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Guyana joined the rest of the world in celebrating the 148th birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on Monday, as the Indian High Commission hosted its annual commemoration ceremony at the monument erected in honour of the ‘Father of Peace’, in the Promenade Gardens on Middle Street, Georgetown. Indian High Commissioner Venkatachalam Mahalingam welcomed Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo as the chief guest along with other officials and Indian cultural activists at the early-morning event. Gandhi, during his lifetime, advocated for non-violent actions which brought down colonialism and gave independence to…

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The end of October will mark 10 months since the closure of the Wales Sugar Factory, and many workers who were attached to the Estate and rejected the option to transfer to Uitvlugt are still to be paid their severance packages. As the former sugar workers continue to cope with their noted strain and difficulty in obtaining good paying and consistent employment, Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder, has not carried out President David Granger’s request to look into the concerns of those aggrieved. Sugar worker Vishnu Jailall, on behalf of…

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Nigel Griffith, the Police Constable who, while being heavily under the influence of alcohol, struck and severely injured a female motorist, was on Tuesday arraigned before Georgetown Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer. The 20-year-old, of Lot 58 Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara (EBD), denied the four charges read to him. The first charge alleged that on September 1, 2017 at the Ruimveldt Public Road, Georgetown, he drove motor vehicle PSS 4403 while his breath alcohol level was at .107, which is over the legal limit of alcohol consumption. The three other charges…

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Former President now Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo visited Linden in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) on Wednesday where he, and his team, met informally with residents, many of whom raised issues and concerns affecting them, their community and the country as a whole. The Opposition Leader met residents informally in the streets, markets, shops, etc, during a walkabout of the mining town. He also addressed residents as a group and listened to their concerns, giving them the opportunity of having their voices heard. Accompanying the Opposition Leader were former Minister Robeson…

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A multistakeholder approach is being used to bring together the brightest and most experienced in all sectors for the first-ever Guyana Business Summit, which is scheduled to take place next week. Chairman of the Trade and Investment Committee of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Deodat Indar told the media on Tuesday that the Business Summit would be held from October 11-12, 2017. Indar said the Summit would see participation of a wide cross-section of people, including Government officials, members of the Opposition, donor organisations and civil society. The PSC official…

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…over 3-year period Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) on Wednesday announced a programme of development that would see the company investing G$10 billion (US$50 million), over the next three years. Speaking on Wednesday after a tour of DDL facilities by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Business Minister Dominic Gaskin, DDL Chairman Komal Samaroo said that the investments over the next three years “are in pursuance of DDL’s strategic goals to increase its export earnings [and], to diversify its income base; not only in alcohol but other things like food processing and…

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The several instances where the coalition Government has admitted it annulled tenders to procure goods and services and sole-sourced contractors are being classified as potential breaches of Guyana’s law. Section 40 of Guyana’s Procurement Act states that permission from the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) must be sought before sole sourcing. But Section 41 of the Act prohibits the procuring entity, in most cases the relevant Ministry, from engaging in any negotiation with any of the bidders. According to former Minister within the Finance Ministry, Juan Edghill, this…

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The Special Purpose Unit (SPU) that has been set up under the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) has begun the process of selling the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) assets, including a number of estates. Conducted under the ‘Sugar Industry Privatisation and Diversification’, the outfit is currently soliciting proposals from companies or persons either individually or as part of a joint venture or consortium “with an interest in the privatisation and/or diversification of Skeldon, Rose Hall, Wales and East Demerara ‘Enmore’ factories.” The request for letters of interest by…

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Members of the Guyana Police Force have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of one of their colleagues, a female officer, attached to the Central Police Station at New Amsterdam, Berbice. The victim, Kenesha Sheriff Fraser of West Coast Berbice, was reportedly fatally chopped on Thursday morning during an incident by a male. While details are still sketchy, this newspaper has been reliably informed that the incident took place around 09:00hrs on Thursday at Number 30 Village, West Coast Berbice. A blood stained cutlass, which is suspected…

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Following criticisms over its response to several air transit accidents, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is now moving to expand its technical staff to include qualified and experienced Flight Operations Inspectors. This is slated to ensure that the aviation industry “complies with the highest possible safety standards”. The Aircraft Owners’ Association of Guyana (AOAG) on Wednesday noted that it is in full support of GCAA’s move to expand its staff which was recently announced by the Director General of the aviation body, Egbert Field. The proposed staff increase is…

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