En Annai en el Rupununi se prepara el primer festival musical

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DE 14 a 16 feb , Guyana verá el amanecer de una nueva obra maestra musical como la aldea amerindia de Annai lanza la música por primera vez Rupununi and Arts Festival .

Espera que se convierta en un evento anual , el festival de música tiene como objetivo impulsar el sector del turismo de Guyana a través de su exposición de artesanía local y otras presentaciones culturales.

El evento será ver las actuaciones de artistas internacionales como Keith Waithe (Guyana / UK ) , Marc Mathews (Guyana / UK ) , Filligar ( EE.UU. ) , Drew Gonsalves (Canadá ) , Aref Durvesh ( Reino Unido ), Chris Murtagh ( Reino Unido ) , Ramón Goose ( Reino Unido ) , Namvula (Zambia / Reino Unido) y Muha ( Ucrania / Reino Unido ) .

Y varios artistas locales también harán apariciones , incluyendo Desmond Atherly , Desmond Atiwell , Trevor Rogers, Ras Camo , bateristas Tadja y Tassa de Raghu , Surama Grupo Cultural y Buxton Fusion.
El propósito de este evento , de acuerdo con el director del Festival Bobb Ramdhanie , es celebrar y promover la cultura amerindia , mientras que complementa el fin de semana con artistas locales y artistas de todo el mundo .

El evento buscará crear empleo local para los residentes de las aldeas ROCKVIEW y Annai incluso , ya que trae todas las comunidades regionales del Rupununi juntos.

Benabs disponibles

Por supuesto , habría muchos benabs disponibles que pueden alojar los visitantes , dando de este modo ellos el lujo de comer , jugar y disfrutar de la música adormecer bajo las estrellas.

Paquetes de alojamiento incluyen billetes de fin de semana en EE.UU. 140 dólares por adulto y un billete de un día a EE.UU. $ 50. Para los adultos jóvenes entre las edades de 13 a 18 , los billetes de fin de semana cuestan EE.UU. $ 65 y un billete de un día costaría EE.UU. $ 25.

Annai es el hogar de la Roca Ver Ecoturismo Resort, un viejo rancho construido en la década de 1950 . Rock View es una buena base para hacer excursiones a la Iwokrama Puente Colgante . Fuera de las instalaciones Rock View que hay mucho que ver también. Si el senderismo y las cosas más físico es lo tuyo es posible que desee probar los senderos naturales que han sido cortadas en el follaje de las estribaciones Pakaraima o subir las colinas desnudas y obtener una vista panorámica de las sabanas extensas antes .
( Por Ravin Singh )

Annai gearing up for first-ever Rupununi Music and Arts Festival

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FROM February 14th – 16th, Guyana will see the dawn of a new musical masterpiece as the Amerindian Village of Annai launches the first-ever Rupununi Music and Arts Festival. 

Expected to become an annual event, the music festival aims at boosting Guyana’s tourism sector through its exhibition of local arts and crafts and other cultural presentations.
The event will see performances from international artistes such as Keith Waithe (Guyana/UK), Marc Mathews (Guyana/UK), Filligar (USA), Drew Gonsalves (Canada), Aref Durvesh (UK), Chris Murtagh (UK), Ramon Goose (UK), Namvula (Zambia/UK) and Muha (Ukraine/UK).
And several local artistes will also make appearances, including Desmond Atherly, Desmond Atiwell, Trevor Rogers, Ras Camo, Tadja drummers and Raghu’s Tassa, Surama Cultural Group and Buxton Fusion.
The purpose of this event, according to Festival Director Bobb Ramdhanie, is to celebrate and promote Amerindian culture, while complementing the weekend with local entertainers and artistes from around the world.
The event will seek to create local employment for residents of Rockview and Annai villages even as it brings all regional communities of the Rupununi together.
Benabs Available
Of course, there would be many available benabs that can accommodate visitors, thus affording them the luxury of dining, playing, and enjoying lulling music under the stars.
Packages for accommodation include weekend tickets at US$140 per adult and a day ticket at US$50. For young adults between the ages of 13-18, weekend tickets cost US$65 and a day ticket would cost US$25.
Annai is home to the Rock View Ecotourism Resort, an old ranch built in the 1950s. Rock View is a good base for trips to the Iwokrama Canopy Walkway. Off the Rock View premises there’s a lot to do too. If hiking and the more physical stuff is your thing you may want to try the nature trails that have been cut into the foliage of the Pakaraima foothills or climb the naked foothills and get a panoramic view of the savannahs sprawling before you.

(By Ravin Singh)

2005 La Guayana Esequiba – Zona en Reclamación. Instituto Geográfico Simón Bolívar  Primera Edición

Nota del editor del blog: Al referenciarse a la República Cooperativa de Guyana se deben de tener en cuenta los 159.500Km2, de territorios ubicados al oeste del río Esequibo conocidos con el nombre de Guayana Esequiba o Zona en Reclamación sujetos al Acuerdo de Ginebra del 17 de febrero de 1966.

Territorios estos sobre los cuales el Gobierno Venezolano en representación de la Nación venezolana se reservo sus derechos sobre los territorios de la Guayana Esequiba en su nota del 26 de mayo de 1966 al reconocerse al nuevo Estado de Guyana:

“...por lo tanto, Venezuela reconoce como territorio del nuevo Estado, el que se sitúa al este de la margen derecha del río Esequibo y reitera ante la comunidad internacional, que se reserva expresamente sus derechos de soberanía territorial sobre la zona que se encuentra en la margen izquierda del precitado río; en consecuencia, el territorio de la Guayana Esequiba sobre el cual Venezuela se reserva expresamente sus derechos soberanos, limita al Este con el nuevo Estado de Guyana, a través de la línea del río Esequibo, tomando éste desde su nacimiento hasta su desembocadura en el Océano Atlántico...”

