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Scores of Amerindians from St Monica located in the Upper Pomeroon River on the Essequibo Coast on Friday celebrated their heritage in grand style. The activities began at 10: 00h in the village play field under the theme “Embracing our identity, celebrating our culture”. During the celebrations, villagers participated in a range of activities, including piwari drinking, canoeing and arrow shooting. The community’s celebrations officially kicked off Amerindian Heritage Month in Region Two. Amerindians from various satellite and neighbouring communities joined the village in their celebrations, many of whom were…

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The Alliance For Change (AFC) has provided a one-year sponsorship to Patricia Peters of Kumu, Region Nine, to attend the Guyana School of Agriculture. The sponsorship takes care of all financial obligations of the student while at the institution, the party said in a release. Peters, who hails from Kumu in Region Nine, gained entry to the school to pursue a certificate in agriculture. AFC Vice Chairman Moses Nagamootoo in handing over the cheque to the student said it is a privilege for the party to make the contribution so…

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Guyana is home to many eco and nature tourism attractions which have been getting tourists to the country’s shores and, over the recent past, there has been focus on promoting the country’s birding potential. On Monday, a Checklist of Birds of Essequibo was officially launched, by Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), Indranauth Haralsingh at the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce. The booklet highlights the many bird species and their locations. The birding checklist was researched and produced by Vice President and Founder of the Guyana Amazon Tropical…

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The Women and Gender Equality Commission is slated to host another round of regional consultations in its quest to highlight the issues stymieing the development of women across Guyana. This disclosure was made on Wednesday by the commission’s chairperson Indranie Chandarpal during a press conference in the boardroom of the unit’s Queenstown office. The countrywide discourse will recommence on October 10, when the commission will meet with regional representatives, stakeholders, government officials and residents of Region Six at the University of Guyana’s Tain Campus in Berbice, to discuss the issue…

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Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy on Friday in the company of National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lionel Wordsworth inspected the progress of work ongoing on the Gy$ 3.6 billion Hope Canal Project geared to reduce flooding on the East Coast of Demerara. The visit was also to advance to the contractors the idea of extending their work hours to guarantee the four components of the project to meet the stipulated June 2013 deadline. In light of the good weather now being experienced, he urged that…

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The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), the United States embassy, and the private sector were on Sunday lauded by Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran for the overwhelming support given to the activities being held in observance of the “Caribbean Wellness Month”. At the time, Dr Ramsaran was speaking at the Guyana National Services Ground, Carifesta Avenue where a health fair was in full swing, part of the “Caribbean Wellness Month” initiative held under the theme “Love that Body: Love Life, Stay Healthy, Live Long”. The U. S. embassy and PAHO…

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– Union launches investigation A Grade Two teacher from the Craig Primary School, East Bank Demerara, was dragged by her hair and thrown on a desk and given a sound thrashing from an irate parent last Thursday. The parent allegedly abused the teacher in front of her students. According to reports, sometime around 12:25h, the irate parent stormed into the classroom looking for another child who had earlier hit her son. After she found the child, she ordered her son to “punch” the other child and that was when the…

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President Donald Ramotar on Monday met President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Luis Alberto Moreno at the office of the Guyana Mission to the United Nations in New York to discuss several key developmental plans including the Amaila Falls Hydropower project. Following the meeting, the Guyanese head of state explained that the discussions were very fruitful. “We had a very good discussion, we spoke about Amaila and the stage where it’s at…, you know the president of the IDB himself went to China and he has been very helpful…

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