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…Govt unaware of situation – Dr Norton By Alexis Rodney Two months after they graduated from the Guyana-Cuba Medical Scholarship programme, some 92 doctors are unsure of how soon they would be given the go ahead to begin practising in Guyana. In fact, while they have already passed through orientation and underwent the required three-day Advances in Labour and Risk Management (ALARM) programme, they are yet to receive any information from their employer – the Government of Guyana (GoG) on the way forward. On Tuesday, a number of the newly-trained…

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…Dharmic Sabha insists on celebrating Diwali on Nov 11 Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan is holding firm to his decision that Diwali will be observed on November 10 despite the uproar from a majority of the Hindu community, who are claiming that the official date should be November 11. In another section of the media, Ramjattan stated that he had received a letter of complaint from the Veerat Sabha as it relates to the November 10 date for the festival of Diwali. He had reportedly sent the letter to the…

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Five persons were on Monday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged with trafficking in narcotics. The head of the alleged drug cartel, Gordon Williams, 52, of 12 Perseverance and 25 Section C Street, Barima, Essequibo Coast; Marlyn Scott, 49, a well known businesswoman of 25 Section C Street, Barima; Marlon Scott, 28, a miner of 503 Respect Street, Onderneeming, Essequibo, Damien George, 32, of Second Phase Sandhill, Onderneeming, and Dennis Mohabir, 50, of Lot 68 Shell Road, Kitty appeared…

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In attempting to gain majority control of the Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) to fulfil its campaign promise of implementing toll reductions, Government will buy the 10 per cent shares of common shareholder Demerara Contractors Limited, a subsidiary of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL). Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo announced during a post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday that DDL offered to sell its shares to the Government for some Gy$45 million and Finance Minister Winston Jordan was given permission to make the purchase. He noted that moves were afoot to open discussions…

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Amid immense public outcry, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo attempted to justify the astronomical salary increases Government has given itself; declaring that it was utterly unfair that the Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Basil Williams was being paid more than the Prime Minister. Nagamootoo appeared to be taking the fall and the blame for a scandal that has done massive damage to the image and integrity ratings of the Government. He admitted that it was for this reason that he requested the super increases in order to develop a “proper”…

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 – “If you think the salaries are bad, the pensions are worse” – Former AG By Michael Younge Former Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall says that Guyanese will have to carry the burden of Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo’s multimillion-dollar salary and intended pension package for decades to come because of the recent increased announced by the new Government, which it said it deserved after just four months in office. While in Opposition, Prime Minister Nagamootoo had berated the former People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government for raping the…

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By Kristen Macklingam The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will soon move to re-purchase its co-generation plant which was sold in April this year to the tune of US$20 million to the recently formed energy company, the Skeldon Energy Incorporated (SEI). According to information received, the cash-strapped sugar company will be pursuing the route of buying back this plant from the SEI as many officials attached to GuySuCo are of the opinion that the co-generation plant should not have been sold initially. But in light of the financial crisis facing the…

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…AG calls for part-time Judges to reduce backlog Legal Affairs Minister and Attorney General Basil Williams have indicated that the delegation from the European Union will be forging a partnership with the Government of Guyana to initiate a reform of the Laws of Guyana and the judicial system. The AG met with the Head of Delegation of European Union to Guyana Ambassador Jernej Videticon on Monday. During the meeting it was posited that the partnership will see reform of the Laws of Guyana, address the backlog of cases in the…

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