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BY: SVETLANA MARSHALL President Donald Ramotar and Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai on Sunday declared Amerindian Heritage Month 2013 opened, amid much fanfare and a cultural extravaganza at the Amerindian Village, Sophia Exhibition Complex. Addressing hundreds of persons, some of whom were decked out in their traditional Amerindian outfits, Minister Sukhai recommitted the government of Guyana to supporting Amerindians in revitalising their cultural heritage. Side by side “The Amerindian Affairs Ministry will continue to work side by side with Amerindian leaders to avert any future loss of the rich culture…

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The ruling People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/ C) has rubbished comments made by Opposition Leader David Granger that Guyana has a high youth unemployment rate. PPP/ C General Secretary Clement Rohee said Granger is being hypocritical about the issue, especially since the party voted against crucial pieces of legislation for the realisation of the Amaila Falls project. “It is common understanding that cheap and reliable energy is a cornerstone for the economic development of any nation. It fuels the expansion of the manufacturing sector, attracts both foreign and local investment,…

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Officers of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Friday graduated from a five-day course on border security hosted under the U. S.-led Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI). Through ongoing security cooperation under the CBSI programme, the United States and Guyana partnered to stage the International Passenger Interdiction Training (IPIT) course which was held at the Police Training Centre on Camp and Young streets. The port security training course saw the participation of nine police officers, three CANU officers…

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– to review CCTV footage BY: BHISHAM MOHAMED As part of the investigation into the murder of businesswoman Sirmattie Ramnaress who was discovered dead in her home at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Saturday morning; investigators intend to review the footage recorded from the CCTV camera along the East Bank, Georgetown and East Coast corridors. Crime Chief Seelall Persaud told Guyana Times International on Monday morning that the police, as part of their investigations will review the footage with the hope of finding a clue to solve the murder.…

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Zara Holding, a U. S.-based Guyanese company, has honoured the country’s top two students at the recent Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. The top students, Zamina Rasheed and Yogeeta Persaud of the Anna Regina Multilateral School were presented with learning packages which included books and laptops by the company’s consultant Naresh Singh. The presentation was made at a simple ceremony at the Zara Computer Centre at Suddie on the Essequibo Coast. Singh said the students have made Guyana proud, more so Region Two by demonstrating no matter the background,…

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Along with the appointment of a new board of directors at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), a second round of changes will be implemented at the entity. “As was announced by the president, GuySuCo by the end of the month will have a new board of directors announced,” Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said. He has assured that he remains committed to his promise which is to make changes to the board of directors. “As part of my presentation during the budget, I committed to making changes to the board…

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Guyana’s Sunni Muslim School, Madrasa Nooranie, has formalised plans for the establishment of a branch of the Markaz Al Ihsaan Theological Institute of Higher Islamic Education of Trinidad and Tobago to be based at the famed Anna Catherina Islamic Complex (ACIC). The Madrasa Nooranie was established in September 2003 at the ACIC. The deal was confirmed by principal of the institute, maulana Dr Waffie Mohamed when he visited Guyana earlier this month. Markaz Al Ihsaan was established in 2000 as a theological institute to provide quality higher Islamic education from…

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The foundation set by Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chaves for flourishing bilateral relations with Guyana was recognised by President Donald Ramotar and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro as the two leaders met in Guyana last Saturday. Following their discussions, the heads of state signed a joint declaration, signalling their commitment to its content which focused on strengthening and widening relations between the two countries. As part of the declaration, the two sides highlighted the greater thrust given to the United Nations Good Offices Process since the appointment of good officer…

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The Health Ministry on Monday dispatched 70 newly-trained doctors to its main hospitals across the country. Fourteen of the doctors are being deployed to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, 10 to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, eight to the Suddie Public Hospital, eight to the Linden Hospital Complex and 30 to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. During a press conference in the ministry’s boardroom, Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran emphasised that these efforts are part of the ministry’s vision to facilitate the continuous learning of health-care providers. He noted that…

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A leading regional academic on Tuesday called on Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries to adopt a common position as it regards the ongoing situation in Syria. Professor of social and political change at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Brian Meeks, told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that his advice to regional governments is that “they should do it together, they should consult each other (and) they should act multilaterally through their respective organisations, in particular, the Caribbean Community and whatever decisions are made, should be…

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