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Caricom Secretary General Irwin LaRocque has called for a review of the implementation of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) and whether the approach to it was adequate to address the immediate concerns of member states. “Just as we have agreed that the revised treaty must now be reviewed in order to advance our integration arrangements, we have to examine the role of the CSME in addressing the economic challenges of member states. I remain convinced, however, that the CSME is our best option for addressing our economic challenges,”…

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By Indrawattie Natram   Thousands of farmers throughout Guyana from the various rice growing areas are reaping the benefits of the Venezuela fertiliser deal that was made possible by the Agriculture Ministry through the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) and the Rice Producer’s Association (RPA). Farmers are indeed thankful to the ministry and the major rice stakeholders for creating such a competitive market, one that has made the price for fertiliser dropped significantly. They are very much thankful and expressed their gratitude at a farmers’ meeting held last Friday in…

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The Private Sector Commission (PSC) said it is disgusted at the treatment by the combined opposition of its petition to Parliament on the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, and the bill itself. The PSC said it represents those industries that drive the Guyana economy forward while providing the bulk of the employment opportunities and include, as outlined in the petition, Guyana’s business community across the country, rice, mining (gold and bauxite), banking and insurance, construction, telecommunications and associated services, domestic aviation, manufacturing, fishing, tourism and…

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The government through the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is committed to exploring ways to improve current mining practices with more efficient and environmentally safe technology. According to a release, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud on Tuesday made this commitment prior to the screening of a film titled “Amazon Gold”, which highlighted the impact of mercury in gold mining. The event was organised by the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). WWF Country Manager Patrick Williams, Sarah DuPont of Amazon Gold and…

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The NEW GPC INC has perused the “Report of the Auditor General” for 2012. Because of the repeated media circuses that have been created in some previous reports in terms of the pharmaceuticals the corporation provides to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and the Ministry of Health (MoH), the NEW GPC would like to clarify a number of completely erroneous statements contained in the report, especially as it relates to lack of documentation or deliveries. We believe that this is due to sloppy fieldwork by junior officials in the…

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By Andrew Carmichael   Cane harvesters attached to the Rose Hall Estate, Providence on the East Bank Berbice, on Wednesday downed tools in protest over a proposed one per cent wage increase and also criticised their union – the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) for being a “sell-out”. The workers represent almost half of the field workers attached to the estate. They marched from Providence, chanting “One per cent can’t wuk” to New Amsterdam where they staged a picketing exercise in front of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic…

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A Guyanese man, Rondell Bobb, was shot dead in St Maarten on Saturday, police in the island have confirmed. The shooting took place behind Patricia’s Bar on Sucker Garden Road. The 23-year-old Bobb also known as “Bobb the Builder”, was shot multiple times in a vehicle. Bobb is well known in the Sucker Garden area as he builds almost anything. He was partially handicapped and is also known to be friendly. Residents in Sucker Garden said they cannot imagine why anyone would shoot and kill Bobb. “This young man was…

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Approximately Gy$ 37.3 million is still to be recovered by government for overpayment of salaries since 2007 to present, the auditor general said in his latest report on the Public Accounts of Guyana. The report has indicated that overpayment of salaries remains a major concern and a poor recovery system has resulted in the funds being outstanding. “The slow processing of pay change directives in several ministries and mainly in the regions resulted in overpayment of salaries, including deductions totalling Gy$ 37.389 million still to be recovered for the years…

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 – Laparkan sees bright future despite challenges Air and ocean cargo industry leaders wrapped up three days of discussions on a range of issues which impact the operations of the industry as the Air and Sea Cargo Americas International Congress and Exhibition came to a close. The industry leaders, drawn from major cargo airlines, airports, sea ports, ocean carriers, freight forwarders and regulators from around the world, agreed that despite the changes in the industry and the moderate recovery from the global recession the outlook for the future of the…

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