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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 has invested millions in the establishment of internationally recognised hotels to facilitate suitable accommodation for the thousands of visitors anticipated for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Guyana has classified an email warning of a chemical attack against airlines operating out of the South American nation as 'Alert Condition 3' which means additional screening of passengers, more stringent access control measures and additional security checks. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Guyana will join with the other International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket World Cup (CWC) host venues to demonstrate to the world its support for HIV/AIDS prevention and care, during the hosting of the world mega event next year. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Reuters): American and Guyanese authorities said they were investigating on Saturday a threatened chemical attack against US airlines flying out of the tiny Caribbean country. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA):  Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad is upbeat that Guyana will meet the International Cricket Council’s accommodation and other requirements for the hosting of the 2007 matches. Originally, Guyana was required to have over 800 rooms built. read more.. |
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| GCC BOURDA, Guyana: Guyana played in their final Group H game in front of their cheering home crowd support of up to 4,000, which turned out to be a fond farewell as they prepare for the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals in Trinidad in January. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is projecting a massive increase in petroleum prospecting and drilling activities following the Guyana-Suriname border dispute resolution. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): The feasibility study for the Bonfin-Lethem-Georgetown Highway is likely to be undertaken during the first quarter of next year once funding is approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Guyanese athlete Kelvin Johnson became the first foreigner to win the Suriname Independence Day Marathon. After finishing third last year and second in 2004, Johnson ran a tactical race, beating Suriname favorites Steven Vismale and Radjinder Patan. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The United Nations Committee against Torture has urged the Guyana government to guarantee that prompt and impartial inquiries are conducted into alleged extra-judicial killings, where perpetrators would be prosecuted and effective remedies provided to victims. read more.. |
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| GCC BOURDA, Guyana: Guyana continued their remarkable performances in the Digicel Caribbean Cup this year that has seen them jump to their highest ever FIFA World ranking position, with a convincing 3-1 win over Guadeloupe in the last second round Group H of the DCC. read more.. |
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| GCC BOURDA, Guyana: Guyana opened their Digicel Caribbean Cup second round campaign with a convincing win over Antigua and Barbuda in front of a 5,000 strong home crowd. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Judicial authorities in Suriname have released the three Guyanese men that were captured in June along with controversial businessman, Shaheed Roger Khan. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Guyana has been commended for the hard work in preparation for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007. However, works in a few areas need to be fast-tracked to meet the December 31 deadline. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) and the Guyana Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), which represents some 70 percent of sugar workers in Guyana, this week signed an agreement for a 5.5 per cent pay package for sugar workers for 2006. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (Bloomberg): The Inter-American Development Bank plans to forgive as much as $3.5 billion of debt owed by the five poorest countries in the Caribbean and Latin America, including Guyana and Haiti, the US Treasury said. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): President Bharrat Jagdeo on Saturday disclosed that official approval has been granted for Guyana to host the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting in 2007. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Several interventions by the Guyanese government to improve the lives of its citizens have been recognised by the United Nations, and reflected in its Human Development Report of 2006. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday met Leader of the Opposition and PNC/R, Robert Corbin, and representatives of parliamentary political parties to discuss the furthering of the framework for enhanced political cooperation. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: President Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that the Guyana government may enact legislation similar to that in the Bahamas, which will allow casino gambling before the Cricket World Cup (CWC) matches are staged here next year. However, the legislation will be highly restrictive. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): An India-financed stadium being built in Guyana will avert an International Cricket Council (ICC) ban on Test cricket in the South American country, President, Bharrat Jagdeo, said Wednesday. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA):  The path has been cleared for the further strengthening of economic and other forms of bilateral cooperation between Guyana and India. This follows the arrival of Indian vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and his delegation to Guyana for a three-day visit. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: A report from German-based Transparency International (TI) has ranked Guyana among countries where corruption is perceived as rampant, and there is a strong correlation between corruption and poverty. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): After two months back in government, the Administration in Guyana has already been working towards the liberalisation of all Information Communication Technologies (ICT). read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Preparations are being made for the production of quality food in adequate supplies to satisfy the demand of the thousands of tourists expected in Guyana from March 27 to April 9 during the hosting of the Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 games. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): India's Vice President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, brings a 65-member delegation to the Caribbean this week, for meetings with top political leaders and talks on India-financed projects. During the visit to the Caribbean, four bilateral cooperation agreements will be signed. