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Caricom leaders have agreed to put on hold the full implementation of the Caricom Single Market and Economy, saying the region was better off consolidating the gains made under the single market component before taking further action on elements such as the creation of a single currency. This was one of the decisions taken at a weekend retreat held at BK Quarries in the Mazaruni. In a statement issued on Sunday, May 22, the heads said that as regards the single economy, they recognise that the process towards full implementation…

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Slain businessman Mark “Marky” Kandhai was a suspected trunker who was charged twice for the offence, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said on Monday, May 23. Kandhai, of Industry, East Coast Demerara, was killed execution- style on Saturday morning, May21, in his shop. Kandhai was charged with larceny (‘trunking’ – robbing cars), and was on the police radar for some time. The 31-year-old father of six was reportedly in his shop attending to customers who were imbibing in front of the businessplace, when, at about 02:00h on Saturday, a Toyota Fielder…

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One month after the passing of Sathya Sai Baba, Swami Aksharananda believes that fellowship of the great mystic will not decline. “What He stood for will continue to be the rallying centre for people; because the physical person is gone, but the followers believe that He is still around with them, and He will continue to inspire them,” Swami Aksharananda pointed out. The swami pointed out that Sai Baba had been ailing for some time, and had even warned His followers of His impending demise. “I hope His teachings will…

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The Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission, Bishop Juan Edghill, has sued former television owner Anthony Vieira, who made damning allegations against him; and Chandra Narine Sharma, on whose television station the programme was aired. In a writ filed at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 17 by his lawyers Anil Nandalall, Euclin Gomes, and Manoj Narayan, Edghill charged that a programme hosted by Vieira on CNS Channel Six has caused his reputation to be “seriously damaged, and he has suffered considerable distress, embarrassment, public humiliation and ridicule.” As a…

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Henri Djombo, minister in the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with responsibility for sustainable development, forest economy and environment, returned to Guyana with an invitation for President Bharrat Jagdeo to attend, at the end of May, a special summit for regions with tropical rainforests. The invitation came after the minister met the Guyanese head of state whilst at State House to witness the installation of the new Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Maria Emma Majia Velez. According to a Government Information Agency…

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The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) says it does not support the privatization of the sugar industry, as this will do the industry more harm than good. Secretary of that body, NAACIE General Secretary Kenneth Joseph, told Guyana Times International that privatisation is a failed experiment in many Caribbean countries. His comments came a day after presidential candidate of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), retired Brigadier David Granger, said he would privatise the sugar industry if elected president of Guyana. “I would like to get out…

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Guyanese officials have been sharpening their skills in the management of oil and gas resources at the United States Embassy-sponsored two-day workshop to this effect. The workshop, led by the U. S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE), was held at the Pegasus Hotel from May 10 to May12. Titled “Managing Offshore Oil and Gas Resources”, it attracted approximately thirty officials from a wide cross-section of government agencies, according to a joint statement released on May13. The United States has partnered with the government…

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