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Imran Lyte, 28, who consumed a poisonous substance after knifing his ex-wife to death over a week ago, succumbed while receiving medical attention at the Port Mourant Hospital, Corentyne, Berbice. Reports reaching Guyana Times International revealed that Lyte took his last breath last Sunday evening. At the time he was under Police guard at the medical facility. He consumed the poisonous substance moments after killing his ex-wife on June 20, 2018 and was rushed to the hospital where he remained in critical condition. With his death and the death of…

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As former sugar workers and their families continue to face the many impacts resulting from the Wales Sugar Estate closure, 22 of the affected children who attend the nearby Patentia Secondary School received donations of items totaling G$2 million. Nearly two years after the official shutting down of operations at the Estate, many sacked sugar work-ers are still dealing with reduced employment and financial challenges. As a result, some parents chose to rotate sending their children to school which caught the eye of the education officers. Recognising many of these…

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The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is contending that it bears no responsibility whatsoever for the delay in Movietowne’s construction. According to the tax entity, it has in fact assisted the company in clearing its goods. The GRA statement comes in light of complaints emanating from Movietowne investor Derek Chin in regard to processing delays and red tape. GRA Commissioner General Godfrey Statia, in a statement to the media on Monday, noted that articles appearing in sections of the media imply tardiness on part of the GRA. “While legally guided by…

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Lack of accountability for drugs warrantied to Region Five proved a contentious issue before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, and in this regard, Chairman Irfaan Ali had Region 5 Executive Officer (REO) Ovid Morrison and team expelled from the PAC meeting. Ali also instructed the Finance Secretary to consider taking appropriate action against the accounting officer, who faced the heat from the PAC after Auditor General Deodat Sharma had complained of being hindered in the execution of his duty by Morrison. Sharma noted that Morrison had written him…

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United Kingdom-based local content expert, Dr Michael Warner, has underscored the importance of Guyana’s draft local content policy providing a level playing field for both local and foreign investors so as to avoid any breaches of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Provisions under the WTO TRIMS Agreement bar against measures that discriminate against suppliers who are foreign investors from other WTO Member States in favour of suppliers who are nationals of the host country. “Leave the canvas wide for different class of alliances … The more the policy is interpreted…

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Senior employees at the Public Health Ministry were Tuesday morning warned about the presence of Police Detectives and the internal auditors from the Finance Ministry, who will soon begin investigations into the “misappropriation of funds and the blatant attempts to steal” public funds within the Health Ministry. This warning was sounded by Health Minister Volda Lawrence during a frank discourse with senior officials at the Ministry on Tuesday morning. During the internal meeting, Minister Lawrence raised questions about “blatant attempts to steal” and other brazen dishonest acts perpetrated by employees,…

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Twenty-one-year-old Rick Sewcharran who is accused of allegedly pushing his girlfriend, Sasia Adams, out of his moving car which resulted in her death was on Tuesday released on G$500,000 bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts slapped with a manslaughter charge. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge. The Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) resident was represented by prominent Attorney Sanjeev Datadin in association with former State Prosecutor Siand Dhurjon. In his bail application, Datadin told Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan that his client has…

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Even as the Business Minister noted that scrap metal exportation is currently ongoing in a limited capacity, it was announced that the legislation needed to govern the trade was likely to be enacted by year end. Business Minister Dominic Gaskin made this declaration on Monday. “Right now we are in the middle of a limited resumption, so there are exporters who are exporting scrap metal,” Gaskin said. The Minister pointed out that new legislation had been introduced and approved by Cabinet, and presently was in the hands of the Attorney…

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More than three years after the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) filed an election petition in the High Court, the matter is still to be heard. On Wednesday, PPP/C General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo said if this matter continues to languish in the court, it would mean that the Judiciary is violating laws. Addressing a large gathering at Enmore in observance of the Enmore Martyrs, Jagdeo told his supporters that the Judiciary needs to understand the signal it is sending Guyanese if it does not act in an expeditious manner on these…

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A majority of the 68 cases of human trafficking recorded by the Guyana Police Force from January to May of 2018 were Latin American nationals, with Venezuelans heading the list. This revelation was made by acting Coordinator of the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking In Persons (TIP), Oliver Profitt on Tuesday, who explained that the alleged victims are mostly adults. Profitt, who spoke to media operatives on the sidelines of a training exercise for officers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), said this issue is being closely monitored.…

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