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: After nearly four hours of debate, Guyana's 65-member Parliament on Thursday unanimously passed the "ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 Bill" with an amendment allowing the local courts to impose prison sentences of up to nine months. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA):  The first consignment of modern equipment to furnish diagnostic and treatment centres in Guyana has arrived and will soon be installed at two of the facilities which are nearing completion. The equipment arrived on a Cuban aircraft on October 31. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Caribbean mobile telecommunications operator, Digicel Group, a new entrant to the Central American market, has announced that it has acquired the Guyanese mobile operator, U Mobile, through the direct acquisition of its ultimate parent holding company. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA):  Head of Guyana's Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, on Thursday conveyed the government’s disappointment over the recent industrial action by employees of the Guyana Sugar Corporation, under the directive of the Guyana Agricultural Workers’ Union. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): On the second day of his three-day visit to London to promote investment in Guyana, President Bharrat Jagdeo held meetings to discuss investment in information and communications technology, aquaculture, infrastructure, tourism and financial services. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Currently in London and preparing to address a major Caribbean Investment Conference, Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday welcomed the publication of the Stern report -- a comprehensive review that deals with the economics of climate change. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Twenty-two members of the main opposition party, the People’s National Congress Reform-One Guyana (PNCR-1G) attended the second sitting of the Ninth Parliament on Monday, and participated in the debate on a motion to accept the President’s speech. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Over 12,000 sugar workers on Tuesday vacated canefields and factories in Guyana as workers’ unions embarked on a three-day protest action to press demands for wage hikes for 2006. read more.. |
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LONDON, England:  A high-level team from the London based Commonwealth Secretariat, including recently appointed Director of Youth Affairs, Dr Fatiha Serour, is scheduled to arrive in Guyana as part of a tour to the four Commonwealth Youth Programme Regional Centres. read more.. |
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| I read with interest Guyana's Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy's comments about evangelist Ernest Angley, who boldly claims that the lame will walk, deaf hear, blind see, AIDS and other related diseases cured during his visit to Guyana. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Guyana's Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony, on Monday presented the Cricket World Cup 2007 Sunset Legislation to the National Assembly for its first reading. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  The UN International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is expected to start hearing Guyana’s long standing border dispute with Suriname in December at the Organisation of American States headquarters in Washington, DC, with the possibility of a decision before the end of 2007. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana's Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, has slammed the Ernest Angley Ministries for its claim of having a cure for the dreaded HIV/AIDS disease, which kills about 5 million worldwide annually. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): A series of aerial surveillance have been conducted and will continue, as well as an increase in the number of police patrols, following attacks on residents of West Bank Demerara in Guyana on Tuesday. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  A team from the Commonwealth Youth Programme Caribbean Centre (CYPCC), led by Regional Director Mr Henry Charles, paid an official visit to Guyana's new Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony at his Georgetown office on Monday. read more.. |
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| I just read with interest Mr Brantley's commentary about alleged abuse meted out to Guyanese by their Caribbean brothers and sisters. Permit me a few observations. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) in Guyana has refuted reports that Opposition Leader Robert Corbin told an Executive Council meeting that he will not contest the party’s top position at the party’s congress next year. read more.. |
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| I am appalled at the continued efforts to use and abuse the good people of the Republic of Guyana who travel throughout the Caribbean region seeking an opportunity to better themselves. read more.. |
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NEW YORK, USA:  The New York-based Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) has called on the Grenadian Government to "disclose, in a transparent manner, the true reason for the institution of deportation proceedings against Guyanese national Rudolf Holligan." read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: Guyanese national Rudolf Holligan, who has been the centre of attention in Grenada during the past few weeks, left the country on Saturday. Before he left, he indicated that his passion for Grenada will remain. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Outgoing Head of the European Commission Delegation, Ambassador Per Eklund has noted the President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo's commitment to governance reform and he said that the European Union will support its implementation. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Representatives from throughout the region are in Guyana for the fifteenth meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), where focus will be placed on education and labour. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana’s Minister of Labour, Manzoor Nadir strongly believes that the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) should start examining ways in which the financial and human resources of deportees could benefit the economy. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Following an inspection tour of the Providence stadium and Buddy’s International Hotel at Providence, East Bank Demerara, President Bharrat Jagdeo expressed confidence that Guyana’s commitments to the International Cricket Council (ICC) will be met. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Three inmates, including one on remand facing three murder charges, made a daring attempt to escape from Guyana’s main prison late Tuesday evening after they ripped apart the concrete and ventilation grilles in their cells. However, their plan was short-lived. