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The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is set to make a ruling on the Guyana Government’s appeal of the constitutional challenge to presidential term limits, along with citizenship and residency restrictions. The decision is expected to be handed down by Sir Dennis Byron, the current President of the CCJ. Sir Dennis is expected to demit office on July 3, while Justice Adrian Saunders will assume the presidency on July 4. Sir Dennis was on the panel of Judges who heard arguments by legal teams representing the State of Guyana,…

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Daniel James, the 31-year-old taxi driver who early last month was slapped with a sexual grooming charge, was on Monday jailed for three years by the Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan. James reportedly sexually groomed a 15-year-old relative on at least two occasions between December 12, 2017 and January 18, 2018. He had initially denied the allegation and was placed on G$200,000 bail. It was reported that James communicated with the teen via Whatsapp indicating his intention to engage in sexual activity. The taxi driver allegedly knew that the child was…

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…over 6000 pregnancies recorded in 2 years After over one year of research and consultations, the National Policy for the Reintegration of Adolescent Mothers into the Formal Education System was on Monday released to the Education Ministry. With this initiative – that will be implemented soon – many adolescent mothers will be given an opportunity to complete their formal secondary education and the system will also be used as a preventative measure whereby stakeholders will be sensitized to ensure that the policy is effective. Present at the launch of the…

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– says concessions were limited to cinematic equipment The issue of duty-free concessions for foreign companies has come to the fore again, with calls for MovieTowne to reveal what concessions it received from the previous Administration. But Derek Chin, the man behind the multimillion-dollar investment, is adamant his company did not receive preferential treatment. In an interview with the businessman last Saturday, he refuted suggestions that his business benefited from duty-free concessions outside of the norm. According to Chin, the only concessions he received were those related to cinematic equipment,…

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Government has set modest goals for the tourism sector, with Business Minister Dominic Gaskin noting that while Government does not envisage Guyana being a mass tourism destination, capacity to enhance its eco-tourism appeal will certainly be built. Gaskin made this observation during a Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) awards ceremony held at the Marriott Hotel on Saturday. He noted that Guyana’s tourism offering particularly appeals to nature lovers, and has a heavy focus in the hinterland. “We certainly do not want, or we do not envisage, Guyana as a mass tourism…

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Agriculture Minister Noel Holder and Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) General Manager, Nizam Hassan, have finally responded to the growing concerns of stakeholders in the rice industry who are affected by non-payment from buyers in Panama. This swift response on Monday came one day after a report in Guyana Times that detailed the extensive delays regarding payments. However, in an article published by the Department of Public Information (DPI), it contended that Government was not responsible for farmers being owed for rice shipped to Panama. In fact, DPI quoted Minister…

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The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Monday revealed that three councils would be assembled to monitor trade relations with three of Guyana’s bilateral partners. The three countries – Cuba, India and Canada – recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Guyana to boost and monitor trade relations. As such, the councils namely the Guyana-India, the Guyana-Cuba, and the Guyana-Canada Councils – are expected to be established soon, GCCI President Deodat Indar announced. The councils will consist of representatives from the GCCI, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Business Ministry,…

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Even as a multi-agency clean-up approach is underway to address the recent gas eruption that followed an unauthorised drilling by a resident of the Diamond New Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, the Diamond/Grove Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) is calling for a full investigation into the incident. Concomitantly, the NDC has commended the neighbours of Businessman Soownauth ‘Water Man’ Gorakh and his wife Tulabhaduree Gorakh after they had suffered displacement from last Thursday’s eruption. Agencies such as the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), the Guyana Water Incorporated…

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