Top Posts for 30 Days Ending 2014-02-28 (Summarized)
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Load more
Recommended publications
-
Green State Development Strategy: Vision 2040
Diversified, Resilient, Low-carbon, People-centred VOLUME I POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, FINANCIAL MECHANISM & IMPLEMENTATION An inclusive and prosperous Guyana that provides a good quality of life for all its citizens “ based on sound education and social protection, low-carbon resilient development, new economic opportunities, justice, and political empowerment. ” Executive Summary Background The Green State Development Strategy: Vision 2040 is Guyana’s twenty-year, national development policy that reflects the guiding vision and principles of the ‘green agenda’: “An inclusive and prosperous Guyana that provides a good quality of life for all its citizens based on sound education and social protection, low-carbon and resilient development, providing new economic opportunities, justice and political empowerment.” The central objective is development that provides a better quality of life for all Guyanese derived from the country’s natural wealth – its diversity of people and abundant natural resources (land, water, forests, mineral and aggregates, biodiversity). The vision of the ‘green agenda’ is centred on principles of a green economy defined by sustainable, low-carbon and resilient development that uses its resources efficiently, and sustained over generations. The development philosophy emphasises the importance of a more cohesive society based on principles of equity and tolerance between ethnic groups – recognising that diversity of culture and heritage is the underlying strength of the country’s human capital. Development objectives therefore seek to improve the health, education and overall well-being of Guyanese citizens, to lift people out of poverty through an economy that generates decent jobs and that provides opportunities for sustaining livelihoods over the long term. For decades, geopolitical events, natural disasters and global commodity price swings have weighed upon Guyana’s development. -
Eradicating Poverty and Unifying Guyana
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Eradicating Poverty and Unifying Guyana A Civil Society Document - AN OVERVIEW - I GUYANA - BASIC INFORMATION • Guyana, with an area of 83,000 square miles or 215,000 square kilometres, is located on the northern coast of South America, and is the only English-speaking country on that continent. It is bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by Surinam, on the south and south-west by Brazil, and on the west and north-west by Venezuela. • Guyana is physically divided into four types of landforms: (i) a flat coastal, clayey belt which is about 4.5 feet below sea level, and in which most of its agricultural activity occurs; (ii) a sand belt, to the south of the coastal belt, which includes the Intermediate Savannas; (iii) an undulating, central peneplain which comprises more than half of the country’s area, and in which are located lush, almost pristine, tropical forests, and extensive mineral deposits. This landform stretches from the sand belt to the country’s southern boundary and encompasses, also, the Rupununi Savannas which border Brazil; and (iv) the highlands which are to be found in the midwestern area. This portion of the Guiana Highlands includes the Pakaraima mountain range. • Guyana has a plentitude of natural resources: fertile agricultural lands on the coastal plain and in the riverain areas; vast areas of tropical hardwood forests of various ecosystems and with a multitude of plant and animal species; abundant fish and shrimping grounds, both in its numerous rivers and in the Atlantic Ocean to its north; and a wide variety of minerals, including gold, diamonds, a range of semi-precious stones, bauxite and manganese. -
28 April, 2000 Hon. Sasenarine Kowlessar, Minister Responsible For
28 April, 2000 Hon. Sasenarine Kowlessar, Minister Responsible for Finance, Ministry of Finance, Main & Urquhart Streets, Georgetown. Dear Minister, REPORT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL ON THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF GUYANA AND ON THE ACCOUNTS OF MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND REGIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1998 In accordance with Article 223(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of Guyana, I am pleased to submit the attached report on the Public Accounts of Guyana and on the Accounts of the Ministries/Departments/Regions for the fiscal year ended 31 December 1998. The report is required to be laid before the National Assembly, and I would very much appreciate if this is done at the earliest opportunity. With kind regards. Yours sincerely, ANAND GOOLSARRAN AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL ON THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF GUYANA AND ON THE ACCOUNTS OF THE MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND REGIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1998 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Audit Certificate i Highlights of the Report iv Introduction 1 Report on the Public Accounts Statements: Receipts and Payments of the Consolidated Fund 5 Revenue Actually Paid into the Consolidated Fund as Compared with the Estimates of Revenue 13 Expenditure from the Consolidated Fund as Compared with the Estimates of Expenditure 15 The Public Debt 17 Outstanding Loans or Credits Guaranteed by the Government 19 Outstanding Loans and Advances made from the Consolidated Fund 20 Statutory Expenditure 22 Receipts and Payments of the Contingencies Fund 23 Balances held on Deposit by -