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  President Bharrat Jagdeo along with Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Rudy Insanally on Tuesday met with a high-level team from Venezuela to discuss a number of issues of mutual interest to both countries, read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana and Venezuelan authorities have launched separate investigations into the shooting death of a 35-year-old Guyanese miner, allegedly by the Venezuelan National Guard, while in Guyana waters on Friday last. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Foreign correspondent Dennis Chabrol was elected to the presidency of the Guyana Press Association (GPA) at the association’s Annual General Meeting held at the Chronicle Sports Club on Sunday. Chabrol beat Capitol News senior reporter and part-time anchor, Gordon Moseley. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: In keeping with its promise, the Alliance For Change (AFC) on Tuesday filed an appeal against the September 27 ruling of Chief Justice Carl Singh. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Thirty years after a terrorists’ bomb killed 73 passengers on a Cubana airline flight, Guyanese officials have unveiled plans to erect a monument here to honour the victims. A ceremony was held on Friday in the capital of Georgetown for the erection of the monument. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: President Bharrat Jagdeo said that Guyana has been assured that, should Venezuela occupy the vacant temporary seat on the UN Security Council, it will not use the opportunity to advance its border dispute with Guyana. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  The Ninth Parliament of Guyana was convened on Thursday following a ceremonial parade and an address by President Bharrat Jagdeo despite the non-attendance of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR). The PNCR is challenging the convening of the Parliament. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyanese authorities have expressed concern over recent statements made by Barbados Chief Immigration Officer Gilbert Greaves, who sounded a call for his Guyanese counterparts to tighten the system for issuing passports. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: General Secretary of the Clerical and Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU), Grantley Culbard has indicated that the union will be pressing for an “enhanced severance package” for employees of BWIA. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The legal debate on the way forward for Guyana after the recent elections ballooned Tuesday, when Leader of the People's National Congress Reform (PNCR), Robert Corbin, moved the issue to the High Court. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: President Bharrat Jagdeo has selected former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik to lead his planned reform of the police force in Guyana, which has had to battle hardened criminals with access to illegal guns. President Jagdeo is insisting that Kerik is the point man. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The folklore of the Jumbie, Moongazer, Kanaima, Bacoo, Ole' Higue and others that are embedded in Guyana's culture will come alive when an over 100-strong delegation showcases the country's cultures and traditions, during Carifesta IX. read more.. |
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| WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: In stifling heat at the Ergilio Hato Stadium, Guyana beat Grenada by a single goal to ensure they finished top of Group A and qualify for the next round of the Digicel Caribbean Cup. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Firefighters were battling a major blaze Saturday at the headquarters of the Guyana Elections Commission, less than two weeks after polls that gave President Bharrat Jagdeo a new five-year term. read more.. |
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| WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: A healthy crowd at Willemstad’s Ergilio Hato stadium enjoyed goals and plenty of entertainment as the Group A matches in the Digicel Caribbean Cup opened in Curacao. read more.. |
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| On September 2, President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana's People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP), was sworn in to a second five-year term in office. August 28's relatively incident-free election was a major success. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  The Organization of American States election monitors have reaffirmed their assessment that Guyana’s August 28 general and regional elections “were conducted in a manner that does credit to all concerned.” The preliminary report was delivered to the Council Wednesday. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  President Bharrat Jagdeo was sworn-in on Saturday by Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Carl Singh, as Guyana's seventh Executive President at a ceremony held on the lawns of State House. Jagdeo gave his commitment to serve all the people of Guyana. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Three fires of unknown origin on Saturday killed six people in a house, destroyed the state-owned television transmitting station and a provincial headquarters, Guyanese authorities said. read more.. |
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 The recently concluded election in Guyana has once again raised an issue which is fundamental to the functioning of any democratic nation. How do you make governments not only accountable but also give an opportunity for the minority? read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Leader of the PNCR-1Guyana, Robert Corbin, has accepted that his party lost the August 28 elections held in Guyana by a landslide. President Bharrat Jagdeo was returned as President and is serving the last of two terms because of two-term limits stipulated by Guyana law. read more.. |
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| Guyana (Reuters), GEORGETOWN: Guyana President Bharrat Jagdeo was sworn in on Saturday for another five years, calling for national unity after this week's peaceful election in the divided South American nation of 750,000 people. The former British colony escaped the violence of past votes. read more.. |
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| Guyana (Reuters), GEORGETOWN: Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo urged Washington to provide more resources to help fight drug trafficking and said he will press through a tough new law to combat money laundering. read more.. |
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 The Governments of the United States, Canada and Britain as well as the governments of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) breathed a collective sigh of relief when there was no violence on polling day in Guyana. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Reuters): Guyana's youthful President Bharrat Jagdeo has won re-election in the former British colony, authorities said on Thursday. Jagdeo, a 42-year-old ethnic Indian, won 64.6 percent of Monday's vote. read more.. |
