development otherwise the blades of grass venuezla claims will pale beside the probable ravages multinationals like exxon mobil are capable of imposing on small countries where were the young people  any major gripe i have with the conference is that there wasn t a contingent of young people present i didn t see any from the university doing a presentation or from the wider community i communicated with a young man who was a civil engineer teacher at ug who had brought a few of his students to the conference i would have liked to see a panel discussion chaired by and comprised of young people this issue was raised on the last day and hopefully the feedback was noted along with others for organising future conferences importantly there was a suggestion to develop a diaspora conference for young people perhaps the cost was prohibitive if students were encouraged to attend at us50 however the conference did offer an opportunity to engage with the community including young people this was the day to give back where delegates could take on a volunteering activity within the community i went to a youth volunteering day held at umana yana it was great to see young people engaged in development efforts aimed at supporting educational and social needs of other young people there were groups pitching their ideas for development to a panel of judges the winner was one that had developed an app called maths guru i met some youth ambassadors they were sponsored by the us embassy to go to the united states for three weeks take part in youth projects which they would return to guyana and repackage in some form to offer to guyanese youth most of the ambassadors were selected from queens college one visharnie a previous qc student bright and focused worked for the guyana chronicle and invited me to do an interview for the paper this interview focused on culture its lack its potential in guyana she surprised me pleasantly and reinforced why i thought we needed the presence of our young people at the conference by cutting to the chase and asking about the impact of cultural imperialism on the way we do or do not embed institutionalise initiatives to promote advance and centralise guyanese cultural identity cultural diversity  at some point the fact that the majority of attendees were african guyanese was made it is a disgusting shameful reality that events initiated to encourage wide participation when lead by an african guyanese often results in a lack of involvement by indian guyanese this has been my experience for years i can t speak to the ravages of the 1960s when the mud and blood were slinging both ways but in my lifetime i ve observed efforts by african lead organisations to be inclusive of all the ethnicities one of these is the guyana uk sports and development association which organises a folk festival every year for the last 20 this is for all guyanese to take part in but indian guyanese stay away this has been the case no matter which administration is running the country or the ethnicity in the uk s case of the high commissioner of course i can t speak to events organised by indian guyanese or other groups where africans are actively sought to attend how would one know in a divisive society as ours i know that i d sooner see african guyanese participating in the variety of festivals donning clothes to reflect than i would the other way around but that story is tired a refresher to this came at an emancipation event i ll blog separately on this where prime minister nagamootoo wore a dashiki so too all his body guards an article by a guyanese of indian heritage suggesting that those indian guyanese who attended the conference were there for cronyish benefit was stupid for too many obvious reasons the writer was there looking she suggests for her mattie and when seeing few thought she was in the wrong place her comments remind me of a forefinger straining forward an action which forces the thumb to invert backwards the lack of representation by indian guyanese has nothing to do with the university since it s an institution for all guyanese neighbours and international community invitations were far reaching for this reason if that writer s comments can be described as stupid john mair s comments in an article he wrote about the conference were insensitive and equally foolish firstly he bemoaned being a token white if that s how he chose to selfidentify that s his shame in truth did he expect organisers to rally minority numbers of white european english spanish portuguese guyanese to satisfy some quota as for renaming the diaspora direspora this suggests he really is token that he is not one of us however way we want to identify our connectedness with guyana when he referred to the president s attendance with his gang i was reminded of his paper he presented same time as i on the socalled guyanese mafia a term he wants to have on record as his baroness amos beamed one morning of the conference from a prerecorded video and said prince charles had coined the term i can t stand it worse than this however and snakey too was his comment that the conference was a coronation for the vice chancellor the vice chancellor was hands on but he didn t chair everything as mair reported this was a disgusting exaggeration the vice chancellor tried to attend as many of the panels as possible moving from room to room as we the delegates were mair got personal about the vcs bowties too though i couldn t work out whether it was an endearment or slight he might reflect on his own curious eccentricity of writing as a pseudonym as well as in his own name in the same article in other words referring to himself in the third person he might chew on the hating notes in his paper which probably have more to do with punctured privilege and realisation that when he s in guyana he is a minority than anything else the cultural finale on the last night was disappointing there was an attempt to be inclusive here too something east indian chinese indigenous and well dave martins we only live in some fickle hope that inclusion might mean we don t separate like this but revere and creatively demonstrate our coming together attempting to one people in a way i ve observed surimamese handle the diversity issue keith waithe the university s artiste in residence had promised us something special that we d get the chance to dance and do weself he would give us one supposed a bit of something we might connect with african guyanese that didn t happen unfortunately the group of musicians he d organised comprising rukiza okera larry bartley chris buxton fusion and helen mcdonald didn t pull it off or even together and appeared to be rehearsing i think it was unnecessarily elaborate in any case what would have worked in my humblish view is an array of drums this would have sounded a timely note for emancipation which was three days after the conference ended the might of the drums would also have been appropriate to follow dave martins house tearing down act which had overrun and preceded keith waithe et al and yet here too there were some comments about a lack of diversity on this night and on and on the racist bile prevails the investiture of the vice chancellor ivelaw griffith i thought i could have ducked this programming of the conference i didn t know how formal the thing was didn t know what an investiture was i went and it really was pomp as i now realise these things are felt woefully underdressed in my newly purchased ug and dec tee merchandise i was glad to support the president prime minister other ministers ug chancellor ug faculty members and deputy vice chancellors i was surprised that there were more than one guests from different parts of the world and their respective universities all there to see the installation of the 10th vice chancellor to the university of guyana i can outside and inside the event itself see and hear the cries about it because it is change what i can t witness more directly are the sneers by those who think the diaspora professor griffith representing are taking over i d have to be resident proper to appreciate that aspect and the quarters whence it cometh for whatever reason and however it was made possible who can really envy the vice chancellor the role he accepted anyone who merely dreams i suppose building bridges finally i had to acknowledge it was worth being present at the conference because it gave the occasion to get to know other guyanese living outside whatever the reasons they attended the conference i got a sense that there was a serious commitment to helping guyana to develop we have between us earned extensive skills in all fields that can contribute to this process and many have been trying for years to find ways to give back we could all lament the seemingly deliberate closed doors and bureaucratic instruments that have stopped our collective individual efforts be they to return and teach set up sports clubs contribute hospital supplies rebuilding schools supplying schools with computers books facilitating literacy initiatives wide ranging business enterprises using local produce services helping to alleviate mental health and other medical issues domestic violence particularly against women and so on it was noted that many of us i am one who left guyana didn t do so by choice the sense that when we come back we re seen as stepping on toes is something we learn to live with at least i have the conference organisers didn t consciously enable those present to make connections with each other by say making it part of a programme morning or afternoon that had to be organic it would have been good to have a sense of who was in the room but with our last minuteness mine included that might be a stretched expectation the chance to get to know guyana was programmed i ll write on this in another post but this would have served as an opportunity to connect we can measure the success of the conference in so many ways i choose simply to refer to its inception it had to be dreamed up in the first place then believed possible who would dream only and not attempt the practical steps to realise their vision so although the theme appeared philosophically fluffy to my ear and mouthing and laughter at times i fully appreciate what has been achieved by this initiative which began with a dream or vision one of the outcomes was the launch of the centre for caribbean diaspora engagement another was the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the university of guyana and university of the west indies the investiture too set a new standard like it or not the conference brought together people who would otherwise never be seen together because of our respective interests and we don t have to like each other nor share the same ideology we need as a start to recognise that the university has attempted in this initiative to be a mobilising force and its new vice chancellor seems serious about the business of running it with the necessary contribution of key players just as elsewhere universities are developed maintained and become important instruments through which the moral philosophical political social economic and cultural values of a nation are progressed many of the delegates are the university of guyana alumni perhaps attesting to their interest and genuine desires to give back success then is what we make of it and my gratitude to the vice chancellor and team for organising this first diaspora conference is fully expressed here 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(378, 'und', 'node_search', ' five awarded ug scholarships by zara group of companies five awarded ug scholarships by zara group of companies five awarded ug scholarships by zara group of companies webmaster mon 8282017 712 five persons on friday were awarded scholarships from us based zara group of companies as it launched its first scholarship programme the grant covers tuition fees for four years at the university of guyana ug turkeyen and tain campus the awardees are jamal joseph austin who will major in geological engineering jaya devi deonarine in optometry javin harris in computer science hester hernandez in chemistry and denise mona saul who read for a bachelor s degree in education the scholarship programme is a collaborative effort between zara group of companies and guyana police force gpf in brief remarks at gpf zara computer training centre eve leary senior vice president zara group of companies jay sobhraj congratulated the awardees for making their families and country proud in attaining the scholarships we look forward to seeing you through the four years provided that you maintain your academic standards sobhraj noted information technology it consultant nardeo singh explained that the creation of the scholarship programme is the company s way of allowing the young people to make a difference in guyana in addition to its ongoing information technology training programme he noted that the scholarship is also in keeping with the agency s commitment to its corporate social responsibilities we are in new york we cannot do it and we are too far from doing it you young people have to invest in yourself and you have to invest in your country we zara group of companies are here to just help you along the path singh said it was highlighted that this scholarship programme between gpf and zara group of companies is a fiveyear partnership that requires the students maintain a point average gpa of 30 ug deputy vice chancellor turkeyen campus michael scott responsible for academic engagement commended the founders for their contributions to the young people noting that the opportunity provided to the awardees will benefit them greatly and they should consider themselves fortunate since they will assist in the country s development on behalf of our university which will have the benefit of having access to these young minds to be part of that institution because that is the contribution you are making we are having yet another field to reap from so therefore this is another opportunity for us to be able to access excellent students to our institution scott noted hester hernandez who is from lethem region nine told the department of public information dpi that he is fortunate to have been granted the scholarship because he had applied to several tertiary institutions in an effort to improve himself academically i know i am meant to do well as well to make the company proud and i intend to use my education to assist my community because i was a teacher for two years so when i finish the course i will return to teach st ignatius secondary school hernandez said denise mona saul is grateful for the opportunity to begin her studies since the scholarship will remove the question of student loans while she continues to work additionally 522 young people today graduated from the guyana police force zara computer centre there were participants from the ministries of public security infrastructure finance education agriculture and health among others in her overview of the ict training information technology trainer corporal andries smith revealed that of 21 programmes that were successfully completed included eight adult courses comprising of four foundation programmes one advanced and personal computer pc repair and maintenance programme six caribbean secondary examination certificate csec electronic data preparation and management edpm and information technology it programme four summer programmes two of which are from the cdivision community policing outreach programme and five police programmes smith added that electronic data preparation and management edpm received five distinctions 15 grade ones six grade twos and one grade three while it received seven grade twos and six grade threes she noted that for the remaining of 2017 there will be continued emphasis on the training programme with a vision to surpass 2016 figures we intend to train two additional adult programmes one young foundation programme one advance and one pc repair and maintenance programme which will give us an estimated 107 participants taking our total to 629 persons for 2017 smith explained acting police force training officer assistant commander maxine graham encouraged the graduates to strive to build on the foundation received during their training noting that technology is important and integral part of society i urge you graduates to value the importance of the use of computer and the use of technology because computer literature make you marketable and an asset to any organization graham noted over the past five years zara group of companies has trained over 10388 young people since the launch of the it training programmes the company established some 35 years ago by a guyanese family was mainly involved in real estate business and managing apartment buildings today the company has collaborated with several organisations including the central islamic organization of guyana ciog and the guyana police force in all three counties article adapted from  http ginagovgy fiveawardedugscholarshipsbyzaragroupofcompanies  scholarship ', 0),
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(382, 'und', 'node_search', ' university of guyana to establish school of energy and mines university of guyana to establish school of energy and mines university of guyana to establish school of energy and mines webmaster wed 9062017 736 the university of guyana is working on the establishment on a school of energy and mines aimed at bringing benefits not just to the oilandgas sector but also the existing goldmining sector the ailing bauxite industry and other mineralrelated sectors responding to a question posed at last friday s stakeholder engagement session with the university of guyana alumni and the guyanese diaspora at the centennial college event centre scarborough toronto canada dr barbara reynolds deputy vicechancellor planning and international engagement pointed out that one of the things we need to figure out is how to export our mineral wealth in a more comprehensive manner even as we figure out how to deal with the likely increase and demand for ancillary services in the oilandgas sector recognising that it has a trajectory and staying ahead of that curve in terms of the kinds of specialised engineering that we want to develop dr reynolds who was accompanied by registrar dr nigel gravesande pointed out that the university of guyana is also working on retooling its geological engineering programme to offer an undergraduate degree in mining engineering and is looking for expertise in and out of guyana in this area plans are also afoot to establish a business development unit to go after contracts and grants and to also bring business to the campus working in conjunction with the public and private sectors explaining that the university recently started merchandising on a small scale dr reynolds said this will be further expanded so visitors will have the opportunity to purchase items as gifts when on vacation or other business in guyana dr reynolds described the alumni engagement as a good move but emphasised that partnerships need to be reciprocal we are not just going to beg as a point of pride we must have something to offer the other partner and one of the things we will do is to host students who come on exchange programmes according to dr reynolds the university of guyana still has some archaic decisionmaking processes one of them being that there must be two council members present for interviews and appointments so you could imagine what that means in getting people on board the deputy vicechancellor also opined that guyanese do not see university education as an investment so almost everyone wants to pay their tuition fees by cash no one wants to take a loan but it s unsustainable it has become such a culture that we don t even have a bookstore that sells text books so that has to change and in order to change that we have to use ebooks we have to be able to buy books we have to have the capacity to negotiate we have to have the capacity to plan ahead but we also have to change the culture where a student will be willing to borrow to finance his or her education and be able to pay back that does not currently exist dr reynolds lamented the fact that the university of guyana does not have an information technology it infrastructure that includes safety and security issues pointing out that we have several overburdened and outdated systems electrical sewage water and drainage these are fundamental things but they cost money on a positive note the deputy vicechancellor disclosed that discussions are ongoing with government to acquire a loan through the caribbean development bank cdb for the construction of a new library while the government has already provided a loan to build a new health sciences facility we are also in discussion with movie towne out of trinidad and tobago to develop a solar farm in order to supplement our energy dr reynolds boasted that the university recently launched the school of entrepreneurship and business innovation and also hosted a conference of the guyanese diaspora which is critical since we want to engage with the diaspora we don t necessarily want to say to people that you must come home i am a proud comebackie after spending 30 years outside of guyana it s not necessary that everyone can come home but we definitely need to engage with people of guyanese origin or their offspring who are doing wonderful things in north america and elsewhere to engage and share some of those resources with the university of guyana dr reynolds also pointed to start commencement of a series on law and society and for the first time in many years we were able to fill the walter rodney chair touching on the needs of the university the vicechancellor said it needs people who will help in building the pension fund which is a mere 20  per month upped from 3  by vicechancellor professor ivelaw griffith people who are willing to invest in food services people in it even those who are willing to come and do short courses the evening s programme was coordinated by the guyana consulate in toronto with consular general acting candida daniels giving the welcoming remarks while the chairperson was tameshwar lilmohan article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170902 universityguyanaestablishschoolenergymines barbara reynolds school of energy and mines uog ', 0),
(383, 'und', 'node_search', ' an act of faith part one an act of faith part one an act of faith part one webmaster wed 9062017 1418 address by dr harold a drayton on the occasion of the launch of his book an accidental life university of guyana august 24 2017 to the memory of walter rodney and josh ramsammy  i thank our university and especially deputy vice chancellor dr barbara reynolds for their kind offer to host the launch of an accidental life on our very own turkeyen campus and for the invitation to deliver a formal lecture i have chosen to talk with you today about the origins of this place that so many of us over the decades have come to love but also about an important element of our national life to which ug might wish to make a substantial contribution  the enhancement of democratic political practice  it is my firm belief that our university s contribution would be of inestimable value to our young nation and to generations of guyanese yet unborn for if not ug where else in this nation is there likely to be such a high concentration of talents and problemsolving abilities after being away for thirteen years i returned home on  old year s day 1962  to assist in establishment of a national university which had been approved by cabinet and recommended to the minister of education by working parties fully representative of all professional groups and all potential stake holders that said it must be acknowledged that as with virtually all other national issues at that time the body politic in bg was divided between endorsement of and opposition to the idea of a local university nor was that all by the early 1960 s the social context and atmosphere of our beloved country had become quite antagonistic to healthy argument and discussion on a wide variety of issues in our capital city georgetown i knew of only one cafe itabo  in which such discussions were the rule rather than the exception and beyond city limits there was one homethat of dr frank williams of revered memory that welcomed persons of all political persuasions and of none for a long afternoon evening of well lubricated discussion and plenty ole talk nearly every sunday what was particularly galling in my early months back home was the extent to which the initial  political  cleavage had seeped through every aspect of our national life how easy it was for example to be considered politically suspect unreliable simply by dropping in for a chat or a drink at the home of a member of an opposition party even buying a car from an opposition enemy dealership could be considered an antiparty act the marvel was that despite that sterile social situation the university ordinance was approved by both chambers of the legislature after vigorous discussion and debate and assented to by the governor on 18 april 1963 the first meeting of the board of governors was convened the very next day by our first pro chancellor john carter and with the participation of our first vice chancellor and principal professor lancelot hogben lancelot left shortly after for his welsh valley and the ug action plan continued to be rolled out in the midst of the 80day strike of great concern were two major issues the public response that could be expected to the advertisement for students of the arts natural and social sciences and our ability to assemble a teaching staff to match the demand of our first year of undergraduate teaching at our press conference on 30 august 1963 i was able to announce that we had interviewed 263 of the 680 applicants finally 179 students149 men and 30 women were selected for admission to the university s first year classes i was also able to announce that 7 fulltime and 4 parttime staff had been appointed on tuesday 1 st october 1963 the inaugural meeting of the university of guyana was held in the auditorium of queen s college  our university s temporary home for the first six years of its existence  for me as for so many colleagues especially those in the ministry of education who had worked so hard over the preceding nine months to initiate development of a national university it was an evening of great joy despite the many difficulties we had already encountered and even more in a future that we could but dimly imagine by the time classes started in earnest the very next evening we had long since achieved consensus on english and world civilization as compulsory courses for arts and social science majors and a single course in mathematics was stipulated for all natural science majors but what lancelot and i were most concerned about was the increasing disunity strife and violence that over the past seven years had replaced the initial unity that had initially been so much in evidence between the two largest ethnic groups descendants of african slaves and descendants of indian indentured immigrants in the guyanese national movement our initial approach was to introduce into ug s curriculum two interdisciplinary courses  caribbean studies  and  social biology  as compulsory requirements for second year students of the arts and social sciences although detailed planning of the former was almost complete and included assured participation of guyana s own professor elsa goveia and other caribbean and us scholars its implementation proved to be much more difficult nevertheless its content might still be of some interest to today s audience and a detailed description of the course is given in  chapter 6 of an accidental life  the social biology course which was solely my responsibility was directly relevant to lancelot s compulsory curriculum of civic studies initial planning of which was completed during our foundation year 196364 the first course was delivered in 1964 and was repeated with essential updates annually through 1971 in 90 lectures tutorials over each 30week academic year as with caribbean studies a detailed description of the course content of social biology is given in chapter 6 in 1967 the external examiner for the course the late professor john maynard smith reported to the interuniversity council that his discussions with students and with me left him in no doubt that the social biology course is performing an extremely valuable educational function in leading students to think critically about their society about their racial prejudices and about their religious and philosophical views heartening though that assessment is even in retrospect one must appreciate that at least five decades have elapsed we have no way of confirming that the critical thinking about all those important issues which smith observed in a sample of the student population persisted as that group grew older that problem to varying degrees underlines the inherent difficulty in using curricular design emphasis to effect changes of behaviors among  individual  members of human populations when i was asked in april 1969 to contribute an article to the guiana graphic supplement in support of the university s appeal fund i wrote our university of guyana is really quite unique it is the only higher educational institution in all the englishspeaking territories of africa asia and the caribbean which was created by a colonial people it was not a transplant under metropolitan tutelage but a truly indigenous effort grown from seed fertilized over the years by national sacrifice imagination innovation and hard work indeed it was the very prospect of the early attainment of independence which compelled an assessment of our cultural inheritance we were concerned about the pitifully small number of trained people available at professional and middle grade levels to perform a wide variety of skilled tasks the high cost of post secondary education overseas which could be afforded by only a tiny minority of the large number of students attaining secondary schoolleaving certificates we were concerned above all by the brain drain we were perplexed also by the failure of tertiary education even in the west indian environment of uwi to eradicate the old colonial values and the conservative and highly individualistic attitudes which would clearly be of rapidly decreasing utility in the urgent task of social and economic development which would be on the agenda after independence lack of trained personnel and lack of research were recognized as two interacting factors which exercise a serious constraint on development and so a national university was created in guyana here and elsewhere i have described this act of creation as an act of faith with no capital grants in sight for permanent buildings and equipment with the prospect of slender and chancy recurrent annual subsidies and the related foreseeable difficulties in staff recruitment how else can one describe that exciting plunge of 1963 but it was an act of faith by a people every so often an original act of faith requires a pledge of rededication to our critics we can smile and say as would the french it is the first step that really counts and with the barbadian poet hilton vaughan we can sing  but whatsoe er of ours you keep  whatever fades or disappears  above all else we send you this  the flaming faith of these first years with the bulgarian revolutionary poet hristo botev we can be even more optimistic posterity will judge did we do good or did we evil but for now hand in hand let s move forward with steps more sure seldom does an individual have the good fortune to be in at the beginning of an institution and sustain an active relationship with it for over fifty years the excitement of 1963 will be with me always and i continue to believe in the will and capacity of the people of guyana to further the development of our university in the national interest article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 features inthediaspora 904 anactoffaithpartone  book launch diaspora harold a drayton ', 0);
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(384, 'und', 'node_search', ' the end of the era of the strongman  the end of the era of the strongman the end of the era of the strongman webmaster wed 9062017 1438  president granger and the constitution in wake of guyana s other executive presidents ever since the introduction of the 1980 constitution the republic of guyana institutionalised an executive presidency which lawfully entrenched its incumbents as constitutional dictators a constitutional dictator is an incumbent president who is lawfully empowered by the constitution to invoke its entrenched dictatorial powers anytime he or she so chooses the president is not only the headofstate and commanderinchief of the armed forces but also the supreme executive authority of the country government ministers are creatures of the executive president and may only exercise the delegated authority of their office on the president s behalf the president has veto powers over executive commissions including the elections commission guyana s executive presidency has powers to appoint members of the judiciary and to prorogue or dissolve the parliament parliament is the only arm of government with the constitutional authority to remove the president for violation of the constitution or gross misconduct yet the powers of the executive presidency can negate or neutralize those of the parliament by the issuance of presidential decrees that prorogue or dissolve that body the guyana constitution makes a strongman out of its executive president the strongman in this context is a constitutional dictator during and even after leaving office the president cannot be tried by the courts or held legally liable for any act he she may have committed while occupying that office the president is essentially above the law guyana s executive president like caesar bestrides the country like a colossus guyana has had eight executive presidents only two of these forbes burnham october 6 1980 to august 6 1985 and desmond hoyte august 6 1985 to october 9 1992 were from the people s national congress pnc five of the country s executive presidents came from the people s progressive party ppp cheddi jagan ruled from october 9 1992 to march 6 1997 samuel hinds ruled from march 6 1997 to december 19 1997 janet jagan ruled from december 19 1997 to august 11 1999 bharrat jagdeo ruled from august 11 1999 to december 3 2011 donald ramotar ruled from december 3 2011 to may 16 2015 president david granger from apnu afc has been serving from may 16 2015 to the present he is the only executive president not derived exclusively from either the ppp or pnc president bharrat jagdeo ruled guyana for almost 12 years and was the longestserving executive president he will likely retain that title since the constitution was amended to limit an incumbent to no more than two terms president desmond hoyte ruled for seven years all of guyana s other executive presidents occupied the office for less than five years including president burnham and president jagan president samuel hinds acceded to the presidency after the death of president cheddi jagan and served for only nine months hinds was cheddi jagan s prime minister and constitutional successor he belonged to the civic arm of the ppp c and merely warmed the seat of power until janet jagan the logical successor to cheddi jagan took over janet jagan had served as the prime minister for president hinds had he chosen to do so president samuel hinds could have constitutionally defied the ppp c and kept himself in power for much longer for his loyalty to the ppp c samuel hinds was remarkably kept as prime minister of the country for just over 22 years under the other four ppp c presidents his occupancy of loyalty resulted in guyana having had eight executive presidents but only five prime ministers street protests president janet jagan resigned after ruling for just under two years and died ten years later in 2009 her presidency was plagued by tumultuous street protests by citizens who objected to her becoming president because she was not born in guyana she was the only woman in the history of guyana to be appointed both prime minister and executive president both forbes burnham and cheddi jagan died in office without serving out a full term it is almost as if the office of executive president consumes the very lives of those who want to retain it the most forbes burnham was the architect of guyana s 1980 constitution and he designed it to keep himself in power for life and to bring about unchallenged socialist transformation in guyana known as the constitution of the cooperative republic of guyana it makes the president not only the supreme executive authority but also the supreme legislative and judicial authority burnham s handpicked successor president desmond hoyte used the considerable and unchecked powers of the presidency to repudiate and transform the cooperative socialist development path his predecessor had charted hoyte almost single handedly used the presidential powers to change guyana from a socialist to a marketoriented development path while touting the private sector as the engine of growth hoyte also ended his party s rigging of national elections restrictions on a free press and restored free and fair elections these actions led to the democratic replacement of the pnc party in government by cheddi jagan s ppp it is important to note that both the pnc and the ppp endorsed and embraced the powers of the presidency for 23 years the ppp while in government did very little to reduce these dictatorial powers indeed in the early 1980s i interviewed dr cheddi jagan on the topic ministerial government in guyana for over an hour at the ppp headquarters freedom house i was ushered to his office by ms gail teixeira who was at the time serving as his administrative assistant janet jagan then editor of her party s newspaper the mirror occupied the office next to her husband she was in her office and did not attend the meeting i specifically asked dr jagan if he was in agreement with the 1980 constitution and all the powers it accorded the president he categorically told me that he had no problems with the constitution he said that his only objection was operational but not constitutional he lamented that burnham appointed too many vice presidents and government ministers and that when he becomes president he will have far fewer ministers and only one or at most two vice presidents burnham at that time may have had five vice presidents it was a sobering moment for me in recognizing that the charismatic leadership of guyana s two mass parties had more in common than the nation realized cheddi jagan himself was by his own admission a strongman and an authoritarian leader that would also have taken guyana down a socialist path if availed the opportunity charismatic leader the guyanese people have had decadeslong love affair with the strongman both burnham and jagan were charismatic leaders and their supporters loved them and endorsed whatever they ordained these foundingfathers of the guyanese nation were strongmen in their own right before becoming the heads of their governments they were the lifelong and unchallenged leaders of guyana s two massbased parties the ability to control mass parties as well as the government is at the very foundation of this type of strongman leader acceding to the office of executive president made them supremely and widely powerful as well the other six presidents became strong mainly as a consequence of their incumbency as executive president the problem with strongman rule is that it is essentially authoritarian and undermines the democratic processes in a society the ppp and pnc political parties led by these strongmen were themselves undemocratic institutions further strongman rule is inherently disposed to diminish transparency and accountability with resultant regimes characterized by widespread corruption and authoritarianism why then are the guyanese people attracted to strongman rule the strongman leader is able to widely dispense political patronage they appoint loyal followers to prime positions and create jobs even when no work exists they blur the lines between government assets and resources and personal property they dispense favours to family friends and supporters importantly they create the illusion that without them being in power all will be lost strongman rule has created a culture of dependency among the guyanese people on their government and above all its ultimate ruler government bureaucracies are made to serve the leader or his party s demands instead of the country as a whole the consequence of this culture of dependency on such authoritarian leadership is that followers are inoculated from selfreliant development those opposed to the ruler and his mass supporters are marginalised and alienated with concomitant negative consequences for the development of the country as a whole mass migration from guyana over the past three or four decades is an enduring index and direct consequence of the guyanese people estrangement from their rulers be they from one mass party or the other not a strongman this brings us to the current ruling apnu afc coalition administration though the presidency retains its paramount power president david granger is the head of a broad based coalition government that imposes serious restraints on his exercise of such strongman powers he therefore does not have the freedom space to readily dole out patronage benefits even if he wanted to and to adumbrate policies and programs with which the other coalition party members collectively disagree the populace cannot turn to him to readily meet their needs getting things done for the country as a whole and his own supporters in particular is often the result of transactional arrangements with other coalition partners the president is not unresponsive he is instead accountable government ministers may be constrained to go rogue in order to provide preferential treatment to supporters of their own party in the coalition the watchdog media in the country are ever inclined to expose any contrary actions by the president his government ministers and other state officials the opposition ppp party is also ever ready to rightly or wrongly call out any action by president granger that smacks of patronage corruption or that is contrary to the laws of the land the demands for the new government to be transparent and accountable are deafening and are seemingly bearing fruits of good governance if not also sometimes paralysis the end result is that although he is also the leader of the pnc president granger is not a strongman though liked personally by many david granger is not a strongman ruler from all appearances is seemingly wary about projecting that he wants to be one he was democratically elected to be leader of the pnc a mass party that has been working to shed it authoritarian image and which coalesced with other political parties to contest the 2015 general elections and form the government while ethnic rivalry has defined political participation in guyana for decades the demographic transition resulting from migration has made it almost impossible for future governments not to be organised as coalitions of some kind or the other is this then the end of the era of the strongman the guyanese people have become accustomed to the failures of their past governments to be transparent accountable and democratic and above all to develop the country people came to realise that whether they support the leader from one party or another the fate of the country in the past has been less than salubrious they have got to demand and become accustomed to a changed political culture and process that eschew the authoritarianism personalism and corrupt practices of their past rulers reform of constitution central to the electoral platform of the apnu afc coalition party was the demand to reform the constitution of guyana to among other things considerably reduce the powers of the presidency there seems to be generalized support for constitutional reform from the opposition ppp civic groups and the country as a whole yet the apnu afc coalition has not acted with due haste to get this done is it the allure of the absolute power of the executive presidency that may have begun to intoxicate those who ran to change it while there is no evidence of this it is imperative that the government act now to get constitutional reform done doing so will be the greatest democratic advancement for guyana since it attained its independence in may 1966 it will also be the single biggest achievement of the apnu afc coalition government in its very first term it will enshrine the foundations for enduring democracy and development in the country by accomplishing sensible and fundamental constitutional reform president david granger can be permanently etched in guyana s history as a truly great president who reduced the powers of his own executive presidency in order to advance democracy and development of the country he so dutifully serves and loves article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170829 enderastrongman ken danns politics ', 0),