Mapa que señala el Espacio de Soberanía Marítima Venezolana que se reserva, como Mar Territorial mediante el Decreto Presidencial No 1152 del 09 de Julio de 1968

Tres nuevos sitios arqueológicos son encontrados en el Rupununi (Guyana La Guayana Esequiba)

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En vista de la descripción de 13 nuevos sitios arqueológicos que se encontraron en la sabana Rupununi, Región Nueve durante una visita a la escuela de campo antropología al Rancho Karanambo, arqueólogo adscrito a la Universidad Estatal de Boise, el Dr. Mark Plew ha instado a que la exploración continúa en ese distrito .

Al hablar en una conferencia pública el martes en el Umana Yana, Kingston, Dr. Plew dijo que la mayor parte del territorio en el Rupununi es desconocido.

Los descubrimientos fueron hechos en las últimas semanas y se incluyen una amplia zona de terreno donde se hacían instrumentos de piedra. "Había azadas de piedra y cuchillos. Nunca hemos encontrado nada como esto en el Rupununi, y tan grandes como ellos. Algunos de ellos eran tres o cuatro veces el tamaño de la Umana Yana, áreas muy grandes y la materia prima es muy densa ... Nunca he visto algo así ", declaró el doctor Plew.

"Ya hemos catalogado todos ellos, todos ellos han sido procesados ​​y ya fotografiado y que se almacenan en el Museo Walter Roth", dijo a la reunión.

Dr. Plew dijo que la mayoría de los territorios en el Rupununi están sin explorar. Instó a que el museo continúa explorando la zona con el fin de preservar la cultura de Guyana.

Los arqueólogos encontraron las partes del cuerpo. Dijo que pertenecían a tres hembras, un macho y el otro no se pudo determinar. Todos los adultos estaban entre las edades de 20 y 38 años, dijo.

Varios hábitats o aldeas también fueron descubiertos en los 13 sitios de acuerdo con el arqueólogo.

Expresó su agradecimiento al Ministerio de Cultura, Juventud y Deportes y el Museo Walter Roth para él ofreciendo la oportunidad de explorar las sabanas.

Además, durante los últimos descubrimientos, el Museo también capacitó a siete estudiantes, dos de Georgetown y el resto del Rupununi Savannah.

Los estudiantes tuvieron la oportunidad de identificar artefactos y tener una visión de primera mano de algunos de la cultura por descubrir de Guyana.

Oficial de Antropología del Museo de Antropología Walter Roth, Dagas Louisa, dijo que el museo seguirá explorando Guyana a través de sus visitas sobre el terreno, en un esfuerzo para preservar la cultura rica y diversa del país.

13 new archaeological sites found in Rupununi

July 18, 2013 | By KNews | Filed Under News 

In light of the disclosure of 13 new archaeological sites that were found in the Rupununi Savannah, Region Nine during an anthropology field school visit to the Karanambo Ranch, Archaeologist attached to the Boise State University, Dr Mark Plew has urged that exploration continues in that district.

Speaking at a Public lecture on Tuesday at the Umana Yana, Kingston, Dr. Plew said that most of the territory in the Rupununi is uncharted.

The discoveries were made over the past weeks and included a large area of land where stone implements were being made.       “There were stone hoes and knives. We have never found anything like this in the Rupununi, and as large as those. Some of them were three or four times the size of the Umana Yana, really large areas and the raw material is really dense…I have never seen anything like that,” Dr. Plew stated.

“We have already catalogued all of them; all of them have been processed and already photographed and they are being stored at the Walter Roth museum,” he told the gathering.

Dr. Plew said that most of the territories in the Rupununi are unexplored. He urged that the museum continues to explore the area in order to preserve Guyana’s culture.
The archaeologists found body parts. He said that they belonged to three females, one male and the other could not be determined. All of the adults were between the ages of 20 and 38 years, he said.

Several habitats or villages were also discovered at the 13 sites according to the archaeologist.

He expressed appreciation to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the Walter Roth Museum for affording him the opportunity to explore the savannahs.

Additionally, during the recent discoveries, the Museum also trained seven students, two from Georgetown and the remainder from the Rupununi Savannah.

The students had the opportunity to identify artifacts and have a firsthand view of some of Guyana’s undiscovered culture.

Anthropological Officer of the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology, Louisa Daggers, said that the museum will continue to explore Guyana through its field visits in an effort to preserve the country’s rich and diverse culture.

Trece nuevos sitios arqueológicos que se encuentran en Rupununi-GINA

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Trece nuevos sitios arqueológicos fueron encontrados en el Rupununi Savannah, Región Nueve durante una visita al campo de la antropología al Rancho Karanambo, arqueólogo adscrito a la Universidad Estatal de Boise, dijo el Dr. Mark Plew, según la Agencia de Información del Gobierno.

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Thirteen new archaeological sites found in Rupununi -GINA

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Thirteen new archaeological sites were found in the Rupununi Savannah, Region Nine during an anthropology field visit to the Karanambo Ranch, archaeologist attached to the Boise State University, Dr Mark Plew said, according to the Government Information Agency.

Speaking at a Public lecture on Tuesday at the Umana Yana, Kingston that was hosted by the Culture,  …..

