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…2 in custody Two men are now in custody following the discovery of a submersible vessel in a creek at Annbisi River, Port Kaituma, North West District on Saturday. The detained men, one Guyanese and one Venezuelan national, are both said to be about 40 years old. According to information reaching Guyana Times International, the discovery of the vessel resulted from ranks receiving intelligence information about the submerged craft being seen at the bank of the creek. This publication understands that the vessel — about 25 metres long, 2.7 metres…

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The Government’s announcement of an amnesty for all corporate and individual tax defaulters, something likely to cost the State a substantial amount, is being regarded with concern by the parliamentary Opposition. Finance Minister Winston Jordan made the announcement of amnesty during his budget presentation on Monday. But during a press conference after the budget presentation, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo questioned the Government’s motive behind the move. “Why now? Why not from the very beginning of their term? Is it that there are a few companies that they know of, who…

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…as GuySuCo begins to lay off Rose Hall Estate workers The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has started laying off workers from the Rose Hall Estate, Berbice despite Government’s announcement that the facility would no longer be closed at the end of this year. In a letter seen by Guyana Times International on Wednesday, GuySuCo discontinued the services of Rose Hall Field Supervisor Ramnarine Subramanian, under the Junior Staff Redundancy Notification. The letter dated November 26, 2017 stated that a meeting was held at the Rose Hall Estate Community Centre on…

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In order to address the issue of housing needs for low-income families, the Guyana Government has secured US$30M from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the DPI has reported. The loan will be divided into two components; to improve occupancy of existing housing schemes through the provision of quality infrastructure, and subsidies for home improvements and core homes. This was announced by Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, during the 2018 National Budget presentation on Monday. Today, while outlining how the monies will be spent, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA)…

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President David Granger on Wednesday stated clearly that he is not aware that permission was needed from the National Trust for Government to repaint monumental buildings around Georgetown and as such, maintained that he has not broken any law. Just last week, the APNU/AFC Administration came in for heavy criticisms after it bypassed the National Trust and began changing the colour of State House from white to green – the dominant colour of the People’s National Congress and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), both of which the president is…

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A 73-year-old cattle farmer is now dead following an accident on the Le Ressouvenier Public Road, East Coast Demerara, resulting in her head being crushed by a motor lorry on Wednesday morning. Dead is Moodnie Persaud, of lot 116 Success, East Coast Demerara. According to information received, at around 06:30hrs, the cattle farmer was in the process of leading her cattle across the road- from south to north, when she came into contact with the tray of the Motor Lorry, GLL5714. Persaud reportedly fell to the ground and as the…

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President David Granger is expected to name the members of the new Police Service Commission (PSC) by next week, almost three months after the life of the previous Commission expired. In addition, he is yet to withdraw the directive halting Police promotions – a move that the acting Chief Justice has described as unlawful and unconstitutional. President Granger told reporters that when he issued the directive it was necessary for State security since his Administration was in possession of information that security was being jeopardised. “We would have been failing…

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While President David Granger has repeatedly spoken of the need to make rural communities more modernised and provide these villages with the same level of opportunities available in the coastal region, the Opposition believes that Budget 2018 does not cater for that initiative. Former Amerindian Affairs Minister and Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Pauline Sukhai, speaking at the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) press conference, said Budget 2018 did not offer any significant opportunities to bridge the gap between the hinterland and the coast. She said it was a mere continuation…

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President David Granger has said that investments in education coupled with development and emphasis on the agricultural sector will play a leading role in the transformation of the Region and the country. The President made the comment while speaking at the opening of the three-day Regional Agricultural and Commercial Exhibition (RACE) at the Lusignan Community Centre Ground. At the event he also commissioned two new school buses under the “Boats, Buses, Bicycles plus Books and Breakfast” (Five Bs) Programme. He said that the buses would serve the schoolchildren of the…

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