GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- Guyana has attracted the interest of Korea at the level of the government and business community following negotiations initiated by President Bharrat Jagdeo during his visit in 2010.
This disclosure was made by newly accredited Ambassador of Korea to Guyana, Kim Joo-teck, who presented his letters of credence to Jagdeo on Wednesday at the Office of the President, replacing his predecessor Won-Sun Choi, who was accredited two years ago.
Kim, a Harvard, Cambridge, and Massachusetts University graduate, is hoping to further promote the encouraging level of relations between the two countries during his tenure in Guyana, citing cooperation projects in information communication technology (ICT) and agriculture.
“These areas are of personal interest to President Jagdeo…. Many countries around the world including some Latin American and Caribbean countries are working to establish… e-government infrastructure with the support of the Korean government so these days modern countries and societies may need to improve better
infrastructure for ICT… to be well connected with the rest of the world,” Kim explained.
In July last year a delegation comprising representatives from various public and private sector agencies in Korea met Jagdeo during a visit to Guyana as they brainstormed investment potential.
The team was led by Director General of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau in Korea’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry Choo Jonh Youn, who told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that possibilities were spotted in the mining, fisheries and agriculture sectors.
Jagdeo had stimulated the interest of Korean investors when he met with a group while in Seoul last year for the Business for the Environment (B4E) summit, after receiving the Champion of the Earth award.
The investors, among whom were from the Korea Importers Association (KOIMA), chairman Lee Ju-tae, were told by the Guyanese leader of Guyana’s interest in Korean businesses participating in the development of national projects to boost mutual cooperation between the two countries.
He promised them that Guyana is prepared to welcome foreign businesses that invest in the development of resource mining and entrepreneurship and made reference to Guyana’s oil fields, natural gases and oil drilling plans by international oil companies.
In 2005 Guyana and Korea signed an agreement for the promotion and protection of investments. Signatories to the accord were the then Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation, Clement Rohee and former Korean Ambassador Shin Shoong Chull.
The agreement was aimed at setting the stage for Guyana to seek investment opportunities in Korea.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Fuad: “I did no wrong”
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| Dr. Fuad Khan |
Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan yesterday declared he has not broken any law or compromised his responsibilities by continuing to function in his private capacity as a urologist.
Khan made this statement yesterday as Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley criticised his actions and Local Government Minister Chandresh Sharma defended him.
In a statement, Khan said he was called to serve in the Cabinet at short notice.
“This request came at a time when the health sector was in crisis and it was my belief that given my experience as a medical doctor, my knowledge of the system, my proficiency in management, coupled with my background in mediation, I possessed the requisite skills to make a positive impact on the system, to enforce change to bring about a vastly improved public health care for the benefit of all citizens,” Khan said. “It was on this basis that I accepted the call to serve.”
Khan said he informed his patients he would be suspending his medical practice because of his ministerial responsibilities. He also advised his patients to seek other urologists for assistance but was already overwhelmed with requests to conduct surgeries which he had already committed himself to.
In light of this, Khan said he felt it was appropriate for him to continue to clear the backlog of patients who were already scheduled for surgery under his care.
He proceeded to conduct surgeries on Saturdays and saw patients after 4 pm on Tuesdays. Stating neither of these activities compromised his ability to function as Health Minister, Khan said he has been advised by his lawyers he was not in breach of the Integrity in Public Life Act.
“One cannot expect me as a medical practitioner to abandon my patients at the stroke of a pen and while some have expressed some ethical concerns in this matter, I can assure the public that my responsibilities as minister have not been compromised in any way,” Khan stated.
Rowley said it was unacceptable for Khan to continue his private practice following his appointment as Health Minister on June 26. Referring to a media report which quotes Khan as saying he did not inform Persad-Bissessar he was continuing his medical practice at the St Augustine Private Hospital, Rowley recalled he had warned the country that this could happen when questions were raised about whether it was appropriate for Jack Warner to simultaneously serve as a Cabinet minister and FIFA vicepresident.
Rowley said under the PNM, no health minister was allowed to undertake any action outside of their remit at private or public hospitals.
Sharma said he did not see any issue where Khan was concerned.
Sharma said his understanding was Khan was in the process of transferring his patients to other doctors.
Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Suruj Rambachan did not offer any opinion on Khan’s case but observed traditions outlining how government ministers conduct themselves have been long established and those traditions must always be practiced.
Finance Minister Winston Dookeran and Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal declined to comment on the matter.
Persad-Bissessar said she had told Khan, a urologist, that not only was such behaviour inappropriate, but “it was untenable”.
