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Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Yu Wenzhe on June17 signed an agreement acknowledging the dispatch of the third batch of Chinese youth volunteers of Guyana. The move is within the framework of the Agreement on Technical and Economic Cooperation between the governments of Guyana and China. The third batch of Chinese youth volunteers here is yet another representation of the excellent relations enjoyed by both countries through people-to-people contact. This batch of 17 youth volunteers comprises specialists in the fields of environment engineering, geology, physical…

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The Organisation of American States has signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Home Affairs that will see the strengthening of public security observatories. The project, signed on June 22, is being coordinated by the Department of Public Security of the Sector for Multidimensional Security of the OAS, and is being funded by the government of Canada. OAS Country Representative Dennis Moses said that Guyana’s participation in the project is critical to the project meeting its objectives. “One of the main features of the project is the strengthening of…

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– financial statements to be placed on website Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud has announced that the financial records of Project Gold facility at Enmore, East Coast Demerara will be available this week on Guyana Sugar Corporation’s website for review and audit by interested parties. The comments were made after the auditor general, in accordance with the law, blocked an offer by GuySuCo to Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram to facilitate an audit. “Notwithstanding the advice of the auditor general – the law is the law and we have to respect that,…

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Two persons, one a clerk attached to the John Fernandes Wharf, were on Monday, June 21, charged in connection with the large ganja bust at the city port last week. Authorities had intercepted some 393.5kg of compressed cannabis in a container at the wharf last Thursday, June 17. Leyland Nichols and labourer George Burrowes were remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry when they appeared before her at that Georgetown magistrate’s court. They were jointly charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Burrowes was also…

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BY JANELLE PERSAUD The Guyana government introduced the Access to Information Bill in the National Assembly on June 17, more than two years after it was promised to the Guyanese public. The bill, number 10 of 2011, was tabled by Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee and was sent to the select committee upon request of the government. “This bill provides for setting out a practical regime of right to information for persons to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability…

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Amerindian communities countrywide will benefit from the distribution of Gy$63 million in school uniforms, beginning next week. The uniforms will be distributed to the hinterland communities of Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine. Some 30,000 students from about 280 schools at the nursery, primary and secondary levels will benefit from this initiative. The distribution of vouchers allowing for accessing the uniforms will commence in Region Nine soon. The raw materials for the uniforms, along with all the sewing materials, including thread, scissors, and needles, will be given to the “community…

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The Pomeroon Women’s Agro Processors Association (PWAPA) of Guyana has been adjudged winner of the first place at this year’s Regional Contest for Rural Innovative Projects. This contest took place in Barbados on June 15. Displaying its Virgin coconut oil product, the PWAPA competed against four other groups, coming from Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. From a submission of approximately 15 groups from across the Caribbean, those five competitors were selected last November as the finalists. The judging panel at the finals this week comprised representatives from government, civil…

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BY DEVI SEITARAM  Three weeks after massive floods hit Lethem and other Region Nine communities, the Agriculture Ministry has moved on to phase three – recovery – as some residents pick up from where they left off, while others start over. On June22, the ministry handed over a quantity of chemicals, farming supplies and equipment; supplies to treat animals, including nutrients, planting materials, food and various forms of help to the residents. The support is part of a Gy$50 million fund that was set up to assist flood-affected communities. The…

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