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During the Mash 2015 Prize Giving Ceremony, Culture, Youth and Sport Minister, Dr Frank Anthony expressed his desire to have the event trademarked. The ceremony was held on Tuesday at the National Cultural Centre. The Minister made the declaration in his feature address. At this event, he expressed the interest of the Ministry to make Mashramani more marketable and self-sufficient. The Minister stated that companies were posting advertisements about Mashramani, but were not contributing to the festival. He described this act as ‘pirating of the event’ and ‘ambush marketing’. He…

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Political parties desirous of contesting the May 11 General and Regional Elections will be given an opportunity to cement this intent when they present their List of Candidates to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on April 7, Nomination Day. This was revealed on Wednesday when several of these parties met GECOM officials to discuss procedures and expectations for that day and during the election season. Speaking at the event, GECOM Chairman, Dr Steve Surujbally revealed that the Code of Conduct for political parties will be immediately available after Nomination Day…

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With his party’s recent decision to form an alliance with the main opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), executive member of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and Prime Ministerial candidate in the APNU-AFC coalition, Moses Nagamootoo has been deemed a man who “has lost his sense of direction” by political commentator George Correia. Correia’s comments were made against the backdrop of the AFC making a decision to join forces with APNU to “defeat the PPP” at the upcoming May 11th polls”. The decision taken by the party has reaped…

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One week after two Guyanese and two Brazilian nationals were held in Brazil with a huge quantity of compressed marijuana, another Guyanese family was on Thursday evening arrested with almost nine pounds of marijuana. Those arrested are 49-year-old Khumwattie Narine Adams and her two children Abiola Adams, 28, and Joseph Adams, 25. They were subsequently charged with the act of trafficking and association for trafficking. The mother and daughter were reportedly sent to the women’s jail while the son was taken to the Agricultural Penitentiary of Monte Cristo. He is…

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Longstanding member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) arm of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Africo Selman (MP), has resigned from her position as a Member of Parliament. According to APNU General Secretary Joseph Harmon, Selman had resigned from the National Assembly on February 26 for reasons unknown to him. However, her official resignation from the party was accompanied by a letter stating that she is “tired of the infighting in the APNU”. Harmon told this publication that Selman expressed her disgust with the confusion within the…

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The incumbent Peoples Progress Party Civic (PPP/C) says it continues to consult a wide cross section of Guyanese as it finalises its plans for the advancement of Guyana, should the party be re-elected on Many 11, 2015. An executive within the party told this publication that these consultations include the views, ideas and considerations of members and non-members of the PPP/C. “The ongoing interactions with various sectors of society will ensure the document reflect the aspirations of the people,” the PPP/C executive explained adding that the intent is to have…

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Police have now arrested two persons who are assisting with the investigation into the execution of a Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) engineer, Trevor Abrams. Crime Chief Leslie James told this publication that in addition to the suspect whom the Police have found a false license plate with, another person has been taken into custody. The Crime Chief noted that the two suspects are working along with the Police as the investigation continues. James further revealed that the Police have received other leads and are currently following those. “We…

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