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Clement Rohee on Saturday defended his stewardship as home affairs minister, noting that there has been notable reforms as well as stability in the security sector since he assumed the portfolio in 2006. Rohee made the pronouncements while speaking during TVG’s Under the  Microscope programme, which was aired on Saturday evening. His comments came in light of an ongoing battle in the National Assembly regarding a no-confidence motion the opposition used their one-seat majority to pass against him. The minister disclosed that when he took up the post of home…

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By Lakhram Bhagirat A well functioning and internationally respected University of Guyana can be built along the lines of the American system, but modified to suit Guyanese conditions, to attract scores of students from within the country and overseas, Professor Rory Fraser declared. He was at the time delivering a lecture on “University of Guyana: Transformed and Transcendent,” promoting his candidacy for vice chancellorship of the university. He said that recent exposure to the conditions at the university and interactions with staff members have provided him with the knowledge essential…

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The rehabilitated magistrate’s court at Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder, Region Six was re-opened on Monday in the presence of President Donald Ramotar, who reiterated the call for expeditiousness in dealing with litigations. The Gy$22.3 million rehabilitated facility, which was in a derelict state before construction commenced in 2011, adds to the list of judicial facilities across the country earmarked for overhaul under the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded justice sector modernisation programme. Government spent more than Gy$1.7 billion during 2011 for the continued development of the sector and this year,…

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Ten officer cadets inclusive of a lone female officer Stacy Cadogan demonstrated military tactics and manoeuvres necessary in their quest to become soldiers in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) as the Colonel Ulric Pilgrim/Camp Stephenson training school at Timehri hosted Cadets’ Day on Sunday. Parents and relatives turned out to witness the officers performing martial arts; taking on the three-mile run, the obstacle course, the house-clearing exercise, rappelling, the falling plate shoot, weapons display; and displaying ravine crossing and jungle survival skills. The exercise which forms part of the Standard…

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– Gov’t announces National Drama School will be established in 2013 As expected, “83 Million Gees” directed by Ronald Hollingsworth was on Friday evening adjudged the best production in the Full Length Category when the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry hosted its annual awards ceremony for the 2012 National Drama Festival. The occasion was held at the National Cultural Centre. The full length play, “83 Million Gees” takes a look at the socio, political and economic struggles of Guyanese, and is based upon a multicultural group of Guyanese, who are…

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Guyana like other Caribbean countries remains highly dependent on the use of fossil fuel and continues to face a towering fuel importation bill, Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) Chief Executive Officer Mahendra Sharma said. Speaking at a recent seminar for stakeholders last Friday at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Greater Georgetown, Sharma said Guyana is gradually moving away from its dependence on fossil fuels, noting that with the establishment of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project, more progress will be made in this regard. “The Amaila Falls Hydro Project is 165 megawatts…

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The reformation of the telecommunication sector was high on the agenda when Cabinet met last week to discuss the affairs of the country, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon said. At the time, Dr Luncheon was speaking at the Office of the President during his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing on Thursday. He said the Donald Ramotar administration has “heightened its engagements” with Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT& T) and Digicel Guyana on the reformation of the telecommunication sector. The Presidential Secretariat head said the consultations are being used as an…

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President Donald Ramotar has extended congratulations to newly-elected general secretary of the General Committee of the Communist Party of China and incoming president of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping. Ramotar in his message said, “On behalf of the government and people of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and on my own behalf, I wish to extend warm congratulations to you on your election as general secretary of the General Committee of the Communist Party of China and incoming president of the People’s Republic of China. “I wish you…

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