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At the recently concluded Local Government Elections (LGE) of 2018, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) secured seven seats in the capital city of Georgetown, which is an increase of five seats when compared with the last LGE in 2016. With the addition of its new voices at City Hall, PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo at a recent press conference outlined that the Party will be employing measures to ensure that the Georgetown City Council is fully accountable to its constituents. With a 2018 LGE voter turnout of just 28.3 per…

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An 18-year-old girl is now in police custody after an unlicensed pistol was allegedly found in her possession on Wednesday afternoon. The teen was intercepted at Victoria Road, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD) at about 12:15 during a routine “stop and search” exercise. This newspaper understands that the teenager who resides at South Better Hope, ECD was searched during which the .45 pistol, which had no magazine, was unearthed. She was arrested and is being processed for court.

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By Jarryl Bryan Government has released the draft Natural Resources Fund Bill of 2018, which proposes among other things a 22-member Public Accountability and Oversight Committee that will oversee the management of the Fund and provide checks and balances. According to the Bill, the Committee will include a media representative proposed by the Guyana Press Association (GPA). Other entities that will have to propose representatives include the Guyana Bar Association; the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GY-EITI); Transparency Institute of Guyana Incorporated (TIGI), the Guyana Consumers’ Association and the various…

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The Opposition’s efforts to have the Civil Aviation Bill 2017 resent to a select committee were defeated by the Government during Monday’s sitting of the National Assembly, as it was passed with amendments. In her address to the chambers, Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira said that based on her research, the bill is deficient. According to Teixeira, the bill is not on par with what may be expected by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Some of the issues she had with the Bill were its penalties – penalties she…

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Essequibians have been encouraged to take full advantage of the Essequibo Technical Institute with the aim of arming themselves with technical skills to fill the demands that will be available in Guyana with the introduction of the oil and gas sector. This was the encouragement offered as 144 students participated in the 16th graduation exercise of the ETI, which was held late last week at the institution. Acting Principal Rawl Pearce has said that with the introduction of the oil and gas sector, ETI is now offering engineering and mining…

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A number of safety, transportation and regulatory bodies from local and overseas have been included in an investigative team probing the emergency landing of Fly Jamaica flight OJ256 on November 9 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). This is according to Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson, who, during the 99th Sitting of the National Assembly on Monday, revealed that the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is conducting an independent investigation into the incident. “GCAA will be conducting this investigation,” Patterson explained. “As indicated, 128 persons were on board. On…

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Police Constable Cardiss Joseph of the Aroaima Police Outpost in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) was killed on Sunday after he lost control of the motor car he was driving along Company Road, Aroaima, and it toppled several times before coming to a halt. Preliminary investigations revealed that at approximately 12:50h on Sunday, the 33-year-old Joseph, of Lot 43 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was off duty at the time and was driving a friend’s car, PPP 4196, along Company Road in Aroaima when the accident occurred. He was reportedly driving at…

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On the heels of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) securing one seat on the Linden Municipality at the recently concluded Local Government Elections (LGE), that party has said it is looking forward to making a significant impact, geared along the lines of its campaign promises. This was according to the Party’s Vice Chairman for Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice), Akanni Blair, who noted that the party is jubilant, given the improvement in votes seen in the Region. Blair said that while the Party lost constituency seats, the fact that the…

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Human rights activist Vidyaratha Kissoon is urging Government to take heed of the recent ruling handed down by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) which declared the cross-dressing law unconstitutional in Guyana following a case filed by the transgender community. Kissoon said the transgender community has welcomed the ruling, reminding that one of the applicants in the case, Gulliver (Quincy) McEwan, has always noted that laws alone are not needed to change hearts and minds, and that other things need to be in place. “Guyana now has to ensure that…

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