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| Guyana (Reuters), GEORGETOWN: Guyana's youthful President Bharrat Jagdeo sailed toward a comfortable re-election victory in Monday's general election, official poll results showed on Wednesday. read more.. |
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Guyana (Reuters), GEORGETOWN:  Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday said he was confident of victory as authorities tallied votes from Monday's election, but his chief opponent denounced irregularities and accused the ruling party of fraud at one polling station. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has assured that it is working "around the clock" to ensure that the declaration of results is made sometime Wednesday. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: On election day, 28 August, 2006, the OAS Observer Mission deployed a team of 123 observers in the 10 regions in Guyana to observe General and Regional Elections. The OAS Observer Mission has extended congratulations to the people of Guyana for the peaceful conduct of the polls. read more.. |
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| Guyana (Reuters), GEORGETOWN: Braving bursts of tropical rain, Guyanese voted on Monday in the former British colony's fourth election since independence and were expected to re-elect free-market advocate President Bharrat Jagdeo. Polls show that Jagdeo is likely to win a second 5-year term. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Over 400,000 Guyanese across the country exercised their right to vote on Monday and, as they did so, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr Steve Surujbally, has assured that the polls will be properly conducted in a manner free from fear and anxiety. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Several businesses in the main shopping district in Georgetown, Guyana's capital, hurriedly moved to erect steel shutters and plywood sheets to protect their businesses from possible damage in the event of riots. Post-election violence caused millions of dollars in damage in the past. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Concerned over possible election violence in Guyana the Suriname government has sent army troops to Nickerie at the border with Guyana. Over the weekend 200 troops were dispatched in the so-called security peration ‘Surwest’. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The 13-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Observer team, representing 11 countries is in Guyana to observe Monday's elections process and has promised to reach out to as many communities as possible. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo has sent a strong signal that the security forces will not be 'soft' with anyone who violates the peace during General Elections. read more.. |
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| As a young Guyanese, I feel the time has come for a proper and balanced presentation of the history of my beloved country to be told (I put my creditability on the line - not meant to embarass anyone but to set the record straight). read more.. |
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Guyana (AFP), GEORGETOWN:  Guyana President Bharrat Jagdeo is favoured to be returned to the office in Monday's general elections despite an upsurge in violent crime that has marred his seven-year leadership. Jagdeo will, however, be pressed to score a 51 percent majority in the National Assembly. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, said Thursday that the OAS is closely following the development of the electoral process in Guyana. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Close to 8,000 members of the Disciplined Services, which includes the police, soldiers and prison officers, officially kicked off the 2006 General and Regional Elections in Guyana on Monday. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: The Surinamese government, with national institutions and assistance of the international community, is prepared to accommodate Guyanese nationals fleeing possible violence in connection with the elections on August 28. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Despite the alarmingly sharp increase in gun-related crimes and killings in Guyana in the last few months, President Bharrat Jagdeo believes that the local security forces are able to deal with the situation without the assistance of troops from neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Shackled and under maximum security in a tension-filled atmosphere, three men accused of killing five Kaieteur News employees were slapped with murder charges on Friday when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court before Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Police in Guyana have confirmed the arrest of a 19-year-old male suspect involved in the execution-style murders of five pressmen from the Kaieteur News. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Digicel Group, the fastest-growing mobile telecommunications provider in the Pan Caribbean region, has announced that it will receive a license from the Government of Guyana to operate a GSM network. read more.. |
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| BROOKLYN, USA: The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) has condemned the execution of five media workers employed by Guyana's Kaieteur Newspaper, as well as the violent robbery of two banks in Guyana's Berbice Region. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has condemned the attack perpetrated against the Kaieteur News printing plant in Guyana. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  The number of people killed in Tuesday’s shootings in Guyana is now reported to be eight, including four pressmen from one of Guyana's largest newspapers, the Kaieteur News, as gunmen opened fire simultaneously in Bagotstown and the press room of the local paper. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Gunmen shot five newspaper printing press workers in the back of the head late Tuesday in a suburb south of here, in what police suspected was a gang-related crime. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: With three weeks remaining until elections in Guyana, the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, said on Monday he is optimistic that government authorities are committed to ensuring a democratic electoral process. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin, traveled to Guyana Wednesday to continue preparations for electoral observation activities in advance of the country’s upcoming general and regional elections. read more.. |
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| I've been reading Caribbean Magazine for many years now, since I was living in the USA. I've been living in Switzerland for five years now, getting news and purchasing products through Caribbean Magazine. read more.. |
