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With the caretaker Government being called out to honour the Constitution of Guyana and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) rulings, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has begun engaging the diplomatic community in order to bring Guyana’s constitutional crisis to their attention. The Opposition Leader made this announcement during a press conference at his Church Street, Georgetown office on Monday. According to Jagdeo, he has already commenced discussions with representatives of the Caribbean Community. Jagdeo met with Secretary General of Caricom, Erwin LaRoque and noted that these discussions will continue with…

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The 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) was a breakout season for Shimron Hetmyer, which he has used as a platform to further his international career and get picked up in other T20 tournaments such as the Indian Premier League (IPL). Having finished last season as the Guyana Amazon Warriors’ top scorer with 440 runs, including a maiden T20 hundred, Hetmyer says he will be trying hard to improve on those stellar returns when the 2019 CPL gets underway on 4 September. “Well, I’ll be looking to outdo it but…

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…Jagdeo asks CCJ to order elections be held by Sept 18 The People’s Progressive Party has released its proposals for consequential orders, in which it submitted that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) order elections to be held by September 18, 2019 and urges the regional Court to protect Guyana from Constitutional abuse. The regional Court is expected to hand down its consequential orders on Friday. On Wednesday, the Opposition released to the media its full submissions on how it believes the country should proceed now that it is confirmed…

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Representatives of President David Granger and Opposition Leader Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo meeting for third time on Thursday evening at Castellani House in Georgetown to discuss nominations for the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). President David Granger is represented by Minister of Public Security, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, Minister of Public Health, Ms. Volda Lawrence and Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Mr. Joseph Harmon. The Opposition Leader is represented by Mr. Anil Nandlall, Ms. Gail Teixeira and Bishop Juan Edghill. The two teams are meeting regularly to…

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One of the world’s leading marine transportation companies, Harvey Gulf International Marine, on Wednesday officially opened its first local office in Georgetown, Guyana. The US-based company specialises in providing Offshore Supply and Multi-Purpose Support Vessels for deep-water operations. President of the American Chamber of Commerce of Guyana (AMCHAM), Zulfikar Ally, during the commissioning ceremony, lauded the company for opening its doors in Guyana. “Your presence in Guyana will do more than just create jobs, it will lift industry standards in the oil and marine sectors, improve safety standards and safety…

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Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that New York City’s new speed camera law is now in effect. To mark the first day of the expanded program, New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) officials were joined by advocates and elected officials at a new speed camera near P.S. 28 along East Tremont Avenue in the Mt. Hope section of the Bronx, the Mayor’s Office said in a press release. East Tremont Avenue is a Vision Zero Priority Corridor, which ranks in the top 10% of Bronx corridors for number…

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                          By Rupadai Seenaraine Anticipation and mixed reactions resonated on Wednesday morning as the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results were officially released, paving the way for Venisha Lall of CV Nunes Primary and Dave Chowtie of Graham’s Hall Primary to secure the top spot after gaining 532 marks. An overwhelmed Chowtie told the Guyana Times International that he did not expect to emerge at the very top but was confident that he would have succeeded. “I don’t…

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                        Ahead of the July 12 hearing where the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will hand down consequential orders in the No-Confidence Motion cases, lawyers for the various parties have submitted their proposals for what the Court should order. The CCJ had previously given each side until July 1, 2019, to make written submissions varying from 20 to 40 pages in length. Attorney Sanjeev Datadin, who represents former Alliance for Change Parliamentarian Charandass Persaud, in his submission asked that…

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                  The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) is still investigating the recent calls made by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan and Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo for protests and “troubles” during government outreach held in Bartica two weeks ago. The high ranking Government officials made those comments as they pointed out that the David Granger-led administration is not prepared to call elections unless House-to-House Registration is carried out, regardless of what the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) or anyone says. Chairman of the Commission, Dr…

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Taking account of the energy sectors in 190 countries ranging from developed to developing, the World Bank has ranked Guyana at an unflattering 165 position when it comes to reliable electricity supply. This is contained in the bank’s Doing Business 2019 report, which was recently released. While Guyana was ranked at 134 out of 190 countries when it comes to facilitating business, its score in the energy sector was much worse. On a scale of 0 to 100, Guyana was scored at 45.91 when it comes to getting electricity, while…

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