(385, 'und', 'node_search', ' former uwi chancellor calls on president former uwi chancellor calls on president former uwi chancellor calls on president webmaster thu 9072017 222 georgetown guyana september 6 2017 president david granger was today paid a courtesy call by sir george alleyne former chancellor of the university of the west indies uwi sir alleyne is in guyana to participate in the university of guyana s vicechancellor renaissance lecture series which is scheduled for tomorrow evening he was accompanied to state house by minister of public health ms volda lawrence panamerican health organisation world health organisation paho who representative for guyana dr william adukrow and ug s deputy vicechancellor for planning and international engagement dr barbara reynolds sir alleyne s lecture will focus on how fear and lack of trust hinders integration and cooperation in the caribbean a topic which he said was inspired by president granger article adapted from  http ginagovgy formeruwichancellorcallsonpresident  uwi international engagement president granger ', 0),
(386, 'und', 'node_search', ' proposed students complex proposed students complex proposed students complex webmaster thu 9072017 231 coming soon find attached below the colour drawings for the proposed students complex planning student matters uog ', 0),
(387, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug turkeyen campus to have two convocations ug turkeyen campus to have two convocations ug turkeyen campus to have two convocations webmaster sat 9162017 934 the university of guyana ug s turkeyen campus will this year observe its annual convocation ceremony in two parts vicechancellor dr ivelaw griffith has said the graduation exercise will be held on november 11 and will have two sessions according to dr griffith the move is an attempt to reduce the lengthy hours spent at the graduation ceremony one of the things we are doing differently is we are going to have two graduation ceremonies rather than one there are four to five hours and by the time you get to technology half the people gone the vc said on tuesday why not create two shorter ceremonies and excite people who are graduates to come back he added the two ceremonies will have two former graduates as guest speakers the first session which will be held early in the day will hear from guyana s ambassador to the united nations un and former ug student mr michael tenpow the name of the second speaker is yet to be announced he said the following week on november 18 the tain campus will hold its graduation ceremony and will have as its guest speaker lawyer and graduate ms patricia bacchus the vicechancellor said he hopes to begin a culture of inviting graduates to speak at convocations going forward so that students can see what they can become in the future meanwhile the university has announced that it has added some 16 new programmes courses to the 20172018 academic year these courses include eight from the newly established school of education and business innovation sebi and include the bachelors of science in accounting entrepreneurship finance management marketing supply chain management tourism management and special education needs the other programmes are an associate of science degree in mining engineering and a bachelor of science in either environmental science forestry industrial engineering medicine or surgery there are also the master of social work master of science in agrotechnology and business and master of medicine in diagnostic radiology article adapted  http guyanachroniclecom 20170914 ugturkeyentwoconvocations graduation convocation vicechancellor ', 0),
(388, 'und', 'node_search', ' turkeyen tain talks 9 constitutional reform turkeyen tain talks 9 constitutional reform webmaster sat 9162017 1002 pegasus hotel kingston guyana the university of guyana pace will be hosting turkeyen and tain talks 9 under the theme constitutional reform to court brave change or to leave well enough alone the event is sponsored by conservation international guyana unicef and pegasus hotel this will be a fireworks session with the panel including prime minister moses nagamootoo former attorney general anil nandalall gecom member vincent alexander and attorney and former speaker of the national assembly ralph ramkarran it will be moderated by former acting chancellor justice carl singh our inaugural juristinresidence constitutional reform the university of guyana  ', 0),
(389, 'und', 'node_search', ' change will come only with investment ug vicechancellor change will come only with investment ug vicechancellor change will come only with investment ug vicechancellor webmaster sat 9162017 1023 the university of guyana ug in its attempt to stand out as a worldclass tertiary institution must be able to attract considerable amounts of support and investment by this all stakeholders including government must be willing to invest not only financial resources but every available reserve that could push it in this direction ug vicechancellor vc dr ivelaw griffith said the changes being sought for the country s premier tertiary institution can in no way come about if stakeholders do not invest and has even called on his critics to see the bigger picture in what he and to a wider extent the university s administration is trying to achieve during an exclusive interview with the guyana chronicle on tuesday the vice chancellor who has been serving in the capacity for just over a year said the university has been receiving much criticism especially by persons who have a myopic view of reality and who are stuck in the past most of the criticisms he said are not based on facts this university is not a university of the 1970s over the years the institution grew in student numbers but not in support system not in fulltime lecturers or administration if you are going to make improvements at the university you will have to spend dr griffith told this newspaper the professor had received some criticisms following a multimilliondollar proposal to the university s council earlier this year for the renting of a camp street georgetown facility which would have been regarded as a downtown campus that proposal was shut down by the council however it did approve the establishment of a school of entrepreneurship and innovation the idea of that new campus was to do some innovation and expansion it was not only to spend money but to make money to establish a business development unit he said  the cheap  the professor said there are still sections of society that are accustomed to the cheap the cheap does not earn you respect and investment he said continuing that whether it is the proposed downtown campus or any other this university has to go beyond tain and turkeyen he said the university s population has grown to some 8000 students and with that magnitude the institution continues to endure complications including sewerage and parking space we are not going to get a changed university until we are willing to invest we need to be willing to invest ask graduates to invest ask government to invest businesses and also we have to be innovative he maintained he made reference to a 2012 hamilton associates report which addressed the university s need to pay better salaries having at least four deputy vicechancellors and a better support system a task force established by chancellor dr nigel harris also pointed out similar deficits while steps are being taken to make the necessary changes the efforts have been stymied the university must be the enabler of better educational and economical livelihoods the university must be an agent for change and innovation it must also be the place that has a developmental role linking guyana to the rest of the communities including the caribbean other parts of south america  neglected and underresourced professor griffith said the university is at a point where it has been neglected and underresourced noting that there is need for a massive infusion of funding that funding he pointed out is not expected only from government it has to go beyond government it has to ask how we can connect with graduates with guyanese in the business world and nonguyanese who have a passion for education who want to give back to the university we are not going to be able to do those things if we only tinker with what we know if we are averse to change and innovation according to him while steps are being taken to upgrade the level of faculties and teaching staff he said lecturers are not going to come to the university with the salaries it pays he said a university is not only a teaching institution but also a business think of being a lecturer a researcher where every day your power goes out not only at the university but at home he said there are conditions that will have to be improved in the university and society to be able to attract lecturers so part of my strategy was to look to see who in the diaspora would want to come back as i did for less pay come back and endure circumstances of insufficient labs power shortages etc it s not about getting new lecturers it s about creating the conditions for the qualified lecturers to come not as a way station to stay for a few months article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170914 changewillcomeinvestmentugvicechancellor vicechancellor ', 0),
(390, 'und', 'node_search', ' an act of faith part two an act of faith part two an act of faith part two webmaster sat 9162017 1029 address by dr harold a drayton on the occasion of the launch of his book an accidental life university of guyana august 24 2017 to the memory of walter rodney and josh ramsammy editor s note our thoughts are with the peoples of the region and her diasporas living through the devastation wrought by hurricane irma which has powerfully underlined the vulnerability of the caribbean and lowlying mainland coastal communities as we begin to mobilise to assist our neighbours in the affected regions and islands it is imperative that we widen and deepen our conversation about climate change an article in the online magazine the new republic cited the environmental group 350org s declaration that we should be naming hurricanes after exxon and chevron not harvey and irma drawing attention to the need to hold individual fossil fuel corporations accountable for causing global warming for a start it points to the kinds of silences in guyana at the moment on these questions in the broader public imagination and urgently underscores that this is where the discussion about exxon in our country needs to go in last week s column the reader s attention was directed in particular to the increasing disunity interracial strife and violence between the two major ethnic groups within our guianese polity we pointed to the limited utility of courses such as social biology in effecting stable behavioural changes in individual members of human populations what was to be done 1963 was just to make a start with institutional development in guyana of postsecondary tertiary education training our government could only afford to allocate to the university project from its development fund bwi dollars 338000 of which only bwi 169000 us 101400 were available for drawdown in mid1963 we could then barely afford to meet the expenses in offering programmes in 3 facultiesarts social sciences and natural sciences when we ask the same kind of question in 2017 more than 50 years after our foundation year we find that our government has allocated 29 billion guyana dollars to support ug operations and to construct a science technology engineering and mathematics stem teaching learning complex although i would argue strenuously against any attempt to divorce science maths education from the humanities that overall level of support for the university by the government of a poor country like guyana cannot be described as miserly especially so when ug is no longer restricted to the basic three faculties of arts and sciences it now has 5 faculties 5 schools and 1 institute one would also like to know the progress that has been made thus far with the repositioning activities to mobilize additional funds from external sources for ug at the very core of planning for the development of institutions including universities in small poor countries is always the sobering reality that the costs of any new programme may be prohibitive and government may find it more economical to send its nationals for training in any particular specialty to a nearby country the same kind of reasoning would apply to existing programmes for example if one finds that over a five year period 80 of the graduates from a programme emigrate should that programme not be discontinued in small poor countries should there not be limits to growth in his 1992 literary dialogue with cardinal newman s 150 year classic the idea of the university jaroslav pelikan jokingly remarks that one of the most besetting vices of the university and yet one of its most charming characteristics has always been its quaint tendency to look inward and ignore the context of the society within which it lives and without which it could not exist newman s educational philosophy on the other hand clearly states its fundamental social and political presupposition that training of the intellect which is best for the individual himself best enables him to discharge his duties to society but pelikan emphasizes that newman s vision of the university s duties to society was not merely individualistic the tenor of all his lectures and discourses was in anticipation of the intellectual and cultural development that would accrue to his native ireland as a whole from investment in the university in dublin cork and belfast he points out too that historians of the italian renaissance of the 14 th and 15 th centuries have shown that it was primarily an urban phenomenon generated by much interaction among researchers practitioners and teachers of the social sciences the arts and human biology what can we identify as the primary feature of our guyanese context today not in 1953 nor even in 1955 or 1957 surely it is the increasing disunity interracial strife and violence between the two major ethnic groups within our guianese polity in his only foray into african politics his seminal politics in west africa in the whidden lectures for 1965 sir w arthur lewis the first caribbeanborn nobel laureate makes the point that most of the new states created in the twentieth century include people who differ from each other in language or tribe or religion or race some of these groups live side by side in a long tradition of mutual hostility french writers use the word cleavage to describe a situation where people are mutually antipathetic not because they disagree on matters of principle like liberals and socialists or because they have different interests like capitalists and workers but simply because they are historical enemies cleavage cannot be overcome merely by argument and economic concessions because it is not based on disputes about principles or interests it seems to me quite unnecessary for us to theorize as to whether guyana is a plural society like those described by sir arthur in many of the 20 th century african states when the empirical evidence over the past 60 years clearly demonstrates that our two major ethnic groups have increasingly become mutually hostile and mutually antipathetic in his monograph sir arthur went on to observe that the democratic problem in such societies is to create political institutions which give all the various groups the opportunity to participate in decision making since only thus can they feel that they are full members of a nation respected by their more less numerous brethren unfortunately the 1963 sandys decision to change the electoral system of bg from first past the post as it had been for many decades to a type of proportional representation was made so as to ensure the defeat of one political party and not to institutionalize the processes of extensive popular participation in decisionmaking in that regard what has been guyana s experience since independence in 1966 in the four national elections in 1968 1973 1980 and 1985 victory went to one party and in the five held in 1992 1997 2001 2006 and 2011 to the other party and in guyana s most recent 2015 elections the victorious party won 503 of votes cast the losing party 492 of votes cast those differences translated into a one seat difference in the national assembly that was almost the mirror image of the 2011 result especially with such very small differentials what can victory really mean sir arthur takes the argument much further in such a society a slogan that the will of the minority should prevail would make better sense than the slogan that the will of the majority should prevail but neither slogan is appropriate it is necessary to get right away from the idea that somebody is to prevail upon somebody else from politics as a zerosum game words like winning and losing have to be banished from the political vocabulary of a plural society group hostility and political warfare are precisely what must be eradicated if the political problem is to be solved in their place we have to create an atmosphere of mutual toleration and compromise in my view we must first ask the rhetorical question who are we by far the majority of us citizens of guyana are the grandchildren and great grandchildren of slaves who were involuntary migrants and of indentured immigrants who came to these shores more or less voluntarily and for a century and more we have lived together slaved and been exploited together but through all those years together we have survived as a polity though increasingly alloyed with that major political problem identified by sir arthur we might note in passing that it is not a problem that can be resolved by a cabinet of ministers who share a common ideology either to the right or left of the political spectrum like newman and pelikan cited above i too cherish the view of the university in its generic sense as a ground of promise in the future in the specific case of our own 50 year old university of guyana i make bold to suggest that in addition to research and teaching in the arts sciences and professional programmes ug s strategic plan over the next 5 years should include a universitywide programme to address the major political problem discussed earlier which has confronted guyana for so many years and which many believe to be a serious obstacle to national development the use of the phrase universitywide is intended to emphasize that the resources of all units departments and institutes of the ug should be harnessed the cooperation of the government of guyana would need to be sought and possibly also representation should be invited from the uwi and the caricom secretariat the overall objective of the suggested programme would be to design a system s that would ensure the optimal participation of all ethnic groups identified in guyana s census at all levels of national decisionmaking hopefully enhancement of democratic practice will be a national reward for half a century of investment in our university article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 features 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(391, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug hosts 4th vc renaissance lecture sir george alleyne urges all caribbean citizens to work to facilitate regional integration ug hosts 4th vc renaissance lecture sir george alleyne urges all caribbean citizens to work to facilitate regional integration ug hosts 4th vc renaissance lecture sir george alleyne urges all caribbean citizens to work to facilitate regional integration webmaster sat 9162017 1037 the university of guyana s vice chancellor renaissance held the fourth in the series of lectures on thursday at ug s education lecture theatre turkeyen campus the lecture titled the multiversity universities of the caribbean was presented by sir george alleyne and explored the role of universities across the caribbean in generating trust and assuaging fear that is crucial for the maintenance and prospering of regional integration sir alleyne the director emeritus of pan american health organisation paho and former chancellor of the university of the west indies pointed out that all caribbean citizens must work to eliminate fear and build trust to facilitate regional integration i say citizens because i do not believe this task should be left to our leaders alone and i do believe that your president s affirmation is worth exploring in a university context sir alleyne said sir alleyne noted he was intrigued by president granger s comment at the recent caricom heads of government meeting that fear and lack of trust are the critical factors impeding the implementation of the caribbean single market and economy csme fear is good but fear can also be a liability as it prevents us taking steps into the unknown sir alleyne noted fear of loss of sovereignty and local agency may be at the root of many of the problems that beset regional integration sir alleyne reasoned i believe it is possible to address and diminish it through the collective thinking of informed citizens and that universities of the region can make a substantial and significant contribution sir alleyne said sir alleyne submitted that the concept of a multiversity must go beyond traditional cloistered university communities to see that fear is diminished and trust established the role of a multiversity goes beyond the role of political leaders it is the universities and other parts of civil society that have that critical and fundamental role in developing and fomenting that regional identity and citizenship sir alleyne noted the vice chancellor s renaissance lecture series is intended to enhance ug s image the lecture seeks to enlighten the ug community and guyanese as a whole the discussions have a broad focus which links guyana to the wider world while bringing the knowledge of the wider world to guyana through the lectures article adapted from  http ginagovgy ughostsfourthvcrenaissancelecturesirgeorgealleyneu  renaissance caribbean regional integration ', 0),
(392, 'und', 'node_search', ' george s maiden ton hands ug opening day advantage george s maiden ton hands ug opening day advantage george s maiden ton hands ug opening day advantage webmaster sat 9162017 1039 the gandhi youth organization ended day one of the star party rental trophy stall gca firstdivision twoday competition on 133 for six still trailing the university of guyana by 139 runs at malteenoes cricket club ground yesterday ug had earlier won the toss and elected to bat allowing middle order batsman devon george to stroke his maiden firstdivision century an even 100 inclusive of six maximums and eight fours to hand ug the edge on day one george featured in two significant partnerships putting on 69 for the second wicket with melroy stephenson 38 and 84 for the fourth wicket with darnell douglas 40 to ensure ug recorded a competitive total suresh dhanai 22 ray newton 26 and an unbeaten 20 from dennis heywood ensured meaningful contribution as trevon france grabbed 689 in gyo s bowling effort gyo at the close were precariously placed on 133 for 6 with france unbeaten on 32 and leon griffith on 16 being the other not out batsman mavildra dindyal made 36 and divesh ramjattan a fighting 22 as off spinner dwayne dodson took 234 while omesh danram has 220 sports cricket ', 0),
(393, 'und', 'node_search', ' renaissance vol 2 no 5 renaissance vol 2 no 5 renaissance vol 2 no 5 webmaster sat 9162017 1113 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 5 edition of renaissance  a monthly newsletter renaissance is the vicechancellor s medium of sharing with you the developments and areas of interest that need to be celebrated at our university this julyaugust edition is especially unique since it marks our one year anniversary it is no coincidence that in july our vicechancellor too commemorated his one year with the university rightfully with an investiture ceremony whilst the university was on break for the juneaugust vacation period we were still involved in a number of noteworthy activities the turkeyen and tain talks series has consistently packed the meeting rooms with eager and concerned citizens willing to discuss pertinent and impacting topics the university has much to be proud of in this edition we congratulate the faculty of health sciences school of medicine on achieving reaccreditation three of ug s computer science students are mentors and members of the guyana robotics team this team recently represented our country in washington at the first global robotics competition securing an amazing tenth place out of 164 participating countries ug s turkeyen and berbice campuses held their orientation ceremony and activities in the month of august enjoy images from both of these events as the semester progresses the renaissance team wishes all our new and continuing students a hardworking and productive semester to our administrative staff and lecturers we wish you patience and hope that your committment towards moulding the country s future leaders administrators and speialists in their own fields does not waver as you read be inspired to join us as we celebrate ug s renaissance   renaissance ', 0),
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(397, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug thumps gdf by an innings and 159 runs ug thumps gdf by an innings and 159 runs ug thump gdf by an innings and 159 runs webmaster tue 9192017 835 university of guyana defeated guyana defence force by an innings and 159 runs when the georgetown cricket association gise star party rentals trophy stall first division twoday tournament continued last weekend ug took first strike and posted 359 all out at gdf ground omesh danram struck 114 while keron sewnarine made 51 damion waldron bagged seven wickets gdf were sent packing for 81 in reply dennis heywood grabbed 514 danram 36 and suresh dhanai 217 batting a second time gdf were bowled out for 112 with waldron scoring 61 dhanai and heywood claimed three wickets each at malteenoes sc rain stopped play between gnic sc and transport sc batting first tsc rattled up 330 all out charwayne mcpherson slammed 81 suresh budhoo made 67 refael singh 42 stephen alves 37 joel spooner 29 and akeem redmon 22 dwayne dick and ronale bourne snared four wickets each in reply gnic sc were 1831 at stumps on the first day veeland crandon made 63 and marc nicholson 93 not out rain prevented any play on sunday previously transport sc beat gdf by 173 runs tsc took first strike and scored 217 joel spooner made 37 not out devaugh nandan got 37 steven alves 27 and rafael singh 23 randy lindore picked up 314 damian waldron 327 and j chisolm 357 gdf were bowled out for 74 in reply waldron and damien whitney made 19 and 15 each as spooner grabbed 58 kevin ross 217 and franchot duncan 228 tsc were sent packing for 90 in reply mark ramsammy made 26 and spooner 13 not out lindore captured 422 andre mc farley 22 and d rajmangal 219 set 234 to win gdf were bowled out for 60 with waldron scoring 33 kevin ross bagged 814 from 105 overs of which six were maidens article adapted from  https wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20170919 ugthumpgdfbyaninningsand159runs  cricket sports uog ', 0),
(398, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug must guard against overproducing graduates vicechancellor ug must guard against overproducing graduates vicechancellor ug must guard against overproducing graduates vicechancellor webmaster tue 9192017 1116 the university of guyana ug has been warned to be very careful with the amount of degree programmes it offers to complement guyana s emerging oil andgas industry this is according to vicechancellor dr ivelaw griffith who said taking the professional recommendation into consideration the university will be offering less degree programmes and more short courses in the field in fact he said what is actually needed at this time is more technical skills which are being taught at the technical institutes speaking with the guyana chronicle professor griffith said what is needed for the energy sector is definitely not what has been initially touted it is technical skills it is persons coming out of the technical institutes so we have to strike a balance between investing methodically enough so that we do not overproduce he said there have been much talks about guyana s level of preparedness as it moves to embrace the new sector which will undoubtedly transform the country s economy the concerns were particularly over what role the premier tertiary institution could play in paving the way for the country in managing the oilandgas sector ug chancellor dr nigel harris had previously sounded a warning that the university had better be prepared for the sector with new and innovative programmes but new information reaching the institution suggests that there is much more than programmes that needs to be pursued the advice has come from several quarters particularly from universities in oil producing countries those institutions have been doubling up on their programmes over time griffith said an adviser from the university of the west indies uwi st augustine campus said that institution made the very mistake with the energy degree programmes it offered only to later find out that the absorptive market was not there thin line  we have got to walk a thin line between starting programmes getting a good idea of what is needed here and elsewhere and in partnership with other universities do things that are better suited griffith said in that regard he said ug is actively pursuing partnerships with several universities including uwi and the university of trinidad and tobago utt which have very robust oilandgas programmes i signed a memorandum of understanding with the university of the west indies in july we will use that mou as a part of ramping up the partnership with the uwi campus he said he said he will soon be leading a mission to the utt and the uwi to find out how they can partner to address guyana s peculiar situation the vc said it is quite clear that most of what the country needs for the oiland gas sector cannot be answered by the university at this time he said ug is however beginning conversations with its local partners including the ministry of natural resources it has also taken a strategy for the short courses to the school of entrepreneurship and engineering developing partnerships  we recognise that some of what they need we don t have and we can t pretend to have them overnight so we are developing partnerships he told the guyana chronicle the vice chancellor said as guyana braces itself for the oil and gas sector several questions must be answered including what skills would the sector need whether the university has the teaching resources to deliver the skills needed and the economic question given what the needs are whether the university would be better off doing some things in partnership with other institutions there is no sense pretending we don t have what will be needed in the next year or two so we have to find partnerships so yes we have begun those conversations griffith said chancellor nigel harris had last year said that us oil and gas company exxon mobil had approached the university and was enquiring about its current arrangement for an industry that is likely to place the country s economy on another level he had promised to arrange for assistance from the university of the west indies uwi according to harris uwi has been training petroleum engineers and other persons in the industry for the past four decades it may be that the ug may not be able to provide all the staff they need so we are planning to link the university of guyana with other international institutions i will be pushing for links with uwi it does not make sense that we have the nextdoor neighbours and not take advantage of the programmes professor harris had promised article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170918 ugmustguardoverproducinggraduatesvicechancellor vicechancellor oil gas ', 0),
(399, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug and theatre guild receive donation of 375 chairs ug and theatre guild receive donation of 375 chairs ug and theatre guild receive donation of 375 chairs webmaster thu 9212017 532 dpi guyana wednesday september 20 2017 minister of public telecommunications catherine hughes today donated a number of chairs to the university of guyana and theatre guild the chairs were taken from the arthur chung conference centre accc which is currently being renovated minister hughes said that with the ongoing rehabilitation of the accc the ministry decided to donate the chairs that would no longer be needed at the centre we decided that we would donate those chairs to two organisations the minister explained that a committee working closely with the administration of the conference centre to monitor the progress of the repairs initiated the idea of donating the chairs to the university and the theatre guild minister hughes further added that the work on the conference centre is going very well and we are down to reopen by may of 2018 275 chairs which will be used to upgrade the student s lounge it was explained that some will be installed in classrooms that will allow for stationary chairs and the rest will be placed in centre for communications studies vicechancellor and principal of the university of guyana professor dr ivelaw griffith received the chairs while deputy vicechancellor of philanthropy alumni and civic engagement dr paloma mohamed thanked minister hughes for the donation they both noted that the areas designated for the installation of the chairs are in need of an upgrade and that the contribution is a timely one professor griffith also thanked director of business dereck cummings director of the conference center nandkumar and staff of the university additionally 100 chairs were donated to the theatre guild board member of the guild malcolm de freitas observed that the chairs will improve their capacity to host events and give the playhouse a new ambience article adapted from  http ginagovgy ugandtheatreguildreceivedonationof375chairs  ministry of public telecommunications donation ', 0);
