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  Small businesses in Linden have gotten a new lease on life after government finally appointed a seven-member board to run the affairs of the Linden Enterprise Network (LEN) on Wednesday. After being in existence for approximately four years, LEN, the successor to the Linden Economic Advancement Project (LEAP), was inaugurated at an official ceremony in the mining town. The board comprises Chairman Dunstan Barrow, Andrew Forsythe, Nolan Walton, Yolanda Hilliman, Tarachand Balgobin, Basil Jaipaul and Patrick Dublin. Valerie Patterson serves as coordinator. The inauguration took place inside the Region…

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President Donald Ramotar on Monday commissioned a new school building, described as a world-class facility within the complex of the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre (PRRC) on Carmichael Street, Georgetown. The building was constructed by the government of Guyana at the cost of over Gy$50 million. Ministers, Dr Ashni Singh and Priya Manickchand were also present at the commissioning of the building which was named the ‘Harold B Davis Special School’ in honour of Harold Davis, one of the longest serving chairmen of the PRRC’s board who passed away last year…

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– TGA to seek international assistance in investigation The bodies of the pilot and a load handler were removed from the dense jungle in the Mazaruni even as local air carrier Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) announced that it will be seeking international assistance to help with the investigation into the plane crash that occurred Saturday last. The announcement was made on Tuesday at a special press conference held by the TGA management team at the Ogle International Airport (OIA). TGA Chief Executive Officer Michael Correia said his company will do…

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Members of the Howard University Medical Association who are on a five-day visit to Guyana, on Monday paid a courtesy call on President Donald Ramotar at the Office of the President. Team member, Dr Fredrick Cober, described the meeting as very productive. Dr Cober told the Government Information Agency (GINA) the various ways in which the association of medical professionals, many of whom have decades of experience, could be of service to Guyana. “The president was very receptive to many of our ideas and made some good suggestions of his…

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– visa waivers part of incentive package BY MICHAEL YOUNGE   The government of Guyana and COPA Airlines have finally sealed a deal that will see the latter entering the local aviation industry, providing affordable airlift from Guyana to Panama commencing on July 11. The international carrier is positioning itself to provide this service twice weekly after government took the bold decision to waiver the visa requirements to enter this country from Panama, Costa Rica and Peru. Additionally, the airline will also play a part in marketing ‘Destination Guyana’ as…

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Pressure continues to mount for the government of Guyana and the U.S. embassy to return to the negotiating table to determine the way forward on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Leadership And Democracy Programme (LEAD). Despite being rejected by the Guyana government, the LEAD project is being implemented by the U.S. embassy, creating tension in the country. On Wednesday, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) called for Guyana and the U.S. to resume productive dialogue on the leadership programme, with the primary objective of…

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Colwyn Harding, 23, who is the latest victim of police brutally, said he will never be comforted by any form of punishment meted out to the police officer who assaulted him. In an interview from his bed at the Georgetown Public Hospital, Harding told Guyana Times International that he is damaged. “I’ve been damaged, half ah me parts of me body gone… even self he (police officer) deh under close arrest, me ain’t see that in no way compensation because I deh in the hospital shackle to a bed. “I…

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President Donald Ramotar on Saturday visited the Marriott Hotel construction site at Kingston, aback of the National Centre for Education Resource Development (NCERD), accompanied by Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh and other high-ranking officials, including head of the Privatisation Unit, Winston Brassington. President Ramotar, who toured the building, including some model rooms, was impressed with the pace and quality of construction on the project. “It has really set another standard for construction in our country, and we are looking forward to an early opening as possible so that we can…

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– Luncheon says of USAID project The government of Guyana said that it will not enter into any negotiations with the U.S. government in relation to the rejected United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Leadership Enhancement and Democracy Project (LEAD) if attempts are made to continue the implementation of that initiative despite its strong objections. Government’s chief spokesperson, Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon on Wednesday reiterated government’s stance on the project, while dismissing any expectation that the government was experiencing a change of heart towards the project. He was…

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