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Government through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) will be fast-tracking the development of two new housing schemes on the East Bank of Demerara, following the signing of several contracts on Tuesday at the agency’s Brickdam, Georgetown office. Seven firms were awarded with contracts to complete roads, drains, culverts and other infrastructure works at the Peter’s Hall – Phase 2 – and Providence – Phase 4 – housing schemes. The contractors for the project are Chung’s Global Enterprise, Guy-America Construction, Eron Lall Civil Engineering Works, Colin Talbot Contracting Services,…

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Thirty-four-year-old Fareez Yaseem of Lot 25 Belmonte, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was on Monday morning stabbed at least 12 times during a confrontation with an intruder who was attempting to break into a storage bond at his home. Reports are that the now dead father of three was awakened by a sound emanating from the lower flat of the house, and he went to enquire. As he walked down the flight of stairs, he reportedly saw the suspect trying to gain access to the bond, and a confrontation and…

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…despite criticising former administration of doing same Prior to the change in administration in 2015, the then parliamentary Opposition parties, APNU and AFC, had been heavily critical of the powers wielded by the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL). There had specifically been much criticism of NICIL retaining dividends from several state-owned entities. However, now that the coalesced APNU+AFC are in Government, nothing about the operation of NICIL has changed, in spite of a forensic audit having been conducted by former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran, According to a closely…

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Embattled former teacher of The Bishops’ High School, Coen Jackson, will now answer to a Judge and jury on a rape charge after he was on Tuesday committed by City Magistrate Judy Latchman to stand trial in the High Court. Magistrate Latchman handed down the decision to a sober looking Jackson following a paper committal. Thirty-nine-year-old, Jackson, who has been a teacher for the past 15 years, is being accused of abusing his position of trust as a teacher after he began grooming female students for sexual activity. He has…

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In 2011, the Carter Center recommended the implementation of campaign financing laws and even prior to that, the Alliance For Change (AFC) was pushing for the implementation of the laws; however, after three years in Government, the party and its coalition partner are yet to make a step in that direction. At a press conference to reflect on its third election victory anniversary on Friday, party Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan made another promise to deliver the much-touted piece of legislation. He noted that they have begun the campaign to draft the…

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…but experts say it is due to Govt’s lack of job creation initiatives, firing of thousands With the unemployment rate of persons over 15 years lingering at 12 per cent and youth unemployment at 21.6 per cent, Guyana’s woeful joblessness rate has been linked to the Government’s fight against financial crimes and the so called ‘underground’ economy. In an interview with the media on the sidelines of a training exercise on Monday, State Assets Recovery Agency (SARU) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Aubrey Retmyer spoke about the entity’s fight against capital…

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Twenty-eight-year-old Peter Waldron was on Monday remanded to prison after he was accused of stealing a G$71,000 gold chain. The joiner and father of one, who resides at Lot 6 Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Magistrate Judy Latchman. The charge against him alleged that he, on May 8, 2018, at Cornhill Street, Georgetown, stole the chain from Deon Persaud. The man denied that he was in the area at the time of the offence, telling the court that he was at home. He told…

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…New video shows prisoners doing drugs, gambling …calls made for Ramjattan, Samuels to go New video evidence of prisoners at the New Amsterdam Prison, who are on remanded for serious offences surfaced on Wednesday, raising new concerns about the quality of supervision and security within the facility. On Wednesday, Head of State David Granger expressed worry about the recent Mother’s Day ‘bash’ that featured prisoners sporting high-priced liquor and narcotics. The video, which was secured and seen by Guyana Times International, shows some of the same prisoners featured in photos…

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The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) on Saturday said it was concerned over the continued and prolonged delays that have stalled the hearing of the Elections Petition case filed in the High Court, challenging aspects of the results declared following the May 11, 2015 General and Regional Elections. The Party’s legal representative and former Attorney General Anil Nandlall confirmed that much progress has not been made in determining several matters related to the petition, which is before the High Court. He recalled that after the PPP filed its case in the…

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…to help build capacity in oil and gas sector Guyana is expected to access an advance to a US$20 million World Bank loan to build capacity in the oil and gas industry by June. Natural Resources Minster Raphael Trotman said Government would like to access an advance of US$1.7 million but needed to “urgently” establish a Project Implementation Unit (PIU). The PIU, spearheaded by the Natural Resources Ministry, must include a coordinator, financial director and have procurement capacities among other requirements. “Once those are in place we can receive the…

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