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…as Council approves amended By-laws The Mayor and City Council of the City of Georgetown, on Wednesday at an Extraordinary Statutory Meeting, voted to adopt the amended By-laws for the controversial parking meter project, hence signalling its return despite strong objections from some Councillors. Prior to the vote, Councillors were afforded the opportunity to debate the proposed amendments to the By-laws. However, Mayor Patricia Chase Green restricted them from discussing, among other things, the contract and concessionaire. “We would have dealt with the contract on many occasions and we would…

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A Guyanese man was on Sunday crushed to death while loading a vessel at the Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) Port in Claxton Bay, Trinidad. The dead man has been identified as 44-year-old Doonauth Nateram of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara. Based on reports gathered, the man, who had been living in the twin-island republic for some time, died while receiving medical attention at the San Fernando General Hospital in the wee hours of Sunday. According to reports coming out of Trinidad, Nateram was employed with ANS Shipping Company and on…

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…taxi driver freed for time served Two years after two teenaged girls were charged with murdering their father, Roger Manikram at Nonpareil, East Coast Demerara (ECD), their alleged accomplices – Veeram Dias, the boyfriend of one of the sisters; and taxi driver Devon Brown both admitted to their crimes at the opening of the Demerara Criminal Assizes on Tuesday. The girls, Nalinie Manikam and her sister Alicia Manikam did not appear at the proceedings but they remain on remand pending the outcome of their matter. Dias, 23, pleaded guilty to…

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…Ramjattan says APNU, AFC contesting local polls under one ticket After months of uncertainty, the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) have finally decided to contest the Local Government Elections (LGE) under one ticket. This disclosure was made by AFC Chairman Minister Khemraj Ramjattan on Wednesday. This decision, he said, was made even as the parties are still trying to put certain mechanisms in place to ensure that they contest the elections with a good slate of candidates. “We have made a decision that…

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Newly-appointed Mayor of the Linden Municipality, Waneka Arindell and Deputy Mayor Wainewright Bethune were given an honorary welcome into the Council on Wednesday with an officiating march-past by Constabulary staff. Following this, Arindell hosted the first statutory meeting of the Council since being officially sworn in as Mayor on March 28. Outgoing Mayor Carwyn Holland was also awarded a token of appreciation by staff for serving two conservative terms. His name has since been added to the official list of Linden Mayors displayed on the walls of the Constabulary Hall.…

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…company seeking US$110M from Govt to improve services In an effort to end the constant blackouts and bring some level of efficiency to local electricity services, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc is seeking US$110 million to assist with a strategic plan to overhaul the entire operation, as well as upgrade and reconfigure the supply system to produce better electricity. This revelation was made by the newly-appointed Jamaica-born Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GPL, Albert Gordon, who said that he has already made the proposal to Government. Speaking on…

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Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is back home after spending several weeks in the United States of America (USA) recuperating following a successful heart bypass surgery. The Prime Minister accompanied by his wife, Mrs Sita Nagamootoo and his eldest daughter, Maria Nagamootoo arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) at 07:10hrs on Thursday to a warm welcome from several government ministers including Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman and Member of Parliament, Michael Carrington and well-wishers, according to a report from the Department of Public Information (DPI). In February, a…

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While commissioning Guyana’s first boardwalk, on Sunday at the Golden Beach in Bartica, capital town of the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region Seven, President David Granger charged the mayors and town councils across the country to follow the lead of the town of Bartica in its pursuit of initiatives which not only promote the ‘green’ agenda, but add to the aesthetics of the environment. Commissioning of the boardwalk — lighted by solar electricity and having a number of seating areas — drew the usual large crowd, there for the annual Bartica Easter Regatta,…

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On the heels of Guyana submitting its border case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the call by the Venezuela Government to return to the Good Offices Process, Government is adamant that the wheels are in motion. According to Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge in a statement on Tuesday, the application Guyana filed on March 29 is seeking a final and binding judgement on the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award. “Coming from the principal judicial organ of the (United Nations) UN, such a judgement will once and…

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…says monies earmarked for Consolidated Fund In light of reports that the US$18 million signing bonus Guyana collected from US oil giant ExxonMobil that was placed in a private account at the Bank of Guyana (BoG) was removed, several senior Government Ministers have dismissed the claim. Earlier this week, local economist Ramon Gaskin said in a letter to the media that the Bank of Guyana’s financial statement was recently issued and there was no trace of the signing bonus, which became a matter of controversy last year after it was…

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