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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Guyana will soon be joining other Caribbean countries to provide a more secure passport system, which the region is introducing to protect against multiple issuance of the travel document. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Caribbean wireless telecommunications operator Digicel is unveiling its brand in Guyana, a market it entered in October 2006, through the acquisition of Cel*Star, a company that had struggled to compete with Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  A gay-rights group in Guyana, the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), has called on regional cellular phone provider Digicel, seeking to have the lyrics of Jamaican reggae group TOK toned down for a celebration concert this week. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Following extensive negotiations by Government and existing stakeholders in the Linden bauxite operations, an agreement has been reached facilitating the transfer of OMAI’s assets from IAMGOLD of Canada to BOSAI, a Chinese bauxite firm. read more.. |
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent:  There could be a break-through in the dispute between the Starbroek News of Guyana and the government, over the Guyanese government's decision to reduce advertisements to the newspaper as Guyana's president meets with Caribbean media representatives. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Guyana is being eyed by Russian entrepreneurs for oil exploration and, with a favourable conclusion to the arbitration process between Guyana and Suriname over the maritime boundary, President Bharrat Jagdeo is expecting renewed activity. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Commonwealth Press Union has expressed increasing concern at the pressure being applied by the Government of Guyana on the independent newspaper, the Stabroek News. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA):  With less than five weeks before Guyana welcomes over 20,000 visitors for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, President Bharrat Jagdeo visited the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, where minor works remain to be completed. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana’s Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh presented a US$500 million budget to the National Assembly last Friday, which projected a 4.9 percent growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): With approximately 36 days remaining for the opening ceremony of the International Cricket Council's Cricket World Cup 2007, Guyana says that it has demonstrated its commitment to ensuring that every aspect of its preparedness is intact. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Two people are missing and feared dead after the boat they were travelling in capsized early Friday morning shortly after leaving Guyana bound for Suriname, officials in both countries confirmed. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has made available US$22M to help Guyana's crime-fight through a reform of the CARICOM nation's police force. read more.. |
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| VIENNA, Austria: The International Press Institute (IPI), has weighed in on the recent controversy in Guyana over the reported substantial reduction in government advertising placed with one of the local newspapers, the Stabroek News. read more.. |
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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP):  Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo met on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the start of a six-day trip expected to focus on possible Russian investment in his country's aluminium sector. "I feel happy that our business is going to work," Putin told Jagdeo at the Kremlin. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Guyana's security preparedness is on track for the hosting of the prestigious Rio Group Summit scheduled for February 28-March 3 at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC), Liliendaal. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Hansen's disease, commonly referred to as leprosy, one of the many diseases identified by Minister of Health as neglected, will be eliminated in Guyana by the year 2015. read more.. |
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| MOSCOW, Russia (AFP): Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo began a six-day visit to Russia on Sunday, the Kremlin said, with talks on investment by Russian aluminium giant RusAl likely to top the agenda. He will also meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Withdrawal of government advertisements from the Stabroek News based on its declining circulation has been used as a yardstick by some to measure the country’s press freedom. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Assuming all goes well, former New York police commissioner, Bernard Kerik will arrive in Guyana next month to take up the post of security advisor to the government. President Bharrat Jagdeo announced last week that they were close to signing a contract with Kerik. read more.. |
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| CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP): Venezuela's energy ministry announced Wednesday the country would supply half of Guyana's oil needs after signing an energy accord with its neighbour. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): A marathon debate that continued past 11:00 pm Monday evening, ended with the passage by the Guyana parliament of the Gambling Prevention (Amendment) Bill 2006 without any amendment. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Guyana's Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, has established a Board of Inquiry to conduct an official inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the jail-break at the Mazaruni Prisons on Friday, January 13. read more.. |
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| The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) is calling on the Government of Guyana to withdraw the Casino Gambling Bill. The fundamental objection to the Bill is not that it seeks to license a hotel for the entertainment of cricket followers. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana government on Thursday denied claims that it was behind a move that saw the withdrawal of state advertisements from the privately-owned Stabroek News. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Guyana's opposition Leader Robert Corbin led a protest on Thursday against the government's plan to legalise casino gambling. The Guyana government has indicated it will use its majority in parliament to pass amendments to the Gambling Prevention Act. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA):  With an estimated 20,000 foreigners expected to traverse the Caribbean Region almost uninhibited for the big cricketing event, the Guyana Government has some concerns about this free movement of people in relation to the country’s hosting of the Rio Summit. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA):  Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon, said at a media briefing on Thursday that the Guyana Cabinet has considered the ratification of the Convention against Terrorism and agreed to its ratification. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The curtains came down yesterday on a three-day training seminar for members of Guyana Parliament, who benefited from interactive sessions with three visiting parliamentarians from Britain. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has said that it notes with deep concern the apparent decision by the Guyana Government to withdraw most advertisements from the privately-owned Stabroek News newspaper. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Five of the nine men who fled from the Mazaruni Prison last Friday are back behind bars and authorities are continuing their pursuit for the others in jungles of Guyana. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Nigel Codrington proved to be the hero for Guyana as he claimed a hat trick and saw the Golden Jaguars back to winning ways with a hard fought 4-3 win over Guadeloupe in the Digicel Caribbean Cup finals. read more.. |
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| PARIS, France: Reporters Without Borders has condemned the Guyanese government's withdrawal of virtually all state advertising from the Stabroek News, the country's leading privately-owned daily. read more.. |