Proposed Improvements to Guyana Shore Base Port, Georgetown, Guyana
Proposed Improvements to Guyana Shore Base Port, Georgetown, Guyana Environmental Assessment Inter-American Development Bank 1350 New York Ave, NW 30 April 2021 Washington, DC 20577 Project No.: 0585274 The business of sustainability PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO GUYANA SHORE BASE PORT, CONTENTS GEORGETOWN, GUYANA Environmental Assessment CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. 10 2. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 12 2.1 Project Background ............................................................................................................................ 12 2.2 Purpose and Need .............................................................................................................................. 12 2.3 Environmental Assessment Objectives ............................................................................................... 12 2.4 Environmental Assessment Scope ..................................................................................................... 13 2.4.1 Direct Area of Influence ..................................................................................................... 13 2.4.2 Indirect Area of Influence ................................................................................................... 14 2.5 Project Description ............................................................................................................................. -
Guyana) − CHAPTER 8
National Development Strategy (Guyana) − CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 8 TRANSPORT 8.I BASIC FEATURES OF THE SECTOR 8.I.1ROADS 8.I.1.1The Network 8.I.1.1.1The main coastal roads are, from west to east, the Essequibo Coast Road, the Parika−Vreed−en−Hoop Road, the East Coast Demerara and West Coast Berbice Roads, and the Corentyne Highway from New Amsterdam to Moleson Creek. All these roads are paved. 8.I.1.1.2South of Georgetown the primary road is the East Bank Demerara Road, a two−lane road which runs from Georgetown to Timehri, where the Cheddi Jagan International Airport − Timehri (CJIAT) is located. In the period 1966 − 68, Soesdyke, located on the East Bank Demerara Road, was connected to Mackenzie by a modern two lane highway, now called the Soesdyke − Linden Highway. This road was constructed as a section of a highway connecting Georgetown with Lethem. In 1968 a bridge was built across the Demerara River at Linden, and in 1974 it was decided that the route to Lethem would cross the Demerara River at Linden and go south, along the watershed of the Demerara and Essequibo Rivers, through Mabura, to Kurupukari. From Kurupukari it would run parallel to the old cattle trail to Annai, and from Annai it would follow an already existing road to Lethem. 8.I.1.1.3In the early 1970s a two−lane road with modern geometry and surfaced with laterite was built between Linden and Rockstone. This road was later connected to Mabura and Kurupukari. In 1990−91 a two−lane laterite road was constructed between Kurupukari and Annai and a vehicle ferry installed at Kurupukari. -
National Development Strategy (2001-2010)
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (2001-2010) A POLICY FRAMEWORK ERADICATING POVERTY AND UNIFYING GUYANA A CIVIL SOCIETY DOCUMENT ANNEX 8 TRANSPORT Date of Publication: November 2000 Date finalised by Sectoral Committee: May 1999 Equivalent Chapter in Core Document: Used as Background Material for Chapter 4 The Annexes to the National Development Strategy: An Explanatory Note In June 2000, the National Development Strategy (NDS) of Guyana was formally presented to the President of Guyana and the Leader of the Opposition in the form of a core document, a 348 page distillation of the main elements of the analysis of the Guyana situation and the resulting strategy for action drawn from material prepared by 24 sectoral committees of the National Development Strategy Committee (NDSC). While Chapter 1 of the core document provides an outline of the origins of the NDS and the methodology of its preparation, the purpose of the present note is to explain the Annexes to the core document. The Annexes are edited versions of the original drafts that the sectoral committees prepared, using a format that facilitated systematic thinking, though at the cost of some repetition. They are therefore longer than the corresponding Chapters of the core document, and also differ from them in other ways: 1. While the Annexes were individually edited in terms of their content, in the core document, disagreements or dissonances between Chapters were removed; for example, if the Chapter on the Private Sector proposed a strategy for Education that was in contradiction with a strategy proposed in the Chapter on Education, the two were rationalised. -
