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By Jarryl Bryan The issue of migrating professionals, including those in the health field, is one Government is actively grappling with, and the plan is to increase student intake even as there is a need for approximately 1000 nurses in Guyana. This was communicated by Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence on the side-lines of the launch of a Medex programme on Monday. According to Lawrence, the issue has reached the level of the World Health Organisation (WHO). “Migration is not only a Guyana issue. We have signed on to CSME…

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The Police Constable, who on Saturday last was involved in an accident that led to the death of a 23-year-old father of one, received bail on Thursday when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged only for driving under the influence of alcohol. Ryan Persaud, 23, who was represented by Attorney-at-Law Eusi Anderson denied the allegation put to him by Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer. It is being alleged that Persaud drove a Guyana Police Force minibus with registration number PVV 4652 on September 1, 2018 at Nelson Mandela Avenue while…

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As the G$1.2 billion East Bank Berbice (EBB) road project is nearing completion, 2.1 kilometres of the first layer of paved asphalt surface of the planned five kilometres has been completed. Resident Engineer, Joel Tucker told the Department of Public Information (DPI) that this covers the stretch of road from Everton to Edinburgh and the section in Islington. The remaining 2.9 kilometres of asphalt surface will commence shortly. Tucker said despite challenges with the May/June rains, the exercise which commenced in August 2017, will be completed by the end of…

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President David Granger has disclosed that nothing has been formalised as yet with regard to establishing Campaign Financing legislation. “Nothing has been formalised. This is something that has to be agreed upon by both sides, and it could be put on the agenda [for discussion during planned talks this month] with the Opposition Leader. But I have not seen a draft…,” the Head of State told reporters on Friday during a press conference – his first for the year and third since getting into office in 2015. Prior to coming…

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By Jarryl Bryan The President’s recent announcement that custodial sentences for possession of small amounts of marijuana would be removed from the statute books is being greeted with various reactions by some stakeholders. While they agree the measure is good in principle, questions are being raised in regard to the execution of this plan. In an interview with this publication, the Opposition point woman on health, Parliamentarian Dr Vindhya Persaud, expressed the belief that while removing custodial sentences is a step in the right direction, support services such as drug…

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Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams has given all assurances that the path has been cleared for the establishment of a local law school in Guyana. Speaking to members of the media at the AG’s Chambers on Monday, Williams noted that the Caribbean Region would be transformed if the school were to be established. Establishment of such a local institution — which Government intends to name the JOF Haynes Law School — has been the subject of much uncertainty, with former Attorney General Anil Nandlall stating that Guyana has not received…

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The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) announced on Monday that a Notice of Appeal was filed at the Guyana Court of Appeal challenging the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts dismissal of the over G$600 million larceny charges against a former Government Minister and her Administrative Assistant. The intended appeal follows Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman’s August 24, 2018, determination that there was insufficient evidence to prove that former People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Public Service Minister Jennifer Westford and her Administrative Assistant, Margaret Cummings stole G$639 million from the Government of…

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Teleperformance, an international Call-Centre hub, intends to employ some 20,000 persons in Guyana within the next five years. Presently, the Centre which is housed in downtown Georgetown, has hired just under 600 Guyanese, who are valued for their fluency in English. Those disclosures were made by Boris Espinel, and Fernando Victoria, the Bogota-based CEO and Legal/Compliance Director respectively of Teleperformance during a courtesy call, Wednesday September 5, on Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo who was, at the time, performing the functions of President, the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported.…

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