Year: 2014

Limacol gears up for global roll out

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– product to be sold to major markets around the world The NEW GPC INC is proud to announce that it is about to rollout its iconic Limacol splash-on in most of the major markets of the world. According to Executive Chairman, Dr Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop, the launch follows a timeline built into Limacol’s expansion strategy that was initiated when the brand became the major sponsor of several major sporting events in Guyana and the Caribbean. The ensuing broadcasts in every continent made the Limacol Brand a talking point in…

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Illegally intercepting communications

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With Internet Communications Technology (ICT) transforming the world as we know it, it is not surprising that the technology would be abused for purposes for which it is not intended. There will always be those who will seek to subvert mechanisms for their own gain and nefarious purposes. In the instance of intercepting communications, so as to gain an advantage in what economists call the information asymmetry, it probably began with eavesdropping at keyholes. As the technology of communication moved from the oral to the written form, “steaming open” letters…

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‘Recording of private conversation was illegal’ – President

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– Opposition mounts pressure for AG’s sacking By Devina Samaroo President Donald Ramotar on Wednesday maintained that Kaieteur News Publisher Glenn Lall broke the law when he wiretapped a conversation between one of his reporters and the Attorney General Anil Nandlall. “It was illegal,” President Ramotar said, referring to the recording which Lall has rendered in filing a complaint with the Police alleging that Nandlall made threats on his life and those of his staff. Illegal “Clearly what was done to the Attorney General was an illegal act to record…

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‘We are ready for Panama’ – Minister Ramsammy

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– as Guyana awaits Panamanian officials to examine factories before rice shipment sails The deal inked earlier this year that will see Guyana supplying 5000 tonnes of rice to Panama on a monthly basis, is expected to become a reality at the end of September. Agriculture Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy on Monday reported that two of the technical persons from Panama are travelling to Guyana to examine the rice factories. This, he explained, was due to the fact that Guyana has to satisfy the sanitary standards of Panama. The factories…

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TravelSpan to suspend operations

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… following fallout with Vision Airlines After a fallout with Vision Airlines, TravelSpan has announced that it would be suspending its service out of Guyana from Saturday, but with the hope of returning to business once it secures another company from which to rent an aircraft. TravelSpan Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nohar Singh confirmed to Guyana Times International on Wednesday that the company was in the process of finalising new arrangements with another airline, while noting its dissatisfaction with the services of Vision Airlines. Singh explained that while the TravelSpan…

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Ramjattan is pulling Guyana backward

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Dear Editor, The recent allegations put forth by Khemraj Ramjattan, leader of the AFC, are based in lies and political selfishness. Ramjattan has alleged that the PPP/C has offered money to parliamentarians to vote against a No-Confidence Motion, but he has provided no evidence that this actually happened. Even Opposition Leader David Granger has called into question the validity of these accusations in a recent ‘inewsguyana’ article. It seems as though Ramjattan is attempting to mislead the public and tarnish the name of the PPP/C, distracting from the fact that…

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City Hall issues make for good soap opera

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Dear Editor, The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is convinced that the recent hosting of what was purported to be a “church service” by City Mayor, Hamilton Green and his followers is not a mere coincidence, but a calculated prelude to the call for protest action by David Granger. Mr Green is an Executive Member of the People’s National Congress (PNC) which is the leading force in A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), hence making it extremely convenient for him to facilitate such an action in keeping with the party’s master…

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Guyanese at Times Square Diwali celebration

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Dear Editor, There was an early start to Diwali festivities in New York City as thousands, including many Guyanese, Trinidadians and Surinamese, jammed Times Square for the second annual celebration in the heart of the city – titled “Diwali at Times Square”. People were dressed in traditional Indian attire dancing to the beats of Bollywood music making history as Indian culture was being promoted at Times Square. People from other ethnic groups joined in the celebration dancing and cheering the guests who performed on stage as traffic came to a…

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Slow fire

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The combined political Opposition parties appear to be executing a carefully orchestrated plan to create political, social, and economic instability in the country, with the aim of giving more steam to the No-Confidence Motion which will be tabled in Parliament this October. These parties have realised that in order to muster up more electoral support and get ahead of the PPP/C before the impending parliamentary debate, they must create an environment where there is distrust for the government, widespread uncertainty, fear and a general feeling of hopelessness among the citizenry.…

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Trotman gags rape accuser

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… files Gy$50M lawsuit for libel Speaker of the National Assembly and Alliance For Change (AFC) member, Raphael Trotman, secured an injunction late on Monday, restraining Johnny Anthony Welshman – the young man who has accused him of raping him when he was just 12 – from making any statements or publishing any materials about the issue. Trotman has since denied the allegations. In the court documents filed on Monday, Trotman is also seeking a whopping Gy$50 million for libel contained in articles published in the Stabroek News and the…

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