2005 La Guayana Esequiba – Zona en Reclamación. Instituto Geográfico Simón Bolívar  Primera Edición

Nota del editor del blog: Al referenciarse a la República Cooperativa de Guyana se deben de tener en cuenta los 159.500Km2, de territorios ubicados al oeste del río Esequibo conocidos con el nombre de Guayana Esequiba o Zona en Reclamación sujetos al Acuerdo de Ginebra del 17 de febrero de 1966.

Territorios estos sobre los cuales el Gobierno Venezolano en representación de la Nación venezolana se reservo sus derechos sobre los territorios de la Guayana Esequiba en su nota del 26 de mayo de 1966 al reconocerse al nuevo Estado de Guyana:

“...por lo tanto, Venezuela reconoce como territorio del nuevo Estado, el que se sitúa al este de la margen derecha del río Esequibo y reitera ante la comunidad internacional, que se reserva expresamente sus derechos de soberanía territorial sobre la zona que se encuentra en la margen izquierda del precitado río; en consecuencia, el territorio de la Guayana Esequiba sobre el cual Venezuela se reserva expresamente sus derechos soberanos, limita al Este con el nuevo Estado de Guyana, a través de la línea del río Esequibo, tomando éste desde su nacimiento hasta su desembocadura en el Océano Atlántico...”

Mapa que señala el Espacio de Soberanía Marítima Venezolana que se reserva, como Mar Territorial mediante el Decreto Presidencial No 1152 del 09 de Julio de 1968

EL Rupununi “…el lugar más atrasado del Caribe…” Guyana – La Guayana Esequiba – Zona en Reclamación

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UNFA condena "lugar más atrasado en el Caribe 'Rupununi como

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Escrito por Gary Eleazar

Miércoles, 03 de abril 2013 21:39

Una Alianza por la Unidad Nacional (UNFA) Región Nueve representante parlamentario, Sydney Allicock, ayer en su presentación en el debate presupuestario 2013 castigó Rupununi como "el lugar más atrasado en el Caribe."

Sydney Allicock, Miembro del Parlamento de UNFA
Allicock, mientras trataba de denigrar a los Presupuestos de 2013, de una plétora de declaraciones contradictorias, dijo que Lethem ha demostrado un crecimiento significativo en los últimos años pero sough para crear la impresión de que no había trabajo en la localidad.

El Miembro del Parlamento UNFA dijo que si bien hay consultas con los pueblos de la región y la administración no eran "adecuadas" y acusó al gobierno de no tener plan integral.

Según Allicock, mientras que cada año las escuelas de la localidad producir un promedio de 135 estudiantes, muchos fallan continuamente sus exámenes.

Él concedió que con la construcción de la nueva escuela en Sandcreek en la región, la cantidad de personas que pasan por el sistema educativo se revisará al alza.

Allicock dijo a la Cámara de que hay unas 65 comunidades amerindias en el Rupununi, pero el porcentaje de aprobados entre los alumnos era pésimo.
"No tienen futuro", dijo Allicock, que condenó el sistema educativo sin dar segundas oportunidades.

El ministro de Finanzas Dr. Ashni Singh, en su presentación del presupuesto el lunes pasado, había anunciado que en la estrategia de la administración de las TIC, bancos de datos informáticos se establecerá en cada comunidad amerindia en todo el país en los ordenadores portátiles en el marco del Programa Una Laptop por Familia serán distribuidos.
Allicock ayer, sin embargo, sugirió a la Cámara que los estudiantes Rupununi son "un gran riesgo" en esta "edad de la globalización y el rápido sistema de información establecido el paso."

El UNFA Regional MP también pidió a la Administración que establezca un instituto técnico en la Región, pero el ministro de Educación Priya Manickchand, en su réplica, le dijo a la Cámara que Allicock estaba siendo menos sincero.

Ella dijo que la propuesta de un instituto técnico en la región ha sido en las obras durante algún tiempo, algo que el Miembro UNFA del Parlamento debe tener en cuenta.
Ministro Manickchand dijo que cualquier residente relativamente bien informados de la región es consciente de las propuestas y pidió a Allicock para apoyar a los más de $ 1.5B que hay en el Presupuesto 2013 para la Formación Técnica y Profesional en todo el país.

En otra respuesta a la apelación de Allicock de rechazar el presupuesto 2013, el ministro de Educación recordó a la Asamblea que hay otra 1B $ en el presupuesto específicamente en el marco del Programa de Alimentación Escolar, miles de los cuales están ubicados en la Región Nueve área.

Manickchand dijo que para Allicock a votar en contra de las disposiciones en el presupuesto, lo que equivaldría a decir a los estudiantes en la Región Nueve que ellos no cuentan.
Si bien reconoce que hay un hospital del estado-of-the-art en Lethem, el diputado criticó las asignaciones presupuestarias para el sector a pesar del hecho de que la asignación del Sector de Educación se ha presupuestado para recibir el segundo tramo más alto del presupuesto de $ 208.8B.

"Muy, muy inadecuados", dijo Allicock y le dijo a la Cámara que UNFA "no puede y no va a apoyar este documento (2013 Presupuesto)".

"Necesitamos un hospital que servirá a todas las clases de lesiones y enfermedades", dijo Allicock como él, unos minutos más tarde, relató el incidente en el que la Alianza para el Cambio (AFC) Presidente Nigel Hughes, que fue tratado con éxito en la región interior y, posteriormente, medivacced a la Ciudad Capital.

Sabanas del Rupununi (Anai) - En la Guynana Esequiba - Zona en Reclamación 

APNU condemns Rupununi as ‘most backward place in Caribbean’

Written by Gary Eleazar

Wednesday, 03 April 2013 21:39

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Region Nine’s Parliamentary representative, Sydney Allicock, yesterday in his presentation to the 2013 Budget debate castigated Rupununi as the “most backward place in the Caribbean.”

