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The Guyana government last Saturday honoured the Cuban medical brigade for its service to the country’s health sector and the benefits that would have accrued since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Guyana four decades ago, painting a different picture to the one in a Kaieteur News report about the availability of Cuban medical staff. Cuban doctors, resident at the diagnostic and treatment centres at Suddie, Leonora, Mahaicony and Diamond and those from the Ophthalmology Centre at Port Mourant, gathered in the compound of the Health Ministry for a reception…

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The Amerindian Affairs Ministry has made significant strides in 2012 to improve education delivery in the hinterland regions. At a press conference held in the ministry’s boardroom recently, Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai noted some of the achievements of the ministry in 2012 in this regard. She disclosed that some 62 students graduated from the Hinterland Scholarship Programme, attending both secondary schools and technical institutes. Sukhai noted that during the Amerindian Heritage dinner in September, persons who performed exceptionally well under the programme were awarded. The minister announced that more…

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By Samuel Sukhnandan With this being the final year for the implementation of the Education Ministry’s Strategic Plan, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) said it is concerned that most of the objectives set out in the blueprint may not be achieved. The ministry’s Education Strategic Plan was launched in 2008 and will come to an end this year. GTU General Secretary Coretta McDonald notes that many of the goals set out in the plan are only “still on paper”. She believes that it is highly unlikely that many of these…

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Culture, Youth, and Sport Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Monday presented a number of publications to the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat. The publications, comprising the Guyana classics’ series by authors such as Mark McWatt, Ian McDonald, Sir Walter Raleigh, Denis Williams, Sister Mary Menezes, Martin Carter, Charles Barrington Brown and David Dabydeen, were presented to Caricom Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, at the Secretariat’s Documentation Centre. The minister also presented a compilation of speeches made in the National Assembly between 1947 and 1987 by former President of Guyana Dr Cheddi…

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– many for drugs, illegal entry Seven hundred and fifty Guyanese were deported from various countries, including the United States and Canada, mostly for crimes ranging from drug trafficking to illegal entry. This is according to a Guyana Police Force statement that listed the end-of- year crime statistics. Guyana has struggled over the years to manage the large influx of criminal deportees, and a U.S.- backed International Organisation for Migration (IOM) programme to help resettle the returnees, had virtually flopped, U.S. Ambassador to Guyana D Brent Hardt had told this…

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By Kristen Macklingam The quick response of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) on Monday night saved millions of dollars from going up in flames at the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry’s annexe located at Middle Street, Georgetown. Fire Chief Marlon Gentle told media operatives at the scene that the fire service received a report from the Guyana Police Force about the fire around 21: 00h. Four units responded to the alarm and rushed to the scene; two from the central fire station, one from Alberttown, and the other from West…

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Human Services Minister Jenifer Webster said there were six confirmed cases of Trafficking in Persons last year, all of which are being prosecuted in court. This was disclosed during an end-of-year media briefing at her office last Monday. Webster said while there were some 30 reports, after investigations, only six have been found to be true. “What happens is persons normally would mix Trafficking in Persons with prostitution; most of these cases that are reported would be persons that are over the age of consent,” she highlighted. The minister said…

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