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The main opposition People’s National Congress Reform party and the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana have both expressed concern over alleged racist remarks made by political activist Tacuma Ogunseye at a public meeting over the weekend. But the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) executive member has tried to put into context recent comments he made, which some are fearful could fuel racial riots in Guyana. In an interview with Guyana Times International on Tuesday, April 19th, Ogunseye said he was merely calling on Afro-Guyanese to engage in constitutional struggle…

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Twenty-three persons from Region 10 graduated from courses in Office Ethics, Introduction to Windows, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, Access, Outlook, Computer Repairs, and Networking. There was a 95 per cent pass rate, with Andrea Dover being the top student with 82.4 per cent. The recipients benefited from an initiative facilitated by the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), a Guyana government programme providing funding to aid local development. Delivering the feature address at the graduation ceremony, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh explained that government recognises “that those who have access…

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A staffer of the Bank of Guyana was killed in an accident on April 19th, on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown. The accident occurred at about 04:00h in the vicinity of the National Cultural Centre. Dead is Shondel Samaroo, 34, of Lot 32 Public Road, La Grange, West Bank Demerara. Samaroo, manager/secretary of the Guyana Netball Association, was riding her motorcycle, CF 923, when she reportedly lost control of the machine and slammed into a route 42 minibus heading south. Reports reaching Guyana Times International revealed that the motor cycle broke apart…

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Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud on Tuesday announced that the new cane sugar packaging plant, “Project Gold”, at Enmore, East Coast Demerara, will be officially commissioned on May 9. This project aims to ensure the viability of the sugar industry since it requires a transitional shift in operational procedures, implementation and overall production, fused with raising standards and expansion in the range of products generated by the industry, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said in a release. Construction of the Gy$2.4 billion packaging facility commenced in October 2009. The facility is…

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Russia has restated its interest in providing debt relief to Guyana for the remaining portion owed by government under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HPIC) Agreement. In an invited comment, Russian Charge d’Affaires to Guyana, Dr Sergey Tarasov, disclosed that the debt amounts to US$227,000. He confirmed that the Russian government is finalising the technical aspect of the promised debt write-off to Guyana. Dr Tarasov told Guyana Times International that once the transaction is completed, the remaining debt will be converted to be used on social projects locally. He pointed…

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By Devi Seitaram In wake of allegations that a teenaged Berbice girl had been duped by an overseas-based Guyanese into an arranged wedding last week that the groom promptly repudiated, police and religious leaders are moving to address the issue. B Division Commander, Assistant Police Commissioner Stephen Merai, said he is to seek advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to charge parents who are guilty of arranging marriages for children under the legal age of consent. He said there is a scourge of sexual allegations from…

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-dismisses critics as ‘small-minded’ Dr Roger Luncheon, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, has said that, once implemented, the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project will see equity in the developmental process crossing a significant threshold. In a statement released on Saturday, April 16th, Dr Luncheon was in high praise for the President Bharrat Jagdeo- conceptualised initiative, which he is convinced could only auger well for Guyana’s development. “The OLPF is a critical component of the new- frontier developmental paths that will drive the new and more prosperous Guyana. Since the launch…

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The Demerara County Conference of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/ C), held on Sunday, April 10th, gave unanimous support to Donald Ramotar as that party’s presidential candidate. The event, held at the Diamond Secondary School, East Bank Demerara, is the second of three conferences planned with the aim of garnering supporters’ views on the central committee’s decision regarding the presidential candidate. The reception Ramotar received in Essequibo Coast, Region Two, was outdone at Diamond, EBD on Sunday, as tassa drummers met him at the entrance of the conference hall and…

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