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The government of Guyana on Tuesday strongly rejected allegations peddled by the Alliance For Change (AFC) that is was engaging in illegal wiretapping and was recording the conversations of politicians in the country. The AFC had premised its allegations on a comment made by the Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali as it called for a full disclosure on all of the instances where the conversations of politicians and citizens were intercepted. Ali had strongly upbraided that party’s leader Khemraj Ramjattan for disrespecting and verbally abusing a public servant in…

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It is appalling how often women are being degraded and their fundamental rights are being infringed on in the media. There is a trend in the Kaieteur News towards constantly degrading women and attacking their fundamental rights. Kaieteur News has a fetish for attacking people who they perceive to be supportive of the government. Their attacks usually are libellous, racist, sexist and vulgar and this mode of attack is in lieu of them not being able to make a logical case against their target. Target Their latest target is Town…

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Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon has sharply criticised the decision by U. S. Ambassador D Brent Hardt to implement a governance project or aspects of it, under the auspices of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), despite strong objections by Cabinet. Addressing the issue during a television interview, Dr Luncheon said that the matter was engaging the highest levels of government in no uncertain terms. “This issue is an affront to Guyana’s sovereignty,” the cabinet secretary said. He said it is essentially a challenge by the U. S.…

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A post-mortem is expected to be performed on the skeletal remains of Sookram Ragabir, called “Baayun”, which were discovered last Thursday on a vacant plot of land in a clump of bushes at Waterloo, Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice. The man had been missing since August. He was never reported as a missing person. According to his sister Rohanie Dkharam, he did odd jobs and most of the times stayed at the place where he worked. According to her, in August, he was working with the owner of a supermarket…

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The recent attacks by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) on several developmental projects have been viewed a ploy by the opposition to damage the local investment climate. Several opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) have strongly criticised the Marriott Project, the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project, the Specialty Hospital, the Cheddi Jagan Internationa Airport Expansion, and of late, the toll structure of the Berbice River Bridge. The opposition is seeking through a parliamentary motion to reduce the tolls to cross the bridge. On the…

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BY INDRAWATTIE NATRAM   Region Two Chairman Parmanand Persaud has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the poor and slow effort by the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) in restoring power on the Essequibo Coast. Persaud, during an interview with Guyana Times International, said he is frustrated over the situation and called on GPL to get its act together. Region Two on Saturday suffered a 12- hour blackout on Saturday less than two weeks ago after having to put up with a 48- hour power outage. Since power was restored to…

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Government said its recruitment agency has helped to secure jobs for more than 2000 people so far this year. Speaking at a news conference last week, Labour Minister, Dr Nanda Gopaul said that from the 2954 persons who registered for jobs between January to December this year, the ministry’s Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency was able to find jobs for 2548. Dr Gopaul said that this year has seen an average number of job placements compared to previous years. The minister said in 2011, of the 2919 persons registered for…

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As is customary, all members of the Joint Services, in addition to receiving their five per cent increase, will also benefit from a one month tax-free Christmas bonus. The announcement was made by commander-in-chief of the armed forces, President Donald Ramotar on Friday at Camp Ayanganna, when he and Prime Minister Samuel Hinds joined members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) for their annual Christmas luncheon. The announcement was received with loud cheers, more so, when the president said that he had advised the finance minister to make the payment…

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Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon said that the parliamentary opposition is using the National Assembly to exercise executive powers which they were denied of when they lost the 2011 elections. Dr Luncheon made this statement last Wednesday at his weekly post-Cabinet briefing. According to the Cabinet secretary, this is shown at every sitting of the National Assembly when the combined opposition refuses to pass or consider key bills which will see the development of Guyana. He noted that the three bills which the opposition…

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BY ANDREW CARMICHAEL   Police are investigation the circumstances surrounding the death of a Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice man whose lifeless body was picked up on the public road about 03: 30h on Sunday. According to a police press release, about 03: 20h, Fazal Baksh, 37, of Cotton Tree, was driving a motor cycle along the main road at D’Edward Village, West Coast Berbice, when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with a utility pole. The release said he suffered injuries and was pronounced dead on arrival…

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