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| The opposition political machinery consistently tries to portray Guyana as another Haiti. By doing this they hope to discourage Guyanese from acknowledging the enormous strides the country has made over the past twenty years. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: For the first time since 1985, the Working People's Alliance (WPA) as an individual party will not contest national elections in Guyana, citing a need for change from the first-past-the-post tradition of government. read more.. |
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| It follows that the intermixing of leadership with governance, when applied in the right proportions can sometimes affect the course of history. Events can be accomplished by the transformation and shaping of activities. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Ten of the eleven political parties that presented their list of candidates on Nomination Day, Wednesday, will face the polls on August 28. read more.. |
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| The construction of Guyana as a basket case is like a week-end sport for many. All sorts of doomsday scenarios have been offered about this little English-speaking country of some 750,000 people. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Merely days into his appointment, the United States Embassy has revoked the visitor's visa of Guyana's Acting Commissioner of Police Henry Greene after it had revoked his diplomatic visa earlier this year. Greene has been tipped to replace Commissioner Winston Felix. read more.. |
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| The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) wishes to announce that President Jagdeo has refused to grant the Institute permission to observe the upcoming elections in Guyana for unexplained reasons. read more.. |
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| I do support Caribbean governments decision to ease immigration restriction for the World Cup in 2007. However, will the relaxed immigration laws for World Cup 2007 lead to an influx of Guyanese to many Caribbean countries? read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Government and people of Guyana are gravely concerned at the escalation of violence in the Middle East resulting in serious loss of life, injury to many and the destruction of infrastructure. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN , Guyana:  Amidst allegations of being part of a coup to overthrow the present Government, Guyana's Commissioner of Police Winston Felix will proceed on pre-retirement leave from Monday. Felix's retirement leave will end in October at which time he will officially retire. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo has ended months of speculation by officially announcing August 28 as the date for the holding of General Elections to elect the Members of Parliament and Members of the ten Regional Democratic Councils in Guyana. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Three Guyanese men, who were residing illegally in Suriname, were sentenced to jail by a Surinamese court this week for hacking a fellow-countryman with cutlasses in January. read more.. |
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| BROOKLYN, USA: The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin, on Tuesday commended the electoral authorities of Guyana for advancing preparations for the upcoming general and regional elections. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): India has agreed to dispatch experts in flood forecasting and disaster management to Guyana, where unprecedented severe flooding within the last two years has killed more than 40 people. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Ten men are being sought in connection with the April killing of Guyanese agriculture minister Satyadeow Sawh, police said Friday. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Government of Canada is the latest to commit to field elections observers in Guyana as preparations intensify for the holding of the 2006 elections, according to the Government Information News Agency. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana government indicated on Thursday that it was seeking information on the removal of fugitive businessman Shaheed 'Roger' Khan from Suriname to Trinidad and Tobago and subsequently to the United States. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Guyana may have to erect tents and moor cruise ships to solve an accommodation crisis at next year's cricket World Cup, chief executive of the local organizing committee Karan Singh said Thursday. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: A government official in Suriname has categorically denied that the suspected Guyanese drugs lord Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan was beaten by police after his arrest in Paramaribo three weeks ago. read more.. |
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| The countries of the Western Hemisphere have a responsibility to ensure that agreed modalities are put in place that would allow broad acceptance in Guyana of the results of impending General Elections. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Guyana stands to receive more aid from the United States government to help wage war against narco-criminals, but only if the CARICOM country shows improvement in tackling narco-crime. Outgoing US Ambassador to Guyana Mr Roland Bullen made this disclosure on Tuesday. read more.. |
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BROOKLYN, USA:  The arrest and arraignment in New York of indicted alleged drug baron and death squad mastermind Roger Khan could lead to the exposure of a criminal network involving Guyanese Cabinet officials, says the New York based Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID). read more.. |
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| General elections in Guyana to elect the President and government of the country will most probably be held in early September. At the time of writing, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) appears ready to publish a voters’ list read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  Guyana’s President, Bharrat Jagdeo, is to miss next week’s 27th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government in St Kitts next week. Guyana’s High Commissioner informed the St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister that the Guyana leader will not attend. read more.. |
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname:  Guyana’s most wanted man Shaheed Roger Khan was deported early Thursday morning and sent back to his country by the authorities in Suriname. However he never reached Guyana as he was met by US law enforcement officials in Trinidad & Tobago. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, has openly criticised the treatment dished out to Guyanese at the ports of entry of some Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AFP): The United States has asked Suriname to extradite Shaheed "Roger" Khan on drug charges, US embassy spokesman Cliff Djamin confirmed on Tuesday. The United States made the extradition request on Monday following a meeting with Suriname government officials. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Foreign Ministers of the 20-member Rio Group are due to meet in Georgetown on Tuesday to discuss critical issues, including reforming the United Nations, amidst preparations for Guyana to host the prestigious Rio meeting later this year. read more.. |
