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– during independence anniversary celebration As the Republic of India celebrated its 71st independence anniversary, the country has pledged its continued support towards Guyana’s development. The promise was made on Tuesday by Indian High Commissioner to Guyana, Venkatachalam Mahalingam, when dignitaries and Indian nationals converged at the Indian Culture Centre in Bel Air, Georgetown to celebrate the country’s independence anniversary. According to the High Commissioner, who spoke on behalf of the country’s Prime Minister, India has over the years been a major player and partner in Guyana’s development. “During the…

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The Cuban rice market has now been made available to Guyana after a series of negotiations over the past months. As a result, the first shipment of rice to Cuba is expected to be exported during the latter part of September. General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Allison Peters said this is just one of the new export markets which will be added to the list of Guyana’s growing export markets. “There is also a shipment off to Cuba and we are going to start that off…

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Works on the East Bank Demerara (EBD) pedestrian overpasses at Houston, Peter’s Hall, Eccles and Diamond, East Bank Demerara continue to move apace. Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson told the Department of Public Information (DPI) that to date all the piles have been driven (into place) and works should be completed by November. “Some of the contractors started doing the foundations… all five will be completed by November this year. When completed, the overpasses will (be accepted) as a normal design. For those who may not be able to walk…

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The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) is in the process of undertaking environmental, social and economic impact assessments preparatory to commencing creation, restoration and modernisation of several waterfront recreational areas. Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson has said that after identifying and addressing those issues, the MPI would issue tenders for the projects, and work is expected to start immediately thereafter. Some preliminary designs for the creation and restoration of modern waterfront recreational areas between Kingston in Georgetown and Ogle, ECD; Stabroek Market on the eastern coast of the Demerara River…

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By Andrew Carmichael Five of the suspects who allegedly invaded an Upper Corentyne fisherman’s home and carried away G$1.7 million in jewellery, G$100,000 in cash, and miscellaneous items were on Monday arraigned before Springlands Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh, before whom they were not required to plead to a slew of indictable charges, and were all remanded until August 24, when the prosecution would be expected to present a progress report. The five detained suspects are: 19-year-old Styovan Bhowan of Number 70 Village, Corentyne, said to be the mastermind of the invasion;…

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With a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the prison system done only last year, as well as a number of reports and plans for reform completed over the years, it is the political will to enact prison reform that is needed from the Government, instead of another expensive CoI. This is according to former House Speaker and veteran political activist, Ralph Ramkarran, commenting on the Government’s decision to launch another CoI in wake of the recent fire that gutted the Camp Street Prison and preceded two of the worst jail…

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As is required under the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act, the 2017 Mid-Year Financial Report, detailing the performance of the economy for the first half of fiscal year 2017, was on Friday last presented to the National Assembly by Finance Minister Winston Jordan. Its contents have revealed that the country’s export earnings continue to decline, with gold now joining the list of commodities on the decline. Minister Jordan has had to again revise downwards his overall projection for national growth. He reports that despite the “historically early budget, the required…

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Aruba Airlines on Sunday made its inaugural flight to Guyana, with some 150 passengers on board, marking the beginning of its service in the Guyanese market. Roraima Group of Companies is handling the airline from this end and was very instrumental in the application process. According to Roraima CEO, Captain Gerry Gouveia, the airline would be operating the Guyana route, flying three times weekly, but he noted that they are still in the probation phase. He added that they would officially launch the service in a few days. Aruba Airlines…

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…to face court soon Guyana Police on Thursday have clarified that the 25-year-old- Ryan Singh- who allegedly slit his girlfriend’s throat almost three weeks ago, was arrested in Suriname and not Springlands, Berbice as was previously reported. “The fact is that Ryan Singh was arrested by Police Authorities in Nickerie, Suriname and handed over to Local Authorities [in Guyana] and this was initiated at the level of the Crime Chief of the Guyana Police Force,” a police press statement said. The statement also disclosed that the error came about because…

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