Final Report the Ministry of Public Works and Communications Guyana
Final Report The Ministry of Public Works and Communications Guyana: Transport Sector Study Volume III: Administrative Appendices December 2005 Project financed by EDF Final Report The Ministry of Public Works and Communications Guyana: Transport Sector Study Volume III: Administrative Appendices December 2005 GOPA Consultants E & A Consultants Inc. Hindenburgring 18 274, Peter Rose & Forshaw Street, 61348 Bad Homburg Queenstown, Georgetown Germany Guyana Phone: +49-6172-930 528 Phone: +592-227-7538 Fax: +49-6172-930 550 Fax: +592-226-7980 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Final Report: Overview GOPA E & A Overview The Final Report of the Guyana Transport Sector Study is composed of four parts: Volume I: Executive Summary Volume II: Main Report Volume III: Administrative Appendices Number Title I Study Methodology II Itinerary III Consultation: Workshops, Organisations Consulted and People Met Workshops Steering Committee Meetings Prime Ministerial Meetings Presidential Meetings IV Documents Consulted V Curricula Vitae of Consultant Team VI Response to comments on the Draft Final Report Volume IV: Technical Appendices Number Title I Logical Framework II Maps III Analysis of the Relevance of the Sector Policy IV Analysis of the Policy Options V Draft Policy Statement VI Terms of Reference VII Working Paper No. 301 1 Some of the other Working Papers (Nos. 1-29) have been slightly updated since the Draft Final Report (mid October 2005) and are available as downloads on the Study Website: guyanatransportstudy.com -
Volume II: Main Report
Final Report The Ministry of Public Works and Communications Guyana: Transport Sector Study Volume II: Main Report December 2005 Project financed by EDF Final Report The Ministry of Public Works and Communications Guyana: Transport Sector Study Volume II: Main Report December 2005 GOPA Consultants E & A Consultants Inc. Hindenburgring 18 274, Peter Rose & Forshaw Street, 61348 Bad Homburg Queenstown, Georgetown Germany Guyana Phone: +49-6172-930 528 Phone: +592-227-7538 Fax: +49-6172-930 550 Fax: +592-226-7980 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Final Report: Overview GOPA E & A Overview The Final Report of the Guyana Transport Sector Study is composed of four parts: Volume I: Executive Summary Volume II: Main Report Volume III: Administrative Appendices Number Title I Study Methodology II Itinerary III Consultation: Workshops, Organisations Consulted and People Met Workshops Steering Committee Meetings Prime Ministerial Meetings Presidential Meetings IV Documents Consulted V Curricula Vitae of Consultant Team VI Response to comments on the Draft Final Report Volume IV: Technical Appendices Number Title I Logical Framework II Maps III Analysis of the Relevance of the Sector Policy IV Analysis of the Policy Options V Draft Policy Statement VI Terms of Reference VII Working Paper No. 301 1 Some of the other Working Papers (Nos. 1-29) have been slightly updated since the Draft Final Re- port (mid October 2005) and are available as downloads on the Study Website: guyanatrans- portstudy.com Guyana: Transport -
Guyanese Online Newsletter – July 2012
July 31,2012 The Newsletter and Blog for Guyanese Individuals, Associations and Groups Worldwide Blog: guyaneseonline.wordpress.com Guyana president trying to spread calm after Linden unrest GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Monday ing representatives of the Linden Chamber of Com- July 23, 2012 – Over the week- merce, to calm fears that the unrest could escalate. end, Guyana President Donald Ramotar met with the entire dip- What started off as a peaceful protest last Wednes- lomatic community in Guyana, day (July 18) against government’s decision in- including development agencies crease electricity tariffs in Linden turned ugly as and their heads, in order to brief several buildings and vehicles were burnt and them on developments in rela- roads into and out of the town were blocked. During President Donald Ramotar tion to Linden, and efforts by clashes with police that same day, three people the government regarding the civil unrest that oc- were killed and several others injured in the mining curred and is still occurring there. town. [more] This followed a meeting on Friday between Ramotar and a team of government officials with Linden unrest continues …... Joint opposition political party members and key stake- Services, protestors clash again holders at the national and regional levels, includ- - as defiant Lindeners block entrance to mining town PSC wants Gov’t. to make good on on day of planned President’s visit— visit cancelled promises given to Linden Lindeners, ahead of a Presidential visit, today de- fied security forces, blocking a key entrance leading JULY 30, 2012 | BY KNEWS | --- urges removal of blockades to that bauxite mining town and forcing Head of State, Donald Ramotar, to cancel a key visit. -