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| TORONTO, Canada: Alpha One Corporation, a Canadian company, has announced an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Aztek Resource Development Inc., along with an assignment of the underground mineral rights to exploration properties located in Guyana. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): The government of Guyana has given an assurance that sufficient measures have been instituted to address social challenges associated with the advent of casino gaming in Guyana. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Amid beefed up security, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee last week tabled the controversial Gambling Prevention (Amendment) Bill in Guyana's National Assembly, despite a petition from the Christian community for the Bill to be withdrawn. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The fourth game of the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals between Guyana and St Vincent and the Grenadines opened at a tremendous pace, with a first recorded loss for Guyana and a good victory for SVG. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Police and army ranks have launched a massive search operation in jungles of Guyana to recapture nine prisoners who escaped from the Mazaruni Prison on Friday afternoon. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Guyana's Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee told the National Assembly on Thursday that former New York Police Commissioner, Bernard Kerik, has not been hired nor is he presently involved in any law enforcement decision making. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (AFP): A woman from Guyana faces aggravated child abuse charges in Florida after allegedly putting her baby in a lit oven and leaving her apartment, police said Wednesday, adding the tot was not hurt. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: A court in Suriname this week resumed the trial of several suspects connected with controversial businessman Shaheed Roger Khan, who currently is standing trial in the United States of America on drug trafficking charges. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Stakeholders in the sugar industry from throughout the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region are meeting in Guyana to consider developments since the reform of the European Union Sugar Regime. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Despite mounting pressure from the religious community, Guyana's Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, was due to table the controversial Gambling Prevention (Amendment) Bill 2006 in Parliament seeking to permit casino gambling. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Guyanese and international law enforcement officials are continuing their investigations into the e-mail terrorist threat against Civil Aviation on December 1, 2006. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): The prime minister of Guyana, Samuel Hinds, has confirmed that consultations are well underway relative to the enactment of a legislation which would facilitate casino gambling for guests during the Cricket World Cup 2007. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): The Guyanese government has said that extensive actions undertaken by the administration, and cited by the United States 2006 State Department Report on narcotics, indicate that government has been actively engaged in tackling the narco-trade. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana Police Force has re-issued bulletins for several persons wanted in connection with the murder of Minister of Agriculture Satyadeow Sawh, as well as for other murders and serious offences. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Caribbean Airlines, which replaces the Trinidad-based BWIA, commenced operations in Guyana on New Year’s Day, with an almost smooth transition despite losing 20 percent of its staff. On December 31, BWIA ground to a halt after 66 years of service to the Caribbean. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Businesses in Guyana started the New Year in a mixed atmosphere, as confusion reigned over a range of issues relating to Value-Added Tax (VAT), which took effect from January 1. Prior to the implementation of the new tax, the government had estimated varying effects on prices. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Regional immigration authorities should use the opportunity of Cricket World Cup 2007 to discuss issues that relate to immigration, including the issue that exists between Guyana and Barbados, said Guyana's Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Following months of reportedly intense lobbying by Head-of-State, President Bharrat Jagdeo, for 100 percent debt relief from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Guyana could now benefit from as much as US$460 million in debt write-off. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana's economy is said to have performed well during 2006, with a seven percent economic growth which represents a turnaround from 2005 when the country was severely affected by flooding, President Bharrat Jagdeo said last week. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): During a press conference on Thursday hosted by President Jagdeo at the Office of the President, Guyana's Head of State pledged full support for Guyanese hoteliers and those willing to re-invest in the country to ensure that Guyana successfully hosts CWC 2007. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Guyana's President, Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday expressed concern that government was "in the dark" about a 46 million dollar buy-out by China's Bosai Minerals Group of a 70-percent share in a bauxite company controlled by Canada's IAMGold Corporation. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana Government is reviewing a decision of Toronto-based mining and exploration company, IAMGOLD Corporation, to sell its stake in Omai Bauxite Mining Inc. (OBMI) and Omai Services Inc. to China's Bosai Minerals Group for US$46 million. read more.. |
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| I would be grateful if you could publish the attached article on your website. It represents the draft position of the church in Guyana on casino gambling. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  The first bags of cement packed at the TCL Guyana Incorporated (TGI) cement packaging terminal have reached local markets. Last Friday, the first shipment of bulk cement for the TGI terminal arrived in Georgetown from CEMEX in Venezuela. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Head of Guyana's Security team for next year's Cricket World Cup (CWC), Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Slowe, said Guyana is seeking specialist assistance in counter-terrorism, an expertise that is lacking throughout the Caribbean region. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana Ministry of Health said on Monday it is ready to lend support to sister CARICOM nation, Jamaica, to help stop the spread of malaria. Jamaica is reportedly battling an outbreak of the parasitic disease. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert R. Ramdin, on Monday delivered the final report of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission to Guyana, which monitored that country’s August 28 general and regional elections. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Security officials in Guyana have eased a ban on items passengers were restricted from taking on board planes, but warned that security at the country’s main port of entry remains on high alert following an e-mail waning of a chemical attack against the airline industry over a week ago. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  An aircraft bearing the new ‘Humming Bird’ logo of Caribbean Airlines made an unexpected landing for the first time at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) in Guyana last Monday. Its mission was to fly out dozens of passengers who were left stranded. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  The Guyana Government on Friday contracted Canadian Bank Note (CBN) to supply and introduce machine-readable passports to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. The new passport system will assist in the fight against terrorism and trafficking in persons. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (PAHO): The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a partnership to help alleviate poverty in Haiti and Guyana, as part of a partnership between the European Commission and the World Health Organization. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): The private sector in Guyana | |
