Year: 2013

Less than a month after Guyana was blacklisted by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), businesses are already feeling the squeeze. Private Sector Commission (PSC) Chairman Ronald Webster in a recent interview told Guyana Times International that the commission is doing everything in its power to ensure Guyana fulfils its February deadline to CFATF, to avoid further scrutiny. He noted that the blacklisting by CFATF is beginning to create a negative impact on the economic front for Guyana. Webster also pointed out that if Guyana is blacklisted internationally, the…

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Artiste in Direct Support (A. I. D. S.) Director Desiree Edghill said while stigma and discrimination remains a major issue in Guyana, she believes that the issue of HIV/ AIDS is no longer a gay but an anal issue. Edghill explained that while HIV/ AIDS has been associated largely with gay people in Guyana, it is no longer the case, noting that the problem today is that too many men and women are engaging in anal sex. The director told Guyana Times International that more young girls are having anal…

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A joint operation to curb illegal hunting and fishing has been successful with three hunters nabbed and wild meat confiscated during a river patrol at Burro-burro, Region Eight. The joint operation was conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Iwokrama, the Fisheries Department and the Guyana Police Force on Thursday at the mouth of the Burroburro River, Iwokrama Rainforest Conservation. The team’s objective was to observe any fishing and hunting activity and to investigate and ascertain if it was commercial. Upon investigation, a small aluminium boat was discovered on the…

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Head of the Georgetown Solid Waste Management Progamme (GSWMP) Gordon Gilkes is encouraging Guyanese businesses and entrepreneurs to look at new and innovative ways to utilise some of the waste materials taken to the Haags Bosch Landfill Site, so as to generate income and ultimately extend the life of the landfill. Gilkes was at the time addressing corporate entities at a workshop hosted by Guyenterprise as part of its efforts to create public awareness about the GSWMP. Among the waste that can be reused for other purposes include plastic bottles…

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Less than two weeks shy of his 18th birth anniversary, Ryan Britton of Da Silva Street, Kitty, Georgetown succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Friday evening after he lost control of the car he was driving and slammed into an iron bridge at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. Based on information received, the teenager was alone in the motor car bearing registration number HC 1619 and was proceeding along the railway embankment on Friday morning when he attempted to overtake another vehicle and lost control of…

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Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Michael Khan said medical care was not compromised at the institution during the weekend when there was a reported staff shortage. Khan made this comment to Guyana Times International on Monday after it was reported in sections of the media that patients were left unattended while many staff members had called in “sick”. According to the CEO, there was indeed a staff shortage during the weekend and the persons who have reported sick were asked to put in some extra work…

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The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has started its elections campaign as it prepares for the highly anticipated local government elections. Coalition leader David Granger said that the Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GYSM) recently kick- started a series of rallies across the country, three of which have already been held. APNU Member of Parliament Winston Felix, who is directing the campaign, is the key person who will set dates and times for rallies at various locations. The coalition launched its election on November 28, and Granger said the…

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