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The Housing and Water Ministry said it has surpassed its 2011 house lot allocation target of 7000 as it distributed another 240 house lots during a ‘One Stop shop exercise at the ministry’s Brickdam office on Tuesday. The house lots allocated on Tuesday were for the new Leonora Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara. Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali told those gathered at the exercise that the investments made by the government to put in place the necessary prerequisites for developing the new Leonora scheme has exceeded Gy$85 million. The…

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President Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday, November 20 officially turned the sod for the construction of the US$ 51 million Marriott Hotel, Guyana at Kingston, Georgetown. Construction of the Marriott Hotel will commence in 2013, by China’s Shanghai Construction Group. Addressing the gathering which included ministers of government and members of the diplomatic corps, Jagdeo said he is confident that the new hotel will meet the expectations set out in the hospitality industry here since there are many flagship hotels that have not been delivering the service that is required for…

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By Ariana Gordon Guyana Elections Commission Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally on Friday said his entity must be left alone to do its work as the November 28 polls near. He was at the time responding to concerns raised by the parties contesting this year’s general and regional elections that more needs to be done on GECOM’s part as it relates to civic and voter education. Surujbally said GECOM knows what it is doing. “This is not something that we do willy-nilly and grasp it out of the air, this is…

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As the University of Guyana held its 45th convocation ceremony, graduates were urged to give back to their country with diligence, dedication and efficiency by feature speaker Justice Carl Singh. While Singh noted that graduation was a moment of great pride and academic success, he told the graduates “The time has come for you to give back to Guyana. By doing so, you and all others would be giving true meaning to being a Guyanese.” The university turned out 1430 graduates, including the first batch of dentists, at this year’s…

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BY DANIELLE CAMPBELL  Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana David Devine said his aim is to promote Guyana as an investment destination with indications that Canadian exploratory ventures can be three times more than what it is currently over the next few years. Devine was speaking at a business luncheon hosted by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) at Regency Suites on November 10. The high commissioner revealed that as early as February, the Canadian government hopes to establish a mission of key firms interested in partnering in order to…

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President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday distributed the first 1000 laptop computers under government’s One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) Project, promising a communication technology revolution. The 1000 laptops are part of the first batch of 5000 computers that are expected to be distributed this week at Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hubs throughout the country. The distribution ceremony was held at the National Cultural Centre, and a number of recipients were urged by the president to contribute 30 hours of their time towards training others. Jagdeo stated that the OLPF programme…

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A midst flak from the main opposition parties contesting this year’s elections over the appearance of a Brazilian governor at the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic rally in Lethem on Sunday, the neighbouring country on Tuesday reiterated that Brasilia is in favour of the principles of non- intervention and self-determination. It said too that the presence of a Brazilian official to salute the communities at the rally should not be construed as support for any of the political parties contesting the forthcoming elections. Both the Alliance For Change (AFC) and A…

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Yvonne Hinds, the wife of Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, on Monday evening explained her role in a court battle between her son and his wife for custody of her grandson in U. S. courts. She warned that any attempt to discredit her family’s name will be pursued to the fullest extent of the law. In a statement, Mrs Hinds said that of recent she has noticed a lot of misleading, false and malicious information being peddled (by persons with their own agenda), about her involvement in a recent court matter…

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