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(400, 'und', 'node_search', ' edwards expects south american youth games team to do well edwards expects south american youth games team to do well edwards expects south american youth games team to do well webmaster thu 9212017 1300 hector edwards secretary general of the guyana olympic association goa said last night that he expected the guyana team to this year s south american youth games in chile to do well the games will run from september 27 october 8 and the guyana contingent is expected to leave tuesday speaking to stabroek sports the former national cyclist now university of guyana lecturer said that he has high hopes from the disciplines of boxing and athletics in addition to the above two disciplines guyana will also compete in badminton basketball 3x and table tennis i think athletics and boxing might be the hallmark sports edwards declared boxing stands a good chance while our young athletes have been doing pretty well at the carifta games and world youth championships he said adding our table tennis players might stand a chance as well this is the second time that guyana will be represented at the south american youth games they also participated at the inaugural event in lima peru in 2013 where they won one gold one silver and seven bronze medals from a 30member delegation another athlete whom edwards said he expects to do well is boxer keevin allicock meanwhile president of the guyana badminton association gokarn ramdhani in an invited comment said of his twomember team we stand a good chance ramdhani was referring to the prospects of the two players in priyanna ramdhani and tyrese jeffrey badminton ramdhani recalled won two medals at the 2013 games with ambika ramraj winning a bronze medal in the mixed doubles while top player narayan ramdhani who is worldranked player won a bronze in the individual singles according to ramdhani the players to watch will be players from peru and brazil we are hoping to medal he said adding that he does not know whether the draws will be done using the seeding or the world ranking system should the world ranking system be used priyanna ramdhani stands to benefit since she is ranked 215 in the world said the gba president goa vicepresident godfrey munroe is the chefdemission while director of sport christopher jones is expected to attend the games in place of goa president ka juman yassin the other officials are wanda richmond athletics junior hercules basketball terrence poole boxing and idi lewis table tennis the team members are kenisha phillips analisa barclay deshanna skeete and jermaine king athletics keevin alliock and christopher moore boxing shamar france akeem crandon isaiah hintzen and nigel bowen basketball and miguel wong and nicholas romain table tennis article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 sports 920 edwardsexpectssouthamericanyouthgamesteamtodowell  sports south american youth games ', 0),
(401, 'und', 'node_search', ' when the media make haste on a nonissue when the media make haste on a nonissue when the media make haste on a nonissue webmaster thu 9212017 1305 dear editor as registrar of the university of guyana i wish to respond to and clarify a number of issues initially raised in a published article entitled guyanese robbed of opportunity to study at leeds university dated september 1 2017 which was recently recirculated in various social media outlets during the period commencing september 14 2017 and subjected to comments in letters to the editor specifically in the kaieteur news of september 17 2017 it is indeed unfortunate that the university administration was not approached by the guyana times or the kaieteur news to clarify some of the allegations and conclusions arrived at in the article or letter prior to publication in this regard it behooves me to provide both context and the facts in the referenced matter ever since my appointment as registrar of the university of guyana in 2015 the registry adopted as its mission transforming the registry into a student focused and student friendly environment in this regard there was the commencement of the provision of service to the general public and students between 700 h and 1900 h monday to friday and 830 h to noon on saturdays additionally applications for transcripts are duly processed verified and dispatched within a 48hour period in accordance with receipt of full information and prescribed payments for some strange reason after a complete year the article has reappeared with some publishing opinions not consistent with the facts and without the benefit of total information allow me the opportunity therefore to provide some background and factual context on this matter as follows at 1140 h on monday september 11 2017 i received an email from former student renita chanderballi seeking inter alia my urgent assistance in transmitting a transcript that was requested less than a week ago september 6 2017 to be sent to leeds university at 620 h on september 12 2017 i acknowledged the email of the previous day and promised ms chanderballi that i will ascertain the facts in the matter and revert to her later that same day on september 12 2017 at 1746 h the assistant registrar for examinations dispatched an email to ms chanderballi advising her inter alia that the transcript was uplifted by fedex today and further suggested that she should track the delivery with the tracking number which she had in her possession ms chanderballi immediately acknowledged receipt of the email from the assistant registrar for examinations and conveyed her thanks for the quick response today and for preparing my transcript free of cost and that it was much appreciated it is indeed unfortunate and perhaps injudicious that for reasons best known to them some media operatives came to conclusions and passed judgement without the benefit of the facts indeed it has been established that contrary to erroneous reporting as specifically reflected in a letter written by mr freddie kissoon and published in the kaieteur news on september 17 2017 the student is currently attending leeds university and we wish our alumna as we wish all other alumni the best we are happy to have been able to provide her the foundation for getting into leeds in this regard it is my considered opinion that given the recent facts in this matter there should be a full retraction and unqualified apology by all media houses that recently published unsubstantiated articles and letters on this matter in their respective newspapers without the benefit of complete information indeed the university administration has not been informed by either leeds university or ms chanderballi that there has been any negative impact on her scholarship finally it is my respectful view that while the public has a right to information there must be a corresponding duty to be responsible by the provision of information that is informed by the best evidence in which there is little or no element of selfinterest lack of information and bias yours faithfully c nigel gravesande registrar the university of guyana registrar c nigel gravesande ', 0),
(402, 'und', 'node_search', ' us 1403m education sector improvement project launched us 1403m education sector improvement project launched us 1403m education sector improvement project launched webmaster thu 9212017 1830 funded by the world bank the education ministry on wednesday afternoon launched the guyana education sector improvement project the project aims to improve teaching practices and student achievement in mathematics at the primary level in selected schools strengthen the teaching capacity and improve the learning environment of the university of guyana ug faculty of health sciences fhs according to project coordinator quenita walrondlewis the project which costs us 1403m addresses critical areas in the delivery of quality education in guyana chief education officer marcel hutson said the ministry is working to produce all rounded citizens starting from an early age he expressed that the ministry of education has started works in several areas one of which consists of reviewing the education curriculum the delivery of technical and vocational education and the intense training of teachers the first component of the project caters to an integrated curriculum reform to improve student achievement at nursery primary and lower secondary levels the second component deals with strengthening the teaching capacity and improving the learning environment for ug fhs to ensure that it maintains regional accreditation for programs the third component is project implementation support which encompasses monitoring and evaluation procurement and financial management among others education minister nicolette henry said this is one of the most comprehensive projects to be implemented in the sector she also expressed that the initiative is in keeping with the theme for this year s education month promoting wellness in communities through quality education article adapted from  https newsroomgy 20170921 us1403meducationsectorimprovementprojectlaunched  world bank health sciences ', 0),
(403, 'und', 'node_search', ' decades old school curriculum to be reviewed decades old school curriculum to be reviewed decadesold school curriculum to be reviewed webmaster thu 9212017 1901 the ministry of education will be moving to review a 20yearold school curriculum in an effort to reenergise the education sector here particular focus will be placed on english and mathematics subject areas the education system has been struggling with over time special focus will also be placed on the inclusion of the use of technology to aid teaching and learning minister of education nicolette henry has said the minister was speaking on wednesday to educators students and other stakeholders during the launch of the guyana education sector improvement project gesip at the national centre for educational resource development ncerd according to the minister it has already been acknowledged that the education system has to be fortified to serve all of guyana s students it is for this reason she explained that the government has reengineered a system that will produce a new framework which will give every child the chance to be educated to their full potential we have work to do by closing the disparities in education among schools and regions raising grades in english and mathematics in particular across the education spectrum especially in the hinterland areas and making sure that every child has access to equal education minister henry said she added that the project is a team effort in that all hands are on deck to produce the quality outcome needed from 2018 and beyond the project she said has been carefully designed with specific measureable markers lending attainability to the results it has four phases beginning at the nursery and ending at the tertiary level those components include training teachers and lecturers in course delivery and teaching practices educators are also expected to ensure that the students are part of the performance evaluation system which she said has been tested and has shown qualitative results in the primary and the secondary schools the ministry will also be acquiring technology for higher quality education to facilitate learning in classrooms in remote areas the minister related the components are pillars of a new system of education that transform students teachers development and training is important she said speaking also at the event was chief education officer ceo mr marcel hutson who said that the dynamic nature of education requires constant review and research of programmes with a view of the education system being relevant by meeting the social and economic needs of a society he said the ministry s intention is to produce global citizens that will add value to the country and the world at large according to him the success of the project requires a multiplicity of informed decisions to be taken which is what the project is all about some of those decisions include the review of the curriculum which is the core of any education system he said it is therefore incumbent upon us to ensure that the curriculum is so structured he added he too pointed out that the education system has struggled with mathematics and english which is why more focus will be given to a more handson approach to the teaching of these subjects he said there will also be a concentration on the use of technology on the teaching learning process encerd director ms jennifer cumberbatch said the project brings everyone closer to a new and improved curriculum which is considered the heart of any learning institution an effective curriculum she said provides teachers and administrators with a measure of plan and structure of delivering quality education a reviewed curriculum is long overdue there are many new and emerging challenges and demands to education and on curriculum cumberbatch noted she said that seeing that the last curriculum review was done in the 1990s it is high time for a renewal cumberbatch said the revised curriculum will promote the development of competencies including critical thinking the use of technology problem solving etc with this spiral curriculum that we intend to have we will see that our nursery primary secondary and tertiary levels indeed support each other she promised article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20170921 decadesoldschoolcurriculumreviewed ncerd ministry of education ', 0),
(404, 'und', 'node_search', ' political maturity constitutional compliance more vital than their reforms political maturity constitutional compliance more vital than their reforms political maturity constitutional compliance more vital than their reforms webmaster mon 9252017 1143 while many feel that much of guyana s political issues will be solved with proper constitutional reform former attorney general anil nandlall is saying no while he admitted that constitutional reform is important nandlall thinks that the solution to the issue is more fundamental nandlall said that guyana needs more matured politicians who are prepared to stay true to the existing constitution the politician made his views known as he delivered remarks at the turkeyen and tain talks 9 sponsored by the university of guyana the event was hosted at the pegasus hotel on thursday evening under the theme constitutional reform to court brave change or to leave well enough alone at that forum nandlall was keen to note that his position as reflected in his opinions is not synonymous to the position held by the people s progressive party of which he is an executive member nandlall told those who gathered that the international community seems hell bent on constitutional reform he noted the carter centre desires to see constitutional reform the british high commissioner has expressed his government s disappointment at the slow movement towards constitutional reform a team visiting recently from the united nations advocated for constitutional reform constitutional reform was a major plank of the apnu afc s manifesto at the 2015 general and regional elections nandlall said that academics and jurists alike have often described constitutions like ours as organic and alive he said that he subscribes to this view therefore like any other law nay more than any other law our constitution must necessarily remain dynamic and under constant review with a view of reform so that it can adapt to meet the exigencies of a changing and evolving society therefore said nandlall the nature and magnitude of constitutional reform must be driven and determined by the society itself in which the constitution operates that view is also held by the british as expressed recently by its high commissioner greg quinn however nandlall said that while constitutional reform is important it is not the prognosis to the many political and social ills diagnosed in guyana nandlall said that the last major set of constitutional reforms occurred in guyana in 2001 where about 200 fundamental changes were made to the then constitution nandlall asked has our society evolved so drastically over the ensuing 17 years to precipitate the monumental constitutional reforms which are now being contemplated i do not see cogent and compelling reasons being advanced for constitutional reform neither do i see efficacious proposals of the reform themselves in my view only when these two sets of information become available for scrutiny that one can make an informed decision on the matter therefore i have questions he continued are we being pushed to constitutional reform because of foreign influence have we convinced ourselves that our constitution and the breadth of its provisions do not meet the needs of the people of guyana and are therefore ineffective and unworkable nandlall said that when public officials comply with constitutional measures and prescriptions there is no room for a challenge to their actions on the ground of a want of constitutionality problems however arise he said when public officials either deliberately or out of ignorance violate the provisions of the constitution it is in these circumstances that some are wont to say that provisions of our constitution are ineffective and unworkable i however respectfully submit that deliberate violation of or noncompliance with the provisions of the constitution in governmental affairs by public functionaries do not equate to ineffectiveness or unworkability of the scheme of our constitution justifying an ill considered rush to constitutional reform said nandlall as a case in point nandlall noted the fact that the constitution insulates the service commissions from any direction or influence from any other body or authority he said however it is now public knowledge that in two successive years two different ministers of government wrote to two different service commissions purporting to issue directions to them from the president not to proceed with the discharge of their constitutional duties a clear violation of the constitution does this render the constitution ineffective and unworkable to justify its reform i think not and on this particular issue what are we reforming the constitution to achieve would it be to remove the protective insulation with which these commissions are clothe so that they can actually be directed and influenced by extraneous bodies and authorities i hope not further nandlall said that he is not oblivious to the fact that one major component of the reforms which is being canvassed seeks to constitutionalize an arrangement for executive power sharing between and among the major political parties of the country he called this a noble ideal but questioned do the level of maturity trust and magnanimity which are the prerequisites for such an arrangement to work exist in our political environment to highlight guyana s reality in this regard nandlall again turned to more examples he said that there is no greater constitutional expression of political power sharing in the current constitutional matrix than the appointment of the chief justice and chancellor of the judiciary and the appointment of a chairman of gecom he said that in respect of all these appointments the constitution mandates processes which require the input of both the leader of the opposition and the president the appointments require the agreement of the leader of the opposition before the president can make a final decision nandlall noted that since this provision was introduced into the constitution in 2001 no appointment has ever been made successive leaders of the opposition withheld their agreement from the appointment of the incumbent holders of those offices not a reason was ever given nandlall said that in relation of the appointment of a chairman of gecom a list of six names must originate from the opposition leader to the president for him to select one for appointment 18 names have been submitted by the leader of the opposition over the last nine months an appointment is still to be made a hitherto seamless and straightforward constitutional process has suddenly become complex complicated and controversial simple and clear language of the constitution has suddenly become obscure ambiguous and unequivocal nandlall said that with those considerations it is clear to him that the need for constitutional compliance trumps the need for fundamental constitutional reforms article adapted from  https wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20170923 politicalmaturityconstitutionalcompliancemorevital  turkeyen tain talks anil nandlall ', 0),
(405, 'und', 'node_search', ' rise plugs constituency voting at constitution reform forum rise plugs constituency voting at constitution reform forum rise plugs constituency voting at constitution reform forum webmaster mon 9252017 1151 newlyformed civil society group rise guyana and other speakers at a university of guyana forum on thursday called for a return to constituency voting at general elections and there were also appeals for broad consultations on the reform of the constitution represented by businessman terrence campbell reform inspire sustain and educate rise argued that while the 1999 constitution reform commission accomplished much it erred when it recommended that the electoral system should remain that of proportional representation some constituency voting was introduced for the local government system used for elections held last year campbell told the gathering at the 9th turkeyen and tain talks at the pegasus hotel that rise has had discussions with the maninthestreet members of the government the opposition and guyanese in the diaspora which revealed an overwhelming preference for a return to a constituencybased system according to campbell such a system would improve accountability and independence since members of parliament will need to focus first on representing their constituents rather than serving a political party and party leader citing another recommendation from the 1999 commission campbell asked why the involvement of individuals was proposed at the local but not at the national level a repeal of the list system and postelection coalitions should all be connected with a return to a constituency system he stressed he further argued for a restructuring of the constitutional court so that the hearings of constitutional matters can be expedited reminding that an election petition filed in february 1997 was not determined until january 2001 and that others filed by the afc in 2006 and the ppp in 2015 slowly made their way through the system campbell contrasted this situation with kenya s constitutional court which took just about three weeks to hear and overturn the 2017 presidential election in that country he called for a constitutional court made up of at least five judges including a minimum of two appellate judges the quorum for this court would be three judges and appeals would go directly to the caribbean court of justice according to campbell a constitutional court structured in this manner would minimise accusations of bias that persist since all constitutional matters are heard by the chief justice sitting alone another area for reform identified was the appointment of senior public service and judicial personnel the argument is that candidates for the offices of chancellor of the judiciary the chief justice the commissioner of police the chief of staff of the gdf the ombudsman the chairman of the guyana elections commission the auditor general director of public prosecutions and all other senior constitutional office holders should have parliamentary confirmation hearings according to campbell such appointments should require parliamentary confirmation with a twothirds majority and the president s power to make acting appointments should be removed he argued that a similar broadbased appointment procedure is responsible for the respect enjoyed by the german constitutional court directly additional suggested reforms included the public right to propose legislation directly to the national assembly and a removal of the restriction on those holding dual citizenship running for seats in the national assembly rise recommended that legislation proposed by members of the public should be accompanied by a petition signed by at least 20000 qualified electors while citizens resident in guyana for at least three years prior to the election should be eligible for seats even if they have dual citizenship a repeal of the article regulating technocrat ministers is another area of reform proposed since according to rise it restricts the president s ability to involve competent persons from civil society in the process of governance currently article 1033 gives effect to the 1999 commission recommendations on the number of technocrat ministers and parliamentary secretaries no more than four ministers and two parliamentary secretaries are provided for the group has also taken aim at presidential immunities campaign financing and a sovereign wealth fund it was argued that whilst the immunities of the president were reduced based on the recommendations of the 1999 commission they should be reduced further so that the president becomes clearly answerable for acts personal and official once he demits office noting that the political system in guyana favours the established parties rise argued that the ability of governing parties to hand out contracts and to coopt the resources of the state generally gives them an overall advantage rise has asked that at the minimum all donations above a certain threshold must be disclosed donations from foreign citizens and businesses should be illegal and independent audits of the records of all individuals political parties and political action committees participating in national elections should be mandatory violations should result in the forfeiture of seats and imprisonment campbell stated before calling for details regarding the proportion of oil revenues that will be assigned to the sovereign wealth fund the type of investments that can be made both in terms of risk and ethics and the criteria for withdrawal to be entrenched in the constitution reflect campbell was one of eight speakers the others were minister of natural resources raphael trotman former attorney general anil nandlall chair of the women and gender equality commission indra chandarpal rosemary benjaminnoble of the rights of the child commission shameza david of the guyana national youth council jean la rose of the amerindian people s association and elections commissioner vincent alexander the majority of the speakers expressed the view that any process of constitutional reform must reflect a clear mandate of the people of guyana even as they noted that any reform process will not address the current failures to adhere to constitutional provisions the talk sought to address the issue of constitutional reform and asked its panelists whether guyana should court brave change or leave well enough alone alexander noted that since guyana s constitution is its people s contract it should reflect the people s will in his sevenminute presentation he reminded that the process of reform itself must reflect the principles of good governance by being inclusive open equitable and transparent those involved in the process he argued must first seek national consensus on a renewed approach for constitutional reform and engage in a process that is researchbased and consultative speaking directly to areas of the constitution that might require revamping alexander noted that the ways in which decisionmaking bodies are established could allow the electorate greater latitude to decide their composition while measures to ensure constitutional provisions are honoured should also be included chandarpal also stressed that any attempt to change the constitution must be done against the background that the process must be as broadbased like the 19982001 reform process and must involve countrywide consultations she also suggested that the elections law amendment act of 2001 which provides for one third of electoral candidates to be female be included in the constitution as well as sustainable development goal number 5 this goal calls for states to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls la rose spoke to the failure of the constitution to acknowledge the importance of land to the country s indigenous peoples it is our home our pharmacy our supermarket it is really important and this is not articulated in the constitution she stressed before also calling for the meaningful involvement of indigenous people in the reform process also calling for inclusion was the youth representative shameza david david noted that the reality of young people in guyana does not reflect the reality of the preamble of the constitution which directs that their rights must be protected and their potential recognised she stressed that in this case it is not the constitution which has failed but its execution she further called for cancellation of the list system by which legislative representatives are identified while arguing that a constituencybased firstpastthepost system would foster greater accountability on the part of parliamentarians we don t know who our representatives are she stressed the turkeyentain talks is a bimonthly thought forum to facilitate informed and respectful discourse on matters of public interest article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 923 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(406, 'und', 'node_search', ' guyana times reporter receives first ever hughes scholarship guyana times reporter receives first ever hughes scholarship guyana times reporter receives first ever hughes scholarship webmaster mon 9252017 1320 after earning her place in this year s university of guyana law programme guyana times reporter paula gomes was on friday awarded the first ever clarence a f hughes scholarship for indigenous students pursuing an llb this is as the amerindian people s association apa seeks to secure sponsorship for indigenous students to ensure that high flyers are given the opportunity to chase after advanced levels of education shortly after gaining entry to the ug llb programme gomes who hails from paramakatoi village in region eight potarosiparuni reached out to the apa for financial aid as she reads for her llb as a result of her request the representative body of indigenous peoples extended her application to the hughes fields stoby law firm who responded favourable the 20yearold is now the first ever recipient of this scholarship which provides full funding for the education of promising indigenous youths who will be embarking on the journey of becoming an attorney speaking at the presentation ceremony which was hosted at the office of the law firm attorney nigel hughes congratulated the young reporter alluding to the longstanding relationship his firm shares with the apa the attorney went on to say that i am happy to say that the apa contacted us last week and they identified what i believe is the best candidate to pursue an llb course at the university of guyana and as a result of our collaboration hughes fields stoby have agreed to fund the entire law programme for ms gomes he pointed out that gomes outstanding results at the caribbean examination council examination was a positive factor leading to the award of the scholarship she will perform extraordinarily well and we are honoured and privileged to have been afforded this opportunity to provide this scholarship for miss gomes meanwhile in her address at the ceremony awardee paula gomes extended gratitude to both the law firm and the apa while highlighting the significance of this contribution especially as it relates to the development of the first peoples of guyana on that note gomes stated while i applaud the generosity of mr hughes and his law firm i believe that there should be more awards of this kind for i know of many indigenous persons who are not able to realise and unleash their full potentials simply because of financial constraints with that being said the aspiring lawyer assured that the investment will have a significant ripple effect on her community and the first peoples at large she even offered words of advice to others looking to follow in her footsteps by saying being an indigenous person and being someone who truly knows the struggles of indigenous peoples i would like them other indigenous students to know that the opportunities are endless if only you reach out far enough the scholarship awarded to gomes marks the first award to be made in honour of the late attorney clarence a f hughes and sets the way for others to benefit with talks of it becoming an annual initiative article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 923 riseplugsconstituencyvotingatconstitutionreformfor comments clarence a f hughes scholarship law ', 0),
(408, 'und', 'node_search', ' constitutional reform still a government priority constitutional reform still a government priority constitutional reform still a government priority webmaster wed 9272017 732 minister of natural resources raphael trotman has insisted that the administration remains committed to constitutional reform the minister was at the time speaking on behalf of prime minister moses nagamootoo at the university of guyana s ninth round of tain and turkeyen talks this round focused on constitutional reform and whether efforts to have the constitution changed should be continued or whether it should remain as it is according to minister trotman the government of guyana has made efforts to keep this matter on the front burner we did make a manifesto promise for constitutional reform the constitutional reform bill was presented to the national assembly for the first time in july 2017 a constitutional reform consultative commission bill was drafted to pave the way for the establishment of a constitutional reform consultative commission we have worked on the constitutional reform consultative commission bill which is a large measure taken from the 1998 bill which was crafted during the seventh parliament and is now with the review committee of parliament minister trotman explained a successful constitutional reform process must emphasise meaningful dialogue negotiation and compromise on the part of the government opposition and citizens in this regard minister trotman added i believe that it is all of our responsibility government opposition civil society academia youth women all of us we all have that equal responsibility meanwhile reports submitted by the initial steering committee indicate that the constitutional reform commission crc must be independent representative and inclusive of civil society the public at large must be provided with opportunities to participate in consultations public education is also to be a major area of focus other support agencies can also contribute their bit to the process of consultation and reform i dare say that the government welcomes every initiative to move the process forward minister trotman remarked article adapted from  https wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20170927 constitutionalreformstillagovernmentpriority  turkeyen tain talks ', 0),
(409, 'und', 'node_search', ' university of guyana prepares to switch on radio station university of guyana prepares to switch on radio station university of guyana prepares to switch on radio station webmaster sat 9302017 941 the teaching of broadcasting and the production of quality content are set to receive a major boost when the university of guyana ug switches on its radio station by next year easter the tertiary institution announced in unveiling the project on wednesday deputy vice chancellor philanthropy alumni and civic engagement professor paloma mohamed said the project would cost us 79000 the 30 watt fm transmitter which is expected to target a radius of 15 miles from its location at the turkeyen campus greater georgetown is expected in guyana by january 2018 ug had wanted a 30mile radius but mohamed said they were unsuccessful minister of public telecommunications catherine hughes said the guyana national broadcasting authority gnba would be granting the licence after the new and modern fm transmitter arrives in guyana soon until the transmitter is set up and we can actually do our testing and determine the right frequencies we cannot prepare and print that licence and hand it over she said chairman of the guyana national broadcasting authority gnba leslie sobers pledged that regulatory agency s commitment to ensuring that ug receives its radio licence after technical details are ironed out the guyana national broadcasting authority stands committed to ensuring that the university of guyana receives its broadcasting licence he said mohammed said eventually ug would be broadcasting on its own television channel providing an added opportunity for the journalism and communication students to receive handson training in live and production environments part of the big gap that this is going to full is that we are going to be able to train people to do live onair broadcasting in both radio television it is going to create a forum for our studentled and facultyled productions to be used by a wider community so it s not produced and just left there she said she added that youths from the community and media practitioners would also be trained she praised the guyana press association gpa for consistently clamouring for ug to once again receive a radio license although ug had been granted a radio license up to 1990 when it was not renewed and the united nations educational scientific and cultural organisation unesco ohio university and the united states agency for international development usaid had funded the equipping of the radio studios the station never went on air fulltime except for short testtransmissions minister hughes recalled that in 2011 radio licences had been shared out like chico sweets in apparent reference to then president bharrat jagdeo s granting of several radio licences to individuals before broadcasting legislation was approved she said ug s radio station would be a very important training tool it will provide the important opportunity to transfer theoretical knowledge into practical onthejob training it will also save the university some expenses and most importantly communication students can save some time and money especially those students who in the past have had to go to private stations or to record their course assignments said hughes a former broadcast journalist and producer hughes noted that university radio stations usually cement their relationships with the community president david granger recently assented to amendments to the broadcasting act despite outcries by local radio and television broadcasters the guyana press association association of caribbean media worker and reporters without borders article adapted from  http demerarawavescom 20170927 universityofguyanapreparestoswitchonradiostation  radio ministry of public telecommunications ', 0),
