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Following the gruesome murder of the US-based Guyanese woman, allegedly by her husband, last Sunday in Queens, New York, one of the couple’s daughters residing in Guyana is claiming that her mother suffered years of abuse at the hands of the suspect. According to Shalini Ramjiawan her parents have been together for over 30 years. However, she recalled that on numerous occasions her mother, Rajwantie Baldeo, was subjected to domestic abuse at the hands of her father, who had also threatened to kill her on numerous occasions before. “My father…

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– Ram &Mc Rae says Guyanese expected to face tough times if Govt moves ahead with passage of Budget 2017 If the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Government disregards the cry of the masses and its political opponent in the National Assembly and moves ahead with the passage of the G$250 billion budget, Guyana can look forward to a “rough ride” in 2017. This is according to chartered accounting firm Ram and McRae, which via a statement following the presentation of the budget on November 28, gave…

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… questions Green’s PM pension, benefits Former President and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo was flabbergasted that the very politicians who previously cried about the “raping of the Treasury” to fund pensions, salaries and benefits of past Government officials are now moving to the Parliament to grant former Mayor Hamilton Green a Prime Minister’s pension package. “Suddenly, from not being able to afford for Jagdeo, they cut our benefits and increase benefits for 27 Ministers, three Vice Presidents, a Prime Minister and a President when they got into Office,” he expressed…

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…says “we don’t want people here to contribute to that form of criminality” The election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America (USA) has seen some expressing concerns, since he has among other things, committed to deporting all illegal migrants from that country when he officially takes Office. President David Granger has since expressed some level of concern with regard Guyana’s ability to handle any possible influx of Guyanese being deported from the USA. The President was at the time engaging the local media…

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BY SHEMUEL FANFAIR Retired Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and former Officer in Charge at the Bartica Police Station, Luis Goulding, took to the witness stand at the Demerara High Court on Wednesday where he testified to hiding in a “safe place” where he retreated after gunshots rang out at the station on the evening of the February 17, 2008. Goulding told the 12-member jury that on that dreadful night, he was walking towards his workplace at about 21:00h when a woman of Amerindian decent made remarks to him and…

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ExxonMobil, in collaboration with its partners Nexen Energy and Hess Corporation, is seeking to fast track work in the Stabroek block. Earlier this week, the company, according to the Government Information News Agency (GINA) officially gave notice of its find of commercial quantities of oil in the area via a letter to the Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman at the Ministry’s boardroom, Brickdam. Minister Trotman noted that the notification given by the oil company is one that is required by Section 31 of the Petroleum Act. The Minister pointed…

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The recent differences in opinions between Police Commissioner, SeelallPersaud and his second in Command, Deputy Commissioner David Ramnarine, regarding the promotion of several ranks within the Guyana Police Force (GPF), will be addressed by Public Security Minister, KhemrajRamjattan. This is according to State Minister, Joseph Harmon, who at a post-Cabinet media briefing on Thursday, at the Ministry of the Presidency, stated that in large organisations, there would always be some level of conflict. However, he explained that due to the importance of the GPF to the national security structure, “it…

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By Dr. Vishnu Bisram Republican candidate Donald Trump defeated his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for the Presidency on Tuesday in what has been one of the most bitter and divisive U.S. election campaigns in history. The Trump victory was shocking as almost every analyst and opinion poll expected a Clinton victory. Trump campaigned on a narrow, divisive anti-immigrant, xenophobic and American nationalistic agenda. And it was bought by a majority of American voters. He was the anti-politics candidate that Americans embraced. Given his anti-immigrant position, it is natural for immigrants…

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…as gunmen carry out brazen attack on his home Three gunmen on Wednesday morning executed a daring robbery on the home of former Home Affairs Minister, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary Clement Rohee at his Eccles, East Bank Demerara residence. The robbery occurred just about 12:00h after the gunmen gained entry via an open door on the lower flat of the house and tied up the two maids. Reports are that the men ransacked the house and carted off an undisclosed sum of cash and a quantity of jewellery.…

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Hours after stunning the world by heavily defeating his favoured rival – Democrat Hillary Clinton – in Tuesday’s presidential election, President David Granger on Wednesday extended congratulations to the new President-elect of the United States of America Donald Trump, stating that Guyana is looking forward to continued bilateral relations with the North American nation. Commenting on Trump’s victory, which makes him the 45th U.S. President, the Guyanese Head of State told reporters from his official residence that America is a democratic country and he believes that the presidential election was…

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