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…urged to not “succumb to the temptation of corruption” The Guyana Police Force on Wednesday hosted a Passing Out Parade for 98 new officers who recently completed the Basic Recruit Courses 364 to 66, successfully inducting them into the realm of the Force. Training began on September 6, 2017, with 127 new recruits, however, because of the intensity of the courses, only 98 graduated. The new officers were subjected to teachings in crime, traffic and Information Technology along with other aspects of training to make them well rounded Police Officers.…

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President David Granger on Monday issued a call at the opening ceremony of the eighth World Water Forum (WWF) for the introduction of further initiatives to protect freshwater resources, particularly the rivers of the Guiana Shield, which, he said, has an important role to play in ensuring global water security. The Head of State also outlined a three-point action plan aimed at enhancing a global commitment to continuous attention and unceasing action; to increased collaboration among States, especially neighbours which share the waters of rivers; and to improve conservation of…

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NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — A Fly Jamaica airways crew member who attempted to smuggle US$160,000 worth of cocaine into the country, is facing US federal narcotics smuggling charges. Hugh Hall, a Jamaican, was arrested last week after Customs and Border Protection, CBP, officers found four packages of the drug under his pants. According to a CBP spokesperson, Hall had approximately nine pounds of cocaine taped to his legs. “This seizure is another example of our CBP officers being ever vigilant in protecting the United States from the distribution…

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…Guyana’s Opposition MP tells World Water Forum in Brazil Making water a fundamental right for people was emphasised by Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) and former Housing and Water Minister, Irfaan Ali who chaired three sessions on the role of parliamentarians and rights to water at the 8th World Water Forum in Brazil. While addressing the audience on Tuesday, Ali stressed the importance of water being a fundamental and constitutional right. “For this to occur we must address issues of equality and the issue of water as a source for…

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Government’s Green State Development Strategy (GSDS) draft framework could be approved in a matter of months. This will pave the way for a final policy document that will guide the country’s plans for the environment, its eco-system, and how this will tie into the social and economic development of the country. Environmental Consultant to Go vernment, Andrew Bishop, made this disclosure at a workshop held by the Environment Department on Monday at Parc Renaye. The focus there was primarily on the RIO Mainstreaming Project, which is aimed at sensitizing media…

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One hundred and twenty-seven Sophia Training Centre (STC) students graduated on Wednesday after successfully completing the 31st Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training Programme (YEST) in a variety of disciplines. Speaking at the graduation ceremony held at the National Cultural Centre (NCC), Social Cohesion Department’s Programme Coordinator, Sharon Patterson told the graduates that the completion of their course was a stepping stone to a better future. “I am certain that many of you here today would be repeating this particular journey at some other stage of your life. I believe you will…

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…says biggest fear is whether 2020 polls would be free and fair General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo believes that some of the repressive and anti-people decisions taken by the coalition Government since its assumption to office, which have had a severe effect on the lives on many Guyanese, were well orchestrated to dismantle the pro-poor policies set by the party’s founder, Dr Cheddi Jagan. Addressing an audience which comprised veteran politicians and members of the diplomatic corps on Tuesday evening at Red House, Jagdeo said…

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The Guyana Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI), a think-tank of financial professionals who have been analysing successive budgets from the Government, is of the view that funds were so poorly allocated that few will benefit from any trickledown effect. This is expressed in the group’s report, ‘Guyana; Taxpayers lost almost G$1 Billion to Financial waste and abuse at the Ministry of Public Infrastructure over two years’. According to the report, the Public Infrastructure Ministry was flagged for almost G$1 billion in financial mismanagement, waste, abuse, and non-compliance with the law.…

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Indian High Commissioner to Guyana, Venkatachalam Mahalingam, on Thursday during a press conference said that his Government is interested in oil blocks offshore Guyana and has indicated this to the Guyanese Government. Discussions in this regard, this publication understands, were held during the recent high-level Ministerial and Presidential visits to India. Additionally, the Indian government, which currently buys oil from several Latin American countries, said it is also interested in purchasing oil from Guyana when production starts in 2020. Guyana’s Head of State, President David Granger recently visited India to…

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