Sydney Allicock, APNU’s Member of Parliament

Allicock, as he sought to denigrate the 2013 Budget in a plethora of contradictory statements, said that Lethem has demonstrated significant growth in recent years but sough to create the impression that there were no jobs in the locale.

The APNU Member of Parliament said that while there are consultations held with the people of the region and the administration these were not “proper” and accused the administration of having no comprehensive plan.
According to Allicock, while each year the schools in the locale produce on average 135 students, many continuously fail their examinations.

He did concede that with the construction of the new school at Sandcreek in the region, the amount of persons passing through the education system will be revised upward.

Allicock told the House that there are some 65 Amerindian communities in the Rupununi but the pass rate among the students was dismal.

“They have no future,” said Allicock, who condemned the education system as giving no second chances.
Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh, in his budget presentation last Monday, had announced that under the administration’s ICT strategy, computer data banks will be established in each Amerindian community across the country while laptops under the One Laptop per Family Programme will be distributed.

Allicock yesterday, however, suggested to the House that the Rupununi students are “at great risk” in this “the age of globalisation and fast paced information system.”

The APNU Regional MP also called on the administration to establish a technical institute in the Region but Education Minister Priya Manickchand, in her rebuttal, told the House that Allicock was being less than candid.

She said the proposal of a technical institute in the region has been in the works for some time now, something that the APNU Member of Parliament should be aware of.
Minister Manickchand said that any relatively well informed resident of the region is aware of the proposals and called on Allicock to support the more than $1.5B that is in the 2013 Budget for Technical and Vocational Training across the country.

In further response to Allicock’s appeal to reject the 2013 budget, the Education Minister reminded the House that there is another $1B in the budget specifically under the School Feeding Programme, thousands of which are located in the Region Nine area.

Manickchand said that for Allicock to vote down the provisions in the Budget, it would be tantamount to telling the students in Region Nine that they don’t count.
While conceding that there is a state-of-the-art hospital at Lethem, the MP castigated the budgetary allocations for the sector despite the fact that the Education Sector allocation is budgeted to receive the second highest tranche of the $208.8B budget.

“Very, very inadequate,” said Allicock and told the House that APNU “cannot and will not support this document (2013 Budget)”.

“We need a Hospital that will serve all classes of injuries and sicknesses,” said Allicock even as he, a few minutes later, recounted the incident involving Alliance For Change (AFC) Chairman Nigel Hughes who was successfully treated in the interior region and subsequently medivacced to the Capital City.

2005 La Guayana Esequiba – Zona en Reclamación. Instituto Geográfico Simón Bolívar  Primera Edición

Nota del editor del blog: Al referenciarse a la República Cooperativa de Guyana se deben de tener en cuenta los 159.500Km2, de territorios ubicados al oeste del río Esequibo conocidos con el nombre de Guayana Esequiba o Zona en Reclamación sujetos al Acuerdo de Ginebra del 17 de febrero de 1966.

Territorios estos sobre los cuales el Gobierno Venezolano en representación de la Nación venezolana se reservo sus derechos sobre los territorios de la Guayana Esequiba en su nota del 26 de mayo de 1966 al reconocerse al nuevo Estado de Guyana:

“...por lo tanto, Venezuela reconoce como territorio del nuevo Estado, el que se sitúa al este de la margen derecha del río Esequibo y reitera ante la comunidad internacional, que se reserva expresamente sus derechos de soberanía territorial sobre la zona que se encuentra en la margen izquierda del precitado río; en consecuencia, el territorio de la Guayana Esequiba sobre el cual Venezuela se reserva expresamente sus derechos soberanos, limita al Este con el nuevo Estado de Guyana, a través de la línea del río Esequibo, tomando éste desde su nacimiento hasta su desembocadura en el Océano Atlántico...”

Mapa que señala el Espacio de Soberanía Marítima Venezolana que se reserva, como Mar Territorial mediante el Decreto Presidencial No 1152 del 09 de Julio de 1968

Lethem taxis se quejan de trato injusto en ambos lados de la frontera

Some of the taxis with the Multi-Purpose Building in the background

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Lethem taxis complain of raw deal on both sides of border
Posted By Stabroek staff On June 16, 2010 @ 5:15 am In Local News
The Lethem Hire Car Association which represents taxi drivers and owners in Lethem says members are not being allowed to take passengers into Brazil and minibuses on the Guyana side of the border are unfairly cutting into their business.



The Association operates from a shack built at their park which is situated in close proximity to the new Multi-Purpose Complex at Bon Success, which is just off the Takutu Bridge on the Guyana side.


Desmond Adams, the Vice President of the Association and a taxi driver, told Stabroek News that most of the operators cannot meet the August deadline for ensuring that their vehicles are sprayed yellow in accordance with new regulations. He said that they do not have exclusive rights to passengers now and nothing will change when they spray over their cars in yellow.


Wilfred Rajkumar, the immediate past President of the Association told SN that after the pomp and ceremony at the Takutu Bridge opening on September 14th last year, President Bharrat Jagdeo, held a general meeting at the Benab in St. Ignatius Village. Rajkumar said that he asked the President what was the position with taxis operating in Lethem.


According to Rajkumar, the President informed the meeting that he had signed an agreement with the Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that would allow Guyana’s taxis to take passengers way into Bon Fim across the border with Guyana, and that the Bon Fim taxis would be allowed to take their passengers into Lethem. However, neither set of taxis would be allowed to pick up passengers on their return trips. According to Rajkumar, the Bon Fim operators were furnished with copies of that agreement by the Brazilian Authorities.


