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Although Government has managed to put certain mechanisms in place to prepare for Venezuelans seeking refuge in Guyana, one of the most major challenges faced right now by Government is being able to monitor the influx of those persons due to the length of the border between the two countries. This is according to Vice President and Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge who told the media that the challenges lie in that fact that it is difficult to locate these refugees and establish their status. This is important so that…

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While cuts in funding from foreign organisations have hampered the drive to sensitise the public on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), Government is working on innovative ways around this set back. This is according to Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence, who explained during a recent interview with the media that this is a scenario being faced not only by Guyana but by other countries in the region. Additionally, non-governmental organisations (NGO) previously on the frontlines of spreading awareness have been hit hard. “With regards to expanding those programmes, the…

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A Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD), resident is now dead after he was pulled under the wheel of a truck that was uncontrollably descending a hill in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). The incident occurred sometime around 18:30h on Sunday last at the Kumung Kumung Trail, Mazaruni, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). The dead man has been identified as Phillip Arthur, 35, of Lot 38 Section B Block X, Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD. He was a senior operator attached to the mining company owned by the Alphonsos. Police preliminary investigations revealed that Arthur was…

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– scanner expected by year-end to beef up security The apparent collision between prison and Police Officers continues to be a deterrent to ongoing efforts by authorities to curb the smuggling of contraband into prison facilities across the country. In a recent interview with Guyana Times International, Director of Prisons (ag), Gladwin Samuels, lamented and admitted to the struggles authorities are facing in detecting and weeding out corrupt officers from within the system. According to the Prison Director, efforts are constantly being made to rid the prisons of contraband but…

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A new policy has seemingly emerged with President David Granger now deferring all questions posed to him on Guyana’s oil and gas sector to the newly formed Energy Department under the Ministry of the Presidency. The President articulated this policy when he was asked by the media about his views on direct cash transfers to households. Since this proposal was made by Economist, Dr Clive Thomas, the topic has generated much discussion from the man in the street to politicians. When asked about the subject, the President had this to…

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The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) has asked that Government work towards the establishment of the Tourism Hospitality Institute; a request which would be reviewed according to Minister within the Finance Ministry, Jaipaul Sharma. The request was made on Thursday last during the first round of consultations for the 2019 National Budget. Minister Sharma had met with the group of THAG officials, headed by its President, Mitra Ramkumar. According to Minister Sharma, the Administration would seek to prioritise the request as it will be an asset to Guyana’s…

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Newly-appointed Chairman of Police Complaints Authority (PCA), retired Justice William Ramlall, was officially sworn in on Wednesday before President David Granger at State House. Ramlall, during a brief interview with the local press following the swearing in ceremony, said he is committed to ensuring that the Authority is brought up to speed. He said he will use the first few weeks on the job to familiarise himself with the staff of the PCA and plans to look into the backlog of cases, to bring the current number down. While he…

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A unit of the Guyana Fire Service on a fire report collided with a pedestrian resulting in his death. Dead is Mahendra Haricharran of Number 71 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) According to the Police, enquiries disclosed that the fire tender bearing registration number PVV 2027, which is based at the Skeldon Fire Station and driven by a 33-year-old fireman of Budhan Housing Scheme, West Canje, Berbice was responding to a fire at Number 51 Village when it collided with the pedestrian, who was crossing the road from…

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By Michael Younge The Government of Guyana has denied that it is in receipt of a formal resignation from former Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine, who was not confirmed in that post by Commander of the armed forces, President David Granger, last month when he made a substantive appointment after a one-year hiatus. Vice President and Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, speaking with Guyana Times International last Friday during an invited comment, confirmed that no official resignation has been received from the Assistant Commissioner from by his office or the…

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