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Carnal knowledge-accused Chandra Narine Sharma was on Wednesday committed to stand trial in the High Court for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl back in 2010. The decision was made by Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the end of a preliminary inquiry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The magistrate informed the court that a prima facie case had been made out against the popular television owner and talk show host. Sharma is also the leader of the Justice For All Party, which is part of the A Partnership for National Unity coalition.…

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Talks are ongoing between the governments of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago to assist in the production of rice on the twin island republic. In addition, Guyana has committed to helping the neighbouring country to establish aquaculture farms with focus on expanding hassar production there. Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy, in an interview with Guyana Times International on Saturday, stated that two technical teams from Trinidad recently visited the country to discuss these arrangements. He explained that one team came with the intention of discussing the prospect of producing rice…

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‘Qualfon’, a leading business process outsourcing (BPO) and call centre service provider, participated in The Washington Diplomat’s report on the call centre industry in the South American country of Guyana. Qualfon Chief Executive Officer Mike Marrow was interviewed for its article titled “Guyana emerges as a leader in global call centre industry”. In the article, Marrow explained many key factors that make Georgetown, Guyana an ideal call centre location. “Their native language is English, not Spanish, and like the Filipinos, the Guyanese have a very strong affinity to the United…

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Following the arrest of an East Coast Demerara man who is suspected to be involved in a major U.S. visa scam, it has been revealed that he has collected millions in cash from a number of people, claiming that he can obtain genuine U.S. visas for them, police said on Saturday. The alleged fraudster has been identified as Tulsie Persaud also known as Ajay Jaikaran, 33, of Lot 4 Cemetery Road, Triumph Village, East Coast Demerara. Guyana Times International understands that Persaud is not alone and is assisted by a…

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Guyana Times International has learnt that Miss India Worldwide 2012 Alana Seebarran has filed a Gy$50 million lawsuit against the holder of the Miss India Worldwide Guyana franchise, Chandini Ramnarine and her sister, who was selected to be Miss India Guyana 2010, Lucria Rambalak. In papers obtained from the Supreme Court Registry, Georgetown, Seebarran is alleging that Ramnarine failed to discharge contractual and fiduciary duties owed to her; the claim against Rambalak is for impersonation and “passing off”. When contacted, counsels for Seebarran – Sanjeev Datadin and Charles S Ramson…

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The Royal Barbados Police Force on Saturday confirmed that 64-year-old Brenda Duncan Belle, who was brutally murdered last week Tuesday evening (April 30th) by her estranged husband, was also stabbed during an altercation with the said man three nights prior to her death. The Barbadian authorities stated that Belle had moved out of her home and was seeking refuge at a friend’s house after she survived a violent attack by the same perpetrator last Saturday night in the Fairchild Street bus terminal, where she was stabbed several times. Guyana Times…

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Embattled City Mayor Hamilton Green is currently contemplating his next move, following the refusal of the Local Government Ministry to remove acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba with immediate effect, and amid growing criticism of his lack of proper stewardship at the helm of a city continuously filled with garbage along many major streets. Green is also continuing to defend an earlier instruction he gave for Sooba to write-off of a Gy$9 million debt owed to the council by his wife’s business – ‘Jelante Pharmacy’. Sooba said that the Jelante Pharmacy,…

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The combined opposition, the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change (AFC) Tuesday night used their majority to send the anti-money laundering legislation to a special select committee for fine-tuning, despite warnings from the government that delays in the passage of the bill could see Guyana being sanctioned. Guyana has a May 27 deadline to have the bill in place. When the bill came up for debate Tuesday night in the House, government’s Chief Whip Gail Teixeira said the Parliament has the capacity to deal with the…

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By Umadevi Bux – Alliance For Change (AFC) leader Khemraj Ramjattan said President Donald Ramotar’s veto of the two opposition bills is an act of provocation and that the opposition will consider whether to support future bills from the government and a possible no-confidence motion, which if passed would necessitate snap elections. Ramotar has deemed two opposition-sponsored bills null and void and of no effect and that the bills violated the Constitution. In a swift reaction on Wednesday, Ramjattan noted that the non-assenting to the bills is a complete act…

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