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– but still subsidised Bridge for 8 years In all the eight years of operation of the Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI), the common shareholders have never received a single dollar in dividends on their Gy$400 million investment. The alleged “inequity and injustice” being bandied around that the shareholders are cashing in on hefty sums while the poor is suffering is entirely false. Presidential Adviser on Sustainable Development, Dr Clive Thomas told another media entity that the contractual agreement between the Government of Guyana and the BBCI is “outrageous, ruthless…

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– in wake of Govt’s dismissal of former GPL CEO Bharat Dindyal By Kristen Macklingam In light of the A Partnership For National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Government’s decision in relieving Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), Bharat Dindyal, of his duties without proper notice or dialogue, concerns continue to grow as to whether this was truly a political move or an act of ‘ethnic cleansing’. Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran, in his blog, “The Conversation Tree” on Saturday, stated that the…

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BY KRISTEN MACKLINGAM Junior Health Minister, Dr Karen Cummings, during her budget debate speech on Monday stated that the 2015 National Budget proffers a ‘fresh approach’ for a healthy life for all Guyanese, with the aim of having a ‘green economy’ irrespective of their political affiliation. However, seconds after this statement, members of the Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) shouted out “Bharat Dindyal” who was functioning as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) until the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Government…

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…over rising crime wave By Devina Samaroo With the crime situation spiralling out of control, calls are being mounted for the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Opposition to declare a No-Confidence Motion against Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, given his evident inability to get a grip on the crime situation in the country. In fact, newly-appointed PPP/C Member of Parliament (MP) Cornel Damon declared in the National Assembly on Wednesday that Ramjattan needed to go since the Ministry was failing miserably to reduce or even stabilise the soaring crime rate.…

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By Vishnu Bisram Republican candidate, Donald Trump is seeking his colleagues support for the party’s nomination for the 2016 Presidential election. But many Guyanese living in the US believe that Trump’s anti-immigration stance, a reversal of a few months ago, is not good for Guyanese Americans and/or other immigrants. Trump has stated his preference for deporting all illegal immigrants in the US (over 11 million) and to restrict citizenship to legal immigrants as well as to babies born in the US to illegal immigrants. It must be noted that all…

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BY ALEXIS RODNEY Amid his claim that the 2015 National Budget is a copycat of the initiatives of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), former President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday said that the new Government has deceived the Guyanese populace. A day after the National Budget was presented in the National Assembly, the former President and soon to be Opposition Leader told a media conference that the new Administration’s plans as projected in the Gy$221 billion budget has not really addressed the real issues affecting Guyanese. He spoke particularly of the…

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An eight-year-old girl Anaya Lee Willabus on Wednesday launched her book, “The Day Mohan Found His Confidence”, at the National Library’s Conference Room in the presence of Tourism Minister Cathy Hughes and Education Minister Rupert Roopnaraine. Willabus, who was previously recognised by the New York State Assembly Chambers as the area’s youngest published author, was inspired by her vacation in Guyana to write the book. Her book tells the story of a young boy named Mohan and the many difficulties he experiences at home and at school. The aspiring teacher…

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…Top student gains 20 Grade Ones The Ministry of Education in Guyana has released the results of the 2015 Caribbean Secondary Examinations Council (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) which show the Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN), a private school at Cornelia Ida, in Region Three, copping the four top spots and Queens College dominating the CAPE performances. SVN had more than 10 students in the preliminary results with Victoria Najab [Top Student] receiving 20 grade ones, Vamanad Hiralall with 19 grade ones and one grade two. Two other…

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By Jihan Ramroop Ingrid Griffith, the writer and performer of “Demerara Gold” sat down with the Guyana Times International to talk about what inspires her, moves her, and drives her one-woman show. 1. What made you want to write Demerara Gold? Caribbeans in America are very much a fabric of this society yet our stories and experiences are still pretty isolated and not fully told. There are books authored by Caribbean writers about the Caribbean experience but we don’t see movies or Plays about our experience. I played Ruth Younger…

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