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…murder victim’s U.S. papers were being processed at the time of his death Two days after the New York Daily News reported that the alleged mastermind behind the November 2016 Corentyne murder, Marcus Brian Bisram, was nabbed in New York, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has indicated that the Guyana Police Force is yet to be formally informed about the arrest. Blanhum told Guyana Times International that while they had previously submitted a formal extradition request along with the relevant documents for the suspect to be brought to Guyana for trial,…

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In providing more reasons why the Government has moved to begin downsizing the sugar industry in Guyana, President David Granger maintains that it is a necessary decision and his Administration is trying its utmost to “limit the damage” in executing this process. The Head of State was adamant that widespread consultation had taken place at all levels of society to include the input of all stakeholders before the white paper on sugar was presented to the National Assembly by Agriculture Minister Noel Holder. “As far as the sugar industry is…

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Mayor Bill de Blasio and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz earlier this week announced “City Hall in Your Borough” will land in Queens on Monday, July 17. This will be the initiative’s third stop, following Staten Island and the Bronx. According to a media statement from the Mayor’s office, Mayor de Blasio, deputy mayors, and senior Administration officials will run the city from Queens Borough Hall for a week to focus on the borough’s people and their concerns. The week will include a cabinet meeting, resource fair and town hall,…

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– Jagdeo accuses SOCU of targeting former gov’t officials Recent news about the Special Organised Crime Unit’s (SOCU) intention to have two former senior functionaries, one being a minister of the previous Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government taken for questioning in connection with the findings of a forensic audit into the management of National Industrial & Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) has not gone unnoticed by the opposition. In fact, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday claimed that SOCU has now been converted into a Peoples National Congress (PNC) outfit with…

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…says Minister lacks knowledge of matters relating to his Ministry While Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman’s verbal outburst in the National Assembly on Thursday evening has been viewed by some as a major hype for the Government, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday said the minister’s “fatuous antics” were designed to cover up his incompetence and lack of knowledge on subject matters relating to his ministry, as well as economics and finance. Jagdeo told a news conference on Monday that his presentation had angered the minister, and this had led…

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-tells WPA, ‘I don’t do business like that’ Responding to claims by the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) of being shafted and sidelined by the major partner in the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) coalition, President David Granger on Wednesday said such an assertion was untrue as there was a fair partnership in the five-party unit. Granger said the People’s National Congress (PNC)-led APNU has been an equal playing field for all of its partners since its establishment in 2011. He was responding to claims made directly by the WPA…

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…opens Brooklyn office By Bhisham Mohamed Guyanese-owned Fly Jamaica Airways last Thursday opened its Brooklyn office at 1397 Nostrand Avenue, with the objective of catering for the travelling population in that area. In a small but important ceremony, the new office was blessed by members of the three main religious groups who all offered prayers of prosperity. The new office will be one that will serve Caribbean people living in New York and surrounding areas. This is the second of such an office in New York, with another in Queens.…

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