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The United States Government, through the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), provided Carrier Liaison Programme (CLP) training in Georgetown from August 11-15, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The programme provided standardised training and assistance to international air carriers related to admissibility and fraudulent document detection in order to encourage carrier compliance with US Immigration Laws, the US Embassy in Georgetown said in a release. Approximately 100 employees from local airlines and security companies including Caribbean Airlines, Fly Jamaica, Roraima Airways, TravelSpan Inc, New Timehri Handing Service Inc, and…

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By Vahnu Manikchand Despite efforts to have the East Bank Four-lane Extension Project completed by the end of this year, the project has now been set to be fully completed in the first quarter of next year. Project delays have become a disgusting and frustrating phenomenon in Guyana; however, according to the Works Ministry’s Roads and Bridges Department Manager Ron Rahaman, two of the lots will be completed by this year, but the other will not be finished until the first quarter of 2015. In an interview with Guyana Times…

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Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Mark Phillips has refuted claims that the military was deliberately seeking to stymie the work of the ongoing Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) by failing to provide pertinent documents to the Commission. The Army Chief noted that it was against his “policy”, to be involved in such a practice, pointing out that the organisation has been doing all it can to assist the work of the Tribunal. During his cross examination at the fourth sitting of the Walter Rodney CoI earlier…

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The Health Ministry is on high alert and has instituted a number of measures in light of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The Ministry has been conducting awareness sessions with various personnel at the Cheddi Jagan International airport (CJIA) including port health workers, customs, and immigration and airline staff. Guyana was alerted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of the Ebola outbreak that commenced late last year, and which has hit West African countries such as Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Shamdeo Persaud…

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Natural Resources Minister Robert Persaud, Public Works Minster Robeson Benn and acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba have pledged to pool their resources to ensure the effective countrywide implementation of the “Cleanup my country campaign”. They gave their support to the programme during a meeting with Local Government Minister Norman Whittaker and the “Clean-Up My Country” Programme Implementation Committee on Wednesday. At the meeting, which was held at the Local Government and Regional Development Ministry, Minister Persaud embraced the need for such a programme. He emphasised the importance for sustainability which…

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− Govt clears funding for increased tuition Government has approved additional funds for the University of Guyana Student Loan Fund to facilitate the increase in tuition fees that will take full effect with the commencement of the new academic year 2014/2015. During the 2014 Budget presentation in March, Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh disclosed that Gy$450 million was budgeted for the Student Loan Fund but by April, this sum was reduced to zero after the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change (AFC) signalled their collective disapproval.…

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People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) General Secretary Clement Rohee on Monday told the media that Government has “snap elections as one of its cards” while hinting that it might pull this card out before the debates on the Opposition’s no-confidence motion begins. According to Rohee, in light of the no-confidence motion, the only option left with Government now is setting a date for snap elections. “(Snap elections) remain an option under active consideration… We have that card in our hands that we can pull out on the table at any given…

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The biennial Conference of the Heads of Guyana’s Missions overseas opened on Monday at the Guyana International Conference Centre with President Donald Ramotar calling on them to be “advance scouts” for Guyana’s development. The President also commended their work in representing Guyana in the international community. According to a release from the Foreign Affairs Ministry, President Donald Ramotar in his discussions with the heads spoke at length on specific global developments which struck at the heart of international relations. Key among these was what the President described as “the dreaded…

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BY MICHAEL YOUNGE After months of stalemate and controversy, the Government of Guyana has finally agreed to the full implementation of the International Republican Institute (IRI) managed USAID Leadership Education and Democracy (LEAD) Project. Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon, speaking during a joint press conference with the US Charge de Affairs Bryan Hunt, said that a mutually acceptable agreement has been reached, which puts to rest the concerns Government had over the initial design and implementation of the project. He said Government was keen, from the outset, on ensuring that…

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