Month: November 2013

– says licence renewal should not be automatic BY VAHNU MANIKCHAND   Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee is calling for the country’s gun laws to be reviewed and the firearms licence renewal process to be reassessed in light of the recent upsurge in gun-related crimes. Addressing a conference on the prevention of interpersonal violence held at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Greater Geogetown, the minister said everyone wants a firearm but some have been using it illegally, making reference to the businessman who killed his wife before turning the…

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Two persons are now dead following a boat collision in Demerara River, in the vicinity of Parapee, located approximately 25 miles from Linden on Sunday. The accident reportedly occurred about 21: 30h. Dead are Dale Duggin, 27, of Parapee and Williamson Felix, 37, also known as “Smally” of Malali, Demerara River. Telford Lim survived the accident without any major injuries and is assisting police with the investigations. The body of Duggin was recovered in the vicinity of Major Boat Landing, Linden, about 11: 30h on Monday, while Felix’s body was…

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President Donald Ramotar and Surinamese Ambassador to Guyana Nisha Kurban on Saturday evening toasted to the solid partnership between the two countries at a celebration to mark Suriname’s 38th independence anniversary, which was observed on Monday. President Ramotar said Guyana remained committed to working with Suriname to enhance the level of cooperation that exists between the two nations. He noted that they have developed a culture of sharing experiences and cooperating to achieve mutual development and peace. The relationship encompasses the trade, culture, health, and security sectors. According to the…

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Caricom on Tuesday said it would defer consideration of the application by The Dominican Republic to join the regional integration grouping, as the fallout continues from the Constitutional Court ruling in the Spanish-speaking country that could render stateless, thousands of people of Haitian descent living there. Leaders of the three-member Caricom Bureau, comprising host country Trinidad and Tobago, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Haiti, met in Port of Spain on Tuesday and said the 15-member regional grouping would also seek to raise the court ruling with several bodies, including,…

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Chief Education Officer Olato Sam said the Education Ministry is in the process of rolling out a plan for improving the delivery of quality education to special needs children. He made the announcement during a sensitisation session hosted by National Commission on Disability (NCD) on the Disability Act of 2010 held at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD), Kingston, Georgetown on Monday. According to a release, Sam however acknowledged that much work still needs to be done in the area of teacher education, as it relates to special…

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By Svetlana Marshall   The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/ C); the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU); and the Alliance For Change (AFC) are likely to return to the negotiating table to plot the way forward on the passage of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill. This round of discussion is critical to prevent Guyana from experiencing a financial crisis owing to the move by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) to blacklist the country for non-compliance with anti-money laundering and countering the…

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An annual survey of banks in Latin America and the Caribbean regarding the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector shows overwhelming interest in SMEs as banking clients. Ninety-six per cent of the 100 banks interviewed in 21 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean consider SMEs to be a strategic part of their business, and 92 per cent have a dedicated financing policy for SMEs in place. The sixth edition of the survey “SMEs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Closing the Gap for Banks in the Region” was commissioned…

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The Guyana government has pulled out of the 2012 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) project, citing flaws in the agreement, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon has said. During his post-Cabinet media briefing last week, Dr Luncheon said the project proposal presented to Guyana did not reflect the input of the government, as well as that of USAID, and on that basis considerable reservations were expressed by the administration. He explained that the design was considered by Cabinet and both project and design were rejected. “The…

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