(410, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug secures first innings honours over gnic ug secures first innings honours over gnic ug secures first innings honours over gnic webmaster mon 10022017 748 the university of guyana took first innings honours over gnic in the latest round of the gise star party rental trophy stall 1st division 2day competition over the weekend which was played at the malteenoes sports club ground gnic after losing the toss was inserted on the rain affect day and compiled 156 for nine before declaring their innings closed ranole bourne was the centerpiece of the innings after stroking 84 in gnic s batting effort as former national youth players off spinner linden austin and michael shalim grabbed four wickets apiece for the students who ended day one 18 1 ug however manage to cruise past their first innings total on day two by posting 240 all out from 52 overs opener nicholas carryl scored 44 while shalim retuned to also record 44 as ug gained a lead of 84 gnic in their second innings reached 100 for3 when play was called as vidal crandon was unbeaten on 63 article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 sports 927 ugsecuresfirstinningshonoursovergnic  cricket sports ', 0),
(411, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug executives salary increase hinges on council appointment ready to pay other staff next week ug executives salary increase hinges on council appointment ready to pay other staff next week ug executives salary increase hinges on council appointment ready to pay other staff next week webmaster mon 10022017 752 university of guyana ug executive staff members will have to await the appointment of a council before they are paid salary increases but academic and nonacademic staff can receive their six to eight percent salary hike by october 9 ug registrar dr nigel gravesande told demerara waves online news that the executive staff members would not be paid until the council is constituted the ministry of education is yet to name a council since the life of the last decisionmaking body ended in july gravesande said the eight percent to nonacademic staff and six percent to academic staff retroactive to january 1 2017 would amount to gyd 181 million he could not say whether there would be any money left over after the payout in a statement issued saturday ug sought to dispel claims that the workers union ugwu and senior staff association ugssa were never informed that the executive staff would not be paid along with other workers it is to be noted as well that exclusion of the university s executive members from the negotiation package and consequential benefits was communicated clearly and unambiguously to the unions on september 20 2017 in a letter which stated that the administration is committed to consummating an agreement that will not include members of the executive but will include elements of performance the institution said the registrar could not say whether the performance yardstick would take the form of a meritincrement system to determine how much workers would actually receive the ug statement referred to a september 27 2017 communication by vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith to the university community that states i am ready to sign the agreement and begin the payments if the agreement is signed within the next 10 days the payments can be made with the october 2017 salaries the administration said its final offer of six and eight percent were communicated to the union presidents on august 30 2017 in the context of what is affordable in keeping with the mandate by the university council the administration said it has honored all requests by the unions for financial and other information during the period of the negotiation which began on july 12 increases in salaries and pension griffith said were not the only financial obligations the university has to bear saying that other benefits such as allowances for travelling entertainment uniforms and academic materials study leave salary and housing for three months sabbatical leave salary and housing for 12 months leave passage and duty allowance for deans heads and cocoordinators must be added to the list the university says it continues to pay an average of 45 percent merit award to all eligible members of the staff annually the vicechancellor takes this opportunity to thank the hundreds of dedicated academic and nonacademic staff members for their exemplary service and looks forward to the collective efforts to enhance the university s teaching and learning research and service to the university community and the wider society ug said ugwu president bruce haynes has said that workers might be willing accept the pay increase offer if they were given sufficient information such as where the money would be drawn from to pay the executive team members article adapted from  http demerarawavescom 20170930 ugexecutivessalaryincreasehingesoncouncilappointme  salary ug council ', 0),
(414, 'und', 'node_search', ' the ug executive members not included in final pay offer to the unions the ug executive members not included in final pay offer to the unions the ug executive members not included in final pay offer to the unions webmaster mon 10022017 808 following extensive negotiations with the two university unions the administration extended its final offer of eight percent 8 to ub staff members and six percent 6 to ua members for the 2017 calendar year retroactive to january 1 2017 this offer was conveyed to the union presidents on august 30 2017 in the context of what is affordable in keeping with the mandate by the university council moreover vicechancellor and principal professor ivelaw lloyd griffith has stressed from the outset that performance of staff members will be a key consideration the administration has honored all requests by the unions for financial and other information during the period of the negotiation which began on july 12 it is to be noted as well that exclusion of the university s executive members from the negotiation package and consequential benefits was communicated clearly and unambiguously to the unions on september 20 2017 in a letter which stated that the administration is committed to consummating an agreement that will not include members of the executive but will include elements of performance also the administration reiterates what the unions know and what has been shared with the university community most recently in a september 27 2017 note from the vicechancellor that increases in base salaries and pension are not the only financial obligations the university has to bear these obligations include benefits such as allowances for travelling entertainment uniforms and academic materials study leave salary and housing for three months sabbatical leave salary and housing for 12 months leave passage and duty allowance for deans heads and cocoordinators in addition as was indicated in the new academic year welcome back memorandum from the vicechancellor the university continues to pay an average of 45 percent merit award to all eligible members of the staff annually in his september 27 2017 update to the university community vicechancellor griffith noted i am ready to sign the agreement and begin the payments if the agreement is signed within the next 10 days the payments can be made with the october 2017 salaries the vicechancellor takes this opportunity to thank the hundreds of dedicated academic and nonacademic staff members for their exemplary service and looks forward to the collective efforts to enhance the university s teaching and learning research and service to the university community and the wider society  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 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 september 30 2017  salaries ', 0);
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(415, 'und', 'node_search', ' democracy wall unveiled at ug democracy wall unveiled at ug democracy wall unveiled at ug webmaster wed 10042017 1731 to commemorate the international days of democracy and universal access to information the university of guyana ug yesterday unveiled a mural which it has dubbed the democracy wall painted and designed by students elodie cagesmith collis white and rayann darrell the mural located on the western end of the natural sciences building on the turkeyen campus is intended to serve as a canvass for the inscription of views on the significance of the two days ug s vicechancellor professor ivelaw griffith and european union eu ambassador to guyana jernej videtic were the first and second persons respectively to sign the mural after inscribing their concepts of democracy the launch of the democracy wall was a collaborative effort between ug and the eu delivering the feature address at the simple ceremony yesterday videtic said that democracy goes far beyond the idea of merely casting ballots in an election he told the small gathering of students and staff members that democracy must be seen as a whole way of life he said democracy can be exemplified by simply solving disputes in the classroom through dialogue as opposed to fighting as well as by insisting as citizens that our leaders serve us and not themselves according to the ambassador the international day of democracy observed on september 15 was adopted by the united nations in 2007 and represents an opportunity to promote the principles of democracy by inviting states and organisations to appropriately commemorate the day to raise public awareness videtic said that the eu is founded on a strong engagement to promoting democracy and the rule of law worldwide and added that sustainable peace and stability long term development and prosperity cannot exist without respect for democratic institutions such commitments to democracy he said underpins both internal and external qualities of the eu he noted that the eu s democracy policy encompasses civil political economic social and cultural rights the ambassador said it is the belief of the eu that democracy is the only political system which can fully realise all human rights even as he reminded that democracy is an ongoing process which has to be carefully nurtured underscoring that democracies are not always perfect videtic said that it is the essence of democracy to be aware of the shortcomings and realise that it is never achieved once for all hence the need for constant care and a critical and vigilant eye the ambassador said the eu stays committed to democratic reforms so much so that it remains a leading global actor in deploying election observation missions earmarking 45 million euros annually as well as providing electoral assistance funding projects of more than 180 million euros in 39 partner countries in the last few years while echoing the ambassador s sentiments vicechancellor griffith stressed that the rights conferred by democracy must conform to concomitant responsibilities even as he drew the nexus between democracy and access to information griffith noted that to have the accentuation of rights without responsibilities is to be doing only part of the pursuit of democracy quoting from the late nelson mandela griffith noted that an educated enlightened and informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy the international day of democracy and the international day for universal access to information were celebrated on september 15 and 28 respectively article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 1004 democracywallunveiledatug comments democracy eu european union ', 0),
(416, 'und', 'node_search', ' thinking promoting development thinking promoting development thinking promoting development webmaster tue 10102017 2036 labaria snakes and the corruption culture in guyana by dr ken danns a culture of corruption has for many decades been entrenched in the guyana society this culture has been driven by a normative disposition to utilise public office and government bureaucratic authority to unlawfully appropriate the resources of the government both national and local and the country as a whole for private gain the players in this venal culture include some politicians some public servants some local government officials elements of both the local and foreign private sectors and many ordinary citizens as well corruption stems from a mindset of greed corruption in guyana is cultural collusion and a widely supported disposition to dishonest appropriation of public resources it is often engendered in fraudulent relationships with likeminded individuals or unwitting victims a corrupt culture is bred and sustained by governmental systems characterized by the lack of transparency and accountability and by authoritarian rule the end result of widespread corruption in a society is widespread inequality in wealth distribution the retardation of progress the erosion of trust and legitimacy for systems of governance the alienation of citizens and the arrested development of their country guyana has proven over the years to be a textbook case of a resilient corruption culture transparency international a global agency concerned with monitoring corruption ranked guyana a high 108 out of 176 countries in its 2016 index which rated countries from the least to the most corrupt guyana received a score of 34 anything below 50 is seen as a government failing to tackle corruption transparency international concluded in guyana economic hardship institutional weaknesses criminal justice inefficiencies as well as racial fractures in society provide fertile grounds for corruption all major governance indicators suggest high and deteriorating levels of perceived corruption in the country and the prevalence of both bureaucratic and political forms of corruption in 1978 the authoritarian pnc government in recognition that corruption had reached epidemic proportions launched a cleanup campaign against corruption in high places then prime minister forbes burnham promised that toes will be mashed commissions of inquiry were established to examine practices in various public corporations public corporation managers were dismissed without protest other public officials were brought before the courts including police and army officers and junior public servants on may 10 1979 the guyana chronicle reported that deputy prime minister and pnc party general secretary dr ptolemy reid renewed the call for supervisors and management workers to refrain from dishonest and malicious acts which endanger the welfare of the broad masses of the guyanese population he said some workers as soon as they were placed in responsible positions and enjoying a certain quality of living standards pounced upon every opportunity to defraud and conduct corrupt practices to further enrich themselves in graphic language the deputy prime minister ptolemy reid asserted that the perpetrators of such acts were like labaria snakes which attack when the opponent is near dr reid added that the same attitude was evident by workers who were near to the party and government machinery who hit with ferocious and deadly blows at the nation s coffers dr ptolemy reid who was also a veterinary surgeon by profession knew the characteristics of this specie of vipers very well their bites are painful and they use their venom to immobilise and digest their prey politicians public servants local and foreign business people and members of the public who are corrupt are akin to vipers labaria snakes they strike with venomous greed and ferocity on the resources and the institutions of the nation immobilising its functioning and in the process poison public morality and trust the former people s progressive party ruled the country for 23 years during which time their governance deepened and expanded corruption in guyana beyond belief the local and foreign media the public leading foreign governments which dispense aid and loans to guyana and transparency international all lamented the rampant corruption the kleptocracy that became manifest led the distinguished guyanese economist dr clive thomas to conclude that the ppp c rule led to the emergence and institutionalisation of a criminal state the criminal state thomas asserted is a state for itself it is primarily geared to function as an instrumentality for the accumulation of wealth for those who operate it thomas pointed out that corrupt practices ranged from the executive s purposeful establishment of illicit slush funds repeated unauthorised spending of public monies fraudulent public procurements contracts illegal capital flows particularly illicit misinvoicing of exports and imports illicit financial transactions and irregular and illegal use of state agencies to intimidate individuals and groupaffiliated government critics as well as to penalise those private businesses that are not supporting the ruling ppp c administration politicians who are corrupt generally occupy positions of authority and may use their public office for illicit private gain dispense patronage benefits to family friends and supporters engage in corrupt transactions with local and foreign business people and unlawfully deny access to resources by others because of their party race religion or other social criteria the politically corrupt are invariably in a position to introduce laws regulations and policies to further venal objectives often they collaborate with other corrupt politicians marinating their plans and striking the nation s coffers from their vipers pit public servants who engage in corrupt practices may do so out of personal greed to compensate for inadequate salaries and in response to pressure from politicians or the public to compromise their functioning from the straight and narrow corrupt public bureaucratic officials frustrate the attainment of governmental goals and objectives their actions subvert progress making it difficult if not impossible to implement policies build or maintain projects and deliver reliable services or goods to the public their labaria attacks gum up the works creating widespread inefficiencies lack of accountability and paralysis indeed many governmental projects that are stalled failing or less than efficient are infected by corrupt practices elements of the local and foreign private sector are integral to promoting and sustaining a corrupt culture in guyana it is a mistake to think that corruption in guyana is possible without the activist involvement and partnership of elements of the private sector labaria politicians and labaria public servants invariably work in collusion with likeminded business officials who are seeking the award of contracts the avoidance of taxation custom duty and other penalties waivers of regulations and unfair if not outright unlawful access to public resources and property private sector organisations will publicly condemn and speak out against corruption often not acknowledging that some of their own members may be drivers of it some foreign businesses are often pressured into offering bribes and kickbacks in order to expedite their business or obtain concessions some foreign businesses delight in dealing with corrupt politicians and public officials by doing so they are able to maximize profits and benefits ignore the laws and regulations of the country extract and export the nation s resources and inflict serious damage on the natural environment guyana loses big time when corrupt politicians sell the nation s birthright for a mess of pottage lines elements of the general public are also involved in the corruption culture many guyanese like to get things done through lines lines refer to a normative disposition to get things done or obtain services and goods through bypassing official regulations and procedures byzantine and ineffective public bureaucracies make it necessary to use lines to get even the most routine transactions done in a timely manner the use of lines undermine transparency and accountability in public transactions and public institutions basic principles of fairness and justice are violated as the user of lines is afforded preferential treatment while others are made to wait longer obtain less or are even be denied altogether some members of the public also bribe public officials to obtain goods and services or to avoid prosecution and penalties citizens often know which public officials are corrupt and even have false names for them the attitude of such citizens is that the big ones doing it so we can do it too the underground economy in guyana is a viable conduit for corrupt transactions the participants in this economy are guerilla entrepreneurs involved in tax and regulatory evasions and varied criminal activities the illegal drug trade is illustrative of the underground economy it is an industry of vipers it corrupts the society at all levels compromising the integrity of some politicians and public officials as well as members of the public the drug trade corrupts other sectors leading to money laundering including the establishment of legally registered businesses as cover for the nefarious trade the new apnu afc government has inherited this monster corruption culture and must do something about it corruption in guyana is embedded in the society and cannot be wished away by speeches and threats economist dr clive thomas estimated that well in excess of 333 340b were annually stolen and that 60 percent of the guyana economy was being run by a financial underworld several agencies have been established to investigate corruption these are the special organised crime unit socu state assets recovery agency sara and the financial intelligence unit fiu in latin american countries leading politicians and public officials have been charged for corruption while in office among these are two recent presidents of guyana s huge neighbour brazil so far in guyana no big fishes have been caught no toes have been mashed no heads have been rolled no snakes have been snared forensic audits foreign experts and commissions of inquiry have so far not yielded tangible outcomes the problem with corruption in guyana is that it is there for all to see it is in your face some politicians and public officials were able to build mansions have huge bank accounts locally and abroad and display other conspicuous acquisitions which based on their annual salaries it would be impossible to honestly acquire as the widespread corrupt practices of the past government recede in the memory of the public the apnu afc coalition government will be saddled with the legacy of a still vibrant corruption culture which may undermine its own capacity to survive and be reelected the labaria pits may appear dormant but they are very much active and pose a serious threat to transparency and accountability in this fledgling democracy article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20171003 thinkingpromotingdevelopment ken danns ', 0),
(417, 'und', 'node_search', ' david anthony martins international singing star  david anthony martins international singing star david anthony martins international singing star webmaster tue 10102017 2340 he will tell you that his last name is martins people usually leave out the last letter martins is a portuguese name dave s forebears took the boat from madeira the stormy seas ended in british guiana and the empire has pro duced a musician that has become an international icon dave martins and the trade winds have etched their names in the folklore of the caribbean the trade winds is 51 years old and is going strong over the years dave has given us his wit vision and a unique ability to capture the feelings and mood of the people dave is originally from hague on the west coast of demerara in guyana when he was ten years old the family moved to vreedenhoop he attended st stanislaus high school where he had a liking for languages and a fascination for words and music dave played in a small group on the west coast that focused on ballads and latin music he said that the calypso was a perfect fit because i could twist and bend words my aunt had a dry goods shop and there was a calypso from trinidad about a boat that was going to grenada that sunk i was fascinated because people don t usually write such songs it captivated me dave worked at atkinson airport for four years and then he migrated to canada in 1956 he became exposed to trin idadians that had a good record collection and the music wrapped him and held him in awe dave says that some of his early songs were influenced by that era how did the trade winds come about he saw an advertisement in a toronto newspaper from someone that wanted to start a caribbean band he answered the advertisement and a group of four musicians was born the band sounded good and it was hired six nights a week dave moved away from mainly latin music and he also changed the name of the group to the debonairs they could now play a mixture that included calypsos the band played in this genre for several years the hectic schedule took its toll on dave s life and he gave up the weekly gig in 1963 he would play only on weekends but the music kept calling him in 1966 he formed an all caribbean band he called it the trade winds dave said that a metamorphosis occurred i discovered and appreciated caribbean music by being away from it he exposed the new band to the caribbean and after writing four songs he decided to go to the trinidad carnival in three months one of the songs topped the charts and by 1967 the trade winds was a household name in the caribbean the band toured guyana and played at the astor cinema to sold out crowds the trade winds has become an integral part of caribbean life producing one hit after another dave has made the connection with caribbean society he has blended music humor and meaning in a tapestry in which we could laugh at ourselves and also appreciate the uniqueness of our caribbean heritage here is a bouquet the lady calls the fire station with the cricket test match finely poised she says frantically send the fire brigade my house in on fire the man at the fire station calmly replies lady please call back later sobers batting now then there are the quirks that are unique to the caribbean when a person sit down bad how could this be expressed in proper english how does one describe ruc tion how does one misaverage the flour in baking when you eat too much it gainst you when the man can sing bad bad it means he can really sing in the cayman island if you eat something that doesn t agree with you they describe it as stalling the point is that these are fodder for a musical mind and dave has been able to us them in his repertoire to good effect it is called the value and power of the dialect dave has resettled in guyana for the last nine years and he is as creative as ever his song postpone on the parking meters in guyana shows a mind that is sharp and abreast with the times one of his biggest hits is not a blade of grass and dave explained its genesis he said the idea came from pat cameron a broadcaster at radio demerara she suggested to dave that he should write a song about the guyanavenezuela border dispute after some hesitation dave put his mind to it he was inspired by a speech in which an apache indian stated that his people would not give up a blade of grass to the white man dave said that the song wrote itself he had it done in about an hour the song has since become an anthem dave said that music will always be a part of his life he credits his parents zepherina and joseph francis for values they imparted in him as a child that have enabled him to treat people with respect and honesty and kindness dave is impressed by the trinidadian song writ ers they have produced volumes with ingenuity and joy he pays tribute to singers such as calypso rose and the mighty sparrow and said that the caribbean should honor its artists and heroes in a big way dave makes furniture and plant trees in his spare time and he is a good handyman as well the university of guyana has selected dave to be the next artist in residence this is on the initiative of the vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith and it is a most worthy choice dave cares deeply about the welfare of young people he said that their success is influenced by their upbringing and they must not forget their roots a most memorable event occurred nine years ago when dave met a beautiful young lady she was annette arjoon he was impressed with her knowledge of amerindi an life her photography aviation skills and ideas on conservation annette speaks highly of dave s generosity and humility he is the love of my life she says with a smile and they make a good team david anthony martins is an icon and a treasure that brings entertainment and wisdom to many we wish him and his family all the best in the future  david anthony martins artist in residence ', 0),
(418, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug inks new agreement to further academic programmes with gdf ug inks new agreement to further academic programmes with gdf ug inks new agreement to further academic programmes with gdf webmaster wed 10112017 7 as part of enhancing the national security strategy the guyana defence force gdf yesterday inked a new agreement with the university of guyana ug to further the academic programme offered to army officers and ranks according to chief of staff brigadier patrick west the standard officers courses are set to be improved through collaboration with the tertiary institution the courses the gdf chief explained are integral to effective transformation for total national defence an implementation of a national security strategy that employs all instruments of national power to meet the challenges faced by guyana at this time this would require a much higher degree of interagency cooperation than obtains at present to combine the defence with diplomacy economic development with the law enforcement and the civil authority with the defence force giving a brief history on the projects brigadier west noted that the officer cadet division at the training corps of the gdf evolved into the first officer cadet school in the englishspeaking caribbean the initiative was undertaken to ensure that a more rounded and educated officer is prepared to fulfill his role in promoting total national defence to date 49 courses have been completed we will see the officer not only being involved in a horizontal relationship between defence force militia and police but also vertically at the central and regional levels through this initiative the brigadier noted that the officer cadet programme will be almost on par with other international programmes the course is set to last for 24 months upon graduation the students will not only receive their instruments of commission to command and lead in this force but also an associate degree from the university we maintain today that we are still the only successful officer cadet programme in the englishspeaking caribbean and we will continue to support the training of officers for joint services and the caribbean the arrangement between the gdf and the university is not strange to militaries and academic communities since we have been marrying the two worldwide i am heartened to see that guyana is following i envision that in the future this collaboration will be further expanded meanwhile ug s vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith noted that the university can play a role in preparing members of the disciplined forces prior to their retirement he believes there are great opportunities for gainful employment and utilization of capabilities and skills of military men and women these men and women should be better positioned to take their skills and assets from the armed forces and leverage some additional skills so life after retirement is beneficial not only for economic benefit but for gainful employment and utilization of their skills within a year of transitioning and moving to retirement the university can help them to be better positioned for gainful economic employment he added the university s vice chancellor said that a report has been handed over to the government for action to be taken the first batch of approximately 40 army officers will begin training next month article adapted from  https wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20171006 uginksnewagreementtofurtheracademicprogrammeswithg  gdf vicechancellor ', 0),
(419, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug gdf ink mou for agriculture associate degree ug gdf ink mou for agriculture associate degree ug gdf ink mou for agriculture associate degree webmaster wed 10112017 723 the guyana defence force and the university of guyana today signed a historic memorandum of understanding mou for educational collaboration the signing took place at a ceremony held in the television room of base camp ayanganna chief of staff brigadier patrick west explained that the mou which is in keeping with international norms will result in officer cadets of the standard officers course number 50 and beyond receiving associate degrees in the field of agriculture i am particularly pleased today to sign this mou for academic collaboration which will enhance the academic profile of our standard officers course number 50 future standard officers courses of the gdf at the same time it will develop the agriculture corp as a research centre with the university of guyana west said according to the brigadier the concept basically sees the implementation of a national security strategy that employs all instruments of national power in a more integrated way to meet the challenges faced by guyana at this time this would obviously require a higher degree of interagency cooperation to combine defence with diplomacy economic development with law enforcement and civil authority with the defence force meanwhile vice chancellor of the university of guyana professor ivelaw griffith says the signing of the mou is a good expression of what the leadership of the guyana defence force thinks of its ranks we have a critical role not only in enabling our nations individual mandates for us to educate and defend but in the context of those mandates there are very many elements some of which mean educational collaboration is necessary not simply desired vice chancellor griffith told representatives of ug and gdf at the ceremony professor griffith also encouraged future collaboration with the gdf especially in the preparation of ranks of its officer corp for continued service after retiring their military career the guyana defence force s agriculture corp was established almost fifty years ago while the colonel ulric pilgrim officer cadet school was established in 1981 and continues to be one of the regions functioning military training schools article adapted from  http ginagovgy uggdfinkmouforagricultureassociatedegree  gdf vicechancellor ', 0),
(420, 'und', 'node_search', ' noblehouse seafoods 2nd div 2day university of guyana and malteenoes play to a draw noblehouse seafoods 2nd div 2day university of guyana and malteenoes play to a draw noblehouse seafoods 2nd div 2day university of guyana and malteenoes play to a draw webmaster thu 10122017 213 the 2017 season of the georgetown cricket association gca noblehouse seafoods 2nd division 2day tournament continued last weekend at the georgetown cricket club gcc with a satisfying encounter between university of guyana ug and malteenoes sports club msc ug salvaged 1st innings points in the match that was drawn on the opening day msc won the toss and forced ug to bat in response the students amassed a total of 128 runs all out from 343 overs none of their batters reached 30 runs with the main contributors being devon george 26 dennis heywood 21 keron sewnarine 21 and melroy stephenson 19 bowling for malteenoes carlyle collins 432 and marcus watkins 330 were the architects of ug s short innings ug s ray newton 324 dennis heywood 326 and linden austin 226 ensured that malteenoes fell short by 26 runs at 102 all out in 384 overs in their first innings reply shaquille moseley stood up with 31runs along with carlos larose 31 and teun hicks added 18 runs during the second day s play in a feign attempt to get a result in the match ug reached 855 after 29 overs and declared their top scorers were devon george 21 dennis heywood 16 and melroy stephenson 14 gdf s marcus watkins completed a fivewicket haul after grabbing 232 during ug s second innings while shaquille moseley stole two wickets with figures of 224 msc were then set an improbable 112 from 7 overs for victory they eventually reached 642 after the overs expired with watkins smashing an unbeaten 43 to follow up his match fivefor while carlos larose compiled 17runs ug gained 1st innings points in the drawn match article adapted from  https wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20171011 noblehouseseafoods2nddiv2dayuniversityofguyanaandm  cricket sports ', 0),
(421, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug gcc record wins ug gcc record wins ug gcc record wins webmaster thu 10192017 1938 the university of guyana ug and the georgetown cricket club gcc yesterday recorded wins in the latest round of the georgetown cricket association gca noble house seafoods seconddivision 40 overs competition ug completed a comprehensive sevenwicket win over the guyana defence force gcf at camp ayanganna after winning the toss gdf decided to bat and were dismissed for a paltry 155 in 391 overs with offspinner dwayne dodson picking up 4 13 the academics then cantered to 160 3 in 25 overs with mahendra persaud stroking an unbeaten 55 while omesh danram managed 49 to complete the victory meanwhile gcc brushed aside the malteenoes sports club msc at gcc on the back of a strong allround performance from joshua wade gcc after winning the toss invited msc to take the first strike in 25 overs reduced game which saw msc being bundled out for 93 in the 24th over carlos larose top scored with a 31 from 33 deliveries which included two maximums and a boundary while jeremiah scott managed 21 as wade pickup 3 2 from five overs gcc in reply cantered to 94 2 with wade returning to smash 42 form 22 deliveries to hand his side an emphatic eightwicket victory article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 sports 1015 uggccrecordwins  cricket sports ', 0),
(422, 'und', 'node_search', ' broadcasters encouraged to be responsible broadcasters encouraged to be responsible broadcasters encouraged to be responsible webmaster thu 10192017 1944 local broadcasters were charged to more responsible and cognizant of the effect their words have on listeners when onair minister of public telecommunications catherine hughes delivered the charge tuesday last at the university of guyana centre of communications panel discussion on careers in broadcasting you have such a huge responsibility and it s really is not about you when you get in front of that microphone you must realise that you could be speaking to someone who is about to commit suicide who doesn t have the joy of vision who is blind you could be speaking to so many different people and therefore there is a responsibility that must come with every single word you say minister hughes emphasised it was noted there is more work to be done in the broadcasting industry which is rapidly progressing technologically internet access has proven to be advantageous for broadcasters today as research tools are now at their fingertips minister hughes stressed the need for objectivity whether broadcasters are employed in the private or state media she reiterated the job requires presentation of information in a fair and objective manner the public telecommunications minister encouraged persons interested in joining the industry to have a passion for the craft and be prepared to raise the bar a number of veteran broadcasters including russel lancaster merrano issacs and basil bradshaw shared their experiences gave tips on honing broadcasting skills and responded to questions from the audience the event was part of the university s communication studies centre s effort to sensitise students to the various opportunities in the field of broadcasting article adapted from  http ginagovgy broadcastersencouragedtoberesponsible  ministry of public telecommunications ', 0),
