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– says Paris-based call centre VP By Gomatie Gangadin Despite investigating and refusing to enter the Guyanese market several years ago, citing infrastructure deficiencies, customer services giant, Teleperformance is now slated to open doors in early May, said Executive Vice President – Operations, Teleperformance USA, Mike Corrigan. The call centre which has its parent company in Paris sought out Guyana as the location for the company’s newest branch based on the fact that it has prime factors which are undeniably attractive for businesses. According to the Executive Vice President, the…

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By Erica Williams Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has agreed to reduce its electricity tariffs, in response to a proposal made by President Donald Ramotar, who during negotiations alluded to the significant drop in fuel prices on the international market. The price for fuel has been dropping around the world since last June, with the latest price of fuel in Venezuela being recorded at US$39.19 per barrel, the lowest in almost half a decade. Head of the President Secretariat (HPS), Dr Roger Luncheon made this disclosure on Wednesday during his…

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By Gomatie Gangadin General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Clement Rohee on Monday disclosed that the Party has been “oiling its machinery “for elections and is entering full elections mode. This disclosure was made during the party’s weekly press conference at Freedom House. He noted that the party members are getting ready to venture out across the ten administrative regions in coming weeks as its election campaign takes shape. Rohee related that the PPP/C members have been meeting with citizens since before the Christmas season and they are…

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– but GECOM non-committal The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to agree on a proposal for public vetting of elections day staff, although most of the political parties said they will give support to such an initiative. The idea was first floated by the People’s progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) during a recent meeting with GECOM. However, in a statement on Tuesday the electoral body said at a meeting with the PPP/C on Monday the request was repeated for the commission to publish the names of persons to be employed by…

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President Donald Ramotar has no obligation to dissolve Parliament before announcing a date for General and Regional Elections, Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Anil Nandlall said, as he poured cold water on criticisms made by the other political parties and the Guyana Trade Union Congress (GTUC). Hours after President Ramotar announced that elections will be held on May 11, GTUC issued a statement condemning the act, contending that the life of the 10th Parliament should have been dissolved before a date was set for elections. “GTUC condemns the continued…

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…cites clash with CSEC, CAPE exams By Jomo Paul Opposition Leader David Granger has called on President Donald Ramotar to rethink the date that has been set for the hosting of General and Regional Elections, pointing out that it coincides with Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE). Contacted on the issue, a senior Government official told Guyana Times International that all efforts would be made to ensure a smooth holding of the polls in conjunction with examinations. The President on Tuesday in an address…

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– hope for clean electoral process The US, the UK and Canada on Thursday issued a joint release welcoming President Donald Ramotar’s announcement of May 11, 2015 as the poll date and called for improvements to be made to the electoral process including equitable access by all parties to the media. The joint release was a further sign of the continued deep interest of Western countries in Guyana’s elections and follows a flurry of direct statements from its diplomats in Georgetown in recent weeks. Abuse of the state media by…

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–over wild accusations about Amaila Falls Project The following is a press statement issued late last Wednesday night by the Office of the President, calling on the Opposition to “immediately apologise” to the government of Norway and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for deigning to suggest that they are involved in a conspiracy to violate the Constitution of Guyana. The following is the full text of the statement: “For several years, the Opposition has revelled in spreading lies and distortions about Guyana’s development initiatives. Their sole objective has been to…

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By: Jomo Paul Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett has dismissed concerns mounted by outgoing British High Commissioner Andrew Ayre that Guyana may be the subject of future sanctions by Commonwealth if a date is not named for General and Regional Elections. In a Facebook post the Foreign Affairs Minister explained that as far as she is aware Guyana is not the subject of any impending sanction by the commonwealth body. She explained that she is a member of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) under whose responsibility such an action…

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