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Guyanese law enforcement officers are in Marudi Mountain speaking to persons beaten by ranks on Saturday after protesters attempted to refuse the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission and law enforcement officers access to the roadway leading to mining sites. This is according to acting Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell on Monday. The police chief said he has not seen the video of the incident, which has now gone viral and he refused to confirm whether the police had the names of the offending officers who are visible in the video. He…

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Six Guyanese tourism organisations are up for possible recognition following their nomination for the prestigious Sustainable Tourism Award (STA) at this year’s Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s 14th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development (STC-14). The event will be hosted in Trinidad and Tobago, from April 15-18 under the theme “Keeping the right balance: Enhancing destination sustainability through products, partnerships, and profitability.” The six companies; Karanambu, Conservation International (CI) Guyana, Guyana Marine Turtle Conservation Society (GMTCS,) Aranaputa, National Trust and Atta Lodge were nominated by the Tourism Ministry, and Tourism Minister…

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– says attacks on public servants and private individuals unjustified President Donald Ramotar has unreservedly condemned the barrage of attacks on civil servants by opposition forces and newspapers that support what has become an ongoing and intensifying assault on the integrity of people making vital contributions to the development of Guyana. Speaking at the annual tribute to Dr Cheddi Jagan at Babu John, Port Mourant, Corentyne on Sunday, the president expressed total disgust at what he described as recurring baseless news reports about head of the Privatisation Unit, Winston Brassington,…

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In keeping with the theme “Reflecting Creativity, Celebrating Diversity”, thousands, including revellers and spectators, swarmed the streets of the bauxite mining town of Linden on Sunday, as Region 10 hosted its annual Mashramani and float parade celebration in commemoration of the country’s 43rd republican anniversary. While the grand celebration is held in the capital city of Georgetown on February 23 each year, scores of persons look forward to travelling to the birthplace of the celebration, as was evident on Sunday. Many onlookers declared this year’s celebration in Linden as one…

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In 1913, Guyana had its first airplane flight. The initial flight was undertaken by a German-American man who took off from the then Canon race course (now Bel Air Park) and went around the city. And from that time to now there has been overwhelm¬ing developments in the civil aviation industry. This is evident in the number of airstrips spread throughout the country, private aviation operators, and the continuous investments in the develop¬ment of the Cheddi Jagan International and Ogle airports. Several activities have been planned to mark the 100th…

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By Michael Younge – Junior Finance Minister Bishop Juan Edghill said Guyanese should expect a people’s budget this year, as more focus is being placed on alleviating underemployment and poverty, while strengthening and expanding new and emerging sectors to consolidate growth and development. “Our business is serving the Guyanese people and ensuring that they get what they deserve…. and that government bureaucracy does not lead to antagonism and frustration, but to ensure that people walk away from government agencies smiling that their government is working for them,” he advised. Speaking…

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By Vishnu Bisram – An American baby born in Mississippi and infected with the AIDS virus has been cured of the virus thanks to treatment received from a Guyanese doctor, Deborah Persaud. Dr. Persaud hails from West Coast Demerara.  She received her medical degree from New York University in 1985 and did her residency at Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan. Dr Persaud is a specialist in Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine and is Board Certified in Pediatrics. She had lived in the greater Richmond Hill area before relocating to Baltimore to…

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The four engaged couples vying to win a free dream wedding in the race to the altar contest were treated to a stimulating aerial view of Georgetown by Roraima Group of Companies. The contest will be the highlight of the fifth annual Wedding Expo, organised by Duke Lodge. Roraima’s marketing manager, Shamaine Davis said the trip was another way of ensuring that the other three couples who will not win the contest walk away with another memento, in addition to the Arrowpoint Nature Resort trip held on February 24. “The…

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By Pushpa Balgobin – Dr Naresh Singh, the man who lost the prestigious deputy secretary general post of Caricom over allegations of unethical conduct while heading a Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) programme, said he was speaking with lawyers to clear his name. He said that he will be actively pursuing avenues that will “let the public know what I stand for and have always stood for in both my professional and private life”. Dr Singh stated that his priority at this time was to clear his name “from the…

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