To date, the Lethem operators are yet to see that agreement. However, Rajkumar was able to secure a copy, which is written in Portuguese, and which SN was able to peruse. Rajkumar said that while many Guyanese speak Portuguese, many cannot read it.


Rajkumar told SN that the next day, September 15th, a taxi driver, Leonard Pompey Jnr. asked him for permission to go to Bon Fim, and he was given the go ahead. A few minutes after, he was informed that Pompey was arrested by the Federal Police in Bon Fim. He was later released, after being warned and told not to ever again “bring your taxi in this country.”


Rajkumar also said that the President told the meeting, when asked, that the Boa Vista taxis should not be allowed to come into Lethem if the Lethem taxis could not go to Boa Vista. Boa Vista is a town some 76 miles from the border town of Bon Fim. “Yet these taxis are allowed to come across the border on jobs while the Lethem taxis can’t even go across the border with their cars,” lamented Rajkumar. Further, the Bon Fim Taxis are still coming across to Guyana to work.


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As a result a meeting was called between the two sides to work out an amicable solution. At that meeting it was verbally agreed that the Lethem taxis would take their passengers to the Federal outpost on the border and the Bon Fim taxis would take the passengers farther in if it was required. Likewise, should a Bon Fim taxi have a passenger for Lethem, he would drop off the passenger at the Multi-Purpose Complex at Bon Success. That agreement is not followed to the letter by the taxis operating out of Bon Fim, Rajkumar lamented.


He further informed SN that the Federal Police in Bon Fim are taking action in support of the taxis there but the police in Guyana are not fully supportive of the Lethem taxis’ cause. He said that Bon Fim taxis can still be seen plying their trade on the Guyana side of the border. This, he said, was unfair.


Another, more recent development is the practice of the Bon Fim taxis connecting their customers to the various bus services that ply the Lethem/Georgetown route. According to the past President, which was corroborated by the drivers present, the minibuses used to travel to the Federal Outpost located just inside the Brazilian border, to solicit passengers who may be travelling to Georgetown. This practice was discouraged by the Federal Police so what the bus companies now do is liaise with the Bon Fim operators for them to call the bus companies whenever they have passengers.


The bus companies would then send a bus to the complex to pick up the passengers thus robbing the Lethem taxis of a fare. He noted that while the buses are allowed to enter the Complex compound, the taxis are not allowed to. This, he said, was tantamount to unfair competition.


Another dimension to the problem is the operation of the private hire cars. According to the past President, the bus companies employ at least four known private hire cars to take touts as far as 30 km into Brazil at a place known as Toucanno, where the Portuguese-speaking touts solicit passengers for the respective bus companies.


When these passengers reach Bon Fim, they are put into the private hire cars and taken to the various bus companies. “How are we expected to survive and pay our bills?” asked Rajkumar.


He said that the authorities are aware of all the private hire cars since the police, regional officials, customs officers and members of the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) use these as their first preference. He also stated that when the taxi operators complain about the private cars, they are being pointed out by the police thus causing “bad blood”.


When contacted for a comment, a source close to the police acknowledged that the police were aware of some of the issues raised.


The source informed SN that several meetings were held between the Lethem Hire Car Association and the Police. He said that some members of the association were selfish and wanted everything for themselves. He said that the police cannot stop a zone 94 minibus from plying its trade anywhere in Lethem since the Road Service Licence states that the bus is authorised to operate from Georgetown to Lethem.


The source stated that the police would be in breach of that licence and can be taken to court.


The source said that the taxis on both sides of the border have to operate within the ambit of the laws of whichever country the operation is carried out in. He said that the Lethem taxi operators can be accused of attempts to circumvent the laws of Brazil and that is one of the main reasons why they were stopped.


In an unrelated matter, SN pointed out that many heavily-tinted vehicles from Brazil and Venezuela can be seen regularly in Lethem and that it was against the laws of Guyana to have tints of that intensity.


The source said that the issue was a complicated one. He said that the police attempted to prevent such vehicles from entering the country but were instructed by the authorities to desist. The source said that the police feel impotent in situations like these.


He demonstrated this when he pointed out that the Customs Unit was driving such a vehicle around Lethem for over 6 months with an “On Test“ number plate.


The vehicle was among several that were seized by the Customs Department. The police source said that when the officials were confronted, they referred the police to the GRA which later called the police and told them that the vehicle was “hands-off to the police.” The vehicle now has a Guyana number plate.


Nota del editor del blog: Al referenciarse a la República Cooperativa de Guyana se deben de tener en cuenta los 159.500Km2, de territorios ubicados al oeste del río Esequibo conocidos con el nombre de Guayana Esequiba o Zona en Reclamación sujetos al Acuerdo de Ginebra del 17 de febrero de 1966.


Territorios estos sobre los cuales el gobierno Venezolano en representación de la Nación venezolana se reservo sus derechos sobre los territorios de la Guayana Esequiba en su nota del 26 de mayo de 1966 al reconocerse al nuevo Estado de Guyana .
“...por lo tanto, Venezuela reconoce como territorio del nuevo Estado, el que se sitúa al este de la margen derecha del río Esequibo y reitera ante la comunidad internacional, que se reserva expresamente sus derechos de soberanía territorial sobre la zona que se encuentra en la margen izquierda del precitado río; en consecuencia, el territorio de la Guayana Esequiba sobre el cual Venezuela se reserva expresamente sus derechos soberanos, limita al Este con el nuevo Estado de Guyana, a través de la línea del río Esequibo, tomando éste desde su nacimiento hasta su desembocadura en el Océano Atlántico...”

