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The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) said it is concerned about allegations against a teacher for sexual misconduct. GTU General Secretary Coretta McDonald told Guyana Times International on Wednesday that the union is totally against any form of sexual act perpetrated by teachers on their charges. Her comment comes on the heels of a recent wanted bulletin issued by the Guyana Police Force for a teacher on allegations of rape. “We’ve been saying to our teachers and we will continue to say to them that you are there as a role…

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The third round of European Union-Guyana Political Dialogue, under the framework of Article Eight of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)-EU Cotonou agreement, was held on Wednesday at the Foreign Affairs Ministry. The previous rounds of political dialogue took place in 2009 and 2010. The Guyanese delegation was headed by Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, and included Director General Elisabeth Harper; the Americas Department Director, Ambassador Audrey Waddell; acting Multilateral and Global Affairs Department Director, Deborah Yaw; Foreign Trade Department Director, Rajdai Jaggernauth; Chief of Protocol, Esther…

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Former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Desiree Bernard was on Wednesday hailed as an icon of the local jurisprudence during a special farewell sitting of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) held in her honour. The CCJ panel was in Guyana for a three-day itinerant sitting held at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown. Justice Bernard will be officially retiring from the CCJ today (Thursday). The special sitting in her home country was attended by local judges, magistrates and attorneys. Several foreign jurists and other dignitaries also gathered…

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A Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) official on Friday will meet with parliamentarians fine-tuning the controversial Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Bill. Chairperson of the special select committee looking at the bill, Gail Teixeira made this disclosure on Wednesday, minutes after a brief meeting with committee members at Parliament Buildings. According to the government’s chief whip, preparations have commenced for the arrival of the CFATF official, who is expected to address concerns expressed by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). On Wednesday, when the committee…

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Prime Minister Samuel Hinds on Monday disclosed that an independent third-party expert has been asked to examine the government’s ambitious US$32 million e-governance project and make recommendations for its satisfactory completion at the earliest time. Hinds’ comments were contained in his response to written questions from A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament Joseph Harmon on cost overruns related to the E-Government Project and the resume and salary of the project manager, Alexei Ramotar, the son of President Donald Ramotar. He also informed the National Assembly that the…

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The National Assembly on Monday evening cleared a motion to add a new representative group to the structure of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC). Both sides of the House voted to have the motion passed and praised the work of the appointive committee, headed by Dr George Norton. The new group will be referred to as Culture/Ethnic. Its three nominal representatives from the three main ethnic groups – Indian, African and Amerindian – will be made from a list of nominees of 183 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in ethnic and…

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A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) did not inform long-standing parliamentarian Vanessa Kissoon, ahead of Monday’s sitting of the National Assembly that she was demoted and her seating arrangements changed within the coalition group. As a matter of fact, Kissoon confirmed being only informed upon her arrival at Parliament Buildings at noon. The news caught her off guard, it would appear. Speaking with Guyana Times International on Tuesday evening from her home in Linden, Region 10, Kissoon explained that no reasons were proffered by APNU’s Chief Whip Amna Ally or…

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– after more than eight years of consultations The long awaited Education Bill which will enable major reforms in the education sector will be tabled in the House before month-end, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said. The legislation when comes into force will repeal the current Education Act and allow the Education Ministry to adopt a more modern and hands-on approach to various issues impacting the sector. The bill, among other things seeks to address issues such as private schools licensing, requirements for persons to be employed as a teacher and…

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