(423, 'und', 'node_search', ' church and ug collaborating on tree project public asked for their cooperation church and ug collaborating on tree project public asked for their cooperation church and ug collaborating on tree project public asked for their cooperation webmaster thu 10192017 1948 dear editor  a research project currently being executed by ms nadia hunte a member of the sacred heart church and masters student in forest biology university of guyana has captured the attention of the church s environmental group this group referred to as the laudato si sacred heart group was formed to give effect to the call issued in 2015 by pope francis for each and every person on the planet to play his or her part in saving the earth from environmental degradation the pope s call is well documented in his encyclical entitled laudato si on care for our common home the group has agreed to lend support to the project by garnering youth volunteers from within the sacred heart church to provide muchneeded assistance to ms hunte in the areas of site visits data collection and field surveys the project is designed to raise awareness of the value of maintaining a balance between infrastructural development and biodiversity and will place emphasis on the need for reforestation and the significant contribution to be gained from the preservation maintenance and planting of trees the researcher seeks to address the spatial patterns of urban tree cover and diversity in georgetown guyana and therefore needs to collect the following data diameter dbh size and crown radii measurements of trees quantity of water available to trees ground cover variables she also needs to carry out a socioeconomic survey that ascertains residents preference of tree types the project is expected to assist policymakers in their selection of tree types and areas for current tree planting programmes creating awareness of the importance of trees to community members promoting biodiversity retaining the unique cultural heritage of georgetown and improving human health through the ecosystem services provided by trees members of the public are humbly requested to give their cooperation and consent to this project by providing information and or access to their premises to collect the necessary biological data the information collected will be handled with strict confidence and in a professional manner and the findings will eventually be published in the local newspaper the collaborators wish to express thanks to the general public in anticipation of its support for the project and consequently for the development of a green economy yours faithfully  nadia hunte research student  msc forest biology coordinator  mrs ranjana williams laudato si sacred heart group dr gyanpriya maraj coordinator msc forest biology programme   article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 opinion letters 1017 churchandugcollaboratingontreeprojectpublicaskedfo  ', 0),
(424, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug represented at the mcnair scholars research conference ug represented at the mcnair scholars research conference ug represented at the mcnair scholars research conference webmaster thu 10192017 1958 seven students from the faculty of natural sciences university of guyana ug were selected to participate in the florida international university fiu mcnair scholars research conference 2017 from wednesday october 19 to october 20 2017 the conference is being held at the fiu s modesto a maidique campus the participants from a number of institutions will share their research and explore graduate studies possibilities the contingent consists of six undergraduates and one faculty member joenitta arthurmc kenzie of the department of biology will speak on her research assessing the prevalence of intestinal parasitic helminths in children of silvercity linden guyana puja jaichand of the same department well present her work on the consumption patterns and the economic impact of wildmeat on the essequibo coast from the department of chemistry lisa dublin will present on the development of highly mesoporous activated carbon from coconut shells for water treatment while rajiv indrajeet will present on the characterization of the physicochemical properties of various cassareep available on the local market for the purpose of preparing a grading standard for local cassareep from the department of computer sciences alicia layne will be presenting on an integrated health information systems for improved diabetic outcomes in guyana and owen grant will speak on his work focused on distributed object computing complexity reduction and interoperability the students will be accompanied by ms diana seecharran assistant dean of the faculty the faculty sees this as an opportunity to showcase the valuable scientific work its undergraduates conduct annually more importantly we see this as an opportunity for our students to gain exposure build international networks and explore their graduate study options in the us participation in this conference is now used to motivate students to an even higher level of performance in undergraduate research the faculty of natural sciences is grateful for the opportunity to participate in this conference once again and for the support of the university of guyana florida international university and other donors for their generous contributions to the venture this is the second time that the ug will be participating in this annual event in 2015 the faculty sent a team of five to the conference feedback from the students and staff as well as the conference organisers was extremely positive the students selected are among the best of the student researchers in each of the three departments in the faculty with a research component in their bachelor of science programme the selected students were then required to submit an abstract of their research for oral presentation or poster display to be evaluated by the conference committee all submissions from the university of guyana were accepted  about the mcnair conference the mcnair scholars research conference is an annual activity under the fiu s ronald e mcnair post baccalaureate achievement program funded by the us congress the programme was named after ronald e mcnair an american physicist and astronaut who was killed when the space ship  challenger  disintegrated soon after takeoff in january 1986 ronald mcnair is known for challenging segregation laws in south carolina at age 9 so as to access library books by the time of his death at age 35 he had earned a phd from the massachusetts institute of technology mit had been awarded three honorary doctorates and held the distinction of being the second african american and first baha i to travel in space 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 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 october 19 2017 research florida international university fiu  ', 0),
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(426, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug overcome everest cc by four wickets ug overcome everest cc by four wickets ug overcome everest cc by four wickets webmaster mon 10302017 707 university of guyana defeated everest cricket club by four wickets when action in the georgetown cricket association new building society ltd second division 40over tournament continued on saturday batting first everest cc scored 162 all out in 36 overs at police sports club ground eve leary saheed mohamed scored 40 while ronaldo renee made 33 and kevin paul 31 linden austin snared 324 and dwayne dodson 345 ug responded with 1646 in 295 overs keron sewnarine struck 43 not out while dodson got 29 and melroy stephenson 26 rasheed captured 334 article adapted from  https wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20171023 ugovercomeeverestccbyfourwickets  sports cricket ', 0),
(427, 'und', 'node_search', ' govt ug sign mou to improve programmes allied to oil and gas sector govt ug sign mou to improve programmes allied to oil and gas sector govt ug sign mou to improve programmes allied to oil and gas sector webmaster mon 10302017 715 the ministry of natural resources the geology and mines commission ggmc and the university of guyana ug signed a memorandum of understanding mou for 100 million philanthropic education grant for the year 20172018 the grant will provide the university of guyana s faculty of technology with muchneeded equipment for its geology labs curriculum development training outreach and field research all linked to the emerging oil and gas sector it also provides specific allocations for all other faculties for studentcentered enhancements at the university of the total amount 55m 55 will be used for equipment and supplies to the faculty of technology s laboratories all of which will be pursued by the ggmc 15m 15 will be used for scholarships and training while 16m each 16 will go towards the improvements of classrooms and teaching facilities at the faculty of health earth and natural sciences humanities and social science and agriculture at the turkeyen and tain campuses and idce the sum of 7m 7 will go towards supporting the school for entrepreneurship and business innovation programme with emphasis on the natural resources sector and 7m 57 to support research curriculum review and development process marketing media and stakeholder consultations minister of natural resources raphael trotman who handed over the first tranche of the funds 45m to vice chancellor prof ivelaw griffith at the university of guyana turkeyen campus said that the government views the initiative as an investment in education and youth development the minister also noted that timeliness of the projects adding that it is a significant it represents a renewed and enhanced relationship with the ministry ggmc with the university of guyana even as the oil and gas sector develops further minister trotman stated that research is also needed in the gold and diamond mining sectors as they will not be neglected post2020 when oil production begins professor griffith explained that this is one of the university s most significant grants which has been negotiated over the last year with the ggmc griffith said that it is an investment by the government in the institution in an area critical to the nation s economy meanwhile ggmc commissioner noel dennison said that ggmc has a longstanding relationship with the ug he highlighted the fact that many of the commission s staff through scholarships have their education at the institution article adapted from  http ginagovgy govtugsignmoutoimproveprogrammesalliedtooilandgass  mou ministry of natural resources geology and mines commission oil gas ', 0),
(428, 'und', 'node_search', '  100m grant aimed at improving ug s oil and gas programmes  100m grant aimed at improving ug s oil and gas programmes 100m grant aimed at improving ug s oil and gas programmes webmaster mon 10302017 721 the ministry of natural resources the geology and mines commission ggmc and the university of guyana ug have signed a memorandum of understanding mou for a 100 million philanthropic education grant for the year 20172018 the grant will provide the university of guyana s faculty of technology with muchneeded equipment for its geology labs curriculum development training outreach and field research all linked to the emerging oil and gas sector it also provides specific allocations for all other faculties for studentcentered enhancements at the university the government disclosed in a statement of the total amount 55m will be used for equipment and supplies to the faculty of technology s laboratories all of which will be pursued by the ggmc some 15m will be used for scholarships and training while 16m will go towards the improvements of classrooms and teaching facilities at the faculty of health earth and natural sciences humanities and social science and agriculture at the turkeyen and tain campuses and idce the sum of 7m will go towards supporting the school for entrepreneurship and business innovation programme with emphasis on the natural resources sector and 7m to support research curriculum review and development process marketing media and stakeholder consultations minister of natural resources raphael trotman who handed over the first tranche of the funds 45m to vice chancellor prof ivelaw griffith at the university of guyana turkeyen campus said that the government views the initiative as an investment in education and youth development the minister also noted the timeliness of the projects adding that it is significant as it represents a renewed and enhanced relationship with the ministry and ggmc with the university of guyana even as the oil and gas sector develops further minister trotman stated that research is also needed in the gold and diamond mining sectors as they will not be neglected in the period post2020 when oil production begins professor griffith explained that this is one of the university s most significant grants which has been negotiated over the last year with the ggmc griffith said that it is an investment by the government in the institution in an area critical to the nation s economy meanwhile ggmc commissioner newell dennison said that ggmc has a longstanding relationship with the university he highlighted the fact that many of the commission s staff through scholarships have received their higher education at the institution article adapted from  https wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20171024100mgrantaimedatimprovingugsoilandgasprogr  mou ministry of natural resources geology and mines commission oil gas ', 0),
(429, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug gcc and transport record wins over the weekend ug gcc and transport record wins over the weekend ug gcc and transport record wins over the weekend webmaster mon 10302017 728 the university of guyana ug the georgetown cricket club gcc and the transport sports club tsc were all in the winner s row as action continued in the new building society nbs georgetown cricket association gca second division competition over the weekend ug got past everest by four wickets to continue their unbeaten run coasting to their second consecutive win of the competition everest was bundled out for 162 in the 36th over after being inserted with saheed mohamed 40 top scoring for the home side his innings included five fours and a maximum and he received support from ronaldo renee 33 and kevin paul 31 ug s bowling was once again led by offspinner dwayne dodson who grabbed 345 from eight overs while linden austin supported with 324 from six overs the students in response reached their target 164 6 in 295 overs with major contributions coming from keron sewnarine 43 not out dodson 29 and melroy stephenson 26 spinner javed rasheed took 334 meanwhile gcc got the better of archrivals demerara cricket club dcc in a lowscoring affair dcc after being sent in were dismissed for a paltry 121 in 27 2 overs after being 101 2 at one point of their innings nkosie beaton 40 and alphius bookie 32 received starts but failed to carry on devon lord 49 and offspinner chetram persaud 333 did the damage for gcc who then reached 121 4 with marlon persaud top scoring with 38 which included four fours and two maximums the final match saw tsc upstaging a strong police unit by four wickets police after winning the toss managed 205 before being dismissed in the 39th over andrew lyght jr was in fine form smashing 61 while national under 19 opener alex algoo made 37 rafael singh 339 shaun massiah 345 and kevin ross 234 led tsc s bowling effort an unbeaten 49 from charwayne mcpherson then completed the victory as tsc reached 2086 in 362 overs mcpherson got support from ryan hemraj 48 and akeem redman 24 in the fourwicket win as offspinner kelvin leitch took 235 article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 sports 1024 uggccandtransportrecordwinsovertheweekend  sports cricket ', 0);
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(430, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug s technology faculty to be among key beneficiaries of 100m ggmc grant ug s technology faculty to be among key beneficiaries of 100m ggmc grant ug s technology faculty to be among key beneficiaries of 100m ggmc grant webmaster mon 10302017 732 the guyana geology and mines commission ggmc through the ministry of natural resources has awarded a grant for a total of 100 million to the university of guyana ug for the faculty of technology supporting programmes research and scholarships minister of natural resources raphael trotman who engineered the grant and ug vicechancellor prof ivelaw griffith signed the memorandum of understanding mou for the grant described as one of the biggest the university has received at the latter s office yesterday according to deputy vicechancellor professor paloma mohamedmartin the grant was negotiated over an 11month period as the ggmc had to satisfy certain conditions under its act in order for the money to be disbursed a cheque for 45 million was handed over by the minister and mohamedmartin explained that the remaining 55 million would be used to purchase needed equipment and supplies for the faculty of technology another 15 million will go towards training and scholarships at the institution and 16 million will go towards the improvement of classrooms and teaching facilities for allied and supporting programmes in the faculties of health sciences earth and environmental sciences humanities social sciences natural sciences agriculture the institute of distance and continuing education idce and the tain campus in berbice funding will also be channeled towards supporting the school of entrepreneurship and business innovation programmes with an emphasis on the natural resources sector and to support research curriculum review and development processes marketing media and stakeholder consultations ug yesterday said that the ggmc has been a longstanding partner of the faculties of technology and earth and environmental sciences in particular the geology department to which the commission has granted significant sums in the past has been the main beneficiary the new mou provides for the design and execution of geology mining engineering and geological engineering programmes retooling and equipping of the geological laboratory to the tune of 55m curriculum design and enhancement and provision of laboratory services to the mining sector collaboration with other government agencies or private entities on areas of common interest for the purpose of participation in research projects for various areas particularly in the geology mining engineering and geological engineering programmes collaboration on students internship attachments with ggmc sharing technical publications based on assignments of the programmes done by scholars of gmmc and collaboration on annual renewal of the agreement in brief remarks at the signing ggmc commissioner newell dennison said the commission will continue to support ug as it would like to see a university grounded in research and scholarships he said while minister trotman had promised the support it was for the commission to figure out how this could be provided for trotman on the other hand pointed out that by supporting the university the ministry is investing in youths who are the future he described the new mou as the basis for a renewed and enhanced relationship between ggmc and the university and added that it is also a testimony of their pride in the institution and the fact that it is in good hands the minister also noted that while guyana is going to soon be an oil producing state the other pillars of the economy such as gold and diamond mining should not be forgotten article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 1024 ugstechnologyfacultytobeamongkeybeneficiariesof100  mou ministry of natural resources geology and mines commission oil gas technology faculty of technology ', 0),
(431, 'und', 'node_search', ' university of guyana 2017 convocation to be threefold university of guyana 2017 convocation to be threefold university of guyana 2017 convocation to be threefold webmaster mon 10302017 743 the university of guyana s 51st convocation will see three different graduation ceremonies held in november according to the registrar dr nigel gravesande a twopart session is scheduled to be conducted on november 11th and another at the tain campus in berbice on november18th dr gravesande noted that the first session will be held in the morning hours at the national cultural centre whilst the second session will be held at the turkeyen campus in the afternoon he also highlighted that this year s convocation will be notable as compared to previous years particularly since there will more students graduating the registrar explained the decision behind the twopart graduation the reason is that we have grown exponentially over the last couple of years and it has been observed within the last two years there were some parking nightmares he added secondly every year we have noticed that the graduation ceremonies become longer and this year the academic board and the graduation committee thought let us experiment and let us put in place a ceremony that would capture two events the graduation ceremonies will also include three guest speakers who are alumni of the university the decision to spotlight the alumni was towards an effort to apprise the current student population of the successes of exstudents and their vision for the institution last year s convocation at turkeyen campus a total of 1628 students graduated with degrees diplomas and certificates while the tain campus berbice saw a total of 224 students graduating article adapted from  http ginagovgy universityofguyana2017convocationtobethreefold  convocation graduation ', 0),
(432, 'und', 'node_search', ' local content policy must embrace strong regulatory practices to protect against fronting ug business professor local content policy must embrace strong regulatory practices to protect against fronting ug business professor local content policy must embrace strong regulatory practices to protect against fronting ug business professor webmaster mon 10302017 755 dr leyland lucas visiting professor at the school of entrepreneurship and business innovation sebi at the university of guyana has said that the pursuit of an effective local content policy for the oil and gas industry must seek among other things to create a local content policy that seeks to bring an equity of benefits whenever new opportunities arise there will always be efforts to accrue benefits by some who are not entitled to do so particularly in a country such as ours where control systems are stretched and dishonesty is pervasive regulations must be enacted against such things as fronting strong regulatory controls must be established to guard against firms using nefarious means to indicate their eligibility while no foolproof system can be designed there must be enough sizeable penalties to serve as disincentives to those who seek to violate the rules the ug professor writes in an article published in this issue of the stabroek business professor lucas says meanwhile that the building of a strong educational system is essential if guyana is to benefit from an oil and gasdriven local content policy for me a strong educational system is essential to benefitting from any local content policy the educational system must provide the skills needed by local firms that are either positioned or are seeking to position themselves to benefit from any local content policy professor lucas says in a paper titled challenges to local content policy prepared for publication in the stabroek business and according to dr lucas guyana may as yet still not have such an education system over the years we have seen tertiary institutions receiving limited resources one does not produce engineers supply chain management experts logistics personnel managers and forensic accountants overnight lucas says adding that doing so requires years of investment in academic offerings the university academic says in his article that such investments require the recruitment of highly qualified and committed faculty capable and innovative academic administrators provision of equipment on which stateoftheart training can occur construction of modern training facilities and a shift in the approach to learning which shift her said should emphasize both risktaking and innovativeness as against the current focus on rote learning and regurgitative practices and lucas says in his article that the requirement that a specific percentage of inputs be produced by local manufacturers represents one of the simplest ways in which local firms can benefit through backward linkages however he contends that in order to exploit these opportunities there is need for a vibrant manufacturing base one that can deliver inputs in a timely manner to do so the manufacturing base must exist and delivery systems must be reliable these are inseparable as products that cannot be delivered are valueless hence there must be some commitment locally to building a manufacturing base supported by a reliable logistics system to ensure timely delivery the strengths of a robust local content policy however do not gainsay the threatened downside of what he describes as a johnny come lately effect on material supplies he explained that firms capable of supplying items to the oil and gas sector upon discovering that the prices being offered are significantly higher than what is paid elsewhere may withdraw from the traditional market thereby creating an artificial shortage with that shortage comes rising prices and possible health consequences for the remaining populace thus as part of local content policy one must attempt to ascertain the possible effects of supply diversion lucas says that similar instances of artificial shortages can also emerge for human capital in already undersupplied areas he contends that if nurses doctors and other critical human resources determine that through local content policy they can benefit from increased earnings then they will opt to pursue this option by doing so it again creates artificial shortages in other already stretched areas the ug business professor says however that amid concerns about artificial shortages one possible unintended but highly beneficial consequence of any local content policy could be a significant shift of population away from the coastline towards regions close to the oil and gas sector he said that while it is possible that a significant number of supplies which can yield returns from local content policy are likely to come from the coastline and traditional regions of production incentives could be provided to encourage firms to relocate to areas currently underpopulated lucas added article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 business 1027 localcontentpolicymustembracestrongregulatorypract  policy business sebi ', 0),
(433, 'und', 'node_search', ' submit outstanding grades or no salary increase says ug vice chancellor union boss says that will be dishonesty  submit outstanding grades or no salary increase says ug vice chancellor union boss says that will be dishonesty submit outstanding grades or no salary increase says ug vice chancellor webmaster mon 10302017 812 university of guyana ug vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith said lecturers would first have to submit all outstanding grades as part of a new performancedriven criteria before they could receive salary increases for 2017 but president of the workers union ugwu bruce haynes said his union would have none of it that is performance criteria but it cannot be tied to wages and salaries whatever it is that is agreed those persons will be paid if we sign those documents and then we are told that he has isolated those persons he is going to be in breach of the agreement that is going to be a major chicanery and we are going to put him to task for that because we don t deal with dishonest people haynes told demerara waves online news griffith said at a meeting held wednesday with the general secretary of the guyana trades union congress gtuc lincoln lewis in the presence of representatives of the workers union ugwu and senior staff association ugssa he insisted that performance criteria must be a prerequisite for the granting of salary increases griffith said that a clause would be extracted from the memorandum of agreement between the ug administration and the unions and put in a separately in a letter of agreement the major focus of performance for academics he said would be the submission of grades i am insisting that people who have outstanding grades should not get a salary increase we have a window for everyone to turn in their grades and it is not fair to the students and it is not fair to the lecturers who turn their grades in so one indicator of performance is timely submission of grants he said he hoped that the unions would no longer object to performance criteria being part of the agreement griffith said lecturers would be given one week or two weeks to turn in their grades or no monies would be handed over to the errant lecturers on the thorny demand by the unions for more information on how the ug s executives would be paid and from where the money would be drawn griffith made it clear that such information would not be provided that s not necessary and it s not necessary because the reason why the unions are asking for that is to see if there is any space for more and the context for affordability is the context of what we have put on the table is what we can afford he said ug has set aside gyd 182 million to pay eight percent to nonacademic staff and six percent to academic staff retroactive to january 1 2017 the vice chancellor declared that it would be irresponsible of me to say let s talk salary increases and not talk performance when this university has lots of performance issues article adapted from  https demerarawavescom 20171027 submitoutstandinggradesornosalaryincreasesaysugvic  salary vicechancellor union ', 0),
(434, 'und', 'node_search', ' renaissance vol 2 no 6 renaissance vol 2 no 6 renaissance vol 2 no 6 webmaster mon 10302017 1733 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 6 edition of renaissance a monthly newsletter renaissance is the vicechancellor s medium of sharing with you our university s developments in the month of september the university was involved in many activities through the office of pace philanthrophy alumni and civic engagement we hosted another successful and well attended turkeyen and tain talks which focused on constitutional reform in guyana the office of pie planning and international engagement hosted the vicechancellor s renaissance lecture iii with featured speaker sir george alleyne director emeritus pan american health organization in this edition take pleasure in viewing pictures from a number of town hall meetings both at turkeyen and tain campuses and appreciation dinners for staff and sir george alleyne our university s alumni and friends in new york recently held their inaugural renaissance gala we hope you enjoy these and other scenes from the guyana cultural association s folk festival family fun day and kwe kwe night additionally the minister of public telecommunications honourable catherine hughes has been a faithful friend to ug through minister hughes intervention the university will benefit from the promise of broadcast licenses and the donation of 278 chairs the centre for communication studies is particularly ecstatic about the promise of broadcast licenses for both radio and television and would like to thank minister hughes for her tremendous support and professor paloma mohamed deputy vicechancellor pace for facilitating this venture certainly our students and the wider university community will be better positioned to serve the needs of our fellow guyanese as you read be inspired to join us as we celebrate ug s renaissance  renaissance vicechancellor ', 0),
(435, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug s top ict students to benefit from training in china ug s top ict students to benefit from training in china ug s top ict students to benefit from training in china webmaster tue 10312017 113 huawei a leading global information and communication technology ict solutions provider today friday announced the launch of its telecom seeds for the future programme for the first time in guyana this programme will see huawei partnering with the university of guyana ug to provide three 3 of the ug s top ict and telecommunication studies students a twoweek opportunity during which they will receive the latest in technology training at the company s headquarters in shenzhen china designed to help bridge the gap between what is learned in school and what is practiced in the workplace the seeds for the future will help develop ict talent in guyana promote greater understanding of the telecommunications sector and encourage participation in the international ict community it is expected that students participating in the seeds for the future programme will be given firsthand learning opportunities through interactions with huawei staff and visits to huawei laboratories apart from studying the theories of the latest in ict technologies the students will also receive specific handson practical training in labs students representing ug this year are mr neil parmeswar chatterpaul mr christopher clarke and mr omatayo damani holder vicechancellor of ug professor ivelaw griffith was pleased about the beginning of a new chapter in ug s collaboration with huawei ict at the university of guyana is a major developmental plank which we have to invest in we are working very closely with our partners like the ministry of telecommunications and huawei to ensure that the imperative for leveraging technology in the development of guyana is met i am pleased that our students have been chosen to attend this prestigious programme today s announcement reflects huawei s commitment to this region and specifically to the development of guyana s ict industry as a viable economic earner said mr vincent liu enterprise account director of huawei he said that it is hoped that this programme will additionally further strengthen the growing educational and cultural ties between this region and china the students will leave for china on october 31 article adapted from  http wwwinewsguyanacom ugstopictstudentstobenefitfromtraininginchina  technology huawei computer science ', 0),
(436, 'und', 'node_search', ' wage hikes for academic staff should be linked to performance wage hikes for academic staff should be linked to performance wage hikes for academic staff should be linked to performance webmaster tue 10312017 127 university of guyana ug vicechancellor professor ivelaw griffith is not backing down from his insistence that wage hikes for academic staff be tied to their performance this university has lots of performance issues griffith noted on friday while saying it would be irresponsible of him to negotiate salaries and not speak of the performance of staff the two workers unions the university of guyana senior staff association ugssa and the university of guyana workers union ugwu have said that performance cannot be part of any agreement for 2017 wages and salaries speaking to reporters after the installation of the new student council griffith explained that he is of the view that delinquent lecturers who do not submit their grades in timely manner should not be given a salary increase it is not fair to students and it is not fair to the lecturers who submit grades on time every lecturer is responsible for doing the right job every time we want timely submission of grades if you don t submit you should not get a salary increase he declared following a meeting last wednesday with the ugssa and ugwu and trade unionist lincoln lewis griffith said that they had extracted the performance criteria clause from the original agreement and placed it as an appendix item in the document he explained that the administration has prepared the final document which he has to review before tabling it once again for the unions there is one principle that i enunciated that will not change that is the performance which has to be a part of the solution he said while acknowledging that the unions shared a different view the union was saying there should not be anything about performance but i said no so i am hoping that they are bendable and they didn t raise any objections said griffith while noting that he is ready to pay the increases following negotiations with the unions the ug administration recently announced its final pay hike offer of 8 and 6 to support and academic staff members respectively retroactive to january 1 griffith indicated that the administration had done enough and nothing further would be provided addressing the allegation that the university administration was being secretive about the breakdown of 182 million that was allocated for the increases griffith maintained that it is not necessary the union wants to see if there is any space for more and in the context of affordability we were working on it is what we have put on the table and that is what we can afford i will not be offering something we can t find the money for the 182 million is what we have and can afford he said the unions were adamant that the administration had failed to honour all their requests for financial and other information and refused to provide the breakdown of the 182 million the unions are saying that according to their calculations if 182 million was to be paid solely to academic and support staff considering all the payments to be made for the various allowances pensions and nis it would allow for a higher offer to be made to staff unions urge reform to insulate council from interference meanwhile the two unions on friday said that the impasse over wages and salaries has dragged on in part due to the absence of the university council in a joint statement the ugssa and the ugwu noted that the life of the previous council ended on july 12 and there has been no explanation to date about why a new council is not in place although they said they understand that minister of education nicolette henry is working on its formation the unions noted that a governance committee created by the last university council is currently considering amendments to the existing ug act and statutes the unions in keeping with their longstanding interest in governance made a submission to that committee we feel that one of the key objectives of any reform of the existing governance structure of the university is to ensure that the council is able to function without political interference they said as part of a movement towards this the unions noted that they have always advocated for an appointments process for council members that allowed the various interest groups to nominate their representatives and that this was the approach adopted by former minister of education dr rupert roopnaraine we hope that minister henry will also allow the organisations to nominate representatives and so help to facilitate the council functioning in as nonpartisan a way as possible we are interested in having a council that seeks what is the best for the university and undertakes to perform its oversight role with diligence and care they added while expressing the hope that the new council will be in place for the university s annual business meeting which is usually scheduled for convocation week in early november article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 1029 wagehikesforacademicstaffshouldbelinkedtoperforman  salary vicechancellor workers union ', 0),
