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Guyana’s top performers of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) 2018 were on Wednesday honoured by the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) at a simple ceremony at its headquarters. Some of the students who were awarded with monetary prizes included top student, Nalia Rahaman; Arthur Roberts; Kaydee Ali; Cianna Barkoye; and Zyia Braithwaite. At the event, Education Minister Nicolette Henry reiterated that teamwork is necessary for success. “There’s an old saying that it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it takes all of us to raise the…

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Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), retired Lieutenant Colonel Egbert Field disclosed that measures are being put in place to impose penalties on intoxicated crew members on air services. He noted that the perpetrators would be fined and penalised if they are found operating under the influence of alcohol or intoxicating substances. These provisions fall under the revised Civil Aviation Bill which is before a parliamentary committee that should finalise changes by the end of this month. Field also related that people found trespassing on runways while…

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Twenty-five-year-old Ryan Bobb-Semple was on Tuesday sentenced to 23 years’ imprisonment after he admitted to the gruesome killing of nine-year-old Shaquan Gittens whom he sodomised, strangled, dismembered and threw into a canal. He pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court in Georgetown on Tuesday morning. According to the facts of the case, the lad went missing on April 1, 2015 after venturing out into the streets to fly a kite in North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, but his body was discovered several days…

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…for not cooking “proper” meals A 40-year-old woman was beaten to death by her 62-year-old reputed husband at their Rosignol, West Bank Berbice (WBB) home after he accused her of not cooking proper meals for him. He is expected to be charged soon for the woman’s murder. The dead woman was identified as Shabana Babita Ishack of Lot 69 Rosignol, WBB. Based on reports received, the couple was seen imbibing at their home on Tuesday evening in their yard. At about 17:30h, the man reportedly started to assault the woman…

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The steady influx of Chinese businesses and the change of consumers’ preference are some of the major challenges that micro businesses are facing, according to Small Business Development Finance Trust Inc (SBDF) Director Mohamed Ali. Speaking at the Trust’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, Ali outlined that SBDF granted a total of G$279.3 million in loans last year, compared to G$307.3 million in 2016. He noted that the micro-loan sector, which caters for vendors and small shops, was mostly impacted by this decline. “The very small micro-businesses continue to…

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…says debt to GDP ratio on par with int’l standards Guyana has gotten a US$35 million ‘Development Policy’ line of credit from the World Bank, but with the country already owing billions of dollars to external creditors, questions are being raised about ex-actly what Government is doing about lowering the debt. According to Finance Minister Winston Jordan, who was recently interviewed on the sidelines of Par-liament, said Guyana’s public debt rate is actually nothing to worry about. Jordan contended that as the economy grows, it could actually take on more…

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Cleveland Williams, a 46-year-old father of one who allegedly stabbed the mother of his child, was on Tuesday com-mitted to stand trial at the High Court. The D’Urban Street, Georgetown resident was committed by city Magistrate Judy Latchman after a prima facie case was made out against him. Following the decision, Williams told the Court: “I’m not a troublesome person; I just got myself into this problem accidentally.” He was charged for unlawfully and maliciously wounding Loshanna Boyce on April 17, 2018 at D’Urban Street, Lodge with intent to murder…

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Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman said Government will give its support to Australian mining company, Troy Resources, if it chooses to pursue other areas of production. The company has been exploring gold in Guyana through its “Karouni Project” since 2014. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Troy Resources, Ken Nilsson, said on Monday that the gold mining company could go into other areas of production by the end of the year. He made the disclosure during a visit by Minister Trotman and his team, to his Karouni, Region Seven mines, the…

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Managing Director of the Small Business Development Finance Trust (SBDFT), Manjula Brijmohan has said in order for small businesses to truly develop and reach their true potentials, the Government needs to construct and implement a policy to steer small business owners. Brijmohan made the comment during an interview with Guyana Times International where she discussed the development of small businesses. Currently, the SBDFT has over 600 micro and small business owners as clients and are providing both technical and financial support to them. She explained that there is no doubt…

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