Year: 2019

‘GECOM must comply with Constitution’

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…protesters up pressure on electoral body to meet constitutional deadline Hundreds of protesters braved the sun, scattered showers and Police barricades on Tuesday to protest against the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), demanding that the Commission hold elections within the constitutionally stipulated timeline. Police had erected barricades stretching from Lamaha to Parade Streets and blocked off all the cross streets early Tuesday morning in anticipation of protest action. Protesters were not deterred, however, marching along High Street chanting for GECOM to respect the Constitution of Guyana. Protesters were accompanied by People’s…

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Chinese New year Greetings from H.E. Ambassador Cui Jianchun

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The 2019 Chinese New Year is the year of the pig. It symbolizes wealth and good luck. On behalf of the Chinese Embassy in Guyana, I wish everyone a Happy New Year along with good health, prosperity, a happy family and all the best in the New Year. The Chinese New Year, as the most important traditional festival in China, is part and parcel of the Chinese culture. Today, the Chinese New Year is celebrated by more and more people around the world, turning into a global event. The year…

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Guyana-China Relations

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This year, China and Guyana are celebrating 47 years of diplomatic relations – a milestone in bilateral relations between the two countries. Guyana was the first English-speaking country in the Caribbean to establish diplomatic ties with China in 1972, resulting in the establishment of an embassy in the capital Beijing. China is the second largest trading partner of Latin America and the Caribbean, which is also a major destination for outbound Chinese investment, second only to Asia. Total China-Latin America trade increased from US$17 billion in 2002 to almost US$262…

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“I ain’t going nowhere”

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…Guyana’s President remains defiant in spite of Court’s ruling on no-confidence motion In the presence of about a 1000 supporters of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, on Sunday, President David Granger reiterated that he will not resign and that the Government will remain in office as the no-confidence resolution is being appealed. In fact, he told the gathering that his Government will exhaust all avenues and aspects of the law, while adding that there is no ‘caretaker government’. Granger said he will remain…

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GTUC urges Govt, Opposition to ensure calm, stability

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The Guyana Trades Union Congress Union (GTUC) is calling on Government and the Opposition to ensure that the matter regarding the no-confidence ruling and the deadline for elections is addressed soon and treated as a matter of urgency, while maintaining calm and stability. The GTUC has recommended that both parties return to the table to work out their differences and modalities. “The GTUC holds both sides equally responsible to get this right and not seek to benefit from what might be perceived as dilatory or aggressive tactics,” it said on…

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Guyana Govt should show the world it subscribes to int’l democratic norms

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Dear Editor, The APNU/AFC coalition should demit office and the President should set a date for elections within the stipulated time frame before March 21. It is the honourable and right thing to do. When the coalition APNU/AFC Government lost the no-confidence motion on December 21, there was a lot of sympathy for it. People everywhere praised the Government when their spokespersons (the Prime Minister, President and others) announced they would respect the outcome of the no-confidence vote and invoke the steps outlined in the Constitution that speaks to such…

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Hedging…

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…PNC’s bets The PNC received a powerful punch to their solar plexus with the judgements of Chief Justice Roxane George on the three cases filed with the High Court on the NCM. But it wasn’t a sucker punch as some of their partisans are squealing!! It’s just they expected the CJ would suspend her professionalism – earned over decades, first in the DPP office and then on the bench – because of “kith and kin” calls!! But the good Judge is obviously possessed of the requisite qualities for a “fit…

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School threats: Parents accuse Police, Education Ministry of inaction

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…offer G$1M reward for information Frustrated parents, who are fearful for their children’s lives after several threats of shootings and bombings were made to schools which they attend, on Tuesday picketed the Public Security Ministry where they told reporters that they are offering a reward of G$1 million to anyone who has information that may lead to the arrest of the perpetrator/s. This comes in light of the shooting of School of the Nations’ Director, Dr Brian O’Toole, who was shot at his home as he was returning from a…

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Elderly man charged for raping differently abled child

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A 61-year-old man was on Monday remanded to prison after he was charged for engaging in sexual activity with a differently abled child without her consent in January. Octavius Williams stood before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Monday. The prosecution’s case stated that the man engaged in sexual activity with the 13-year-old girl on January 31, 2019, at the child’s East Ruimveldt, Georgetown residence. According to the prosecution’s case, the 61-year-old man was seen entering the child’s bedroom by a neighbour. After hearing a strange sound,…

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Windsor Forest – The first Chinese settlement

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Windsor Forest is a small village on the West Coast of Demerara and it is also the first village the Chinese indentured immigrants settled it. Today, the village is predominantly occupied by Indo-Guyanese with very little trace of its Chinese heritage. However there is a monument in the compound of the Windsor Forest Primary School that is dedicated to the Chinese immigrants. Windsor Forest is also the home of Guyana’s First President, Arthur Chung. Photographer Dexter Ceres recently visited the village and took these photos.

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