(437, 'und', 'node_search', ' oil needs a whole new architecture of public sector workers professor michael e scott oil needs a whole new architecture of public sector workers professor michael e scott oil needs a whole new architecture of public sector workers webmaster tue 10312017 130 oil needs a whole new architecture of public sector workers public sector reform is in a comatose state despite years of work and an investment of millions of us dollars professor michael e scott who also serves as the deputy vicechancellor of the university of guyana has said he indicated that this was troubling at a time when guyana is about to experience radical transformation with the gamechanging oil and gas sector speaking of the oil and gas sector he said it has the capacity to reconfigure the entire social system economically institutionally politically legally and environmentally i consider it rather troubling at this critical time that guyana s socioeconomic landscape is pursuing radical and economic change there is no attempt to reconsider refocus reconfigure and reposition an effective and efficient public sector to deliver services to meet the requirements of the oncoming reality scott said wednesday he was at the time delivering the first 2017 professorial lecture of the university professor scott deals with academic engagement at the university he said there has been an investment of over us 300 million over the years funded by the world bank the interamerican development bank the british government and others towards public sector reform but he said that process seems to have been stagnated despite years of reforms and initiatives it is clear public sector reform is comatose this presents significant challenges he stated he said the state of reform begs the question of the readiness to facilitate this gamechanging sector and all its implications according to professor scott the public sector serves the interest of guyanese and is responsible for managing the conditions for investment in fact he said in the public sector s bosom is the policy decisions the laws the concessions and the rules pertaining to the initiation of the oil and gas sector scott said that at this critical and historic juncture the public sector needs to give assurance in a meaningful way of its readiness to facilitate and manage the new and significant gamechanging sector a whole new architecture of personnel is needed he declared he added the public sector must be ready to set pursue and adjust goals reconfigure its services and upgrade its service delivery to meet the new reality in the economic sector professor scott summarised the public sector to mean state and government activities of not only government ministries and departments but also semiautonomous government agencies statutory government oversight bodies state trading and investment bodies state enterprises and in the disciplined forces over the years he said no change has been obvious in the public sector other than those that are structural and so he questioned how appropriate the guyanese public sector and its business practices is to usher in and facilitate the veritable gamechanging sector that oil and gas is he reasoned that the offshore business of oil and gas will resonate onshore and so public sector rules regulations laws and policies must be ready the public sector architecture must be capable and efficient to service the game changer in what is increasingly a glocalised policy environment where the local and global can hardly be differentiated he pointed to the fact that the sector would be completely new to guyana as oil and gas is an extractive sector of a different type it is at an offshore location and for guyanese it is called black gold it is drilled and pumped it is not mined as we are accustomed to with our porkknockers and miners there are large players capable of accelerating economic upturn capable of generating s we know the dutch disease capable of spawning a black gold parallel economy as we ve seen in other parts of the world capable of undermining public processes and structures if the public sector and its service business are not strengthened he stated the university of guyana s professorial lectures provide newly appointed professors with the opportunity to inform colleagues the campus community and the general public of their work to date including current research and future plans the inaugural professorial lecture was held in 2015 article adapted from  https newsroomgy 20171027 oilneedsawholenewarchitectureofpublicsectorworkers  professor michael e scott oil gas ', 0),
(438, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug turns sod for student society building ug turns sod for student society building ug turns sod for student society building webmaster tue 10312017 143 the university of guyana ug on wednesday held a ceremonial turning of the sod for the proposed student society complex building at its turkeyen campus according to a department of public information dpi report the building is currently being constructed by m p investments on the southern section of the turkeyen campus it is expected to be completed in february 2018 ug vicechancellor ivelaw griffith explained that it was through the persistence of the past students leadership that the 606 million 7650 square ft twostorey building would become possible he was optimistic that the student body will make full use of the facility upon it completion the report stated i am hoping that two things happen that the students who are going to be beneficiaries of the hard work and investment use this facility appropriately and my second request is the incoming president and leadership find ways to reestablish the vibrancy of student life the report quoted him as saying according to the release the incoming president of the university of guyana student society ugss norwell hinds also commended the past student leadership s efforts and the administrative body for the initiative this student complex stands historically and symbolically at a particular juncture of transformation and transition for the university and the student society we are particularly pleased to build upon the legacy of past presidents of the ugss and to congratulate the administration for its efforts in this particular transformation the report quoted hinds as saying outgoing president ron glasgow highlighted that in previous years the student population was deprived of certain benefits since the campus lacked a student complex he applauded the administrative committee s support for the project the sodturning ceremony saw the attendance of past ugss presidents who shared their views on the construction of the complex according to the report it s a real privilege to see this project unfold a lot of energy has been expended in the past pushing for student improved facilities and it s a real privilege to see it come to fruition and we congratulate students and the university s administration past president sherod duncan was quoted as saying article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 1029 ugturnssodforstudentsocietybuilding  ugss vicechancellor student complex ', 0),
(439, 'und', 'node_search', ' new ugss executive body installed new ugss executive body installed new ugss executive body installed webmaster tue 10312017 156 the new executive body of the university of guyana students society ugss was on friday installed and vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith charged the body to keep their constituents informed of new developments keep in communication with your constituents that you represent they would not all be able to be in one place at one time keep them informed and enable them with the information to separate fiction from facts griffith urged during his address to the executive body newly elected president norwell hinds and his executive council were administered their oath of office by professor griffith on the new executive council are clenell petty and akeem primo from the faculty of agriculture and forestry patrick benjaminhuntley nkafi hodge and michael morrison for the faculty of earth environmental sciences adessa burke mark hooper fabio john from the faculty of education and humanities marvin scott and marvin wills from the faculty of health sciences joshua james and devta ramroop from the faculty of natural sciences akeem pantlitz of the faculty of technology and abigale john and mikhail mc kenzie from the school of business and entrepreneurship during his address griffith told the council that while they are in a leadership position they must stay focussed on their studies and keep their eyes on the prize alluding to graduating from the tertiary institution he also urged the students to find the balance between their academic and social lives noting that serving in a leadership position forces you to make tough decisions registrar of the university nigel gravesande in his remarks challenged the new council to help develop coherent values and ethical standards forge educational partnerships with other institutions to advance student s learning and to build supportive and inclusive communities across the two campuses and four institute of distance and continuing education centres he further challenged the executive to use the resources at the university to effectively achieve institutional missions and goals engage students in active learning and work to improve student performance meanwhile hinds in his inaugural speech said that during the term his team would be focused on representing all students and using their platform to advocate for student leadership and advocacy help students in need and bring immediate relief to for students in addition he said that they would work to mobilize resources for students and ensure that the ugss is effectively managed with good governance we must be able to commit our talent and resources not only for advocacy but immediate relief for students hinds said at the end of his presidential term he said he would like to see the successful completion and opening of the student complex with it being fully furnished he also stated that the council is proposing to host two major events intercampus varsity games which would bring together all tertiary institutes and a major conference called solve guyana in partnership with the administration he added that these goals would not distract the council from working for their constituents as representing them is a priority he also called on businesses to support the student council as he believes they would be able to benefit from additional revenue hinds and the new executive student body council were elected on the 27th of september article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 1030 newugssexecutivebodyinstalled  ugss elections ', 0),
(440, 'und', 'node_search', ' food and drug laboratory complex to be established at the university of guyana food and drug laboratory complex to be established at the university of guyana food and drug laboratory complex to be established at the university of guyana webmaster tue 10312017 204 a food and drug laboratory complex is slated to be established at the university of guyana s ug turkeyen campus following a groundbreaking ceremony the new complex will lessen guyana s dependence on external laboratories to conduct analysis which has restricted access to some international markets it will also allow for improved monitoring regulation and compliance with international standards required to penetrate these markets minister of public health volda lawrence this morning explained with new export requirements for european markets particularly for seafood products and the implementation of the united states food and drug administration fda food safety modernization act fsma the us is ensuring the safety of its food supply this is being done by shifting the focus from responding to contamination to preventing it therefore products which do not comply with the law will be rejected the international arena is rapidly changing and guyana does not want to remain obsolete we must be competitive we must be robust and be able to respond to challenges such as those soon to be presented minister lawrence explained discussions between the government analyst and food and drug department gafdd and faculty of natural sciences and health sciences ug have been ongoing since 2014 and have proven fruitful director of the gafdd marlon cole said the gafdd is the unit that facilities the analysis licensing and certification of locally produced export commodities such as rice sugar rum seafood processed foods and pharmaceuticals it is also responsible for ensuring the distribution marketing and production of commodities local and imported meet the highest quality and safety standards it is imperative that our international trade is not jeopardized minister lawrence emphasised she noted that today s event was a timely and necessary one because the present facility which is housed in the iast building falls short of international standards approximately 117m was allocated in the 2017 national budget for the consultation and construction of the lab cole said there is an ongoing conformity assessment and the longawaited facility s construction will begin early next year the gafdd has been preparing the local agroprocessing industry to meet the fsma standards through requirement training workshops for local manufactures and producers this will allow the deaprtment to expand and move forward in the exportation industry meanwhile professor ivelaw griffith vice chancellor and ug principal observed that in building relations such as these his vision of a research park is well underway article adapted by  http ginagovgy guyanatobeonparwithinternationalfoodsafetystandard  ministry of public health volda lawrence ', 0),
(441, 'und', 'node_search', ' 2000 to graduate from ug this november and new features planned for the ceremonies 2000 to graduate from ug this november and new features planned for the ceremonies 2000 to graduate from ug this november and new features planned for the ceremonies webmaster tue 10312017 726 several innovations are on the cards for the 2017 convocation ceremonies of the university of guyana where some 2000 students are expected to graduate the 51st convocation at the turkeyen campus will be held on november 11 there the university will celebrate the accomplishments of about 1800 students for the first time in the history of the university the certificates diplomas and degrees will be awarded at two ceremonies the one for the faculties of agriculture and forestry earth and environmental sciences natural sciences and technology will be held at the national cultural center ncc at 1000 h while that for the faculties of education and humanities health sciences and social sciences will be held on campus beginning at 1630 h in commenting on this significant change vicechancellor professor ivelaw lloyd griffith who proposed the change said our graduating classes have grown tremendously over the years and having one ceremony has meant having extremely long ceremonies with some graduates and guests leaving before the ceremonies conclude he added creating two ceremonies allows us to maintain the tradition of having every graduand cross the stage and shake the hand of the chancellor and maintain the solemnity of the occasion while reducing the length of the ceremony additionally unlike previous years all students graduating with diplomas will be invited to don academic robes along with those graduating with bachelors and masters degrees another new feature at this year s convocations will be the use of ceremonial gonfalons which are banners often shieldshaped that hang from crosspieces on top of poles these banners are usually carried at the head of the convocation procession and identify the different faculties within the university from which students are graduating according to vicechancellor professor griffith adoption of this feature which is found at mature universities across the world will enhance the elegance and pomp of the ceremonies moreover beginning this year and as part of strengthening the university s engagement with alumni and inspiring graduating and continuing students the university will spotlight distinguished alumni at the various convocations dr dhanpaul narine bachelor of art in history class of 1975 will deliver the address at the first ceremony on november 11 at ncc he is a distinguished educator and journalist based in new york and is a former lecturer at city university of new york and the london school of economics from which he secured his doctoral degree ambassador rudolph michael tenpow who studied modern languages will give the keynote at the ceremony on the turkeyen campus he is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of guyana to the united nations at the berbice campus convocation where more than 200 students will graduate on november 18 on the university square at tain the convocation address will be delivered by ms patricia bacchus class of 2004 bachelor of laws ms bacchus who hails from the ancient county is the chief executive officer and chairperson of the board of caribbean container inc formerly sapil she also serves as the chairperson of the board of go invest since 1968 when the university held its first graduation it has become a leading provider of tertiary education in the country graduating every year professionals with the knowledge and skills that are needed by the local regional and global job markets ug graduates can be found in senior positions in major public and private sector agencies both locally and around the world meanwhile the institute of distance and continuing education the extramural arm of the university is scheduled to hold its graduation ceremonies for its four centers as follows georgetown center on november 25 linden center on november 26 anna regina center on december 2 and the new amsterdam center on december 9 2017  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 october 30 2017  convocation graduation ', 0),
(442, 'und', 'node_search', ' memorandum of agreement between the university of guyana and the ministry of natural resources ggmc memorandum of agreement between the university of guyana and the ministry of natural resources ggmc attachment size mou with natural resourcespdf 31698 kb webmaster tue 10312017 749  ', 0),
(443, 'und', 'node_search', ' signing of the memorandum of agreement between the university of guyana and the ministry of natural resourcesggmc signing of the memorandum of agreement between the university of guyana and the ministry of natural resourcesggmc signing of the memorandum of agreement between the university of guyana and the ministry of natural resourcesggmc webmaster tue 10312017 755 one of the most significant single grants to the university of guyana negotiated over the last 11 months with the guyana geology and mines commission ggmc the ug team included deputy vicechancellor paloma mohamed and dean of the faculty of technology elena trim the ggmc is a long standing partner of the university of guyana s faculty of technology and more particularly the geology department to which the ggmc has granted significant sums in the past and the faculty for earth and environmental sciences the value of the grant for 20172018 was negotiated upwards to one hundred million guyana dollars along a specific spending and reporting protocol the grant will provide the faculty of technology with much needed equipment for its geology laboratories and with envelopes earmarked for curriculum development training outreach and field research the mnrggmcug grant also provides specific allocations for all other faculties student centered enhancements at the university of guyana the mou provides among other things for close collaboration in the following key areas design and execution of geology mining engineering and geological engineering programmes retooling and equipping of the geological laboratory to the tune of g 55 million curriculum design and enhancement provision of laboratory services to the mining sector collaboration with other government agencies or private entities on areas of common interest for the purpose of participation in research projects for various areas particularly in the geology mining engineering and geological engineering programmes collaboration on placement of students internship attachments with the commission sharing of technical publications based on assignments of the programmes done by scholars of the commission collaboration on annual renewal of the current agreement allocation of mnr ggmc 2017 grant to university of guyana 1 55 55 million equipment and supplies to the laboratories of the faculty of technology requested through the university and dean of the faculty 215 15 million for scholarships and training 3 16 or 2 million each for improvements to classroom and teaching facilities allied and education supporting programmes the faculties of health sciences earth and environmental sciences education and humanities social sciences berbice campus idce faculty of natural sciences and faculty of agriculture and forestry for a total of 16 16 million 4 7 7 million to support the school for entrepreneurship and business innovation programme emphasis on the natural resources sector 5 7 7 million to support research curriculum review and development processes marketing media and stakeholder consultations special thanks hon minister of natural resources raphael trotman vicechancellor prof ivelaw griffith ministry of natural resources j mackenzie and staff of the pr department mnr chairman of the guyana geology and mines commission stanley ming and the board of directors ggmc mr newell dennison commissioner company secretary jacques foster and staff deputy vice chancellor pace prof paloma mohamed and staffers aficia esbrand christine chowagrir trovana azziz schemel patrick tara smith and rhinold cameron and staff members of the vicechancellor s office october 23 2017 mou ministry of natural resources geology and mines commission ', 0),
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(445, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug continues unbeaten run ug continues unbeaten run ug continues unbeaten run webmaster thu 11022017 1451 the university of guyana ug continues their impressive run in the new building society nbs georgetown cricket association gca 40 overs second division competition by notching up two wins over the weekend ug on saturday thumped police by a mammoth 146 runs on the back of a fine century from omesh dhanram who slammed 133 after ug were sent in and piled on 350 before being dismissed in the 40th over dhanram was supported by the consistent keron sewnarine 59 and suresh dhanai 56 as the students piled it on bowling for the lawmen offspinner jason heyliger took 350 while legspinner vishal jaigobin had 361 police in response got off to a blazing start as national youth player alex algoo 30 was severe on anything within hitting range his innings lasted 10 balls and consisted of five 5 maximums his dismal however set the host back and they were eventually dismissed in 281 overs for 204 andrew lyght jr stroked 59 and mark gonsalves 43 offspinner dennis heywood took 433 and he was ably supported by seamer ray newton 232 ug on sunday continued their dominant showing by recording a comprehensive 110 runs victory over minnows diplomats cricket club the students cantered to 231 for seven in the 25 overs reduced game as dwayne dodson missed out on a welldeserved century after being dismissed for 91 he found support from linden austin 67 and melroy stephenson 24 diplomats struggled in their chase and were bundled out for 121 in 245 overs as dennis heywood took 317 and dodson 315 combined to route their counterparts ug has so far won all four of their matches and are well on their way to securing a berth in the semifinals action in the competition continues this week at various grounds around georgetown sports cricket ', 0);
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(446, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug agriculture ministry consult on food and nutrition security ug agriculture ministry consult on food and nutrition security ug agriculture ministry consult on food and nutrition security webmaster sat 11042017 1620 with a determined goal to actualise local food security the university of guyana ug has collaborated with the ministry of agriculture to examine the possibility of establishing an institute of food security the consultation which opened this morning at the marriot international hotel seeks to raise awareness and assess the status of food security in guyana and the caribbean region and assess the role an institute would have locally and regionally minister of agriculture noel holder delivering the feature address at the forum signalled his support for the establishment of the aforementioned institute he said guyana has generally been regarded as the breadbasket of the caribbean being a net exporter of food in caricom the region is not sleeping especially guyana with an investment of over us 60 million in agriculture over the past decade guyana has been addressing all areas of food security from the reorganisation of the support systems legislative upgrades stimulation of production implementation of new standards such as good agricultural practices gap to the introduction of good manufacturing practices and haccp in the agroprocessing industry minister holder explained according to him this places the country in a position of great responsibility with challenges to meet the region s food needs in the event of another food crisis while ensuring that guyanese are afforded ready access to food of sound nutritional quality deputy vicechancellor vc university of guyana professor ivelaw griffith said much consideration needs to be given to the real purpose of the country s premier tertiary institution and the role it plays in the agriculture sector as any university that is beholden to serving a nation thinks about what it does and how it does it it has to ask the question are we doing what we need to do to address those clear and present dangers he said the clear and present danger in guyana in relation to food security is intimately connected to the matter of food security within and beyond the region the ug vicechancellor said even as guyana moves into the oil and gas sector an area that is poised to boost the country s economy it need not repeat the mistakes of other countries and neglect the agriculture sector the pull of the oil and gas leads to a push away from certain industries and i would really like for us not to fall victim of that to keep our eyes on the agriculture prize knowing that we also have many preconditions to not only do better for our nation but to better for the world he added it was hoped that at the end of the consultation there could be a status report on food production and stability accessibility and nutritional quality of available food in guyana and a strategy on the status of the food and nutrition security in guyana and the wider caricom region article adapted from  http ginagovgy ugagricultureministryconsultonfoodandnutritionsecu  agriculture minister of agriculture food nutrition security ', 0),
(447, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug seeking to establish food and nutrition institute ug seeking to establish food and nutrition institute ug seeking to establish food and nutrition institute webmaster mon 11062017 1225 as guyana continues to place emphasis on food and nutrition security the agriculture ministry and the university of guyana is seeking to establish a food and nutrition security institute at the consultation exercise which was recently held at the marriott hotel agriculture minister noel holder stated that much emphasis is being placed on strengthening food and nutrition security in the caribbean and government continues to plug an immense number of resources into strategies aimed at strengthening such areas with an investment of over us 60 million in agriculture over the past decade guyana has been addressing all areas of food security from the reorganisation of the support systems legislative upgrades stimulation of production implementation of new standards such as good agricultural practices gap to the introduction of good manufacturing practices and haccp in the agroprocessing industry minister holder said with international statistics depicting the high prevalence of malnutrition minister holder also echoed the call for new strategies and ideas to be developed adding that revisiting old ideas and the development of new technologies to increase productivity is essential to combat this phenomenon new systems to combat postharvest losses new ways of thinking to develop food safety systems to not only to protect consumers health but to reduce spoilage and increase the shelf life and storage of foodstuff must also be developed holder noted the meeting focused on highlighting pressing food and nutrition insecurity challenges which include poverty uneven economic growth unhealthy diets leading to increasing prevalence of nutritionrelated chronic diseases and stability issues possibly related to climate change meanwhile vice chancellor of the university of guyana professor ivelaw griffith said agriculture should not be forgotten since areas like oil and gas are mainly being focused on as the nation pursues energy and gas we must not neglect agriculture the pull to oil and gas usually results in push away from agriculture i hope we do not fall victim to this push and pull factor as a university we must ask ourselves are we doing what we need to do to address the clear and present dangers of food and nutrition insecurity universities have the responsibility and are obligated to deal with these issues griffith stated article adapted from  http guyanatimesgycom ugseekingtoestablishfoodandnutritioninstitute  food and nutrition vicechancellor ', 0),
(448, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug to host two graduation ceremonies ug to host two graduation ceremonies ug to host two graduation ceremonies webmaster mon 11062017 1231 unlike previous years the university of guyana will be hosting two convocation ceremonies this year to reduce the length of the ceremony as some 1800 students are expected to graduate the 51st convocation at the turkeyen campus will be held on november 11 2017 in a statement on monday the university said for the first time in the history of the university the certificates diplomas and degrees will be awarded at two ceremonies the first ceremony will be for the faculties of agriculture and forestry earth and environmental sciences natural sciences and technology at the national cultural center ncc at 1000hrs while the ceremony for the faculties of education and humanities health sciences and social sciences will be held at the turkeyen campus beginning at 1630hrs some students have expressed concerns with the decision to host two ceremonies instead of one but the vicechancellor of the university professor ivelaw griffith in monday s statement said our graduating classes have grown tremendously over the years and having one ceremony has meant having extremely long ceremonies with some graduates and guests leaving before the ceremonies conclude quoted in the statement he added creating two ceremonies allows us to maintain the tradition of having every graduand cross the stage and shake the hand of the chancellor and maintain the solemnity of the occasion while reducing the length of the ceremony additionally unlike previous years all students graduating with diplomas will be invited to don academic robes along with those graduating with bachelors and masters degrees another new feature at this year s convocations will be the use of ceremonial gonfalons which are banners often shieldshaped that hang from crosspieces on top of poles these banners are usually carried at the head of the convocation procession and identify the different faculties within the dr dhanpaul narine bachelor of art in history class of 1975 will deliver the address at the first ceremony on november 11 at ncc he is a distinguished educator and journalist based in new york and is a former lecturer at city university of new york and the london school of economics from which he secured his doctoral degree ambassador rudolph michael tenpow who studied modern languages will give the keynote at the ceremony on the turkeyen campus he is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of guyana to the united nations at the berbice campus convocation where more than 200 students will graduate on november 18 on the university square at tain the convocation address will be delivered by ms patricia bacchus class of 2004 bachelor of laws ms bacchus who hails from the ancient county is the chief executive officer and chairperson of the board of caribbean container inc formerly sapil she also serves as the chairperson of the board of goinvest meanwhile the institute of distance and continuing education the extramural arm of the university is scheduled to hold its graduation ceremonies for its four centers as follows georgetown center on november 25 linden center on november 26 anna regina center on december 2 and the new amsterdam center on december 9 2017 article adapted from  https newsroomgy 20171030 ugtohosttwograduationceremonies  graduation ', 0),
(449, 'und', 'node_search', ' inaugural renaissance conversation on law and society inaugural renaissance conversation on law and society webmaster mon 11062017 1239 the herdmanston lodge professor ivelaw lloyd griffith vicechancellor principal requests the peasure of your company at the inaugural renaissance conversation on law and society the life jurisprudence of joseph oscar fitzclarence jof haynes presented by hon justice courtney a abel the life jurisprudence of joseph oscar fitzclarence jof haynes the university of guyana  ', 0),
(450, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug to offer diploma bachelor s degree masters in psychology ug to offer diploma bachelor s degree masters in psychology ug to offer diploma bachelor s degree masters in psychology webmaster mon 11202017 36 as of january 2018 persons will have the opportunity to attend courses for psychology at the university of guyana ug following the launch of the programme on monday evening at the institution s turkeyen campus in a feature address minister within ministry of public health dr karen cummings said that the inauguration of the programme demonstrates the efforts made by the university in assisting government s agenda to address mental health issues the government of guyana through the ministry of public health has embarked on a rigorous programme to address mental illness in guyana for the first time in the ministry of public health a mental health unit has been established a number of intervention has already been conducted countrywide as we seek to build capacity within our public health system the minister explained she noted that the launch of the programme indicates that the university is fulfilling its mandate of developing the human potential to tackle mental health issues the programme seeks to increase the number of mental health providers available to evaluate and treat psychological conditions reduce the high rate of suicide and also increase awareness prevention support and compassion for those suffering from mental illness it also provides professional growth and development for those currently in the mental health workforce undergraduate and graduatelevel clinical psychology training it was highlighted that the development and enhancement of competence in the assessment evaluation and treatment of psychological problems would not only increase the level of professionalism of the field but reduce the burden of mental illness among the general population united nations children s fund unicef representative sylvie fouet explained that the support offered to the university is simply the planting of seeds for tomorrow to sustain the programme she thanked caribbean network of psychological associations canpa for their support in the initiative noting that though there may be difficulties as the university launches its psychology programme assistance will be provided vice chancellor of the university professor ivelaw griffith noted that the programme is testimony of the university s effort to aim high he added that the programme is one that the institution had envisaged for over 30 years which led to several professors undertaking a preparatory psychology course the psychology programme will offer a certificate and diploma and a bachelor s degree in general psychology slated for september 2018 and a masters in clinical psychology which will be set aside for june 2018 those also present during the launch included deputy vice chancellor academic engagement professor michael e scott dean of the faculty of health sciences dr emanuel cummings president of the caribbean network of psychological associations canpa prof omowale omuleru marshall and deputy vice chancellor pace professor paloma mohamed article adapted from  http wwwinewsguyanacom ugtoofferdiplomabachelorsdegreemastersinpsychology  psychology uog pace ', 0),
(451, 'und', 'node_search', ' gov t eyes doubling agriculture production in near future minister holder gov t eyes doubling agriculture production in near future minister holder gov t eyes doubling agriculture production in near future minister holder webmaster mon 11202017 52 with the aim of producing safe healthy and nutritious foods for consumption at home and abroad guyana will be moving to double its agricultural production over next few years minister of agriculture noel holder has said the minister was speaking at a consultation last friday organised by the university of guyana ug at the marriot hotel which sought a collaboration with the government on the establishment of an institute of food and nutrition security according to minister holder guyana has generally been regarded as the breadbasket of the caribbean being a net exporter of food in caricom the portfolio he said has placed the country in a position of great responsibility with challenges to meet the region s food needs he said the government has however taken note of the increased challenges to food and nutrition security especially those of the impact of climate change and changes in the trade environment we are therefore constantly reviewing our efforts to ensure that production of food is conducted in a manner that is safe for both the population and the environment he said in order to guarantee inclusiveness of all minister holder said the government has adopted a multisectoral approach to ensure that all stakeholders play a meaningful role in addressing the key pillars of food security availability accessibility utilisation and stability while we continue to face challenges we have implemented and sustained various initiatives which support the integration of efforts to address food and nutrition security these initiatives address all four pillars mentioned minister holder said article adapted from  http ginagovgy govteyesdoublingagricultureproductioninnearfuturem  agriculture ministry of agriculture ', 0),
