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…escape with G$2M in cash and jewellery By Ramona Luthi At approximately 02:00hrs on Thursday, five bandits kicked down the door of a Herstelling, East Bank Demerara home proclaiming that they were police officers. They proceeded to beat and rob the family members. According to 43-year-old Esther Harinauth of lot 463 Fourth Street, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, she was at home with her 46-year-old husband, Anganauth Harinauth and their 22-year-old daughter, Vidyawattie Harinauth, when they were awoken to loud sounds of someone kicking on their door. She said that upon…

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– residents say aircraft was seen circling the area days before discovery As local investigations continue into the illegal aircraft found at the Yupukari Airstrip, Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo), residents have told investigators that the aircraft was seen circling the community days before it was found abandoned. Based on reports from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), the discovery was made following information received by a joint service patrol, including ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), on September 13. The following day, ranks from the GDF and GPF visited…

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President David Granger said that he is satisfied with the efforts of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, in trying to resolve the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy. He said that while the Government had hoped that the process of ending the 50-year-long controversy would have been further advanced, it is not due to lack of effort by the Secretary-General’s Office, but rather the slothful pace at which the Venezuelan Government is moving. The President made these remarks on Monday at a press briefing held on the margins of the 71st Regular…

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Having vowed to move swiftly to establish the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) in the first hundred days once elected to office, the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Government, led by President David Granger is now being questioned over its seeming slothfulness to appoint the members of the PPC, despite the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament unanimously agreeing on the nominee and the National Assembly subsequently approving those nominees. Chairman of the PAC, Irfaan Ali, an opposition legislator in the National Assembly on Monday questioned President…

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…investigation launched into corruption allegations against two board members The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) is seeking to regularise all cable broadcasters and to have them take necessary steps to become fully compliant with the existing legal framework. This is according to GNBA Chairman Leonard Craig, who in a statement on Wednesday said that one necessary step for full compliance is for all cable broadcasters to enter into a settlement agreement with the GNBA to pay all required fees with respect to the period during which they were unregularised. “It…

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It is both disturbing and dangerous when the agency responsible for helping victims of rape refers to this horrendous act as “deflowering” – a term which does not encompass everything that is rape. This was expressed by former Human Services Minister Priya Manickchand, who posited that “rape is rape” and any attempt to desensitise this horrific crime must be strongly condemned. The Social Protection Ministry, headed by the Volda Lawrence, in more than one public statement, urged the end to the “deflowering of children”. As a matter of fact, even…

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…Health Minister announces Public Health Minister, Dr George Norton has announced that six-month maternity leave would soon be part of Guyana’s legislation. Minister Norton made this pronouncement while addressing the audience at the National Symposium held at the National Cultural Centre on Monday, which focused on addressing the protection, promotion and support of exclusive breastfeeding. This event was held as part of activities in observance of National Breastfeeding Week, which began on September 18. Norton said “breastfeeding is everybody’s business”, hence the new legislation, a Government Information Agency (GINA) release…

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Upon the invitation of former US President Bill Clinton, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo travelled to the United States to deliver a keynote address at the 12th Clinton Global Initiative’s Annual Meeting which commenced on Tuesday. The event addresses a series of global issues, including how the international community can build from last year’s historic Paris Climate Agreement. President Clinton and the Clinton Foundation have been highly supportive of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), with a team from the Clinton Foundation working with the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) and the…

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The Malaysian-owned Barama Company Limited will likely be granted approval to continue its operations in Guyana when its 25-year Investment Development Agreement comes to an end in October. Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman, on Tuesday confirmed to Guyana Times Internationalthat Government will be moving ahead with the renewal of the agreement. He said Government already dispatched a draft agreement to the logging company and is awaiting its comments on the proposal before wrapping up the deal. “The Barama agreement is still being finalised and a draft has been shared with…

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