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President Donald Ramotar said this new year holds great possibilities for this country but also great challenges, and warned against the politics of blackmail as his administration forges ahead with its development agenda. In his New Year’s message, Ramotar said how much we will achieve as a nation this year will depend on all of us, noting that: “I am working on the assumption that all of us want to see our country move forward, all of us must want to see poverty eradicated and that Guyana can move quickly…

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Popular radio announcer Oswald Singh, one of the great voices of Guyanese radio, died on Monday evening at the Woodlands Hospital after a brief illness. Singh, at the time of his passing, was employed at Radio Guyana Inc (RGI) 89.3/ 89.5/ 89.7 FM, headquartered at Camp and Quamina streets, Georgetown. Prior to his engagement at RGI, he was employed at the National Communications Network (NCN). The management and staff of Guyana Times / TVG/ RGI extend condolences to his family. General Manager (GM) Daniel Singh expressed profound sadness at the…

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BY VISHNU BISRAM   Guyanese senior citizens were treated to a special luncheon fete in Richmond Hill on Sunday for the holiday season. The banquet was organised by community leaders and sponsored by several local businesses, Indo-Caribbean Federation District Leader, Dr Taj Rajkumar, RHDC, Pan American Travel, and others. It was a wonderful, entertainment-packed holiday luncheon held at Villa Russo in the heart of the Indo/ Guyanese community at the Villa Russo Italian restaurant that made available its catering hall and staff free of charge. George Russo gave a short…

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PRINCIPALS from petroleum companies operating in Guyana had a meeting with Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud and Deputy Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, Newell Dennison in the United States. The meeting was held against the backdrop that Guyana has petroleum prospecting licenses issued for exploration activities by petroleum companies in the offshore, coastal, near shore, deep water and ultra-deep waters of Guyana and within Guyana maritime areas. Executives of CGX Resources Inc, ESSO Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd and Repsol Exploracion Guyana S.A.…

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Congratulations flowed Tuesday night as Jamaicans, who had gathered across the island, celebrated the crowning of Tessanne Chin as ‘The Voice’ 2013. Chin, who thanked the nation for its support during an interview with Jamaican media after her victory, walked away with a recording contract and US$100,000. High on the list of those hailing the singer’s win in the American talent competition was Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. “You have been a fine ambassador for Jamaica during this gruelling competition and your voice, your victory, will now serve to set…

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– at ALBA-PETROCARIBE Summit Guyana’s president Donald Ramotar during his presentation at the ALBA (the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of our America) and PETROCARIBE Summit in Venezuela on Tuesday said the PETROCARIBE project is one of foresight and is already being seen in the Region as very important. Two years after its establishment, the world found itself in a deep financial and economic crisis, which affected the region tremendously, and PETROCARIBE played a role in helping the Caribbean. The President pointed out that for Guyana, the PETROCARIBE arrangement was…

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Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Bibi Shalimar Ali-Hack has instructed that the Preliminary lnquiry (Pl) into the murder of a man on Orange Walk earlier this year allegedly by Carlyle Barton be re-opened. The decision was made in accordance with Section 72 (2iia) of the Criminal Law (Procedure) Act, 10: 01. In November, Magistrate Fabayo Azore discharged the case at the PI stage after police witnesses did not show up and video evidence of the murder was not rendered, saying that a prima facie case was not made. The video…

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Kaieteur News forced to apologise after caught lying yet again Owner and publisher of the Kaieteur News Mohan Lall, aka Glenn Lall, and the newspaper’s Editor Adam Harris have been caught yet again peddling blatant lies about Bharrat Jagdeo in what appears to be a continuing manic obsession with the former president. Guyana Times International confirmed that the property located on Church Street, Queenstown, Georgetown, is not owned, nor is it in the process of being acquired, by the former president, as falsely claimed by the Kaieteur News on the…

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BY MICHAEL YOUNGE   Former Chancellor of the judiciary and sport administrator, Cecil Kennard said he would welcome any well thought out and structured attempt to create a Bourda sports academy and stadium at the facilities of the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) and the Georgetown Football Club (GFC), which will result in resounding benefits for Guyana. Justice Kennard also sternly criticised sections of the media attempting to undermine the proposed investment by the NEW GPC INC/ CPL OP CO in the venture. He said that were the proposal to be…

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