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname:  Fugitive Guyanese businessman Shaheed Roger Khan who was captured Thursday in a sting operation in neighbouring Suriname had reportedly planned and ordered the assassination of several key government and judicial officials in Suriname. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Unable to compete on the world market with cheap Chinese super-calcined bauxite, President Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday asked China to consider sharing the market with Guyana. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Republic Bank (Guyana) is being seen as the platform where Republic Bank could expand its growth in the South American region, according to the Chairman of the Board of Directors. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The FBI has so far been unable to identify the voices contained in a controversial taped telephone conversation purportedly between Guyana's Commissioner of Police and a senior member of the main opposition party. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Prime Minister of Guyana, Samuel Hinds, has written to the Commissioner of Police, Winston Felix, seeking an immediate response to allegations stemming from a taped telephone conversation purportedly between the Commissioner and a member of a political party. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyanese law enforcement officials on Sunday claimed success in their efforts to recover thirty-three stolen AK-47 assault rifles from the army's headquarters, when it reported the find of one of the guns. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Two journalists were on Wednesday briefly detained by police while they were covering a police operation in a section of Georgetown, Guyana's capital. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): The dumping of cheap Chinese bauxite on the international market has forced a temporary shutdown and hundreds of layoffs at a Guyana-based bauxite company largely owned by Cambior of Canada, officials said on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) is concerned about the continuous and shocking admissions in the Guyanese media attributed to indicted Guyanese alleged drug lord, Shaheed "Roger" Khan. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Police in Guyana have alerted the public to a new risk of bandits, using great skill and communication, trailing customers who have conducted transactions at commercial banks in the country's capital, Georgetown. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana will be giving GY$10 million (US$50,000) to assist its eastern neighbour Suriname. Suriname has been experiencing widespread flooding in the hinterland regions that resulted in the evacuation of residents from more than 100 villages. read more.. |
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| Does cultural identity lead to violence? This was the question of Nobel Laureate’s Amartya Sen’s recent deliberations carried on the on-line community called developmentgateway. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Illegal cross-border trade between Guyana and Suriname, is facilitating the passage of guns, narcotics, and other prohibited substances, and is contributing to an upsurge in crime and violence in Berbice, according to Guyana's Minister of Home Affairs. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Government of Guyana has denied entering into an agreement with Shaheed 'Roger' Khan on the issue of law enforcement, either during the 2002 crime spree or even presently. Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon, made the disclosure. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  A cloud of uncertain hangs over the holding of General Elections in Guyana after the Guyana Elections Commission failed to decide on the contentious issue of verification of the voters' list to be used at the elections scheduled to be held before September 4 this year. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  An alleged drug mastermind, who is being sought by Guyanese and United States authorities, has so far remained defiant, boldly claiming that he is being pursued in order to allow the opposition PNCR to promote its political ambitions. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  One of the most prominent American political consultants, Dick Morris, will head the political campaign of opposition political party, the Alliance For Change (AFC) when Guyana goes to the polls later this year. The AFC is contesting its first national election. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): A former member of the radical Jamaat-al-Muslimeen, who participated in the 1990 coup against the Trinidad-Tobago government and is wanted for attempted murder in the twin-island nation, has been nabbed in Guyana, officials said Friday. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Immigration officials and financial institutions in Guyana are on high alert following the theft of passports from the Central Immigration Office in Georgetown, the country’s capital. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is to provide further assistance to Guyana in the search for missing weapons from the country's army base camp in Georgetown, the country's capital, a government spokesman said last week. read more.. |
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| The Leader of the Opposition MrRobert Corbin has made some proposals recently. One of them was to have an emergency meeting. Another was to sit down with the Government of Guyana and work out a plan to provide security for the country. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have expressed their revulsion at the assassination of Guyana's minister of agriculture, Satyadeow Sawh, his siblings and security guard. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Police in Guyana have now backed up the government's claim that the country's agriculture minister was intentionally targeted for assassination and that the demand for money was just a cover. read more.. |
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| This story goes back to 1981 when we were all at York University – a lot of us from Guyana. In the line up of students were people like Jerome Khan, Walter Persaud, Paul Tennassee, Supryia Singh, Rishee Thakur, Nazim Baksh, Mohammed Yosuf, myself, and of course Sash Sawh. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Guyana is seeking help from Canada and the United States to track down the killers of the country's agriculture minister, his brother and sister at the weekend, a spokesman said Monday. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Officials in Guyana were describing the first round of talks between President Bharrat Jagdeo and Opposition Leader, Robert Corbin, as a huge success as the two try to plot the political course of the country after learning that elections will not be held by the constitutional deadline. read more.. |
