Come Home - our best hope

INTRODUCTION:
I have met Guyanese citizens overseas and it is always pleasant to gaff about things in Guyana. As the global financial crisis continues to affect people around the world, there may be an opportunity for our brothers and sisters living outside of Guyana to re-engage the possibilities of how they can help our nation to [...]

Vision Guyana, Computer High Tech donate system

Keevil Stephens (centre) was given a computer system yesterday by Peter Ramsaroop (left) of Vision Guyana and Roy Singh of Computer High Tech.
Yesterday, Keevil Stephens, who has been confined to a wheelchair for most of his life, and has faced marginalisation due to his disability, was presented with a complete computer system, courtesy of Vision [...]

BLUEPRINT - Energy and Environment

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA
INTRODUCTION
We here in Guyana are in a very unique position to ensure at least 15 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2013, and 25 percent by 2025.
We have talked about alternative energy for mega years, and no government, so far, has been able to move it to the next [...]

Pensioners to picket CLICO office today (VG Note: This was coordinated with VG and was inspired by our Fight for Justice)

November 26, 2008 | By knews | Filed Under News
Several former employees of the Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) say that they are frustrated to the point where they will be taking to the streets today in protest action over the non-payment of their pensions and gratuities owed to them by that company.
According to the [...]

The Issues - Sugar workers’ wages & VAT

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA

INTRODUCTION
This week, the IMF Chief Economist, in speaking about the global financial crisis, said that the worst is yet to come and a lot of time is needed before the situation becomes normal.  This is crucial, as Guyana depends on the IMF for major life-support funding.
We are seeing around the world — [...]

The Issues - Sugar workers’ wages & VAT

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA

INTRODUCTION
This week, the IMF Chief Economist, in speaking about the global financial crisis, said that the worst is yet to come and a lot of time is needed before the situation becomes normal.  This is crucial, as Guyana depends on the IMF for major life-support funding.
We are seeing around the world — [...]

Many cite NIS for poor record-keeping

November 22, 2008 | By knews |
Vision Guyana recently placed numerous full page advertisements in Kaieteur News to solicit the views of citizens who feel that they have been victimised by this administration.
This initiative started after Vision Guyana learnt of Adam Harris’s plight of not being paid in over sixteen years for his service in [...]

The elderly complain

INTRODUCTION
The problem: Insecure retirement benefits for our elderly
This week alone, I personally returned over two hundred calls as a result of Vision Guyana’s advertisement on victimisation.  Most of the calls were from elderly persons who felt that they are being short changed by the National Insurance Scheme (NIS).
I was brought to tears hearing how many [...]

Vision Guyana participates in “WeGuyana” Seminar in Toronto Canada

Vision Guyana participates in “WeGuyana” Seminar in Toronto Canada
 
Oct/12th/08 - The Guyana Outreach Diaspora Council (GODC) hosted a stimulating and
successful workshop titled: “Thus is Live Livable”. Held in the conference facilities of the
Scarborough Village Community Centre, the afternoon of discussions and exchange of ideas
included participants from across Canada, the States and Guyana, with long distance [...]

Over 300 benefit from computer classes

Over 300 benefit from computer classes
November 9, 2008 | By knews |
Whoever said that age is a barrier to learning was proven wrong yesterday, when 350 persons graduated from the Mark Benschop Foundation with a certificate in the Introduction to Computers course.

The founder members at yesterday’s graduation ceremony.
This was the seventh such graduation that the [...]