Month: June 2017

Guyana’s Private Sector urges Govt to rethink closing sugar estates

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In light of Government’s expressed intention to downsize the sugar industry via the closure of estates, the Private Sector has highlighted several reasons why the State’s largest provider of employment should be allowed to continue current operations. In a joint statement released by the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and several associate bodies on Monday, Government was implored to “hold its hand” on the current approach towards closure of sugar estates. “The Private Sector stands ready to place its considerable experience at the disposal of and to work with Government to…

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EBD pensioner, daughter beaten by bandits during robbery

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A 54-year-old woman and her 80-year-old mother are now traumatised after they were subjected to a brutal beating in their Grove, East Bank Demerara home on Tuesday morning at the hands of three young men pretending to be customers. The woman, Sherry Narine, was audibly distressed during a telephone interview with this media house on Wednesday. Narine sells shopping bags in the Stabroek Market for a living, and when she is at home, she would vend small quantities of rice, sugar, drinks and other grocery items. Based on information gathered,…

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5 remanded over G$550M cocaine bust

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– sawmill owner charged in absentia By Kizzy Coleman Five men including a race car driver and an ace rider were on Wednesday arraigned for the G$550 million cocaine bust at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo (EBE). The illegal substance was intercepted on May 12. Twenty-year-old Nazim Gafoor along with his father, Tazim Gafoor, 45, both of Menzees Street, Windor Forest, West Coast Demerara; biker, Stephen Vieira, 33, of Lot 37 Middle and Cummings Street, Georgetown; and GRA’s Drug Enforcement Agent, Sherwayne De Abreu of Lot 262 Street 8 Section “A”…

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Guyana Govt to ban public smoking

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– G$20,000 fine being proposed for each time caught after first offence The Guyana government has made public its long awaited Tobacco Control Bill; which inter alia, prohibits by law, the smoking of cigarettes and other tobacco products such as cigars in public places. If found guilty, persons could face a fine of up to G$20,000 each time after being caught committing the offence a first time. The provisions are outlined in the proposed Tobacco Control Bill 2017, which has been published in the Official Gazette. According to the Bill,…

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