Cortes prolongados de energía Eléctrica en Lethem (Guayana Esequiba)

The Lethem Power Station

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Long power cut hits Lethem
Posted By Stabroek staff On June 14, 2010 @ 5:29 am In Local News 9

A prolonged power outage last week left hapless Lethem residents in the dark and calling for the intervention of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC).


At 2:20 pm last Tuesday power was cut and when this newspaper visited the Lethem Power Company offices later that night, the Manageress said she was instructed by the Executive Director, John Fredericks that she “must not say anything to anybody”. On Wednesday, the engineer, Sylvarius Perry said that the “winding coil’ was burnt and a replacement was due on Thursday.


He said that the smaller power plant would be put into operation by 3 pm that day as soon as he was able to modify the circuit breaker.


That engine was last operational four months ago. Electricity was eventually restored shortly after 11 pm on a staggered basis. One area was given five hours of electricity, while another area was given ten hours of electricity. Perry advised that consumers turn off all appliances during a prolonged power outage and wait five minutes after power is restored to put on their appliances, and that must be done one at a time. Full power was restored on Friday after the engine was repaired.


Residents who spoke with this newspaper expressed disgust, with one man saying that the LPC management treats them as if “we is beggars”. Chairman of the Neighbourhood Democratic Council in Lethem, Terrence Boston said he was not surprised at the recent developments.


In giving a historical perspective of the issue, he pointed out that the Board of Directors of the LPC includes a member of the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) and a member of the Rupununi Livestock Producers Association, which is also a member of the RCCI; hence technically, RCCI has two representatives on the Board. The Board also has a sports representative.


Boston questioned the criteria used to select the members since there is no consumer representative.


Meantime, residents are calling for the PUC’s intervention, saying they are being taken advantage of. They complained that while consumers on coastal Guyana are given as much as 90 days to pay a current bill, they are required to pay their bills promptly every month. Several residents also pointed out that the LPC does not accept part-payment. They also said that the office staff is generally discourteous and should be trained to deal with stressful situations.


This newspaper was told that when the power is off; in Culvert City, the area is without water, since Guyana Water Inc. does not have a working standby engine to power the pumps.


Meanwhile, residents also pointed out that the Moco-Moco Hydroelectricity Station, or what is left of it, continues to lie in thick bushes and has been vandalized. They noted that when a section of the conduit pipes were washed away by rain, nothing was wrong with the turbines. They questioned why the government allowed such an expensive venture to go to waste like that. “That woulda be we salvation” one resident quipped.


Boston suggested that the government vigorously pursue the possibility of sourcing electricity from the Guri Dam in Venezuela। Currently, Brazil purchases power from the Dam and the lights on the Takutu Bridge are powered from electricity supplied by the Guri.

Nota del editor del blog: Al referenciarse a la República Cooperativa de Guyana se deben de tener en cuenta los 159.500Km2, de territorios ubicados al oeste del río Esequibo conocidos con el nombre de Guayana Esequiba o Zona en Reclamación sujetos al Acuerdo de Ginebra del 17 de febrero de 1966.


Territorios estos sobre los cuales el gobierno Venezolano en representación de la Nación venezolana se reservo sus derechos sobre los territorios de la Guayana Esequiba en su nota del 26 de mayo de 1966 al reconocerse al nuevo Estado de Guyana .
“...por lo tanto, Venezuela reconoce como territorio del nuevo Estado, el que se sitúa al este de la margen derecha del río Esequibo y reitera ante la comunidad internacional, que se reserva expresamente sus derechos de soberanía territorial sobre la zona que se encuentra en la margen izquierda del precitado río; en consecuencia, el territorio de la Guayana Esequiba sobre el cual Venezuela se reserva expresamente sus derechos soberanos, limita al Este con el nuevo Estado de Guyana, a través de la línea del río Esequibo, tomando éste desde su nacimiento hasta su desembocadura en el Océano Atlántico...”

Carreteras y Puentes en la Ruina en el Rupununi Guyana (Guayana Esequiba)

1. A concrete bridge in the Deep South Rupununi
2. Crossing a stream close to where a damaged bridge is located in the Rupununi.
3. Road
4. A section of the Conwar bridge in the Deep South Rupununi has been burned. Vehicles now have to cross on the river bed.


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Roads and bridges crumbling in Deep South Rupununi
Posted By Gaulbert Sutherland On April 20, 2010 @ 5:19 am In Local News


During the rainy season, flooded creeks and streams limit travelling in the Deep South Rupununi. While roads have improved over the years, residents have come to view the rainy season with trepidation.


The price of basic items, almost all of which are brought from Lethem by road, rises given the difficulties in transporting the goods through the difficult terrain. In recent times, the Region Nine administration has begun work to upgrade the roads leading from Lethem to the Deep South.


But while welcoming the improvements, residents are not happy with the quality of work being done. Recently, residents at Aishalton in the Deep South Rupununi, vented their feelings on this and cited past experiences. Speaking at a meeting in Aishalton, Deputy Toshao Kid James questioned what would happen when the “real” rainy season starts given that the quality of work being done was poor. He said that the roads are basically trails. Pointing out that mining company Romanex said it would help to upgrade the road from Aishalton to Lethem, he asked whether it would be the company or the regional administration that would be responsible for the road.


In response, Regional Vice-Chairman Claire Singh said the region upgrades roads, it does not build them. She informed the gathering that three bridges are to be built this year and said that leaders must work with their communities to identify priorities. She said every year, the regional administration asks
the communities to identify three priority projects. “We’ve been doing buildings. Buildings and we’ve not been using them,” she said while urging that they work together.
Toshao Arnold Stephens said the road to Lethem was not done properly. He said there are swamps where culverts are needed to allow water to pass through but none are installed. This reporter, travelling in the area last week, saw water flowing over a section of a newly upgraded road between Katoonarib and Lethem resulting in sections being washed away. Erosion was evident at other parts.


