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PLEASE permit me to refer to the Guyana Chronicle headline “Amaila Falls EPC contract executed” (Guyana Chronicle, Wednesday September 12, 2012).
I wish to simply state the following: 1. It is good news for Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and all Guyanese, but not surprising that the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Agreement has been signed in China for the construction of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project.
2. Guyana’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh who also signed the EPC Agreement along with the Global and China Railway First Group (CRFG) said that “the occasion was an historic moment for Guyana and for Guyana-China relations” and where the “Amaila Falls Project presented an opportunity for these relations to enter a new phase, as the project represented the single largest investment in Guyana and one of the largest Chinese investments in the Caribbean”. The CEO of Sithe Global, Mr. Bruce Wrobel said that “we are pleased to be associated with this project, long in the making that will make a huge difference to the people of Guyana”.
Mr. Editor, the statements made by both Dr. Ashni Singh and Mr. Bruce Wrobel are commendable. It is therefore important that I congratulate the Government of Guyana, the Government of Norway, Sithe Global, China Development Bank., IDB and China Railway First Group (CRFG) for this significant achievement.
3. Another success scored for the Amaila Falls project implementation is the signing of the IDB mandate letter between the IDB and Amaila Falls Hydro (AFH) to proceed with the final phase of due diligence and draft the required financing documentation to bring about financial closure, Again all the parties need to be congratulated for the hard work and commitment they demonstrated so as to ensure that Hydro Electricity in Guyana becomes a reality.
4. Another success for Guyana’s LCDS is the signing of an agreement between the IDB and CI-Guyana where US$1.6M will be used by CI-Guyana for improving livelihoods through Low Carbon Economic Development in the Rupununi Region. Congratulations to IDB and CI-Guyana, since this undertaking represents the largest financed by the Multi-Lateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the IDB (Guyana Chronicle, Wednesday September 12th, 2012).
5. Another success scored by Guyana’s LCDS is the signing of an agreement between Guyana and the UNDP at the recently held 6th National Toshao Council (NTC) conference where $360 M will be utilised for the implementation of Community Development plans (CDPs) in Amerindian communities.
6. Very soon another pact will be signed between Guyana and the UNDP where $1.5 billion will be utilised for Amerindian Land Titling and Land extension activities. This activity is endorsed by Guyana’s LCDS.
7. By the end of 2012, the micro and small enterprise (MSE) project programme for vulnerable groups will be approved. This is also an LCDS project.
8. The United Kingdom (UK) and other developed countries are seeking to engage with Guyana’s LCDS which is testimony to the fact that Guyana’s LCDS, the brainchild of former President Bharrat Jagdeo has gained and is gaining significant international recognition, thereby boosting immensely Guyana’s international profile as a developing country in the forefront against Global Climate Change and its dangerous consequences.
9. Mr. Editor, despite all the bad-mouthing by Guyana’s parliamentary opposition, Guyana’s LCDS will continue to score numerous successes. This also goes for unpatriotic Janet Bulkan who is now left standing with her mouth opened despite her failed efforts to block Norway’s Funding for Guyana’s LCDS. But while Bulkan is claiming to be a Guru on Forest management and Enterprise, she was incompetent to save the collapse of her family’s furniture-exporting enterprise. How sad is this. But it is said that “empty barrels make the most noise” which characterises those who for Mere Political reasons oppose very important government projects for Guyana’s development.
I wish to simply state the following: 1. It is good news for Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and all Guyanese, but not surprising that the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Agreement has been signed in China for the construction of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project.
2. Guyana’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh who also signed the EPC Agreement along with the Global and China Railway First Group (CRFG) said that “the occasion was an historic moment for Guyana and for Guyana-China relations” and where the “Amaila Falls Project presented an opportunity for these relations to enter a new phase, as the project represented the single largest investment in Guyana and one of the largest Chinese investments in the Caribbean”. The CEO of Sithe Global, Mr. Bruce Wrobel said that “we are pleased to be associated with this project, long in the making that will make a huge difference to the people of Guyana”.
Mr. Editor, the statements made by both Dr. Ashni Singh and Mr. Bruce Wrobel are commendable. It is therefore important that I congratulate the Government of Guyana, the Government of Norway, Sithe Global, China Development Bank., IDB and China Railway First Group (CRFG) for this significant achievement.
3. Another success scored for the Amaila Falls project implementation is the signing of the IDB mandate letter between the IDB and Amaila Falls Hydro (AFH) to proceed with the final phase of due diligence and draft the required financing documentation to bring about financial closure, Again all the parties need to be congratulated for the hard work and commitment they demonstrated so as to ensure that Hydro Electricity in Guyana becomes a reality.
4. Another success for Guyana’s LCDS is the signing of an agreement between the IDB and CI-Guyana where US$1.6M will be used by CI-Guyana for improving livelihoods through Low Carbon Economic Development in the Rupununi Region. Congratulations to IDB and CI-Guyana, since this undertaking represents the largest financed by the Multi-Lateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the IDB (Guyana Chronicle, Wednesday September 12th, 2012).
5. Another success scored by Guyana’s LCDS is the signing of an agreement between Guyana and the UNDP at the recently held 6th National Toshao Council (NTC) conference where $360 M will be utilised for the implementation of Community Development plans (CDPs) in Amerindian communities.
6. Very soon another pact will be signed between Guyana and the UNDP where $1.5 billion will be utilised for Amerindian Land Titling and Land extension activities. This activity is endorsed by Guyana’s LCDS.
7. By the end of 2012, the micro and small enterprise (MSE) project programme for vulnerable groups will be approved. This is also an LCDS project.
8. The United Kingdom (UK) and other developed countries are seeking to engage with Guyana’s LCDS which is testimony to the fact that Guyana’s LCDS, the brainchild of former President Bharrat Jagdeo has gained and is gaining significant international recognition, thereby boosting immensely Guyana’s international profile as a developing country in the forefront against Global Climate Change and its dangerous consequences.
9. Mr. Editor, despite all the bad-mouthing by Guyana’s parliamentary opposition, Guyana’s LCDS will continue to score numerous successes. This also goes for unpatriotic Janet Bulkan who is now left standing with her mouth opened despite her failed efforts to block Norway’s Funding for Guyana’s LCDS. But while Bulkan is claiming to be a Guru on Forest management and Enterprise, she was incompetent to save the collapse of her family’s furniture-exporting enterprise. How sad is this. But it is said that “empty barrels make the most noise” which characterises those who for Mere Political reasons oppose very important government projects for Guyana’s development.