(452, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug unions stalemate block backpay for lecturers nonacademic staff to get payout ug unions stalemate block backpay for lecturers nonacademic staff to get payout ug unions stalemate block backpay for lecturers nonacademic staff to get payout webmaster mon 11202017 100 support staff of the university of guyana ug are set to receive a retroactive salary increase but lecturers will have to wait for their backpay as the unions continue to reject efforts by the administration to include performance as a condition the administration s arbitrary insistence on a performance element that applied to only one group of persons lecturers resulted in all staff being denied their retroactive payment the tuc successfully persuaded the administration to let ub staff receive their increase the university of guyana workers union ugwu and the university of guyana senior staff association ugssa said in a statement the nonacademic staff would be paid an eight percent increase retroactive to january 2017 in keeping with an agreement that was signed at the labour department of the ministry of social protection in the presence of deputy chief labour officer karen van sluytman the unions said academic staff including those who have been exemplary in their performance would have to continue to be held hostage for a while longer while the administration insists on the inclusion of a clause that includes performance as a prerequisite for getting the salary increase the academic staff are due to be paid a six percent hike in wages and salaries dating back to the beginning of this year according to the ugwu and ugssa professionals with experience in industrial relations have advised them that such a provision has no place in a wages and salaries agreement ug vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith said after the signalled after the signing of the payhike agreement that he would continue to insist on performance i am delighted that we are able to close this chapter and begin paying the increases this agreement also sets the stage for a new normal at the university where performance is just as important as payment and where accountability and affordability are key to enhancing entrepreneurship he was quoted as saying in a statement issued by ug griffith has previously told demerara waves online news that lecturers would first have to submit all outstanding grades before receiving their salary increases while the unions said they were not opposed to the timely submission of grades lecturers should not be penalised because the administration has a responsibility also to ensure that performance is up to mark instead of merely shifting that responsibility to the unions it already lies within the administration s power to deal with any cases of unsubmitted grades the unions said the vice chancellor further stated that wages and salaries were not the only staffrelated expenditure that the administration has to cater for in terms of affordability these increases are not our only financial obligations we still have an average of 45 percent merit award to fund as well as allowances for traveling entertainment uniforms and academic materials we also have to worry about study leave salary and housing for three months sabbatical leave salary and housing for 12 months leave passage and duty allowances for coordinators heads and deans he said article adapted from  http demerarawavescom 20171108 ugunionsstalemateblockbackpayforlecturersnonacadem  salary salary negotiations ugwu ugssa ', 0),
(453, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug launches its psychology programme for the first time ug launches its psychology programme for the first time ug launches its psychology programme for the first time webmaster mon 11202017 106 as of january 2018 persons will have the opportunity to attend courses for psychology at the university of guyana ug following the launch of the programme on monday evening at the institution s turkeyen campus in a feature address minister within ministry of public health dr karen cummings said that the inauguration of the programme demonstrates the efforts made by the university in assisting government s agenda to address mental health issues the government of guyana through the ministry of public health has embarked on a rigorous programme to address mental illness in guyana for the first time in the ministry of public health a mental health unit has been established a number of intervention has already been conducted countrywide as we seek to build capacity within our public health system the minister explained she noted that the launch of the programme indicates that the university is fulfilling its mandate of developing the human potential to tackle mental health issues the programme seeks to increase the number of mental health providers available to evaluate and treat psychological conditions reduce the high rate of suicide and also increase awareness prevention support and compassion for those suffering from mental illness it also provides professional growth and development for those currently in the mental health workforce undergraduate and graduatelevel clinical psychology training it was highlighted that the development and enhancement of competence in the assessment evaluation and treatment of psychological problems would not only increase the level of professionalism of the field but reduce the burden of mental illness among the general population united nations children s fund unicef representative sylvie fouet explained that the support offered to the university is simply the planting of seeds for tomorrow to sustain the programme she thanked caribbean network of psychological associations canpa for their support in the initiative noting that though there may be difficulties as the university launches its psychology programme assistance will be provided vice chancellor of the university professor ivelaw griffith noted that the programme is testimony of the university s effort to aim high he added that the programme is one that the institution had envisaged for over 30 years which led to several professors undertaking a preparatory psychology course the psychology programme will offer a certificate and diploma and a bachelor s degree in general psychology slated for september 2018 and a masters in clinical psychology which will be set aside for june 2018 those also present during the launch included deputy vice chancellor academic engagement professor michael e scott dean of the faculty of health sciences dr emanuel cummings president of the caribbean network of psychological associations canpa prof omowale omuleru marshall and deputy vice chancellor pace professor paloma mohamed article adapted from  http ginagovgy uglaunchesitspsychologyprogrammeforthefirsttime  psychology uog pace ', 0),
(454, 'und', 'node_search', '  the conscientious withdrawal of efficiency sabotage in guyana  the conscientious withdrawal of efficiency sabotage in guyana the conscientious withdrawal of efficiency sabotage in guyana webmaster mon 11202017 110 by dr ken danns sabotage has been an enduring plague in the body of the guyanese nation critically compromising its development to sabotage is to disrupt interrupt obstruct incapacitate damage and in other ways cause pernicious harm to an institution a business or other organisations a community or even an entire country people who inflict sabotage on a system are either a part of that system itself or else a part of the environment on which the system depends for its very survival sabotage can be inflicted on an entity by the subordinated and by the dominant by the powerless and by the powerful whatever the source sabotage has throughout the years become a weapon of choice to hinder guyana s progress and development sabotage behaviou rs by individuals or groups are often legal actions which confirm to the letter of the law though not necessarily the spirit of the law sabotage is what the sociologist thorstein veblen euphemistically referred to as the conscientious withdrawal of efficiency guyana is experiencing the conscientious withdrawal of efficiency sabotage i have identified five different types of sabotage in order to provide an understanding of the scope and impact of this national plague these are industrial sabotage the sabotage of estrangement the sabotage of ritual the sabotage of incompetence and indolence and political sabotage first there is industrial sabotage where workers in an industry would go on strike go slow and workto rule and so on the end game is to constrain an employer to increase wages or other benefits or to end policies and actions perceived by the workers and their representatives as being inimical to the workers interests the sugar industry in guyana for example has been historically affected by the conscientious withdrawal of efficiency by its workers recent allegations of factory workers dumping tonnes of cane juice so as to restrict the sugar industry production if true is a classic case of industrial sabotage there have been perennially more strikes and industrial actions annually by sugar workers than by workers in any other industry in guyana industrial sabotage is also routinely carried out by corporate managers and owners seeking to restrict production in their industry in order to maintain high prices to control the labour demand and to cut other production costs some industries go as far as to dump excess output rather than reduce their prices businesses often engage in the conscientious withdrawal of efficiency by collaborating with their competitors to cut production in order to maintain high prices of their commodities or services to the consumers secondly there is the sabotage of estrangement employees in an organization affected for many years by low wages low morale and lack of trust in its leadership often become alienated from their jobs and disaffected from management this invariably results in growing paralysis in the organisation s overall functioning its efficiency and its output even with the change of leadership the employees enmeshed in such systemic organisational malaise do not readily change from the engrained culture of estrangement i visited the university of guyana in 2016 as part of its educational resource ambassadors team at the invitation of vice chancellor ivelaw griffith who had only a few weeks earlier took up the reins of leadership of the institution i was struck by the alarming levels at which the conscientious withdrawal of efficiency had reached this sabotage of estrangement was very visible tall grass and other vegetation enveloped the campus like a nightmare although the university employed a full time maintenance crew employees students cattle and dogs had competed for turf on its main turkeyen campus books in the much prized caribbean research library were on the floor covered with plastic in vain efforts to keep out rain from leaking roofs some lecturers were reportedly not turning in final grades for students months after final examinations were taken thus effectively preventing paying students from registering for the next semester courses some lecturers were also consistently not showing up to teach the students yet they were retained year after year many committed employees and students existed in environments of decaying infrastructure and diminishing morale seemingly resigned to these as a new normal as someone who had lectured at the university of guyana for over 25 years i was deeply hurt at what had become of the institution everyone seem to say that it was poor salaries and the absence of resources to get things done sadly the problem is much deeper than that the cow in the room at ug is the sabotage of estrangement vice chancellor griffith has been doing much to turn things around and restore integrity and functionality to the national university yet pockets of resistance to changing the organisational culture on the turkeyen campus remain embedded an organisational culture in the final analysis is the way we do things around here the organisational culture at ug is still ugly and it is the responsibility of everyone at the institution to make it pretty again as the bible said let the scales fall from thine eyes the third type of the conscientious withdrawal of efficiency is the sabotage of ritual ritual sabotage occurs in bureaucratic organisations like the public service and public corporations this occurs when the proliferation of rules regulations and work processes obstruct rather than enable efficient services and outcomes even though employees might be willing to make things happen having to adhere to the rituals of complicated rules regulations and work processes make them appear incompetent in the eyes of customers and the organization a waste of time in the minds of the public very often customers are told to go and get other documents elsewhere and come back the run around you experience trying to get routine transactions done at some public offices in guyana is the sabotage of ritual even some private enterprises have been infected by this sabotage of ritual i went to purchase a commodity at a major hardware enterprise on the east bank of demerara a few months ago while waiting almost one hour to purchase one item that costed about us 10 i counted 10 employees and supervisors who handled the transaction my ordeal finally ended when an armed security guard at the door examined and delivered my purchase and stamped the receipt the whole transaction was neither efficient nor customer oriented the simplest of transactions involve elaborate rituals to fulfil whether it is in a bank or even a liquor store the fourth type of conscientious withdrawal of efficiency is the sabotage of incompetence and indolence here workers who are either lazy and or incompetent are hired and retained mainly in public agencies they sit around chatting and goofing off while customers are waiting not knowing if and whether they will ever get served customers often have to protest insist on seeing a supervisor or leave a small piece to complete a transaction the fifth and final conscientious withdrawal of efficiency i will address is political sabotage political sabotage is the use of political office or organisations to deliberately and maliciously subvert or derail public policies or programmes aimed at improving the wellbeing of the public and the nation this is by far the most egregious form of sabotage since it is impelled by the leadership of national political parties with overarching power to affect the lives of many and thwart the development governance or progress of the country political sabotage can be initiated either by an opposition political party or a governing party in the never ending contests for control of governmental or state power political parties often resort to malicious actions to undermine the image or progress of opposing parties guyana s president david granger s rejected for a third time a list of six names submitted by the opposition ppp leader bharrat jagdeo for an appointment to the post of chairman of guyana s election commission using the enormous powers of the office of the president and consistent with the guyana constitution president granger who is also leader of the apnu afc coalition government independently appointed a new chair for the guyana elections commission this action the opposition leader interpreted as a violation of guyana s constitution and reportedly has taken the matter to court further the ppp leader has recently decided to engage in political sabotage by waging a campaign of noncooperation against the apnu afc government and also to organise protests against president granger whenever he travels around the country to meet the people already in local and regional government districts ppp representatives have been declaredly engaging in political sabotage by delaying or obstructing development policies and programmes for some communities in order to portray the government in a negative light while the ppp was in power it sabotaged local democratic governance by not holding local government elections for 20 years it also visibly deprived the city of georgetown the town of linden and the country s educational system of adequate resources it is puzzling why a leading national political party would maliciously engage in political sabotage the problem with political sabotage is that it frustrates development initiatives and ultimately undermines the wellbeing of the guyanese people the time is apt for the guyanese people to recognise what sabotage at all levels is doing to the nation the time to end such counterproductive actions is now article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20171106 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(455, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug hosts symposium to address suicide and youth violence ug hosts symposium to address suicide and youth violence ug hosts symposium to address suicide and youth violence webmaster mon 11202017 130 the university of guyana ug in collaboration with the caribbean alliance of national psychological associations canpa today presented a suicide youth violence and professional psychology symposium at the pegasus hotel the allday symposium saw presentations from academics and stakeholders of the education and health sectors on suicide violence and psychology minister within the ministry of public health dr karen cummings stated that the symposium is timely and relevant since it comes at a time when guyana is faced with many social problems this programme will produce highly trained practitioners capable of competently and professionally addressing the variety of mental health issues in order to enhance the lives of those who often times suffer in silence more importantly our new professionals will be able to address the stigma and humiliation to which both victims and family members are subjected by society dr cummings said she reiterated the importance of psychologists in society while noting that she is confident the symposium will lead to the formulation of strategies to advance the study of psychology in guyana today s symposium i am certain will provide a valuable opportunity for psychology professionals from different cultural backgrounds and diverse field to explore the impact of psychology as a field of practice on community and individual mental health care president of canpa professor omwowale marshall noted his satisfaction in partnering with the university and explained the aim of his organisation what we have come to do is to show you an array of glimpses of psychology psychological science and practice so that you can see what our profession can offer guyana professor marshall expressed meanwhile unicef representative paolo marchi said the seminar will assist in the protection of children and pointed out that according to unicef reports the caribbean has one of the highest rates of violence against children in the world according to multiple indicator cluster survey 2014 almost 70 percent of guyanese children have been victims of a form of violence violence often leaves visible scars violence always leaves invisible ones marchi underscored he added today s event not only highlights the gravity of the level of violence including selfharm and suicide but also provides an opportunity for us to know what the trends are what are the emergency issues we must consider and how these issues can be prevented and treated the symposium saw panel discussions on reducing selected risk factors screening to intervene early effective and promising psychological interventions and expressions of youth violence and a professional response article adapted from  http ginagovgy ughostssymposiumtoaddresssuicideandyouthviolence  suicide youth violence unicef canpa ug uog ', 0),
(456, 'und', 'node_search', ' over 2000 graduate at ug convocation ceremonies sophia centre overcrowded over 2000 graduate at ug convocation ceremonies sophia centre overcrowded over 2000 graduate at ug convocation ceremonies sophia centre overcrowded webmaster mon 11202017 204 the university of guyana s turkeyen campus yesterday sent its largest graduating class into the world the administration led by vicechancellor professor ivelaw griffith chose to host two convocation ceremonies at 10 am at the national cultural centre and at 430 pm at the national exhibition centre at sophia to better accommodate the 2165 graduates the unprecedented move made the 2017 convocation ceremony memorable as the memories of those who walked the stage in the evening and their families will include four hours of standing in a cramped humid space at the sophia ceremony some family members will remember unnerving encounters with university ushers who ran out of patience before the venue ran out of seats some may also recall how gratifying it was to watch their loved ones graduate while they peered through the security grill covering the windows one graduate took to facebook to bemoan her choice to attend the ceremony at all she noted that her grandparents who travelled from canada to see her collect her degree had to leave when they ended up stuck outside the venue unable to hear or see what s the point you can t hear you can t see what are you celebrating she asked the ceremony was held at the auditorium of the sophia exhibition centre after a week of inclement weather convinced the university administration that the turkeyen tarmac might not be best suited consequently it was announced on thursday that the 1386 students graduating from the faculties of education and humanities health sciences and social sciences would be accommodated at sophia the spaced however was as another student posted woefully inadequate as a consequence many left before the charge was delivered by dr mahendra carpen article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 1112 over2000graduateatugconvocationceremonies convocation graduation ', 0),
(457, 'und', 'node_search', ' the judge learnt the garifuna language the judge learnt the garifuna language the judge learnt the garifuna language webmaster mon 11202017 214 dear editor last tuesday evening i went to the university of guyana vice chancellor s conversation on the law and society it was the first event hosted by the vc to which i lent my presence there were other events that i wished to attend but the invitation to those specified a dress code which i would not give anyone the right to dictate to me about there were as some may say the usual masturbation of thoughts and ideals selfindulgence however there was also a healthy dose of realism this i know because the personality whose life and works were selected to build the theme of the discussion was someone whom many in the audience knew hence we heard phrases akin to he never crowed like a fowlcock about his virtues though reveled in the moments when recognition came his way the time spent there certainly was worth it and i can say to the vc if he has any doubts i left that environment more knowledgeable i would not focus on the presentations and presenters of tuesday evening in a big way but on the concepts that were promoted my intention is simply to continue the conversation as a layman who depends on the services of members of the legal profession from time to time i know the frustration of having a matter dragged through the court and was pleased to hear of the progress being made in the wider caribbean as regards eradicating the backlog in the courts it was fun to hear lawyers admit that many among them were in part responsible for the creation of these backlogs while making suggestions to reduce them including remedies to the other sources of the backlog phenomenon justice stephenson of the eastern caribbean supreme court alluded to the need for attorneys to establish corporate practices showing how such coming together can be effective in reducing the said backlogs in advancing promoting the said idea as a consumer of legal services i see the move from a single practitioner to a law firm as healthy for the client not only with regards the rate at which cases can be executed but in bringing security of continuity should i hire a lawyer who operates as a sole practitioner if for some reason that lawyer cannot be at court my matter invariably would be put down or the opposing lawyer may take advantage of his absence and have the matter tried in his absence on the other hand if my lawyer was a member associate partner from a firm there would most probably be a fully prepared representative standing in in actuality today should your lawyer leave the jurisdiction you need to pay another to continue your matter the lead participant in the discourse conversation certainly impressed however the most impressionable note he sounded was not in his erudite presentation on the life and works of attorney at law chancellor and professor jof haynes but on his own practice as a judge this guyanese working in belize took time off to learn the garifuna language i must take my hat off to you every time we ll meet in the future justice abel that act of yours convinced me that you took time off to really understand the situation of those whom you judge two years ago i was at the whim magistrate s court which was presided over by magistrate charlyn artiga that day at the court in whim taught me so much about guyanese and the languages we speak magistrate artiga at times tried to speak in creolese so that those under her judgement understood what was happening at other times the police officers present did the translations i remembered the magistrate asking a person i think he was the complainant to decide if she the magistrate should try his case at whim or he wished that it be tried at the high court the man clearly said high court after she repeated her question three times it was not until she announced something to the effect that he should get a lawyer and make preparations to defend the matter at the berbice high court in new amsterdam that realisation struck the obviously disturbed man began a tirade about how much a lawyer would cost and how much time he ll waste if he has to travel to a new amsterdam court obviously being a responsible and concerned official magistrate artiga to her credit and that of some police officers present were able to accommodate the man s true desire in having the matter resolved at whim in that same court when some of the cases were called the parties actually declared that they had reached resolution outside of court in other words via a mediatory process which happened primarily because of the family or communal influences which are rather still powerful in that part of the country as against the urban settings of the city or say most parts of region 4 where i am from a demonstration that mediation can have a role to play in removing some of the backlogs that occupy the judicial system as was suggested by many on tuesday in closing i can imagine justice abel bantering in garifuna as he gathered information on which to make a decision within the laws of belize while even considering some of the norms and practices which may not be enshrined in the official legal system of the land but are grounded in the value system of the people that inhabit belize please continue the conversation and thanks mr vc for the invite yours faithfully elton mcrae article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 opinion letters 1112 thejudgelearntthegarifunalanguage  law society justice ', 0),
(458, 'und', 'node_search', ' chronixx on freedom passion and role models chronixx on freedom passion and role models chronixx on freedom passion and role models webmaster mon 11202017 432 jamaican reggae artist chronixx yesterday graced the university of guyana s turkeyen campus where he delivered messages of spirituality and love to an auditorium filled with students chronixx born jamar mcnaughton is in guyana for gtt s smile guyana concert which is scheduled for tonight however hundreds of students gathered in the george walcott lecture theatre for the chronixx on campus event which promised them the opportunity to interact with the musician pose questions and possibly even memorialise the moment with a photo there was no shortage of love and support for chronixx from those gathered who cheered vociferously for him the event mainly took the form of an informal interview with questions first being directed to the singer by gtt consultant samantha gooden as they sat facing the crowd which was made up of largely of students past and present and faculty members asked what has been one of his greatest life lessons he noted that life itself is one everunfolding lesson one thing i can tell you is that the most beautiful things is to know that even what we hope for as freedom sometimes is not really true and perfect freedom the greatest freedom is when someone can listen to themselves speak from within and know that it is the truth he responded on his song likes which is featured on his latest album chronology chronixx commented on the importance of pursing that which you love and placing less emphasis on the opinions of others when i was writing the song likes it s one of the songs on the album that i produced maself because it s one of those songs that come to you fully like everything come to you one time and it s very important to be in the meditation of love because it creates a platform for you to be given your gifts you know he said personally i chose to pursue music because it was the one thing that had this deep unconditional love and the one thing that would unfold itself to me without me having to chase it for me i have managed to overcome the fear of not having people s approval and that was the first step towards me releasing the music that i truly love recording the music that i truly love he added he spoke at length of that truth and its link to spirituality and love themes that feature heavily in his music you re known whether it is on the radio show or the stage or on a tv programme to be very conscious and you speak about life even though you re young gooden began before being cut short by chronixx who asked her to clarify exactly what she meant by consciousness so very often when it comes to youth the role models are not one to speak so positively whether it s about life or love you re considered to be one who speaks about romance as well as resilience with the same kind of fervor that is what i mean when i talk about consciousness she stated as role models and so on are concerned role models are very important for the continuation of culture and for the molding and nurturing of the human spirit it s very important and we have many role models many different kinds of role models and i think everyone is a role model whether he or she accepts it or not because somebody is watching you some child or some adult or someone is looking to you and hoping to see what their soul wants and what your soul needs and they will find it somehow he shared later on while answering a question posed by an audience member as to how he intends to engage his fan base and assist in the achievement of their goals he would touch on that point again noting that one way to influence others is simply through providing an example they are encouraged to emulate it takes a lot of spiritual focus to do what you love and to be a living example and the only thing i needed in life despite my lacking of certain material resources was an example an example from haile selassie an example from empress menen an example from my grandparents an example from walter rodney an example from so many great people in the world he said i ve been extremely blessed by them by the amount of focus and work and integrity that they invested of themselves knowing that i could have gone and gotten a good piece of the pie but to be someone of creative integrity and artistic integrity doesn t come cheap but how do i engage the youth now i engage the youth by talking to them spirit directly so rather than someone having to print my speech in a book you go and listen to it and feel it for yourself he added article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 news stories 1118 chronixxonfreedompassionandrolemodels  chronixx reggae ', 0);
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(459, 'und', 'node_search', ' become innovators ug berbice valedictorian urges become innovators ug berbice valedictorian urges become innovators ug berbice valedictorian urges webmaster mon 11202017 452 some 220 were conferred with degrees diplomas and certificates when the university of guyana berbice campus ugbc held its 16th convocation ceremony on saturday berbice radio personality treshan budhram from the morning spice show was adjudged this year s valedictorian addressing the gathering on the university tarmac he urged his fellow graduating class of 2017 to channel their achievementsw into becoming innovators as graduates of the university of guyana we could know nothing or we could do anything we say not finding the ideal job friends this is the reality we may not find that job that career we hope for but that does not mean we should accept it if we can t find that job create it make it happen use what we learn and do not allow external circumstances to define who we are let us use our degrees to become innovators let us believe that we can achieve anything we can enter this campus with different backgrounds and life experiences and we can now leave this campus as a collective unit ready to transform our communities into a nation we can be proud of budhram also encouraged the graduates to put guyana first since this is necessary to move the country forward our country needs our dedication commitment and diligence and our county deserves our time investment and creativity our communities require our expertise and wisdom let us own our mistakes and failures in the same way which we place our successes and achievements because only then we can take up the rightful roles and allow guyana to evolve i urge you to believe in yourself give yourself the opportunity to press against the shoulders of mediocrity defeat it and press on to make this country great he said university of guyana chancellor professor nigel harris during his short address urged the graduating class to make good of the opportunities that will present itself with the discovery of oil here this is not the end or is it the beginning of your educational journey but in the words of a wellknown statesmen this may be for you the end of the beginning if you are to prevail in your life s journey you will have to expand in learning and knowledge many times over you will likely need to reboot and remake yourselves many times to survive a rapidly changing world you are at a cusp of the moment that might conceivably lead to considerable changes in guyana with the discovery of oil and other minerals there is a possibility of considerable increase in the financial resources coming to guyana perhaps in an abundance never seen in our history with imaginative creative and daring leadership all of our people can benefit you can be the instruments of change i hope you will summon your intellectual and creative skills to capitalise on the new opportunities that may come guyana s way he said vicechancellor professor ivelaw griffith noted that of the 220 graduates the largest batch came from the faculty of education and humanities kenisha gopual 20 who graduated with an associate degree in biology was the youngest graduating student while john alexander who graduated with a diploma in public management was the oldest a couple jon and nicolita collins were also among the graduates article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20171119 becomeinnovators convocation graduation berbice ', 0),
