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April 21, 2021
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by Anthony Gafoor
Inevitably, due to the temporal confluence of the canine media growls on the Chancellor’s Report and the hissings of the felines in the international community on the issue of the reappointment of the Vice-Chancellor, the two matters have become inextricably intertwined.
As reported in the Wiredja.com article, this latter counter position of the Panthers first came from Heads of Departments at the Regional Headquarters at the UWI’s Mona campus in the form of a letter to the Chancellor dated February 26, 2021.
The Strange Saga of Taiwan’s Short-Lived Office in Guyana
The closing of the office was a classic example of how U.S.-China rivalry served to complicate what should have been an innocuous diplomatic agreement.
February 05, 2021
In this image made from video, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Joanne Ou points at a map of Guyana at a weekly press conference, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Taipei, Taiwan.
Credit: AP Photo
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On February 4, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry announced that it was opening a representative’s office in Guyana, a South American country that also hosts the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat.
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Lax controls found at Asphalt Plant
Public Works Minister Juan Edghill (left) receiving the report on the investigation into the Demerara Harbour Bridge Asphalt’s Plant from Chateram Ramdihal, who headed the investigative team.
December 31, 2020
Although no substantial evidence emerged from an investigation into alleged financial misconduct at the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation’s Asphalt Plant, the probe team says that they found poor internal controls which need to be bolstered in order to prevent the multiple discrepancies that were unearthed.
Following allegations made in a Kaieteur News article, subject Minister Juan Edghill established a team to conduct investigations.
The investigative team, which consisted of Chateram Ramdihal – team leader; Heidi Gillette, Brion Singh, and Dexter Smith, was appointed on October 5th and yesterday handed over their final report to Edghill at the Ministry’s Wight’s Lane location. They were also tasked with examining the s