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Junior Finance Minister Bishop Juan Edghill said the fibre-optic cable from Lethem to Georgetown is expected to be operational by September this year. He made this revelation while responding to a question from the opposition during consideration of the budget estimates. The cable from Lethem to Georgetown is part of a connection from neighbouring Brazil, which coincides with government’s quest to transform and technologically modernise Guyana. Work on laying the 560 kilometres of fibre-optic cable started in the third quarter of 2012. Edghill said the Georgetown component of the project…

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Veteran journalist and survivor of the Jonestown massacre, Neville Annibourne, on Monday morning died, after being bed-ridden for almost one week. Annibourne was 82 years old and died at his Lot 27 Happy Acre, East Coast Demerara home around 04:00h in his sleep. The man’s reputed wife, Verna Cummings told Guyana Times International that he was constantly getting a fever, but this time proved to be the worst. She noted that Neville took ill on Tuesday last and was sleeping most of the time, since he was on bed rest.…

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The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) is now between “a rock and a hard place” as it will soon have to choose whether it will increase tariffs or reduce operations. This is a direct impact of the joint opposition’s decision to axe GPL’s proposed subsidy by Gy$5.2 billion, almost 50 per cent. GPL Chairman Winston Brassington said despite extensive explanation before the presentation of the Gy$208.8 billion budget, the opposition, using its one-seat majority, proceeded to cut critical funding for GPL. “In the next few weeks, we will have…

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Grace Kennedy Remittances Services (GKRS), under the Western Union brand, celebrated its 20th anniversary of doing business in Guyana on Saturday with a gala dinner at the Pegasus Hotel. Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Don Wehby told Guyana Times International that Grace Kennedy has served Guyana for 20 years in the remittance services business and the Guyanese people in response have shown tremendous support. He recalled that the GKRS’s vision was and still is to provide excellent money services to the Guyanese populace, noting that remittance services in Guyana are…

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The newest Mahadeo Shivraj production “Brown Sugar Too Bitter For Me” has been released to coincide with the upcoming 175th arrival of East Indians to Guyana and is dedicated to the five Enmore Martyrs. The movie, which was officially launched at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) Saturday night by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, portrays the differences between the rich and poor and their economic circumstances. This movie brings to life the everyday issue of differences in economic levels in present day society that result in segregation between ‘society classes’ in…

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By Indrawattie Natram – Rice farmers whose crops were damaged by paddy bugs will get some form of assistance to compensate for the low prices they are receiving. This assurance was given during a meeting held by government in collaboration with the Rice Producers’ Association (RPA) and the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB). Officials told a meeting in Essequibo on Sunday that the major stakeholders are in the process of analysing the situation. The Agriculture Ministry, along with the RPA, the GRDB and the regional authorities, is working with farmers…

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