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| BROOKLYN, USA: The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) has strongly condemned the murders of Guyana's Minister of Agriculture, Satyadeow Sawh, his brother, sister-in-law and his police guard. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Gunmen invaded the home of Guyana's agriculture minister Saturday morning and fatally shot him along with two relatives and a security guard, while authorities confirmed that three others were also injured in the attack. Government officials are calling it a political assassination. read more.. |
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| Guyana (AFP), GEORGETOWN: Guyanese police on Saturday did not rule out a political motive in the killing of the country's Agriculture Minister, Satyadeow Sawh, and two of his siblings -- all Canadian citizens -- and planned to heighten security for some political figures. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: With the help of the Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP), Guyana is currently exploring the establishment of a Crime Stoppers programme as the country seeks new ways to stem the surge in gun and drug related crimes. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The three opposition-appointed commissioners have made a stunning decision to withdraw from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), which is tasked with delivering free and fair elections in Guyana. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Ten-year-old Jermaine Walcott struggled by himself to raise a kite, while his family watched intently. After close to two hours of struggling with string and waiting on the right gust of wind, the young Walcott got his kite up. read more.. |
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| On Sunday, April 2, 2006 , Guyana's President, Bharrat Jagdeo attacked me and some New York elected officials personally, at a press conference in New York, for our uncompromising fight for justice for New York journalist, Mark Benschop. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin told the Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Council members Wednesday that a major challenge to holding elections in that country has to do with a lack of trust among the political parties and the absence of consensus-building mechanisms. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Guyana has postponed elections set for early August because of technical problems, an OAS official said Monday, and the new date may now be September 18. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: During a press conference last week, Suriname’s Prosecutor General announced that police have discovered an active illegal arms trade between Guyana and Suriname. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana’s air transportation sector will be boosted when three new air carriers are licensed. Cabinet has authorised the granting of licenses to Caribbean Air Systems, TRAVELSPAN Guyana Inc and E-JET Inc. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana police force has issued a stern warning for armed gangs operating in the South American country to surrender their arms and drugs as the police will relentlessly seek them out in its quest to maintain law and order. read more.. |
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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada:  Key Foreign Service personnel and Information Directors from around the region have ended two days of talks at CARICOM Headquarters in Guyana, seeking to put the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) in a much clearer perspective. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Several media houses in Guyana have reported receiving a compact disc recording of what appears to be a telephone conversation between the Commissioner of Police, Winston Felix, and Opposition Member of Parliament, Attorney-at-Law Basil Williams. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Two senior officials of the militant group, Joint Initiative for Human Advancement and Development (JIHAD) were grilled Tuesday as security officials try desperately to recover missing guns from the Guyana Defence Force Headquarters. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Guyana's Home Affairs Minister, Gail Teixeira is defending her statement calling for a boycott of businesses owned and operated by drug lords even as pressure mounts for her to identify those businesses. The Minister said that Guyanese should 'boycott their businesses'. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: A team from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was briefed Tuesday by Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Edward Collins on the progress of the local investigation into the disappearance of thirty-three AK47 rifles and five 9mm pistols from the army's headquarters. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  In formally signing on to the Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, the government of Guyana last week renewed its commitment “to confront illegal activities in unity with other states in the hemisphere and reinforces respect for the rule of law.” read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: An additional group of twenty United States Peace Corps Health Educators will arrive in Guyana on Friday. On Tuesday, the Peace Corps celebrated 45 years as an institution and is “looking forward for a continued partnership with the people of Guyana.” read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: A report issued by United States stated that poor economic, social, and political conditions make Guyana a prime target for narcotics traffickers to exploit as a transit point. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Twenty-two AK47 rifles and five 9mm pistols are confirmed missing from storage bonds at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) headquarters Camp Ayanganna, located in the country's capital, Georgetown. read more.. |
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| GEORGE TOWN, Guyana: Officials of the International Cricket Council/Cricket World Cup ICC/CWC were impressed with the progress made at Guyana's cricket stadium when they visited the site at Providence on East Bank Demerara on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Sporadic bursts of automatic gunfire on Sunday disturbed the relative calm of two villages on the East Bank of Demerara, located on the outskirts of Georgetown, Guyana's capital, as gunmen raided a gas station and several houses. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Caribbean's fastest growing cellular phone company, Digicel, will soon be issued a license to operate in Guyana, as the government seeks to create a competitive telecommunications industry. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: It was a defining moment for Michelle "Big Red" King when she was crowned the 2006 Carib Soca monarch in the wee hours of Monday morning but that moment was short lived when the 2005 Soca Monarch, Adrian Dutchin, who placed second to King in this year's competition, called for a recount. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, Dr Denzil Douglas, and the President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, have been selected by CARICOM Heads of Government to mount a mission to Europe to dicuss the African-Caribbean and Pacific/European Union (ACP/EU) Sugar Regime. read more.. |