Dorothy James, an Aishalton businesswoman said that for 35 years she has been travelling the Lethem – Aishalton road and described the Rupununi River crossing at Dadanawa as “terrible”. She said that on one trip on the back road from Lethem to Karaudarnau, the newly upgraded road was “sheer slush” following rains. “These are the kind of roads that are being given to us,” she said. James recalled that last year, following the first rains for the season, a section of road “was cut in half”. She also pointed out that while the road at the back is being upgraded, the Rupununi River Bridge, which collapsed under the weight of an excavator since during 2008, remains unfixed.


Region Nine Chairman Clarindo Lucas had told this newspaper last year that the plan is to build a “better, stronger bridge”. The broken bridge had been constructed at a cost of $16 million and Lucas had said that work on the bridge had not yet started because they are awaiting funds to start construction on the improved bridge. He had said that since the existing bridge will have to be modified, extra money will have to be allocated but asserted that this would be a challenge because of the economic constraints facing the country.


However, in December 2008 he had said that funding for the project had already been secured, since the Brazilian gold-mining company which owned the excavator has provided the money for the reconstruction of the bridge. He had said at the time, that it would have been repaired as soon as the weather permitted. The bridge is only the second such structure in recent times to be built over the Rupununi River. The other bridge is located in the village of Karaudarnau.


There are other bridges that have suffered damage too. This reporter saw one that was washed away and another that was partially burnt. Additionally, the approached to some bridges on the road from Lethem to Karaudarnau are not done properly.


Nota del editor del blog: Al referenciarse a la República Cooperativa de Guyana se deben de tener en cuenta los 159.500Km2, de territorios ubicados al oeste del río Esequibo conocidos con el nombre de Guayana Esequiba o Zona en Reclamación sujetos al Acuerdo de Ginebra del 17 de febrero de 1966.


Territorios estos sobre los cuales el gobierno Venezolano en representación de la Nación venezolana se reservo sus derechos sobre los territorios de la Guayana Esequiba en su nota del 26 de mayo de 1966 al reconocerse al nuevo Estado de Guyana .
“...por lo tanto, Venezuela reconoce como territorio del nuevo Estado, el que se sitúa al este de la margen derecha del río Esequibo y reitera ante la comunidad internacional, que se reserva expresamente sus derechos de soberanía territorial sobre la zona que se encuentra en la margen izquierda del precitado río; en consecuencia, el territorio de la Guayana Esequiba sobre el cual Venezuela se reserva expresamente sus derechos soberanos, limita al Este con el nuevo Estado de Guyana, a través de la línea del río Esequibo, tomando éste desde su nacimiento hasta su desembocadura en el Océano Atlántico...”

Detenido Brasileño por tráfico de sustancias estupefacientes y Psicotrópicos en Letehn.

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Brazilian was ganja trafficking at Lethem
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/stories/12/12/brazilian-was-ganja-trafficking-at-lethem/

By Stabroek staff December 12, 2009 in Local News

court told
A Brazilian national on Thursday appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Marcos Tosa Mercado Valente of Boa Vista, Brazil is alleged to have had in his possession 355 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking on December 3 at Tabitiuae, Lethem, Rupununi. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was remanded.
His matter is set for March 9, 2010 at the Lethem Magistrates’ Court
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1. Daze Tane( CONTRADICTION!JAGDEO CONTRADICTION!CLEAN UP THE CRIME AND CORRUPT CLIMATE IN THE GoG FIRST) says:
December 12, 2009 at 8:27 am
He must recieve the same as those BUSINESS POEPLE in Barbados
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2. collinj says:
December 12, 2009 at 10:38 am
yea,they should take barbados for an example,when u find them give them the full hundred so the others gon stop
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El dique de tierra de la represa que comunica a San Ignacio con Lethen es resbaladizo

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The dam connecting St Ignatius to Lethem is a ‘scrubbing board’ and needs to be graded

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By Stabroek staff December 4, 2009 in Letters

Dear Editor,
When our President visited the Rupununi in September for the opening of the Takutu Bridge much work was hurriedly done on infrastructure in and around Lethem, such as roads. One of these works was the grading of the dam road that connects St Ignatius Village to Lethem. This was done because the President was scheduled to have a meeting in St Ignatius Village.


As has happened so many times before, it seems that the grading of the dam was done simply for the President’s visit, because from then to now the road has once again turned into a ‘scrubbing board,’ yet no one from the regional administration, a mere half-mile further down the road, has returned to see what this dam has once again become and take the necessary remedial action.


The St Ignatius dam is a narrow stretch of road approximately 300m in length and with a width of approximately 3m. It was uplifted to a height of more than 6m to prevent flooding. Because of its dimensions this tract of road makes for careful driving, with some sections so narrow that two vehicles cannot pass. Any error of judgement and a vehicle can topple off the road.


One would have thought that the necessary authorities would have identified this dam road as high risk and do everything in their power to ensure that it is maintained in a suitable driving condition. Yet, time and again, this dam is left to develop extensive corrugations, commonly called ‘scrubbing board,’ which makes driving even more dangerous than what already exists. Drivers are often seen struggling to control their vehicles as they slip and slide while trying to manoeuvre the ‘scrubbing boards.’ When the road is as narrow as the St Ignatius dam, such driving conditions are a recipe for disaster. Indeed, quite a few vehicles and cyclists have fallen off the dam because of the road conditions. Fortunately there have been no fatalities.


