Category: News

By Natasha Waldron Anthony Retired head of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier David Granger, has just concluded a week-long visit to the United States, instigated by the invitation of the PNCR group in New York. During his visit, Granger spoke about his plans for the development of Guyana, were he elected president. He is confident that his experience and the policies his campaign is built on have given him the advantage above the other three candidates vying for the position of PNCR presidential candidate. Granger’s campaign platform includes improving education,…

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By Avenash Ramzan  Students of St Roses High were given a bright and purposeful start to the school week when they were visited by Guyana’s world-renowned bodybuilder, the reigning Mr. Universe, Hugh Arlington Ross, who delivered a motivational talk and gave insights into his hugely successful career.  The 51-year-old Ross, Guyana’s most decorated athlete in the field of bodybuilding, whose firm, well-chiselled physique and undying passion to succeed have been his trademark in a glittering career, is on his annual visit to the country of his birth.  Since the inauguration…

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Transport and Hydraulics Minister Robeson Benn has said that pressure on the transportation system, coming from the huge volume of vehicles imported each year, continues to plague commuters, and has inspired government to expand the crucial East Bank Demerara road network. Consequently, the East Bank Demerara four-lane highway will be expanded from Providence to the Diamond New Scheme Junction through a loan provided by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).  “In the last 20 years, new vehicle registrations have increased five-fold. We are recording about 10,000 new vehicle registrations per year,”…

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The Guyana government has said that Kaieteur News has confused its readers with its reportage of issues surrounding the delay in the release of funding pledged by Norway for Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).  In a statement issued on Saturday, the government said that Kaieteur News accepted international funding to attend the Cancún Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This could have enabled them to make an important contribution to the knowledge of all Guyanese on matters concerning climate change, by…

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Member states of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) have expressed deep concern over the violence and disorder which ensued in Haiti, following the announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential and legislative elections. In a statement issued by UNASUR Chairman, President Bharrat Jagdeo, the grouping said it fully supports the right of the Haitian people to free, fair and peaceful elections in accordance with the constitution and laws of the Republic of Haiti.   “UNASUR joins with the international community in calling on all the political leaders and…

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– Govt, IDB sign loans worth US$30.2M  The Finance Ministry and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have signed three loan agreements for infrastructural works worth US$30.2 million. The agreements, signed on Wednesday, December 07th, will pave the way for the extension of the four-lane highway from Providence to the Diamond Junction, the construction of a new city sewerage system, and the enhancement of government’s computerised financial management system.   Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh told the media that the four-lane extension project would cost US$22 million, of which US$20 million would be…

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Odeen Ishmael, CCH, has been appointed Guyana’s resident Ambassador to Kuwait, the Foreign Affairs Ministry announced on Wednesday. The newly-appointed ambassador is to take up his office in the Middle Eastern state shortly. He is the first Guyanese diplomat appointed to the post. Ishmael, a well-known Guyanese diplomat, has been serving as ambassador to Venezuela since November 2003. Prior to that, Ambassador Ishmael served in Washington from June 1993 to October 2003. Since 1993, Ishmael has been participating as a member of Guyana’s delegation at the UN General Assembly, and…

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