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By Lakhram Bhagirat The ammunition recovered from the July 18 shooting at Linden is different from the regular ones issued by the police, English ballistics expert, Dr Mark Nicholas Robinson told the commission of inquiry probing the shooting incident. This revelation has led many to believe that the shots which killed the three people during the protests in Linden were fired by someone else, thereby vindicating the police from any wrongdoing as far as the deaths are concerned. This new explosive evidence would be a slap in the face of…

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– police issue stern warning to protestors The Guyana Police Force on Tuesday issued a stern warning to lawless protesters at Agricola to desist or face the consequence in the wake of Monday night’s attempt to block the public road again. In a statement, police said it respects the rights of all citizens to protest peacefully on issues of concern to them and the force has no objection to persons conducting peaceful protests. “However when protests degenerate into a series of unlawful acts infringing on the rights of other citizens…

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By Samuel Sukhnandan The social development officer attached to Office of the President, Dr Kwame Gilbert is urging government and civil society to work towards redirecting the energies of youth involved in gangs, with the aim of enabling the development of positive behavioural patterns and social change in society. Dr Gilbert told Guyana Times International last Thursday that while society may seek to reduce the creation of gangs, it must find ways also of engaging existing gangs, with the intention of helping them to bring positive changes for themselves. Some…

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By Samuel Sukhnandan Amid concerns raised about the general operation of the Enmore Packaging Plant, Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said the recently-built factory is in full operation, but it will be some five to eight years before it starts to function in its full capacity. Dr Ramsammy made this statement on Friday, during a tour of the facility for members of the local media. According to him, while the packaging plant had encountered some technical issues at the beginning, it is now performing well. The agriculture minister noted that…

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By Indrawattie Natram Thousands flocked the Anna Regina Community Centre Ground to be part of Essequibo Night as President Donald Ramotar officially opened the activities for the two-day event. Ramotar said investments made by the government will allow greater exports for coastland farmers. He was at the time speaking about the government’s intention of building a deep water harbour to Brazil and roads leading to the Rupununi. “Once the deep harbour is built, more lands will be opened up in the interior areas, as such, farmers can cultivate and increase…

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There has been an overall increase in gold production, declaration and sales for the year so far, with production being recorded at 314,000 ounces, an increase of about 23 per cent over the figure for the corresponding period last year. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud made this disclosure on Thursday. He said for the same period last year, just about 207,000 ounces of gold were declared. “We have seen declaration and sales going up, sales to the Guyana Gold Board as well as to the private dealers,” he…

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A recent opinion survey has revealed that 38 per cent of people in Guyana believe the combined opposition is sabotaging government’s development initiatives, while another 40 per cent do not support its tactic of withholding funds to the president’s office. The survey was conducted in July by New York-based pollster, Vishnu Bisram, for the North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA). These and other findings were obtained in the poll that queried voters’ views on a number of issues impacting Guyana. Thirty-nine per cent of those polled said they are satisfied…

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The Linden community on Saturday launched its “One Mile Primary School Rebuild Project”, which will see the school located at Wismar being reconstructed by residents. The school was burnt by arsonists during the month-long protest over an electricity tariff increase in the mining town in August. The launch held on the lawns of the burnt out school was attended by Opposition Leader David Granger, Region 10 Chairman Sharma Solomon, regional councillors, representatives of donor organisation, the Linden Fund USA (LFU) and students of the One Mile Primary School. A cheque…

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By Kristen Macklingam In spite of many challenges that the sugar industry, and specifically the Skeldon Sugar Factory has faced in recent times, the flagship factory of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has created a new historical feat with a production of 2502 tonnes of sugar last week. Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy, who facilitated a tour for media operatives to have an opportunity to visit the factory on Saturday, noted that this latest success story could not have been possible without the farmers as they play a critical role…

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