In a release, Khan, the MP for San Juan/Barataria, stated his decision to cease his private medical practice.
Following is the statement:
“I have decided in essence to put my country first! We are in crucial times and each and every one of us must take responsibility for the direction in which we want our nation to develop. I love my country, and if this is the best way I can serve, I stand ready, willing and able to answer that call. I now urge every citizen to work with me as we transform the public health sector.”
Boy, 14, in court for murder
A 14 year old boy appeared before a magistrate in San Fernando on Monday July 25 to answer a charge of murder.
The boy was arrested last Tuesday in connection with the murder of O’Brien George, 49, who was beaten to death on March 3.
On that day, George was accosted by four persons as he walked to his home at Springvale Avenue, Taradale, Ste Madeleine, according to police reports. He was beaten to death. Police reported the motive for the attack was robbery.
The boy is one of several persons arrested and charged for the killing, but only the 14-year-old appeared in court yesterday.
The boy was kept at the homicide office in the San Fernando Police Station, before he was taken to the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court. A policeman then escorted the boy before Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar.
The magistrate then read the charge against the boy that on March 3, 2011, at Taradale Gardens, Ste Madeleine, he murdered O’Brien George. The charge was laid indictably.
Ayers-Caesar asked the boy’s mother whether she was seeking the services of an attorney, and she replied: “Yes ma’am.”
The magistrate remanded the accused to the St Michael’s Home for Boys in Diego Martin to reappear on August 2. Another person has been charged with George’s murder.
The boy was arrested last Tuesday in connection with the murder of O’Brien George, 49, who was beaten to death on March 3.
On that day, George was accosted by four persons as he walked to his home at Springvale Avenue, Taradale, Ste Madeleine, according to police reports. He was beaten to death. Police reported the motive for the attack was robbery.
The boy is one of several persons arrested and charged for the killing, but only the 14-year-old appeared in court yesterday.
The boy was kept at the homicide office in the San Fernando Police Station, before he was taken to the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court. A policeman then escorted the boy before Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar.
The magistrate then read the charge against the boy that on March 3, 2011, at Taradale Gardens, Ste Madeleine, he murdered O’Brien George. The charge was laid indictably.
Ayers-Caesar asked the boy’s mother whether she was seeking the services of an attorney, and she replied: “Yes ma’am.”
The magistrate remanded the accused to the St Michael’s Home for Boys in Diego Martin to reappear on August 2. Another person has been charged with George’s murder.
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Cops killed 3 innocent people
The relatives of three people—a man and two women—shot dead by police on Friday July 22 are demanding
an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
Abigail Johnson, 20, her best friend, Allana Duncan, 28, and construction worker, Kerron Eccles, 26, were shot and killed when police intercepted their car in Barrackpore around 9 p.m.
Police said officers were responding to a report that a man wanted for murder was seen in a car heading into
Barrackpore. There was a chase and the occupants opened fire on the officers, police said.
The officers responded wounding the three. They were pronounced dead at the Princes Town District Hospital. But their relatives believe it was a case of mistaken identity and are crying out for justice.
The suspect was not found in the vehicle, police said.
“My brother was innocent. There are people who saw what happened. The police said it was a roadblock, but they never stopped the car. They just started shooting. They kill the driver first. My brother walk out of the car alive. I don’t know how he ended up dead. People said my brother walk into the police car and by the time we reach the hospital he had a bullet to his chest,” Junior Eccles said.
The families were seeking legal advice and intend to lodge a complaint with the Police Complaints Authority.
“We need justice for this, it is not right. We are talking to people about it because the police cannot just go around killing innocent people. We now understand that the car in which they were travelling was a marked car by police, but that is not how police supposed to operate. They supposed to stop the car,” Eccles said.
Johnson, of Burton Trace, St Mary’s Village, Moruga, was the driving the car which she had borrowed from a friend. Duncan was the front seat passenger, while Eccles, a father of two, was the lone back seat passenger.Johnson’s aunt, Melissa Charles, said her family was also seeking legal advice.
“We want to know what happened and why they were killed. The police are killing innocent people,” she said. The bodies were removed to the Forensic Science Centre in St James, where autopsies were performed Monday morning.
an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
Abigail Johnson, 20, her best friend, Allana Duncan, 28, and construction worker, Kerron Eccles, 26, were shot and killed when police intercepted their car in Barrackpore around 9 p.m.
Police said officers were responding to a report that a man wanted for murder was seen in a car heading into
Barrackpore. There was a chase and the occupants opened fire on the officers, police said.
