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In 2018, the Small Business Bureau (SBB) intends to implement a programme, where it will register companies that meet certain criteria with regard to standards and quality. These companies would form a list of companies that the Bureau can recommend to larger companies looking to sub-contract or contract Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SME.) This was announced by Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin during his budget presentation to the National Assembly. Minister Gaskin noted that over the years, the SBB has demonstrated the capacity to manage business development programmes successfully. He also disclosed…

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The suspect who Police say confessed to killing 22-year-old Marissa Fraser-whose body was fished out of a trench in Number 4 Village, Berbice earlier this week- was on Thursday hauled before the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court and charged with murder. Odit Thom, 38, also known as Odit Persaud, a guard of No. 4 Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) was not required to plead to the indictable charge and was also ordered that he undergo a psychiatric evaluation. He was remanded to prison until January 24, 2018. A Post Mortem Examination…

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The three men accused of gunning down the Multiplex Mall owner Ganesh Ramlall on July 5, 2015 outside his La Jalousie, West Coast Demerara (WCD) home have all been committed to stand trial in the High Court. Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool told 21-year-old Fazeel Bacchus of Cornelia Ida, WCD; 32-year-old Lennox Roberts of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) and 35-year-old Kurt Erskine of Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) that the submissions made by their attorneys, Brandon De Santos and Lyndon Amsterdam, were considered; however, a prima facie case has…

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…aimed at breaking ‘threat networks’ Guyana is hosting this year’s Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) during which top military officers from 16 nations will meet to intensify collaborative efforts with the aim of dismantling the “threat network” created by extremists groups. The regional security seminar is sponsored by the United States’ Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and provides a platform for dialogue among chiefs of defence and public security ministers aimed at examining threats to Caribbean stability and improving regional security cooperation. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the two-day conference, Chief…

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Guyana has the potential to become a major eco-tourism destination, and there is always room for growth. This is according to Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Economist Mark Wenner. Wenner made the comment while speaking at the Guyana Tourism Authority awards on Monday night at the Pegasus Hotel. According to Wenner, public/private partnerships are important for the industry to become sustainably viable. The IDB representative added that tourism stakeholders must decide what is it that they want for the sector, and then begin to work on achieving that goal. Meanwhile,…

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Registration, the issuance of transcripts and everything in between, is expected to flow smoothly for the students of the University of Guyana (UG), following the commissioning of a new registry building at the Turkeyen Campus. According to Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Ivelaw Griffith, the building aims to benefit the registry staff and students of the Turkeyen University. “Is it necessarily all that we want? No. But it is much better than what we have had allowing us to enable our staff to be in a place of…

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The decomposed body of a 19-year-old was on Sunday afternoon fished out of the Mazaruni River in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), days after he had drowned about two miles from where his body was found. The dead teen has been identified as Shemar Stefon Sears of Lot 687 South Ruimveldt, Georgetown. According to information reaching this newspaper, around 09:00h on Thursday last, Sears had ventured into the river at Akaree Island, where he was about to wash a barrel. Shortly after, the 19-year-old was seen swimming in the river and then…

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…accuses PPP/C of leaving the industry in a mess Budget debate 2018 was spiced up on Wednesday with the presentation of Junior Natural Resources Minister Simona Broomes, who said her Government has a vision for the extractive industry, accusing the previous Administration of leaving the industry in a mess. Broomes told the National Assembly that the Government is also working on making the sector more transparent; one that promotes accountability, has a level playing field and does not discriminate against women miners, and one that can someday become free of…

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Four males are currently in custody after ranks from the Major Crime Investigations Unit of the Guyana Police Force busted them with approximately one hundred and twenty-five (125) pounds of compressed cannabis. The men who were held up in a house at Third and Albert Streets, Alberttown were, according to the Police in a statement, set up in a “sting operation” on Wednesday around 10:30hrs at the said location and caught with the illicit drugs. Investigations are currently ongoing.

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‘A’ Division Commander, Marlon Chapman, on Monday said that despite being on G$100,000 station bail, embattled Bishops’ High School teacher Coen Jackson would have to wait a while before he faces the court. Over the weekend, Police arrested Jackson at his Pollydore Street, Lodge home and charged him for sexual grooming, sexual assault, and rape committed on a former student. Jackson is being accused of abusing his position of trust as a teacher to groom female students for sexual activities after they would have attained the age of 16, the…

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