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…regardless of consequences, says Jagdeo Although Government has announced plans to close the sugar industry, former President and current General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Bharrat Jagdeo has called on all Guyanese and people living in the sugar belt to continue to fight to save the industry. Jagdeo made this plea while addressing residents of Enmore, on the East Coast Demerara, during a public meeting held on Wednesday to mark Enmore Martyrs Day, which will be celebrated on Friday. The former Head of State slammed the Government for…

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– says Dr Roopnaraine on removal from Education Ministry – confirms WPA was not consulted The Working Peoples’ Alliance (WPA); the political party that Dr Rupert Roopnaraine represents in the coalition A Partnership for National Unity, Alliance for Change (APNU/AFC) Government was not consulted in his removal from heading the Government’s largest Budget Ministry to heading a Ministry within the Ministry of the Presidency (MOTP). Dr Roopnaraine confirmed this minutes before Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly was convened, but was evasive as reporters attempted to get clarifications. According to…

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While Government has acknowledged that the United States tax on remittances to the Caribbean will have an effect on Guyanese, it has adopted a wait-and-see approach to the issue. But the fact that Guyana’s President, David Granger, is Chair of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) puts him in a position to do more advocacy for the Region’s benefit. This is according to former President Bharrat Jagdeo. “I’m arguing for a more proactive approach,” Jagdeo said, when asked to comment on the Government’s wait-and-see stance. “The President is now the Chairman of…

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The United Stated Government has implemented a new rule that allows officials to demand five years’ worth of social media profiles and 15 years of biographical information as part of a visa application, according to US media outlets. This recent change also applies to Caribbean nationals applying for US visas. According to ABC News, the rule, took effect May 25 even as the president’s so-called travel ban remains tied up in the courts — part of Trump’s push for “extreme vetting.” Consular officers processing visa applicants at embassies around the…

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Wednesday that the New York State Police will conduct a week-long enforcement initiative to crack down on speeding and aggressive drivers across the state. The Speed Week campaign runs today (Wednesday) through June 13. According to the Governor’s office, last year, during the June 2016 Speed Week campaign, State Police issued more than 21,000 traffic tickets. More than 10,000 of the tickets were for speeding, more than 600 were for distracted driving, and more than 200 for violations of the Move Over law. “Speeding…

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– local transparency body urges Guyana gov’t In the name of accountability and transparency, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) is calling on the Government to publish the contract drafts and make the negotiations accountable to Parliament that it has with all oil companies, including US-oil giant ExxonMobil. TIGI said in a statement on Wednesday that if the Government decides to move in this direction, then the Guyanese Diaspora, whose knowledge is vast in this area, will be able to make contributions to the process and thus protect the country’s interest.…

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Flat Tire Productions will bring their newest stage show, “Love Bites” to Queens, NY this June 10 and 11. Some hope for it, others run from it and some get bitten by it: the age-old concept of love. This June 10th and 11th, Flat Tire Productions, a West Indian theatre and film company, makes their comeback with “Love Bites,” a stage show featuring five one-act American plays that tackle love and all its nuances to premiere in Queens, New York. Founded in 2004, Flat Tire Productions is mostly known for…

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A Queens, New York woman tried to block federal immigration officers from arresting her Guyanese husband Tuesday morning, prompting a standoff when neighbours started ripping into President Donald Trump, law-enforcement sources said. According to a report in Wednesday’s New York Post, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers went to detain the woman’s illegal-immigrant husband, Hardat Sampat, after he had been released from jail on burglary and other charges, sources said. The New York Post reported that ICE officers stopped the couple’s car at about 10 a.m., on a one-way street at…

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In light of Government’s expressed intention to downsize the sugar industry via the closure of estates, the Private Sector has highlighted several reasons why the State’s largest provider of employment should be allowed to continue current operations. In a joint statement released by the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and several associate bodies on Monday, Government was implored to “hold its hand” on the current approach towards closure of sugar estates. “The Private Sector stands ready to place its considerable experience at the disposal of and to work with Government to…

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