Even more frustrating for residents is that whenever some senior government functionary is to visit St Ignatius the regional administration always finds time and money to grade the dam, but as soon as these officers leave the location the dam, and indeed roads in general, are left to the elements.


A year ago, the regional administration made the error of repairing the bridge along the St Ignatius dam during the rainy season. Despite repeated warnings of the dangers of such activity they still went ahead and demolished the bridge leaving the residents of St Ignatius having to take extreme risks to get from the village to Lethem. The consequence of their decision was that a villager slipped off the bridge, hit his head and drowned. After the death of the villager, the administration belatedly put safer systems in place for persons crossing the bridge.


One get a similar sense of déjà vu with this dam road. The warning signs are blinking but the authorities do not seem to be reading them. Will they again be reactive, probably after a major accident to remedy this situation?


It is hoped that this letter meets the eye of someone in authority who has the interests and safety of the people of Lethem, St Ignatius and its environs at heart, and undertake immediate remedial works on the St Ignatius dam. Please do not wait until it’s too late.
Yours faithfully,
(Name and address provided)

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1. YesToBharat says:
December 4, 2009 at 5:31 pm
The authority in the area should get busy and resolve this matter. No more procrastination and being irresponsible.
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2. M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett says:
December 4, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Yes, yes, hurried repairs are the norm when a high official visits. And why the need for anonymity? Another writer who’s scared of freedom AFTER expression?
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3. Mohini 187.89.37.98 not found says:
December 4, 2009 at 10:52 pm
What’s funny is that the Guyanese side did a part of the asphalting after the Takutu bridge, when i visited there i saw the Brazilian army grading it up and redoing it! Guyana should pay for the Brazilians to do the St. Ignatius bridge while they’re at it!



Nota del editor del blog: Al referenciarse a la República Cooperativa de Guyana se deben de tener en cuenta los 159.500Km2, de territorios ubicados al oeste del río Esequibo conocidos con el nombre de Guayana Esequiba o Zona en Reclamación sujetos al Acuerdo de Ginebra del 17 de febrero de 1966.


Territorios estos sobre los cuales el gobierno Venezolano en representación de la Nación venezolana se reservo sus derechos sobre los territorios de la Guayana Esequiba en su nota del 26 de mayo de 1966 al reconocerse al nuevo Estado de Guyana .
“...por lo tanto, Venezuela reconoce como territorio del nuevo Estado, el que se sitúa al este de la margen derecha del río Esequibo y reitera ante la comunidad internacional, que se reserva expresamente sus derechos de soberanía territorial sobre la zona que se encuentra en la margen izquierda del precitado río; en consecuencia, el territorio de la Guayana Esequiba sobre el cual Venezuela se reserva expresamente sus derechos soberanos, limita al Este con el nuevo Estado de Guyana, a través de la línea del río Esequibo, tomando éste desde su nacimiento hasta su desembocadura en el Océano Atlántico...”

Carne del Brasil para el Rupununi

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Lethem businesses say new system for imports from Brazil premature



By Stabroek staff April 22, 2009 in Local News


Lethem business owners say that a new system for meat importation introduced by Customs in the border community on Monday is premature as officials are “unprepared” and the process is time-consuming.


“We don’t mind if we have to follow a system, but they have to put things in place”, businesswoman Linda Khan told Stabroek News yesterday.


Vice-President of the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), Alfred Ramsaran, in a press release stated that Customs in the Region Nine community on Monday introduced a new system for goods entering Guyana from Brazil “but they were unprepared for the exercise”. He told this newspaper that the process should be re-examined.


In the statement, Ramsaran explained that all goods entering Guyana at Lethem must now be declared at the border crossing where an outpost is located. However, Ramsaran said, when the new process started Monday, the officers were ill-equipped to commence. He stated that meat and meat products being imported must now be accompanied by a health certificate from the Public Health Department.



According to the statement, in order for chicken and other products to be released on Monday, a customer had to bring along the Public Health Officer from Lethem to the border crossing, a distance of about 3km, to examine the goods. “This has caused undue delays and business persons feel that all officers concerned should be stationed at the crossing to facilitate the issuing of certificates and other requirements, rather than have someone to locate them whenever certification is required”, it said.


It further explained that meat products coming from Bon Fim, Brazil are frozen but when transported to Lethem “where there is only 18



hours of electricity with constant outages, it is not convenient for any business to purchase large quantities for storage in Lethem, as such frozen products are brought into Lethem almost daily”.


Ramsaran said that at the outpost, there is no desk or chairs for the officers to sit and write. He said that the officials made entries in a ledger sitting on a long bench located in a small building next to the river crossing. He pointed out that the multi-purpose building is not yet ready even though work has been ongoing for the past six years. In some cases very small amounts are being ordered from a Brazilian supplier but the purchasers still have to make their way to the river crossing.


“This brings additional hardship and stress to small businesses as well as large ones because one has to pay a taxi to reach the crossing to sign for the item before it is released”, the statement noted. It added that some people are contemplating shifting to Brazil “to avoid the hardship and stress they are unaccustomed to when the new systems are in place”.


The RCCI plans to meet with its members to apprise them of the new system and also to examine ways and means to iron out any difficulties they may encounter on both sides with the opening of the Takutu Bridge. Businesses have halted purchasing from Boa Vista in the interim, the statement added

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Nota del editor del blog:
Una de las grandes contradicciones respecto de las sabanas del Rupununi hoy se importa carne en canal, cuando en 1969 existían más de 120.000 cabezas de ganado. Y existía un matadero para beneficiar y trasladarla vía aérea a Georgetown y exportada a USA Y EL Brasil