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The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry on Tuesday held a stakeholder consultation in the ministry’s boardroom, as part of preparations to guide the delegation that will be represent Guyana at the fifth session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiation Committee in Geneva, Switzerland, from January 13 to 18. The session was aimed towards the preparation of a legally binding instrument on mercury use. A team comprising representatives from the ministry, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), and the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) will represent Guyana at these meetings…

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Bai Shan Lin Forest Development Inc., the Chinese wood processing company operating in Guyana is looking to move ahead with haste on its large scale industrial plans among which is a wood economic and trade park in Guyana. Whenze Chu, Chairman of the China Forest Industry Group Company Ltd, the parent company of Bai Shan Lin Forest Development Inc. that engages in timber harvesting, sale and processing, on Wednesday met President Donald Ramotar and Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud for talks in this regard, along with…

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By Samuel Sukhnandan Guyana’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Shamdeo Persaud said the Health Ministry is currently discussing a plan to introduce abortion in the public health system. Chief Medical Officer Dr Shamdeo Persaud Dr Persaud in an interview with Guyana Times International on Tuesday, said discussions among health officials and support groups have commenced, and if all goes well, the initiative could be introduced soon. “Since the act was passed in 1995, there has not been any of our public health facility that offers those termination services routinely. We…

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This year has seen a 1.2 per cent increase in volumes of non-traditional agriculture exports in comparison with figures from 2011. Guyana has recorded Gy$1,313,000,000 in exports of fruits, vegetables and agro-processed products for the past year. A comparison report by the Agriculture Ministry for the period January to November revealed that exports for 2012 totalled 10,832 tonnes, compared to 10,705 tonnes in 2011. The Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) between July to August 2012, carried out market identification visits in various Caribbean countries. Important marketing information was obtained from countries…

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Eleven-year-old Michael Kemfume of Paramakatoi, Region Eight, last week received his bursary award, presented by the Burnham Educational Scholarship Trust (BEST) from People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) leader David Granger. Kemfume accompanied by his father Archie Kemfume and PNCR Regional coordinator Gloria Bancroft, visited Congress Place to receive the award. The BEST was established by the PNCR to support successful students – one from each region – who were successful in gaining entrance to secondary schools based on the final results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) held earlier…

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By Vahnu Manikchand Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Friday handed over Gy$5 million to the Salvation Army to support its Drug Rehabilitation Programme. The presentation was done at the Salvation Army Men’s Social Centre, Kingston, as they held the “Reunion of Present and Past Clients Dinner”. The Salvation Army had previously acquired a Gy$5 million subvention from the government earlier this year, making it a total subvention of Gy$ 10 million. In presenting the cheque, the Finance Minister stated that the Drug Rehab Programme is an extremely good value…

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Leonard Cheshire Disability Young Voices Guyana President, Stacy Johnson cutting the ribbon to commission a ramp for disabled persons at the Education Lecture Theatre, University of Guyana, last year President of Leonard Cheshire Disability Young Voices Guyana, Stacy Johnson has called on persons to support the implementation of the Persons with Disability Act. In a recent interview with Guyana Times International, Johnson said persons with disabilities deserve equal treatment as everyone else in society. She noted that persons with special needs should familiarise themselves with the act and the UN…

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Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur, has  called the move by A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) to deny the revenue entity, additional funds for its continued operations,  “vindictive”. At the last sitting of Parliament, the administration through Finance Minister Ashni Singh, tabled a bill seeking to have the National Assembly approve an additional Gy$310 million to be allotted to GRA for regularising  operations at its new location,  CLICO building, Camp Street, Georgetown. The additional funds government sought were presented as part…

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