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The prison survey, which is being facilitated by the Citizen Security Strengthening Programme’s (CSSP) Component Three and the University of Guyana, has been submitted. This was disclosed by CSSP’s Project Manager, Clement Henry during an interview with the Department of Public Information. Henry said the report was submitted on October 27, 2017, and is currently being reviewed by the Guyana Prison Service and CSSP’s project team. He explained that before the report’s recommendations can be taken on board, they must fit all Terms of Reference and be carefully analysed by…

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…as moves being made to comply with int’l food safety standards A Food and Drug Laboratory Complex is slated to be established at the University of Guyana’s (UG) Turkeyen Campus following a ground-breaking ceremony, the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported. The new complex will lessen Guyana’s dependence on external laboratories to conduct analysis which has restricted access to some international markets. It will also allow for improved monitoring, regulation and compliance with international standards required to penetrate these markets. Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence, on Monday explained…

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…by man of unsound mind A mason of Williamsburg, Corentyne, East Berbice (Region Six), who was brutally chopped about the body — especially to the neck — by a villager of ‘unsound mind’ some three weeks ago, and had been battling for his life in hospital, has succumbed. Fifty-four-year-old Mohamad Aslam was reportedly chopped to the upper part of his body several times on October 3 at Williamsburg, after running to his wife’s rescue. He reportedly received more than 30 chops from his attacker, and was rushed to the Port…

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…by man of unsound mind A security guard attached to the Hopkinson Security Service was slapped with a manslaughter charge and later appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday. Christopher Ambrose, of Lot 1324 Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), the 55-year-old was made to stand before the Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan. It is being alleged that on October 24, 2017 at Seven Hour, Butterfly Backdam, Cuyuni, he unlawfully killed Raimar Batista DeSouza. The defendant was represented by Attorney-at-Law Latchmie Rahamat who pleaded his case, explaining to the Chief…

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The interception of an outgoing shipment over the weekend has led local authorities to the discovery of some 147 pounds (66.8 kilos) of cocaine, randomly hidden in sealed 45-kilogram bags of rice destined for export to Belgium. Guyana Times International understands that city businessman Andre Poonai, of Golden Grains Investments Limited, has since been arrested and taken into custody to assist with the investigation. According to reports, the raid commenced at the John Fernandes Wharf, Water Street, Georgetown since Friday, October 27, 2017. However, the narcotics were uncovered just before…

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Teachers will receive an interim salary increase ranging from six to eight per cent, retroactive to January 1, 2017. This decision was made following a meeting between officials of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), President David Granger and several top Government officials at State House on Monday. During the meeting, the two sides agreed to the establishment of a high-level task force comprising representatives from the Ministries of Education, Finance, Communities, Public Service and Presidency and representatives of the Union. GTU President Mark Lyte disclosed that the first meeting of…

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The high-level task force comprising representatives from the Ministries of Education, Finance, Communities, Public Service and the Presidency and, on the other hand, representatives from the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), have been formed and met for the first time on Wednesday. However, the work of the task force will commence within the next few weeks following the formulation of the Terms of Reference (TORs). In a joint statement, the Government and the GTU said that the mandate of the task force is to examine outstanding problems with a view to…

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…Mortimer Mingo elected Chairman, Andrew Garnett deputy The newly-appointed Local Government Commissioners met for the first time on Tuesday and unanimously elected former Chairman of Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), Mortimer Mingo, as Chairman and union leader Andrew Garnett as deputy chair. The Local Government Commission (LGC) is now set for the execution of its constitutionally-mandated functions. Just over a week ago, President David Granger swore in the first set of Commissioners for the Commission according to the Local Government Commission Act. Guyana’s first-ever Local Government Commissioners to oversee Neighbourhood Democratic…

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Night operations will resume at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Friday, November 3, 2017, a release from the CJIA stated. Operations were interrupted from October 13, 2017, on specific days to facilitate the amalgamation of the existing main runway to a new Taxiway, which when completed will be able to accommodate parking positions for large aircraft. “The critical part of the merger is completed, and aircraft flight operations will be able to resume nightly operations from 18:00 h tomorrow,” said Andre Kellman, the airport’s acting Chief Executive Officer.…

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