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Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman has questioned the objective of President Donald Ramotar’s refusal to dissolve Parliament after its prorogation late last year. Trotman noted that while there are no legal constraints, it has been the convention for three clear months of campaigning to be made available following the Parliament’s dissolution. According to Trotman, Article 61 of the Constitution specifies that elections be held “within” three months of the dissolution of Parliament. This publication reported on Wednesday that President Donald Ramotar is expected to dissolve Parliament by February…

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… APNU Shadow Youth Minister As the political atmosphere intensifies in the face of general and regional elections slated for May 11, the importance of young people casting their ballots cannot be sufficiently emphasised. Political parties, civil society groups, religious bodies and even the elections regulatory body, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have continued their call for youths to be engaged politically by exercising their democratic right come Election Day. The person who most recently expressed these concerns was APNU Shadow Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, Member of Parliament…

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– vows to end politics of allegation, race A group of young Guyanese has been mobilised to form the Guyana Youth Movement which they said will be contesting the upcoming May 11 Elections, mainly aimed at encouraging youth involvement in the political sphere. Administrator Robin Singh in an interview with this publication said the movement was initiated with the belief that Guyanese youth were not well represented or being mentored in any way to achieve success. “They (young people) are being told your turn will come…They’re being taught that protest…

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– says Amaila Falls Project remains number one priority Reiterating that the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project remains the number one priority of his administration, President Donald Ramotar said he remains hopeful the mega-project would become a reality. Speaking at the commissioning of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) power station at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara on Monday, the President said efforts are being made to restart work on the transformative project before year-end. He said a lot of work has already been done on the project, and he pointed out…

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The trial into the murder of former Queen’s College student Neesa Lalita Gopaul continues at the High Court with yet another investigator taking the stand. Police Corporal Floyd Hosannah from the Crime Scene Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Eve Leary, testified on Tuesday that he was among the party of policemen who went to the scene on October 2, 2010, where they found the teen’s body in a suitcase partially submerged in the creek at Emerald Tower Resort, Madewini Creek. He noted that there was a rope holding…

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Social activist, Dr Dawn Stewart, who once worked side by side with the late Dr Faith Harding, will soon be launching a campaign called Guyanese Women Roundtable (GWR), with the aim of having more women involved in politics. According to Dr Stewart, the campaign was designed to have more women involved in the welfare of Guyana’s electoral system. It was pointed out that the 10th Parliament has only 20 female representatives. “I often wonder who pushes the issues that affect the lives of women, thus affecting the life of children…

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– NY-based husband says he does not know anything about his wife’s killing Two weeks after Patricia Sanasie, wife of popular city businessman Deokaran Ram Sanasie, was gunned down in front of her home in Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara, the Police have arrested a man who matched the description given to them. The suspect was picked up on Norton Street, Georgetown on Saturday. He is presently being grilled by investigators at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). He is expected to be placed on an identification parade at which the…

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General Secretary of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Joseph Harmon on Wednesday said he is not aware the party would replace Dr Rupert Roopnaraine as its Prime Ministerial Candidate should the proposed coalition between itself and the Alliance For Change (AFC) fail to get off the ground. Speaking to Guyana Times International on Wednesday, Harmon said that there are no plans to replace any of the party members from their respective posts. It was reported last November that the major Opposition party might be heading into General Elections without…

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The Guyana Fire Service’s (GFS) training complex, at Leonora will enhance the service’s ability to execute its mandate in facilitating training of ranks for the roles of Fire and Rescue Service operatives. Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee declared open the Gy$139M training complex facility, located in the Leonora Fire Service compound on Monday. He said the facility is testimony to the Government’s commitment to modernise the GFS, to transform it to one that is a fully fledged Fire and Rescue Service, offering a variety of emergency services to the…

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