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… China ready to facilitate cooperation between companies of both countries – ambassador The Guyanese business community has recognised innumerable opportunities for Guyana with China’s emerging economy. But the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is dissatisfied with the level of trade and investment between the two countries. “Despite a number of bilateral cooperation agreements entered into within recent times, the intended benefits of commodity trade and investment activities between our two countries are still way below expectation,” said GMSA President Clinton Williams. This was during the association’s first fund-raising…

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Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Charles Ramson has refuted opposition claims that there is a lack of judicial and law reforms taking place in Guyana. Addressing parliamentarians during the 2011 National Budget debate, Minister Ramson said that, over the last 18 years, government has managed to significantly improve the quality of life of all Guyanese through prudent economic and financial management. Ramson said it is clear that government has worked tirelessly to ensure that overall development is secured in Guyana. A focused legal affairs minister also stated that continuous…

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President Bharrat Jagdeo wants greater awareness and knowledge in society about the dangers of chronic illnesses. He is calling for an aggressive awareness campaign to address this health issue. The numerous media campaigns on HIV/AIDS prevention and care, stigma and discrimination have impacted positively on attitudes and lifestyle changes, and President Jagdeo said that messages in a similar fashion should be created for non-communicable illnesses such as hypertension and diabetes. Speaking to residents of Dazzel Housing Scheme at Paradise, East Coast Demerara, on Saturday, the president spoke about the promotion…

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General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party and Member of Parliament, Donald Ramotar, during his 2011 budget debate presentation last Friday, said that government is convinced there is a direct link between development and democracy. “We have always worked on that basis, and that is why it is very important for us to uphold democracy; because we do not believe that the progress we have made will be sustainable unless we have democracy,” the Government Information Agency reported him as saying. The PPP general secretary said that the administration’s commitment…

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By Ravena Gildharie The Guyana government is currently exploring possibilities for significant upgrade of the country’s main port-of-entry, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) at Timehri. Although there has not been any official evaluation of the planned developments as yet, industry sources estimate the cost of extension at between US$50 million and US$100 million, depending on the exact scope of works. The upgrade will include expansion of the existing runway to approximately 10,000 feet to accommodate larger aircraft landing, and the extension or possible construction of a new terminal building.…

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Government has announced that it was forced to discard a draft National Youth Policy (NYP) document after the text was found to be substandard. Culture, Youth and Sport Minister Dr Frank Anthony, during the recent budget debate, told the National Assembly that the NYP will be further delayed, as the document did not meet the required standards. Dr Anthony said despite government having got assistance from the United Nations Development Programme to hire a consultant to prepare and upgrade the current youth policy, the work was not done properly. According…

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