The officers responded wounding the three. They were pronounced dead at the Princes Town District Hospital. But their relatives believe it was a case of mistaken identity and are crying out for justice.
The suspect was not found in the vehicle, police said.
“My brother was innocent. There are people who saw what happened. The police said it was a roadblock, but they never stopped the car. They just started shooting. They kill the driver first. My brother walk out of the car alive. I don’t know how he ended up dead. People said my brother walk into the police car and by the time we reach the hospital he had a bullet to his chest,” Junior Eccles said.
The families were seeking legal advice and intend to lodge a complaint with the Police Complaints Authority.
“We need justice for this, it is not right. We are talking to people about it because the police cannot just go around killing innocent people. We now understand that the car in which they were travelling was a marked car by police, but that is not how police supposed to operate. They supposed to stop the car,” Eccles said.
Johnson, of Burton Trace, St Mary’s Village, Moruga, was the driving the car which she had borrowed from a friend. Duncan was the front seat passenger, while Eccles, a father of two, was the lone back seat passenger.Johnson’s aunt, Melissa Charles, said her family was also seeking legal advice.
“We want to know what happened and why they were killed. The police are killing innocent people,” she said. The bodies were removed to the Forensic Science Centre in St James, where autopsies were performed Monday morning.
No green light for Mavado show; promoter cries
Jamaican dancehall artiste Mavado does not have permission to perform in Trinidad, at least not from National Security Minister Brigadier John Sandy.
Responding to a question from a reporter about how the singer, with a known reputation for promoting violence in his songs, could gain permission to perform here, Sandy said, “Only if you have given it to him, I have not.”
Mavado, whose real name is David Constantine Brooks, is scheduled to perform alongside two other Jamaican dancehall acts, Konshens and Aidonna, on July 30, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, despite being banned from this country since 2006 for having violent lyrics.
Mavado’s last performance in Trinidad was on March 29 at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya, and permission had been granted for that to the promoters by the Ministry.
Noel Smith, one of the promoters for the concert, said they had applied since April 1, for a waiver from the Ministry to allow the July 30 performance, but had received no word. He added that if they do not receive the requisite approval, “We will refund people their money... they’ll have to go back to the ticket seller and they will get a refund.”
Smith also said that it was unfair that his organisation should not be given permission when another promoter, whom he says is a member of the Congress of the People, was granted a similar waiver from the Ministry.
Responding to a question from a reporter about how the singer, with a known reputation for promoting violence in his songs, could gain permission to perform here, Sandy said, “Only if you have given it to him, I have not.”
Mavado, whose real name is David Constantine Brooks, is scheduled to perform alongside two other Jamaican dancehall acts, Konshens and Aidonna, on July 30, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, despite being banned from this country since 2006 for having violent lyrics.
Mavado’s last performance in Trinidad was on March 29 at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya, and permission had been granted for that to the promoters by the Ministry.
Noel Smith, one of the promoters for the concert, said they had applied since April 1, for a waiver from the Ministry to allow the July 30 performance, but had received no word. He added that if they do not receive the requisite approval, “We will refund people their money... they’ll have to go back to the ticket seller and they will get a refund.”
Smith also said that it was unfair that his organisation should not be given permission when another promoter, whom he says is a member of the Congress of the People, was granted a similar waiver from the Ministry.
137 held in police raid
An anti-crime exercise throughout the Southern district resulted in the arrest of 137 people on various offences and 227 motorists were issues tickets for traffic offences.
A team of officers spearheaded by Senior Superintendent, Deodat Dulalchan, and including ASP Mohammed, Inspector Parson and Corporal Vijay Ramdhanie were involved in the 12-hour-long raid conducted by the Southern Division Task Force.
Police said five people were arrested for drunk driving, six for illegal gambling, eleven for housebreaking,
16 for larceny, 38 for narcotics and 61 on outstanding warrants for various offences.
Police said 80 motorists were issued tickets for failure to wear their seatbelt.
The suspects were charged at the San Fernando Police Station and are expected to appear before a magistrate this morning.
A team of officers spearheaded by Senior Superintendent, Deodat Dulalchan, and including ASP Mohammed, Inspector Parson and Corporal Vijay Ramdhanie were involved in the 12-hour-long raid conducted by the Southern Division Task Force.
Police said five people were arrested for drunk driving, six for illegal gambling, eleven for housebreaking,
16 for larceny, 38 for narcotics and 61 on outstanding warrants for various offences.
Police said 80 motorists were issued tickets for failure to wear their seatbelt.
The suspects were charged at the San Fernando Police Station and are expected to appear before a magistrate this morning.
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