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By Leana Bradshaw – Spanish oil exploration giant, Repsol on Tuesday signed another agreement with the Guyana government to commence drilling for oil and gas, in the Kanuku Basin offshore Guyana. Affixing his signature to the agreement which was previously signed by President Donald Romotar (who is the minister responsible for petroleum), was Repsol’s Latin America Exploration Director Joseba Murillas. The signing ceremony took place at the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, Brickdam, Georgetown. Murillas said Repsol is pleased to be working along with Tullow Oil, as a partner in…

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By Leana Bradshaw  – Making reference to the sociological concept that society has basic human institutions, with the family being at the fore, National Family Commission Chairman Dr Kwame Gilbert noted that the family unit is most important in fostering a safe and well rounded society. He made these comments during an interview with Guyana Times International, when questioned on the occasion of International Day of Families, which is observed on May 15 each year, since it was designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993. “It is from…

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Residents of Moraikobai, a riverine community of Region Five, Tuesday expressed gratitude to the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic government for the installation of a dish that allows residents to experience the Guyana Learning Channel, which is expected to boost education delivery. Televisions were set up at the village office, the St Francis Nursery School, and the Community Research Centre, where the students and teachers can access the learning channel at their leisure. Residents who have television sets can also access the channel once they have an antenna. Education Minister Priya…

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With the recent exit of Delta Airlines, there has not been much progress on the talks between government and Surinam Airways. Contacted over the weekend about the status of the airline’s entry into the Georgetown/New York route, Surinam Airways Country Manager Rudi Westerborg disclosed that there are no new developments. Delta, on May 7, carried through with its announced withdrawal from the Guyanese market, creating a void that can possibly be filled by the Dutch carrier. When questioned further, Westerborg said although there are technicalities hindering its progress, the airline…

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Six men, including a Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) student were refused bail when they appeared before Magistrate Khrishendat Persaud at the Whim Magistrate’s Court on Monday, charged with the murder of Alfred Munroe, 45. Munroe was allegedly beaten to death last week. They had accused Munroe of burglarising a shop. The six persons: Randolph Samuel called “Rudy”, 22; Arif Cecil, 21; Richard Griffith, 18, called “Brick Head”; Michael Lewis, 30, called “Mickey”; Zafar Seetaram called “Jafar”, 18; and Khruhnaraj Jagdeo called “Chris”, all of Rose Hall Town were not…

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World renowned exponents of classical Indian dance, Ms. Preeya Lakshme Singh, Ambalika (Ambi) Deonarine and Rachael Indira Sonley, daughters of graduates of Corentyne High School, will be performing at the JC Chandisingh Secondary School Diamond Jubilee Reunion in the Grand Ballroom of Leonard’s Great Neck, Long Island, NY on June 29, 2013. Preeya began displaying a talent for dancing at the age of five, when she enrolled in American Ballet and Tap classes. Her mother Savitri Singh, then enrolled her in Indian classical dance classes, where Preeya learned ‘Kathak’ dancing…

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Lieutenant Madainey Humphrey has been dismissed from the Guyana Defence Force, following the conclusion of court martial proceedings against him, which concluded on Friday, May 10. Lieutenant Humphrey was implicated in an attempted robbery at the Julian Ross Landing in January this year. The GDF, upon investigating the matter, took the decision to court martial the lieutenant who was found to have disobeyed a lawful command, and to have been in breach of the force’s standing orders, charges to which he pleaded guilty. The sentence to dismiss Lieutenant Humphrey was…

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Four days after popular cambio dealer Totaram Mootoo and his wife Basmattie Mootoo were killed in their posh Turkeyen home, police said on Monday that the couple died from smoke inhalation and might have been alive after a homemade bomb exploded. To date, no arrest has been made for the couple’s death. Autopsies on Monday proved that Basmattie Mootoo died as a result of blunt trauma to the back, compounded with burn trauma, while her husband’s death was given as smoke inhalation and burn trauma. The post-mortem examinations were performed…

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