Annex a (5) – Resilient Infrastructure and Spatial Development
Annex A (5) Analytical Evidence to Support Guyana's Green State Development Strategy: Vision 2040 Resilient Infrastructure and Spatial Development Green State Development Strategy: Vision 2040 Table of Contents Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................................ii List of Figures .............................................................................................................................................................iii List of Tables ..............................................................................................................................................................iii List of Boxes ................................................................................................................................................................iii List of Maps.................................................................................................................................................................iii A 5 Resilient Infrastructure and Spatial Development ........................................................................................... 1 A 5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 1 A 5.2 Land transport............................................................................................................................................ -
Transport Sector Study Volume IV: Technical Appendices Dece
Final Report The Ministry of Public Works and Communications Guyana: Transport Sector Study Volume IV: Technical Appendices December 2005 Project financed by EDF Final Report The Ministry of Public Works and Communications Guyana: Transport Sector Study Volume IV: Technical Appendices December 2005 GOPA Consultants E & A Consultants Inc. Hindenburgring 18 274, Peter Rose & Forshaw Street, 61348 Bad Homburg Queenstown, Georgetown Germany Guyana Phone: +49-6172-930 528 Phone: +592-227-7538 Fax: +49-6172-930 550 Fax: +592-226-7980 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Final Report: Overview GOPA E & A Overview The Final Report of the Guyana Transport Sector Study is composed of four parts: Volume I: Executive Summary Volume II: Main Report Volume III: Administrative Appendices Number Title I Study Methodology II Itinerary III Consultation: Workshops, Organisations Consulted and People Met Workshops Steering Committee Meetings Prime Ministerial Meetings Presidential Meetings IV Documents Consulted V Curricula Vitae of Consultant Team VI Response to comments on the Draft Final Report Volume IV: Technical Appendices Number Title I Logical Framework II Maps III Analysis of the Relevance of the Sector Policy IV Analysis of the Policy Options V Draft Policy Statement VI Terms of Reference VII Working Paper No. 301 1 Some of the other Working Papers (Nos. 1-29) have been slightly updated since the Draft Final Report (mid October 2005) and are available as downloads on the Study Website: guyanatransportstudy.com Guyana: -
Guyana National Land Use Plan
Guyana National Land Use Plan June 2013 Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission Government of Guyana Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Guyana National Land Use Plan Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission With assistance from Development of Land Use Planning Project Supported by European Union Government of Guyana National Land Use Plan June 2013 PREFACE This is the report on the development of the National Land Use Plan for Guyana. The report covers: • The process by which the plan was developed • The plan itself, including full explanations of the plan content It is accompanied by a separate map folder, which contains larger format maps, where the larger format helps in viewing and use. A separate Summary document is also available. This National Land Use Plan was developed by the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC), Land Use Planning Section, with support from the Development of Land Use Planning Project (DLUPP) and financial support from the European Union. As such, this report is a substantive and contracted output from the DLUPP. As described in this document, the Plan, as presented, is not a definitive or prescriptive document. Rather, it provides support to decision making, through looking at development options and constraints throughout the country. The intent is that it should be incorporated into the lease decision process, with the objective of encouraging decisions which optimise the use of Guyana’s resources for the benefit of its people. The Plan itself does not make any such decisions. Planning is a continuous process. As such it is never final. Old information is corrected, new information becomes available, circumstances change, government policies change, and so forth; all these require regular updating of the plan.