Year: 2018

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has revealed that they have put forward over 3000 candidates for the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) scheduled to be held in November of this year. Moreover, the Party outlined, via its General Secretary Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, that it will be contesting in all 80 of the Local Authority Areas (LAAs) with candidates who are reflective of Guyana. During a press briefing where representatives from across Guyana were present, Jagdeo explained that a special effort was made to have a list that reflected ethnic, class…

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Following much anticipation by residents of Region One (Barima-Waini) for more accessible water-based transport, Government earlier this week announced that two companies have been identified to construct a ferry to ply the Georgetown-North West route, Region one, Barima Waini. For the past several months, Government has been engaging in lengthy discussions with two India-based companies to finalise details for constructing of an ocean-going vessel that residents would utilise. The two companies were announced as Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) and SHOFT Ship-yard Pvt Ltd. Minister of State, Joseph…

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Director of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CPA), Ann Greene has warned that persons who support the illegality of child labour and children begging on the streets are contributing to the sustenance of that culture in Guyana. Speaking at the Agency’s head office on Charles and Broad Streets, Georgetown during one of the initial events being hosted to observe Child Protection Week, Greene posited that “When you purchase from a child that is vending, you are part of the problem, and you are part of the exploitation of that…

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Almost a year after the life of the last Commission came to an end, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon is of the belief that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will soon be reconstituted. The Minister spoke about the Commission during a post-Cabinet press briefing. According to Harmon, it is something that Government is actively looking to have reconstituted. “That is something that is receiving active consideration,” Harmon revealed, when asked about the JSC. “As you know we only recently appointed some persons who will serve on the Commission.” “The Public…

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STEMGuyana has signed an agreement with the International Youth Robot Association to be the prequalifying body responsible for organising the annual qualifier national robot competition among Guyanese primary and secondary school-aged student teams to represent Guyana at the International Youth Robotics Competition (IYRC). STEMGuyana will work with public and private local partners to host the IYRC league pre-qualifier competition in Guyana in 2019. The competition is expected to attract more than 100 teams from schools, community centre clubs, and other civil society organisations in the 7-12 years, 13-17 years and…

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As the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) unfolds into the operations at the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), Alliance For Change (AFC) Councillor and former Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan took the stand, declaring that the Town Clerk is incapable of performing his duties which has led to much interference from the Communities Minister. Duncan stood before Justice Cecil Kennard as he made his testaments under oath, shedding some light into the activities which have been occurring at the Council under the leadership of Mayor Patricia Chase-Greene and the Town Clerk, Royston…

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The Mc Doom man who attacked and chopped an acquaintance who owed him $5000 was on Thursday jailed for 8 years by Justice Brassington Reynolds at the Georgetown High Court. Toney Marcus, 45, who had initially pleaded not guilty to the offence changed his plea after a psychological evaluation proved that he was fit to stand trial. It was reported that he on July 4, 2014, feloniously wounded Etwaru Narine with intention of causing him grievous bodily harm or to maim, disfigure or disable him. The Virtual Complainant (VC) was…

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With countrywide property valuations on the horizon, People’s Progressive Party General Secretary (GS) Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has promised that no increases in rates would be implemented in areas his party wins at the Local Government Elections (LGE). Jagdeo made this announcement at a press conference he held with PPP candidates from across the country. His commitment would correlate with Government promising that rate hikes would be up to local officials after the valuations are over. The PPP General Secretary was critical of the exercise and the fact that it would…

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