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…as Audit Office, GECOM 2018 budgets slashed The recent multi-million-dollar cuts by the Finance Ministry to the budget proposals put forward by several constitutional agencies is not going down well with the Parliamentary Opposition. The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) party wants the autonomy of these agencies to be respected by the government. According to PPP/C Parliamentarian Juan Edghill, the agencies submitted their plans based on the programs they have to conduct. He was adamant that these agencies, especially the Audit Office of Guyana, be allowed to carry out their…

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– graduates urged to capitalise on country’s oil find A total of 2,165 students from across seven faculties graduated at the University of Guyana’s 51st convocation exercise last Saturday, and two separate ceremonies were held – the first at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) and the other at the Sophia Exhibition Centre. At the morning ceremony at the NCC, the graduates were urged to unite in their diversities with the aim to develop and advance Guyana. This was expressed by keynote speaker Dr. Dhanpaul Narine, a US-based UG Education Resource…

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Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge has sought to set the record straight regarding Guyana’s handling of its Honorary Consuls in various countries, making it clear that the volunteers are not employed by the Government of Guyana. Minister Greenidge was making reference to a misleading article in the Kaieteur News which reported that the Honorary Consul in Miami, Ramzan Roshanali, was allegedly being criticised by Guyanese in North America. However, Minister Greenidge explained that the post of Honorary Consul is voluntary, which means the officer is providing service based on the…

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Residents of Lethem and surrounding communities, including Aranaputa, Annai, Kumu and St Ignatius, participated in a Village Day activity last Friday in observance of National Day of Villages. The event, organised by the Region Nine administration, was aimed at fostering unity among the people in the region. The residents participated in football, cricket, volleyball, table tennis and domino matches, as well as novelty competitions like bun-eating and lime-and-spoon races. There was also an exchange of culture, and a variety of food, drinks, and art and craft items on display and…

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The US Embassy in Georgetown has generously donated a collection of legal materials to the National Library to add to the existing law collection in an effort to facilitate and provide a means to research Guyana’s laws, and criminal and civil judicial procedures. The materials include new copies of the Laws of Guyana, and various titles from noted authors such as Harvey McGregor and DJ Galligan. The Embassy also donated a computer, printer, and other materials in hopes that the donation will be of good use to researchers, students, and…

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By Samuel Sukhnandan Businesses would be taking a huge risk to lay out any substantial investment on massive imports for Christmas 2017; and worse yet, investing on the importation of premium products. This is according to Financial Analyst and former Alliance For Change (AFC) member Sasenarine Singh. Companies importing low-end Chinese-made products are more likely to do better than the high-end product sellers, Singh has claimed. One can therefore expect a growing reliance on the Chinese “discount price” stores, rather than the boutique type (higher priced) stores. “This is a…

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Often times when prisoners appear at the Georgetown, Wales and Leonora Magistrate’s Courts and other courts across the country, on varying offences, they claim that they were beaten by Police ranks who allegedly forced them to sign confession statements, admitting to carrying out crimes for which they were accused. These are, however, not fresh claims as investigative ranks have been long accused of inflicting such acts to garner information. Acting Crime Chief Paul Williams who spoke to media operatives at a recent Police event earlier this week was asked if…

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PPP/C Member of Paliament, Bishop Juan Edghill on Friday last, held a ‘town hall meeting’ in New York to sensitise New York-based Guyanese on the current political affairs in Guyana. One of the main topics on the agenda was the President’s unilateral appointment of the new GECOM Chairman. The meeting was held at the Fair Field Pavillion, South Richmond Hill, New York and saw a fair turnout of concerned Guyanese. A similar meeting was held in London last Sunday with the Guyanese diaspora there. Below are some photos from the…

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President David Granger has pledged to work through the Guyana Defence Board, which he chairs — and with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), the Guyana Veterans’ Legion (GVL) and civil society — to ensure that recommendations emanating from the Commission of Inquiry that was launched to investigate the living conditions of veterans are effectively reviewed and implemented. The Head of State made these remarks on Sunday at a Remembrance Day ceremony hosted by the GVL at Coghlan House on Carifesta Avenue, where as patron of the Legion he handed over…

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The ex-boyfriend of 22-year-old Kescia Branche, who succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital while being treated after she was brutally beaten, along with the four Police Constables who were detained by investigators for questioning, have been released. This is according to acting Crime Chief Paul Williams, who told Guyana Times International that the ex-boyfriend of the dead woman was released on bail, while the Police Constables have also been released but remain under close arrest. Investigators are now said to be pursuing the driver whose taxi Branche used on the…

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