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ARLINGTON, USA:  Beginning Tuesday, on Valentine's Day, through March 15, HERO International will launch Operation “Heart-to-Heart,” a promotion to fund life-saving operations for Guyanese children with heart defects. HERO International was founded by R. Allen Stanford, chairman of Stanford Private Wealth Management. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Assistant Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin, was expected to arrive in Guyana on Sunday, where he will hold discussions with a number of government officials on issues of national importance. Ramdin is expected to hold substantive dialogue on a range of areas. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: An illegal arms shipment was intercepted Saturday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana as part of incoming cargo on North American Airlines, Flight 091, shipped via Caribbean Cargo, officials said. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: A Venezuelan military aircraft landed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport with a quantity of supplies in support of Guyana's appeal for international assistance to deal with the impact of the recent floods, officials said Thursday. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Amidst a strong police presence, public servants took to the streets of Georgetown, Guyana's capital Wednesday to protest against poor wages and the government's disrespect for trade unionism. Police equipped with riot gear and high-powered rifles were stationed at strategic points in the city. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Guyana's Head of State, President Bharrat Jagdeo has hailed a recent visit to Cuba as a major success as it served not only to deepen diplomatic ties but also to expand the level of assistance offered to Guyana from Cuba. President Jagdeo and Cuban President Fidel Castro affixed their signatures on agreements. read more.. |
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BROOKLYN, USA:  The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) has condemned the cold-blooded murder of Guyanese journalist, Ronald Waddell in front of his Subryanville, Georgetown, Guyana residence on January 30, 2006. Waddell was ambushed by gunmen and shot to death as he pulled into his driveway. read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The Carib Beer Series match between Guyana and the Windward Islands ended in a draw after overnight and early morning rain prevented any play before lunch on the final day at the Tanteen Recreation Ground in Grenada on Sunday. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, the Ambassador of the United States of America, the High Commissioner for Canada and the Ambassador representing the European Commission in Georgetown issued a joint statement Friday condemning all forms of violence in the strongest terms. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  A gathering converged on the driveway in front the home of murdered political activist and television talk show host, Ronald Waddell, for a vigil, where police on Monday evening had removed his bullet-riddled body and vehicle. Those who stood in front of Waddell's residence Wednesday evening sang freedom songs. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Tensions were high on Tuesday as the Guyana Teacher's Union (GTU) and the Guyana government failed to concur on wages and salary increases for teachers. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  An eerie calm descended on Georgetown, the capital of Guyana,as news of the execution-style murder of popular talk show host and one time political activist, Ronald Waddell, made its way around the city. Waddell was killed in front of his shortly after 8 pm Monday by two gunmen who ambushed him. read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Guyana's Parliamentary Opposition Leader Robert Corbin arrived in Jamaica to participate in the 1st Meeting of the Committee established by Heads of Government and National Parliamentary Leaders of Opposition scheduled for Sunday before the formal inauguration of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME). read more.. |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana :  The Guyana Government on Saturday declared Guyana's Administrative Regions 5, Mahaica/ Berbice, and 2, Pomeroon/Supenaam disaster areas after weeks of intense rainfall caused severe flooding in these districts. Guyana is currently experiencing unusually high seasonal rainfall. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has been asked to assess whether the performance of Australian cricket coach Bennett King and his team is helping Caribbean cricket bounce back from a decade-long slump, a senior official of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) said Monday. read more.. |
Issues affecting Caribbean agriculture sector take centre stage at COTED meeting
01-24-2006
GEORGETOWN, Guyana:  Sustaining the Region's Agriculture sector in the face of mounting challenges, regionally and globally was the focus of a special meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), convened by Lead Head on Agriculture, Guyana's President, Bharrat Jagdeo. Hosted at the CARICOM headquarters at Georgetown. read more..
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): Guyana's government on Saturday ordered the army to protect a fragile dam at a major reservoir after vandals burnt a floodgate, authorities said. read more.. |
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
BROOKLYN, USA: The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) has expressed deep disappointment over the recent deportation of Barbadian Construction worker, Mr. Roger Braithwaite, from Guyana on his arrival at the Timehri
International Airport...
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Monday, January 9, 2006
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana's Ministry of health has shifted into a proactive mode in an attempt to avoid the reoccurrence of water-borne diseases, especially leptospirosis,
as the rainy season approaches...
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Tuesday, January 3, 2006
 The Guyana government is reported to be considering the establishment of a presence in Guyana of the United States Drug Enforcement Agency
(DEA). This announcement was made by the Head of the Presidential
Secretariat in Guyana, Dr Roger Luncheon, who appeared to concede that the local
drug and law enforcement agencies need help...
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