Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo says his country's financial sector isn't feeling any impact from the global economic turmoil...at least for now.
Guyana 360 (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
In a matter of minutes after we published this post , several persons have emailed us to defend the Bharrat Jagdeo. We are not surprised at all, because most of the comments and emails appear to have come from right within GINA. Months after, the US economy showed signs of slowing, and weeks after the global economic situation went further south, Bharrat Jagdeo was no where to be seen, heard or even...
Guyana 360 (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
The world financial crisis will have major implications for counties like Guyana but these impacts will not be felt here in the immediate future. Yesterday, President Bharrat Jagdeo said that while he is not afraid of any immediate impact on the country’s financial sector, he is more concerned about the blow this crisis may have on the rest of Guyana’s economy.Once credit ‘dries up’ around the world,...
Guyana 360 (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene would be appointed to the substantive post before the end of the year. Jagdeo told reporters that he hoped to meet soon with Leader of the Opposition Robert Corbin, in order to complete the constitutional consultations that are a prerequisite for the appointment. The constitution provides for meaningful consultation on...
Jamaica Gleaner :: Business (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
UNITED NATIONS (CMC): Guyana took its opposition to the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to the United Nations on Tuesday with President Bharrat Jagdeo urging European leaders to review the accord "even at this late hour"....
Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Refusing to give up on convincing the European Union to take another look at its Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the Caribbean, Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo has taken his case to the United Nations.
Jamaica Gleaner :: Business (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana's main opposition, the People's National Congress Reform (PNCR) has distanced itself from President Bharrat Jagdeo's repudiation of a trade pact between Caribbean countries and Europe and says it will ignore Jagdeo's call for a meeting...
Guyana 360 (Free subscription) | 14/09/2008
If this KN article is true as we suspect it is, then Irfan Ally has just become the fastest to scale up the ladder within the PPP/C, outdoing Robert Persaud and Bharrat Jagdeo as young PPP/C members to break into the Ministerial ranks at a relatively early stage of their political journey. Ally is a sharp economist, fitting the description of Bharrat Jagdeo in his younger days at the Ministry of Finance....
Guyana 360 (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Guyana was the lone holdout at a pivotal meeting in Barbados yesterday on a controversial regional trade deal with the European Commu-nity (EC) and President Bharrat Jagdeo restated that he would only sign if forced to do so through the imposition of damaging tariffs on the country’s exports... read more
Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo will continue standing on his own as far as the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) is concerned, saying that he will only ink the deal if tariffs are imposed on his country.
Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo says that the country's economy is doing well in spite of the shocks it has experienced, especially from recent high oil and food prices.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp reports that “as publishing opportunities for Caribbean writers continue to shrink…Derek Walcott, David Dabydeen, and Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo have agreed to pursue the development of a Caribbean publishing house located in Guyana.”
Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
When regional leaders meet in Barbados in two days in an attempt to reach a common position on signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union, Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo will be urging them to sign a "goods only" deal.
Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
As publishing opportunities for Caribbean writers continue to shrink with Heinemann and Macmillan closing their Caribbean series ( Peepal Tree Press being the lone standout in this area), Derek Walcott, David Dabydeen, and Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo have agreed to pursue the development of a Caribbean publishing house located in Guyana. The debate over CARIFESTA continues at Stabroeknews.com...
Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
The 10th Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA X) culminated yesterday after 10 days of activities that Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo said had been of service to the regional integration movement.