(462, 'und', 'node_search', ' the university of guyana in time and place the university of guyana in time and place the university of guyana in time and place webmaster tue 11212017 1107 the university of guyana recently held its annual convocation at which over 2000 students graduated from the various departments at that institution not unexpectedly it was a time for celebration as many of the graduates were firstgeneration achievers blazing a trail for others to follow others were continuing in a family tradition set by earlier generations in the final analysis higher education continues to be for many a stepping stone out of the doldrums of poverty and want for many of our young people a form of social mobility but even as they celebrated one could not miss the lament about the state of the university indeed the presentation by the studentspeaker elsie harryross highlighted many of the woes of the institution ms harry s critique should be a wakeup call to all those concerned about the future of the university she drew attention to what she views as indifference and malaise part of her presentation is worth repeating here i ve wasted many days because too many people didn t know where to find what and didn t care enough to ask someone who did this is the highest institution made for our country if this is not the standard of excellence then what is new buildings will not transform the university of guyana a change in attitude will ug in my opinion is a microcosm of guyana therefore the same inefficiencies can be experienced in the country at large my advice to everyone listening is simple stop it just stop it has to end and we must end it these are the issues that hinder the renaissance of too many students of our university and too many citizens of our country no doubt we have heard similar testimonies before in the past many such critiques have been dismissed as the rumblings of the discontented or as partisan criticism but this time it comes from a proud graduate who hails the positives of her experience at the university some may admonish ms harry for choosing the moment of accomplishment and celebration to make her remarks but she would retort that it is at those very moments that one catches a captive audience the university of guyana was one of our independence gifts to ourselves and has remained an enduring example of nationhood it began as an initiative by the then ppp government and was completed by the succeeding pncuf coalition government making it an example of bipartisanship it rose to become a respected institution of higher learning by attracting some of the most prominent scholars and intellectuals in guyana and beyond in the process many boasted about their ug degrees and some even returned there as lecturers and researchers above and beyond its academic worth ug became one of the bulwarks of the crusade for social justice at a time when universities across the world expanded their mandate to include witnessing for the victims of oppression but even as the university played a positive role in decolonising the collective mind and preparing a new generation of nationbuilders it was becoming like many of our public institutions a tool of partisan contestation it is this tendency that would ultimately erode the credibility of the institution as a national space that avoids the often poisonous partisan politics this political entanglement would rob the university of talented faculty and the muchneeded funds to push it into the rapidly changing future in the final analysis the university of guyana has become a shadow of its former self the infrastructure fell apart the intellectual environment suffered workers wages and salaries stalled or declined and students became apathetic leadership turnover became more frequent than normal as the authorities looked for a new vision some left in frustration as the challenges became overwhelming the new vicechancellor seems to have discovered that truth after less than two years on the job an enthusiastic educator who was recruited from the guyanese diaspora he appears to have a keen sense of the problems of the institution but like others before him he did not anticipate the difficulties of managing a university that has slid as far down as ug since his assumption of the leadership he has sought to make the university much more visible in the larger community by emphasising communitybased outreaches the injection of the university into the broader sociopolitical discourses of the day is a breath of fresh air but this has not led to a vote of confidence among the university community as can be gleaned from ms harry s critique the ageold struggle of the staff for better wages and working conditions is still very much alive in this struggle the vicechancellor is seen as the villain while the workers cause is elevated to the status of righteousness this is the lot of the leader who must juggle scarce resources and who would inevitably make decisions consistent with his vision in the last analysis the university of guyana is too vital an institution to continue in its present state as the only largescale institution of higher learning in the country the nation is poorer in the face of the malaise that exists there we endorse ms harry s call to halt the slide but such an endeavour requires the input of all the required stakeholders and reform cannot be piecemeal it must arise out of a comprehensive vision that takes into consideration guyana s reality and the global environment in which the country operates as a start the basics must be attended to workers pay must be improved as a matter of priority for example ug would not attract or retain topflight lecturers with the current salary scale and no university worth its salt can survive without a cadre of seasoned and qualified faculty but such improvement must be tied to efficiency and improved academic output nowhere in the world do students have to wait weeks and months to get their grades it is a practice that must be banished as soon as the condition allows lecturers should be reminded that a university is an academic and intellectual space that must be constantly nourished with knowledgeproduction there is no other way the vision of the university needs to be upgraded to become consistent with the national priorities it is not simply about elevating business education above social sciences or natural sciences above humanities it is about harmonising all strands of thought and knowledge to produce the rounded and grounded graduate who could be useful in the complex world in which we live or as ms harry reminded big shiny buildings are no substitute for academic and intellectual integrity and quality let the rebirth of ug begin in earnest article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20171119 universityguyanatimeplace graduation convocation ', 0),
(463, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug students athletes off to udual games in curacao ug students athletes off to udual games in curacao ug students athletes off to udual games in curacao webmaster tue 11212017 1135 some 41 student athletes from the university of guyana ug are set to depart guyana today and tomorrow for the organization of universities of latin american and caribbean udual games in curacao the games which are scheduled to run from november 23 27 will see participation from countries including bonaire panama santa domingo guyana and host curacao the guyana contingent will compete in four of the disciplines along with the returning basketball team for the first time ug will have teams competing in the chess table tennis and track and field ahead of the team s departure vice chancellor dr ivelaw griffith and some members of the governing body had a brief meeting with the athletes on campus yesterday dr griffith in his opening remarks urged the students to have respect for themselves their sport their university and the country bearing in mind that they are ambassadors of the school and the country he urged the students not to take for granted that they have been given the opportunity to travel in order to represent the university i would like you to not take for granted the investment that has been made on the university s behalf and i would like you to not take for granted the investment that has been made on each individual s behalf dr griffith stressed to the contingent he reminded the athletes that they are a team which means that they are responsible for each other in and out of their respective competition areas he also stressed the point that they would be around other athletes from different parts who have different cultures and emphasized on how this would be a learning experience for each of them sometimes student athletes are so caught up in their sports and games that they take for granted that they are representing the university and so you are likely meet persons from other universities who would be curious to learn about your university they would be persons who may not know much about guyana and so they would want to ask questions and learn just as much as you may want to learn about theirs so i would like you not to take for granted that you would be asked questions about ug and guyana what can you tell them about ug what can you tell them about guyana the vice chancellor challenged the athletes he reiterated the importance of being knowledgeable of ug and guyana so that while they are going out to compete to the best that they can that they are also going under the banner of the school and country ensure you know something about your country because when you wear that flag or ug paraphernalia people are going to assume you know about what you re representing you are ambassadors he added members of the management team traveling with the contingent urged that the student athletes to be respectful and have fun the dedication focus and drive of the athletes as they prepare for the upcoming games while being focused in school was acknowledged the athletes in the four disciplines are ready to put their best forward the experience of the national athletes will be looked upon as an asset to the team in each discipline of the four disciplines to be competed in the chess team may have the least outside experience however this is not going to faze them as one of the country s top player davion mars said we have been training a lot we have been training for about a year ahead of this so i believe we are in a good position to not return empty handed if we don t come back with the overall title for chess i know we will come with some prizes the athletes are confident that they are as properly prepared as they can be and it is their aim to do as best as they could during their time in curacao article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 sports 1121 ugstudentathletesofftoudualgamesincuracao  athletics udual games sports ', 0),
(464, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug puts openstreetmapping to the test ug puts openstreetmapping to the test ug puts openstreetmapping to the test webmaster tue 11212017 1140 university of guyana ug students studying geography got the unique opportunity last wednesday of learning handson about using the platform openstreetmap osm the occasion was the observance of geographic information system gis day which happens to coincide with observances to mark geography awareness week better known as geoweek the event which was hosted by ug in collaboration with a host of other agencies was held on campus at the centre for information technology according to ms malini jaikarran an analyst at the ministry of communities gis day is observed the world over every year since 1999 on the third wednesday in november noting that the event brought together representatives of the university s faculty of earth and environmental sciences the interamerican development bank idb the guyana power and light inc gpl and the central housing and planning authority ch pa she said we are here to introduce the openstreetmapping platform in which parts of guyana will be mapped students will mark key features landmarks businesses and services in their communities as she went on to say we are mapping key features and landmarks in the communities where the participants live the main aim of the gis and osm day is basically to develop more geospatial information that can be used by government agencies and the public and to teach basic mapping skills to the persons participating she said that the osm site can be accessed online at openstreetorg and that after creating an account anyone with the relevant knowhow can use it the idb s mr edgar lemus whose field of expertise is geospatial information said the oneday workshop was geared to help ug students plan and manage activities using osm that basically means that we re using satellite maps to trace the location of roads and buildings and produce digital information that anyone can use he said adding as we have students from different levels of education we are just aiming to produce local capacitybuilding in the use and generation of opengeneration data head of the university s department of geography ms dina benn said most of the students participating in the workshop that day were from the earth and environmental sciences faculties article adapted from  http guyanachroniclecom 20171121 ugputsopenstreetmappingtothetest geography awareness week gis day ', 0),
(465, 'und', 'node_search', ' virunga film screening and panel discussion virunga film screening and panel discussion webmaster tue 11212017 1206 linden anna regina new amsterdam georgetown the university of guyana office of the deputy vice chancellor planning and international engagement presents a netflix documentary virunga conservation is war you are invitied to the film screening and panel discussion human rights day 2017 dates linden tuesday novemeber 28th 2017 5pm location egbert benjamin exhibition and conference centre anna regina sunday december 3rd 2017 3pm location regional executive office new amsterdam tuesday decemeber 5th 2017 5pm location eclipse georgetown thursday decemeber 7th 2017 5pm the theatre guild human rights the university of guyana  ', 0),
(467, 'und', 'node_search', ' inaugural entrepreneurship conference inaugural entrepreneurship conference webmaster wed 11222017 332 tbd the university of guyana school of entrepreneurship and business innovation in collaboration with the ministry of business and small business bureau invites you to its  inaugural entrepreneurship conference  under the theme economic transformation through entrepreneurship and business innovation economic transformation through entrepreneurship and business innovation the university of guyana  ', 0),
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(469, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug administration and senior staff union agree on salary increases ug administration and senior staff union agree on salary increases ug administration and senior staff union agree on salary increases webmaster wed 11222017 1920 the university of guyana administration and the university of guyana senior staff association ugssa reached an agreement on salary increases of six percent for ua staff for 2017 after months of negotiations although the administration and the university of guyana workers union ugwu had inked their agreement for a raise of 8 for ub staff earlier the ugwu also needed to be part of the settlement as it also represents some ua workers in addition to the memorandum of agreement which covers the salary increase and stresses the importance of performance the officials signed a letter of understanding which addresses the issues of timely grade submission and the design and implementation of a new performance management system the signing of the two documents occurred on tuesday november 21 2017 vice chancellor professor ivelaw lloyd griffith represented the university administration dr jewel thomas president of the ugssa signed on behalf of her union and mr bruce haynes president of ugwu signed on behalf of that body the event took place at the ministry of social protection and was witnessed by ms karen van sluytman acting chief labour officer also in attendance was mr lincoln lewis of the guyana trades union congress who was instrumental in securing the settlement the agreement and the letter pave the way forward as it relates to overall performance of all staff members particularly the submission of grades by the teaching staff the timely submission of grades has been a perennial issue at ug and the administration has sought the support of the union to remind its members of their obligations to our students the administration acknowledges the tremendous work done by most staff members and is committed to ensuring improved service delivery by all staff thus the deadline for submission of all outstanding grades has been extended to december 1 2017 staff who will not have met their obligations by then will not receive salary increases the stage is now set for some seven hundred 700 fulltime and parttime academic and nonacademic staff at the ua level to receive an increase of six 6 percent acrosstheboard in their december salaries as well as payments retroactive to january 1 2017 as with the agreement signed on november 8 2017 with the ugwu the offer from the administration was made in the context of what is affordable in keeping with the mandate from the university council and it stresses the importance of performance vicechancellor griffith noted today s signing also sets the stage for a new normal at the university where performance is just as important as payment and where accountability and affordability are key to enhancing educational entrepreneurship further he reiterated that as regards affordability these increases are not our only financial obligations we still have an average of 45 percent merit award to from left mr bruce haynes president of ugwu vicechancellor professor ivelaw lloyd griffith and dr jewel thomas president of the ugssa fund as well as allowances for traveling entertainment and academic materials we also have to cater for study leave salary and housing for three months sabbatical leave salary and housing for 12 months leave passage and responsibility allowances for coordinators heads and deans i am delighted that we are able to close this chapter and begin paying the increases 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 november 21 2017  salary negotiations vicechancellor ', 0),
(470, 'und', 'node_search', ' diaspora engagement seminar diaspora engagement seminar webmaster wed 11222017 1934 education lecture theatre the university of guyana will be hosting a seminar on diaspora engagement for its undergraduate and graduate students on novemeber 23rd 2017 from 1800h to 1930hrs the guyanese and caribbean diaspora and the university challenges for undergraduate education benefits for graduate students the university of guyana  ', 0),
(472, 'und', 'node_search', ' ms towshema hardyal ms towshema hardyal webmaster thu 11232017 349 towshema hardyal ms supply and logistics officer towshemahardyal uogedugy bursary 5926244100 50  ', 0),
(473, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug chemistry graduateturneddetergent manufacturer seeks more local market space ug chemistry graduateturneddetergent manufacturer seeks more local market space ug chemistry graduateturneddetergent manufacturer seeks more local market space webmaster sat 11252017 1030 a year into owning and operating what is almost certainly the first local company to manufacture such a broad range of detergents and sanitizers melissa younge readily admits that her efforts to secure significant market recognition against a product base long dominated by betterknown foreign brands has been no proverbial walk in the park far from losing heart however she appears determined to soldier on seemingly animated by a feeling that as far as business trends are concerned the proverbial work is beginning to turn in guyana for now she is encouraged by the reviews of a modest customer base that includes andrews supermarket a relatively small community supermarket on aubrey barker road in south ruimveldt tidy up the brand name given to dunae trading s products comprises eight cleansingrelated products dishwashing liquid antibacterial handsoap multipurpose cleaner disinfectant liquid laundry detergent liquid fabric softener ecoguard carwash liquid and ecoguard degreaser liquid each of these she says has benefitted from the fact that she is wellschooled in the science associated with their research and production she has entered the realm of manufacturing cleaning agents with an eyecatching resume that ranges from a bsc degree in chemistry from the university of guyana to holding down various sensitive positions in quality control and laboratory management in local companies including the national milling company namilco and the paint manufacturers torginol in trinidad and tobago where she has also lived and worked she remained in the same field it was after she moved to dominica however that she began work in earnest developing her own line of janitorial products and while there still remains a considerable gap between investment and returns a circumstance that can easily cause lesser entrepreneurial spirits to sink melissa remains optimistic she had been challenged to bring her skills and her entrepreneurial outlook back to guyana by the promise it has always offered as a country that had over the years advocated local market opportunity for homegrown products and if or at least so it seems her faith in that philosophy remains undiminished she is unhesitating in her view that the now decadesold buy local slogan cannot stand in isolation from concrete policies that provide the concept with sturdy legs upon which to stand if she is firm in her view that supermarket shelves and other outlets must help to reflect the country s manufacturing base hers she says is no arbitrary protectionist policy by the same token she believes that space simply must be created for locally manufactured products that have evolved out of hard work and costly investment by mostly single investors and family groups the buy local policy she says must begin with an aggressive and wideranging support for the efforts of local manufacturers and extend to a preparedness on the parts of both distributors and consumers to be ready to at least test the quality and the cost of the imported products backed by strong branding and big advertising budgets against the locally produced options in her quest to grow the local market for the tidy up range melissa says that she has encountered some barriers that have been frustrating like tedious even if understandable tender procedures that frustrate her efforts to get her cleaning agents established is the washrooms and other spaces in staterun premises and what she considers to be the altogether unacceptable habit of tender notices that actually name the brands of cleaning and sanitizing agents which clients are in the market for a circumstance which she says amounts to a negative comment on the locally produced options those stipulations she says have the effect of locking out many local products she welcomes the commitment given recently by small business bureau chief executive officer dr lowell porter that the bureau will give its support to the continued growth of emerging businesses by allocating resources to training and further investment though she believes that a real breakthrough for emerging manufacturing entities like dunae trading may well rest with the actualization of the provision in the small business act that allows for 20 of state contracts to be allocated to the small business sector if she says she does not want to paint a picture of a small business sector that is thoroughly dependent on being propped up by the state she believes that when the larger role of small and mediumscale enterprises is considered in the context of its potential contribution to economic growth and to boosting employment levels government has every incentive to show the way to seek out opportunities to help to raise the sector off the floor melissa however refuses to wait around she says she intends to knock on doors and seek the kind of support which she believes can turn around the fortunes of the modest manufacturers as a whole confident that given the work that it has done over the past year dunae trading and its tidy up products can get caught up in the forwardmoving groundswell article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2017 business 1124 ugchemistrygraduateturneddetergentmanufacturerseek  chemistry entrepreneurship ', 0),
(474, 'und', 'node_search', ' gov t creating environment for guyana to flourish off oil trotman gov t creating environment for guyana to flourish off oil trotman gov t creating environment for guyana to flourish off oil trotman webmaster sat 11252017 1143 minister of natural resources raphael trotman friday outlined a series of initiatives the government is currently engaged in to create an enabling environment for the oil and gas industry to thrive and for the nation to flourish this new sector will provide increased revenue for the country whilst offering significant opportunities for the development of our businesses and talents to say that it will be transformative will be to understate its impact trotman said at a symposium organised by the university of guyana s faculty of technology in 2018 he said work will continue towards key initiatives including the establishment of a national oil company with responsibility for guyana s commercial interest in the sector a scientific institute to support cuttingedge regulation and development of the sector this initiative is supported by the government of mexico a country which has a world recognised scientific programme that supports the development of its oil industry an offshore logistics base which will serve to not only support the operations of the oil operators and bring muchneeded revenue to guyana but also support the development of other local industries trotman said that in developing the policies and systems to manage the oil and gas sector the government is committed to ensuring that both the present and future generations will reap the benefits in developing the policies and systems to manage the sector trotman said the government is committed to ensuring that both present and future generations will reap the benefits the nexus between our current development efforts and repositioning our people especially our youth to be able to responsibly manage this sector and all of its spinoff benefits is of great importance he stated trotman said that the sovereign wealth fund bill is in draft form and under review the process is being led by the ministry of finance and is key to the responsible and prudent management of revenues from the sector the bill is intended to strengthen guyana s fiscal structures and provide for generational savings through a number of mechanisms including budgetary support infrastructural development savings for future generations social programmes environmental protection and regional and citizens benefit sharing the local content policy is in the drafting and consultation stages the local content policy is an expansion of our vision as it relates to guyanese involvement in the sector through training the promotion of knowledge and the transfer of technology and experience through mentoring programmes employment opportunities and business partnerships trotman stated the present petroleum exploration and production act is being revised this is the main piece of legislation which details the conduct of activities and their regulation within the sector this act will be supported by a series of detailed regulations the first series of which will speak to the technical health safety and environmental requirements the petroleum commission of guyana bill is aimed at establishing an agency responsible for the regulation of the sector ensuring that activities are carried out in conformity with policies legislation and regulations trotman noted this bill which currently is before a special select committee continues to go through a series of national consultations to ensure that we create an agency which is relevant capable and equipped to carry out this critical function trotman said that while the industry does not employ many persons directly it generates revenues that can be made available to expend development and provide jobs in other sectors of the economy therefore as you shift think also of enhancing skills that are transferable to other sectors eg fabrication could be utilized in mining and shipbuilding it and telecommunications for example could be applicable across a wide range of sectors as well as welders chefs mechanics logistics marketing and business administration trotman stated article adapted from  https newsroomgy 20171124 govtcreatingenvironmentforguyanatoflourishoffoiltr  oil gas ministry of natural resources ', 0),
(475, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug holds stakeholders oil and gas symposium ug holds stakeholders oil and gas symposium ug holds stakeholders oil and gas symposium webmaster sat 11252017 1748 today the university of guyana began consultations on identifying and meeting demands for engineering and operations management skills in the oil and gas industry the oneday symposium was held at the marriott hotel georgetown minister of natural resources raphael trotman in commending the university for its resourcefulness noted that this stakeholder engagement advances the local content narrative i see this initiative by the university of guyana as another pillar that builds on the firm foundation we wish to create by helping us to continue our conversation of local content generally and the demands for engineering and operations management skills within the emerging sector specifically minister trotman said industry representatives from exxonmobil and repsol along with academics from the university of the west indies uwi and university of trinidad and tobago utt gave their perspectives on the limitations and opportunities for human resources in the industry for ug s consideration the private sector university faculties and students were also part of the discussions the symposium seeks to provide initial orientation for training institutions towards the operation management of the oil and gas companies operating in guyana however minister trotman cautioned that focus must also be placed on the supporting sectors since there will not be large numbers of direct employment in the industry as you shift think also of enhancing skills that are transferable to other sectors example fabrication which can be utilised in mining and shipbuilding it and telecommunications he said ug is also seeking to understand and align itself with government s priorities while also identifying and filling gaps in engineering skills for the industry this stakeholder engagement comes on the heels of a recent 100 million grant from the ministry of natural resources to help the university build capacities in oil and gas article adapted from  http ginagovgy ugconsultsindustryotherstakeholdersonbuildingcapac  oil gas faculty of technology ministry of natural resources ', 0),
(476, 'und', 'node_search', ' ug agrees to host law school ug agrees to host law school ug agrees to host law school webmaster sat 11252017 1756 the university of guyana ug has agreed to host the jof haynes law school at its turkeyen campus and has since written the attorney general basil williams about its decision deputy vicechancellor of the university dr barbara reynolds confirmed to the news room during a recent interview that the administration will make the appropriate arrangements to host the law school the attorney general recently reaffirmed that the construction of the law school is still on the cards after his predecessor anil nandlall raised concerns about the lack of progress being made towards its establishment williams was however quoted in a local newspaper stabroek news that the project will become a reality once the ug identifies the land in january 2017 the government signed a memorandum of understanding mou with the university college of the caribbean ucc law school of the americas lca to conduct a feasibility study for the establishment of a law school here during the ceremony the media was told that the study will commence in september 2017 and the school was slated to come on stream by 2018 but nandlall during a recent press conference questioned whether the project is still being pursued given that neither talks nor progress is being made to meet those targets have you seen in the press anything to suggest we are having a law school soon no real evidence is available that there is going to be such an establishment he questioned nandlall maintained that he is extremely suspicious of the institution that is supposed to be helping the country with the establishment of its law school i never heard of an institution called law school of the americas but this person came and represented that organization he expressed referring to the ceremonial signing of the mou earlier this year nandlall believes that law students are being duped into placing their hopes and aspirations into the establishment of the local law school according to reports the cost per student to attend the jof haynes law school of the americas is dependent on the overall cost of the facility however it will be cheaper than other regional facilities the school which is to be named after the very first coordinator of the law programme in 1981 professor jof joseph oscar fitzclarence haynes will most likely be built in the community of turkeyen the facility is aimed at addressing challenges with limited accommodation that have been faced by local law students who would want to further their studies at the regional law schools article adapted from  https newsroomgy 20171123 ugagreestohostlawschool  jof haynes law school ', 0),
(477, 'und', 'node_search', ' view ug gsa scholarship as partnership with the government ps brotherson tells awardees view ug gsa scholarship as partnership with the government ps brotherson tells awardees view ug gsa scholarship as partnership with the government ps brotherson tells awardees webmaster wed 11292017 1220 georgetown guyana november 25 2017 permanent secretary department of the public service ministry of the presidency mr reginald brotherson this afternoon told the estimated 409 recipients of 20172018 university of guyana ug and guyana school of agriculture gsa scholarships that the government of guyana s investment in their education is a demonstration of its commitment to national development and to transforming guyana into an education nation speaking at the orientation exercise which was hosted in the library of the cyril potter college of education cpce turkeyen the permanent secretary encouraged the students to see the scholarship as a partnership with the government for which their reasonable returns would be to contribute to the prosperity of the nation the government and people of guyana taxpayers we have invested a lot of monies and we look forward for the appropriate returns this investment is a partnership we want you all to understand the nature of that investment we want you all to understand that the department of the public service in the ministry of the presidency is mandated by policy to ensure that we address the student needs but in addressing the student needs there is a partnership it is not we and them but us he said the permanent secretary noted that scholarships incur a cost to the state but government is committed to investing in education and training because it is convinced of the transformative power of education delivering his feature address educationist mr vincent alexander said that having been the recipient of several government of guyana scholarships he is a testimony of what a scholarship can produce he said that the ceremony has made him nostalgic and it brings to mind the purpose for which scholarships are granted for personal development and for nationbuilding speaking on the topic the importance of education mr alexander said that education is not simply about being certified education is not simply about saying that you re qualified education is not simply about getting a good job and a good salary it s far more than that when you get to postsecondary education and tertiary education it is no longer merely remembering it s about being able to apply the information which you acquire being able to do analysis being able to do evaluation being able to synthesise and so you are now in another phase of your own growth and development meanwhile scholarship awardee mr meshach atkinson who will be pursuing a diploma in communication studies at the university of guyana said i think this is a great opportunity for me and i plan to make the most of it past recipients of the programme ms roshana white who completed a diploma in animal health and veterinary public health at the gsa mr jenarine hardat  who graduated with a bachelor of science degree in agriculture science and ms alphia moore who graduated with a bachelor of science in education both of the latter two from ug all expressed gratitude to the ministry for their scholarships while my university of guyana experiences were met with its fair share of challenges the scholarship was able to relieve much of my financial burden as well as provide the continuation of employment in early childhood development within the public sector this was an excellent opportunity to pursue my passion further build on my purpose and add value to the school system at the la grange nursery school ms moore said last year the ministry awarded about 310 scholarships although only a small percentage of those recipients pursued studies at the gsa the ministry also offers grants to students pursuing studies at the carnegie school of home economics and the burrowes school of art among other institutions article adapted from  http ginagovgy viewuggsascholarshipaspartnershipwiththegovernment  scholarship ', 0),
(478, 'und', 'node_search', ' more opportunities to study in the region more opportunities to study in the region more opportunities to study in the region webmaster wed 11292017 1226 recently the minister of education marilyn alcalawalle received a courtesy visit from dr nigel gravesande ba ma phd who is the registrar of the university of guyana together with guno rugde a professor at the university of curacao dr gravensande came to curacao to represent the guyanese minister of education mrs nicolette o henry mp the objective of the university of guyana is to offer the curacao students the opportunity to continue their education on a bachelor master and phd level the university already has a memorandum of understanding with aruba and suriname now the university offers courses in agriculture environmental science education and humanity health science natural science social science and technology to the students of curacao dr gravesande also expressed the university s desire to have a close collaboration with the university of curacao where they can exchange programs and students the university of guyana wants to create the opportunity where both the universities can synchronize with each other to give the students more opportunities to develop themselves minister alcalawalle has invited her guyanese counterpart to come to curacao to sign a mou between the universities of these countries this will take place in 2018 article adapted from  http curacaochroniclecom politics moreopportunitiestostudyintheregion  university of curacao ', 0),
(479, 'und', 'node_search', ' fao to fund ug s establishment of food and nutrition institute studies on agriculture fao to fund ug s establishment of food and nutrition institute studies on agriculture fao to fund ug s establishment of food and nutrition institute studies on agriculture webmaster sat 12022017 1920 the food and agriculture organisation fao has announced that it will be supporting the establishment of a food and nutrition institute at the university of guyana ug and help that tertiary institution conduct several studies on climate change related to the agriculture sector the announcements were made by the fao representative in guyana reuben robertson at the 10th turkeyen and tain talks a public forum on various national issues that is organised and held periodically by ug he said the us 30000 institute which would be established at the turkeyen campus is a tangible contribution to partner with ug in its ongoing leading role in guyana s development saying that the focus on food and nutrition security is in line with its global regional and local commitments robertson said fao and ug would work together towards the establishment of the institute our goal will be to work with the university to strengthen this programme with the expectation that in the final analysis the national capacities will be enhanced and moreover good governance will be established for food and nutrition security throughout guyana he said the fao representative said food and nutrition security is at the helm of fao s programme in keeping with its global caribbean and local commitments such as the sustainable development goals as set by the united nations he also announced that the fao would be providing us 100000 to ug to help that tertiary education institution conduct a number of socioeconomic and environmental studies next year that will feed into the national comprehensive proposal for adaptation to climate change in the agriculture sector with the university heightening its public visibility and contribution to discussions on a wide variety of issues of national concern through the now one year old turkeyen and tain talks robertson hailed ug s thrust in forging partnerships the university is on the right path forging smart partnerships for resource mobilization enhancing the quality of the programmes it delivers while at the same time expanding into new frontiers including research and the provision of high quality technical services he said the fao a specialised technical assistance agency of the united nations is leading the charge in environmental and social safeguards and standards classify risks and build resilience to cope with the impact of climate change article adapted from  http demerarawavescom 20171201 faotofundugsestablishmentoffoodandnutritioninstitu  food and agriculture organisation food and nutrition institute ', 0);
