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– toshao says logging not profitable BY INDRAWATTIE NATRAM The community of Wakapao in the Lower Pomeroon, located approximately 70 miles from Charity, Essequibo Coast, is looking seriously at revitalizing its coffee cultivation and bringing more land under cultivation of this crop. Wakapao Toshao Lloyd Perriera addressed residents from Mora, Yarashirma and the Mission on Sunday. He disclosed that the Village Council would be utilizing its presidential grant for the month of July to further boost coffee production. Perriera said the decision was made at the council level after it…

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Secretary General of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation (ACTO), Alejandro Gordillo, on a familiarisation tour of member countries since his assumption of office on March 1, met with Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud on June 13 to discuss issues pertinent to the organisation and Guyana’s membership. “We value the ACTO efforts, but also the need for coordination within the wider framework to a greater collaboration and cooperation among South American states; and ACTO is a crucial partner in this regard,” Minister Persaud said during the meeting. With respect to Guyana, Persaud…

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Four of the five men who were detained for what has been described as the largest cocaine bust in Guyana’s recent history were charged with trafficking in narcotics, and they made appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on June 13. The fifth detainee has been hospitalised after collapsing with abdominal pain at the Brickdam Police Station on June 12. Venezuelan Luis Alberto Garcia, along with Guyanese Deonarine Singh, 41, of Friendship, East Bank Demerara; Randolph Singh, 32, and Clyn Collier, 34, of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, were all remanded to prison…

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The Berbice Trade and Fair Exposition was officially launched on June 10, under the theme “Promoting Agri Businesses and Tourism”. This seventh such annual event organised by the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) would again see exhibitors showcasing what the Ancient County has to offer. The exposition would run from July 22 to 25. This year, the event will be hosted at the Albion Sports Complex, the Tourism Ministry said in a release. The organising committee said that about 75 per cent of booths are already booked, and the…

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The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has again boosted the investment environment with the launch of its 2011 Business Guyana Magazine at the Pegasus Hotel on evening of Wednesday, June08. The event was attended by a throng of business elites and corporate executives. Among them were REPSOL Country Manager Giancarlo Ariza, Gerald Gouveia, Clinton Urling, John Lewis and publisher Lokesh Singh. Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Ramesh Dookhoo, said the magazine must be seen as a vehicle whereby the private sector disseminates information to contribute to the…

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The Joint Opposition Political Parties (JOPP), on Thursday, June 09th, expressed the hope that funds from the Guyana/Norway deal would be used for genuine national development. The remarks were made when top leaders of the opposition grouping met Norwegian minister Counsellor Inge Nordang, who paid a courtesy call on them at Congress Place. Sophia, Georgetown. The JOPP was represented by Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform/Leader of the Opposition, Robert Corbin; PNCR presidential candidate, brigadier (ret’d) David Granger; PNC/R’s Vice- Chairman Dr George Norton MP; Ms Africo Selman MP;…

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A 63-year-old remigrant Berbician perished in his heavily grilled home on June 13 when a fire of unknown origin engulfed the two-storey building in which he lived alone at Lots 56/57 Bloomfield Corentyne Berbice in the wee hours of that morning. The dead man has been identified as Morgan Jagai. A cousin of Jagai, who has been living with Jagai since he re- migrated some years ago, was in Georgetown at the time of the incident. According to reports, the fire started at about 01:30h. A neighbour told this newspaper…

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In a concerted effort to tackle the nuances of child labour in Guyana, the Ministry of Education has drafted legislation to increase the age of children leaving school from 15 to 16 years old. Education Minister Shaik Baksh disclosed that the draft education legislation had been submitted to the Attorney General’s Chambers a year ago, but has been met with logistical delays relating to staffing and resource issues. “Having laws and legislation (is) necessary, but laws are not sufficient for the solution of child labour. What (are) needed (are) preventative…

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