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The Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is gearing to table a slew of Budget measures it wants to see for 2018 – the proposals coming days before Finance Minister Winston Jordan is set to present the coalition’s third annual Budget. The measures have been documented in a Parliamentary Motion piloted by Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and PPP/C Member of Parliament, Irfaan Ali, along with party Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira. Parliament formally emerged from its recess this week, but there would not be any sittings until after October…

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Officials from the Public Infrastructure Ministry on Monday met with residents of Houston, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on the possible acquisition of their land for the new Demerara River bridge. The residents were told that the Legal Affairs Ministry would be responsible for negotiating any compensation for the acquisition of the land and property. During the engagement, Greene explained that the “first grassroots community meeting” was an effort by the Ministry to foster a transparent process as the project gets underway. Even though the project is in its initial stages,…

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Two men – one of them a 17-yr-old were on Wednesday evening apprehended by Police ranks moments after they allegedly committed a robbery on a Chinese Supermarket located in Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE). According to Police “D” Division Commander, Leslie James during a telephone interview with this publication on Thursday, the incident occurred at around 20:00hrs. Based on information received, the proprietor of the Golden World Supermarket, located at lot 302 Parika Highway, EBE, was in the process of closing up her entity when two males entered and carried…

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…to determine Guyana’s capacity to deal with oil spill, other disasters The Audit Office of Guyana (AOG) will, in 2018, be carrying out a number of audits which will analyse the capacity of the country’s relevant agencies to protect the environment and endangered species of animals. This disclosure was made by Auditor General Deodat Sharma in an interview, after he handed over the 2016 audit report on the public accounts of Guyana. Asked what areas the environmental audit would cover, he identified Barima-Waini (Region One). “As you know, North West…

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The Capoey community in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), continues to place emphasis on the important role education plays in the development of the nation’s youth. Capoey Toshao Melrose Henry said the Village Council “realised that education is the only way to success, and being educated is beneficial for our young people, as they will become well equipped so that they can take on the role of leadership”. According to the Department of Public Information, she explained that in keeping with Government’s agenda to ensure every child attends school, the Village Council…

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The woman who recently surrendered to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), after reportedly attempting to ship hammocks that were laced with cocaine was on Tuesday remanded to prison when she appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. Tiffini Tricia Collison, 26, of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and denied the charge brought against her. That charge stated that on September 20, 2017, she attempted to traffic 6.742 kilograms of cocaine. CANU’s Prosecutor Konyo Sandiford detailed that under her mother’s identity, the defendant attempted to post four hammocks…

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Changes in the cervix are often caused by a virus called Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). HPV infections can lead to cervical cancer. Taking a Pap smear test can detect changes in the cervix that leads to cervical cancer. In March 2011, 60-year-old, Ruth Richmond a mother of four was diagnosed with cervical cancer following a Pap smear test at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Richmond of Paradise Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara, after being diagnosed with cervical cancer was advised by doctors to immediately undergo the Chemotherapy cycles. “Before…

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Internet and ICT experts from around the world will gather in Georgetown next week to participate in the annual high-level Technology Conference to mark International Internet Week 2017. The conference will feature five (5) days of rich dialogue and technical capacity building discussions at the Guyana Pegasus Hotel, Seawall Rd., Kingston, from Monday 9 to Friday 13 October, 2017. Guyana’s Ministry of Public Telecommunications is the host this year but the event is being organised jointly by the Latin America and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC), the Caribbean Network Operators…

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The report on the findings of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the alleged plot to assassinate the President was leaked to the State media approximately one month ago, and President David Granger on Wednesday said he is very disappointed about the leak. However, he said his Administration would not be launching a probe to determine the source of the leak. “I am concerned about any unauthorised leaks and I had hoped that the members of the Cabinet would have had the opportunity to look at it critically before it…

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