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…promises 50,000 jobs, concessions to service industry As plans are apace to conclude and formally present its manifesto for the upcoming elections in Guyana, the PPP already has major plans for the oil and gas industry, which also include the active participation of all leading political parties. This is according to Opposition Leader, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, who at his weekly press conference on Thursday, stated that once the PPP is returned to office there is much in store for the country’s oil and gas industry. He stated that this industry…

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Despite the millions of dollars in improvements being made at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), passengers on social media vented their frustration as they were forced to use the tarmac after one of the airport’s air bridges reportedly malfunctioned. In a social media post, one such passenger complained about the fact that despite being forced to pay CJIA’s increased fees of G$7500, he had no choice but to disembark and walk on the tarmac while the boarding bridges were inoperable. Last month, CJIA had announced that as of April…

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A Guyanese biker was on Monday evening killed while his friend is in a critical condition after the motorcycle on which they were travelling slammed into a garbage truck in Queens, New York. Dead is Devendra “Joey” Deonarine, 30, formerly of Bloomfield Village, Corentyne, Berbice. The pillion rider was identified as Christopher Sansarran, also a Guyanese. Reports on PIX 11 News reported that the two men were riding a 1986 Honda motorcycle at a fast rate of speed, going westbound on Liberty Avenue toward 157th Street. Police stated that the…

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By Jarryl Bryan Guyana has been red flagged by another United States (US) report and this time it is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which revealed in its 2018 Entry/Exit Overstay Report that some 3,220 Guyanese overstayed in the US on non-immigrant visas, after arriving for business or on vacation. This, according to the report, occurred over the period of October 2017 to September 2018, during which time 66,416 Guyanese were supposed to depart from the US. Guyana Times International understands that efforts are being made by the Immigration…

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…questions raised as to how far Govt will go to hold on to power Even as the coalition Government fights for its survival in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), a Trinidad and Tobago (T&T)-based political analyst has opined that the Caribbean at large on a daily basis questions the reason Government even went to court in the first place. This is according to Dr Bishnu Ragoonath, a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of West Indies at its St Augustine campus in…

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…husband to face murder charge following discovery of body in shallow grave The husband of 37-year-old Zaila Sugrim, whose body was discovered on Tuesday in a shallow grave at Crane, West Coast Demerara (WCD), has confessed that he shot his wife to the head and then set her body on fire before burying it. In his confession to Police on Tuesday, the businessman detailed how he killed his estranged wife. Sugrim’s body was found on a property near her husband’s home after she was reported missing on Saturday last. He…

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United States Ambassador to Guyana Sarah Ann Lynch and her husband recently visited the majestic Kaieteur Falls in Guyana. Since they arrived in Guyana, the Ambassador and her husband have been visiting various parts of the country in order to better understand the people, history and culture. (US Embassy photo)

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…if it finds no-confidence vote was validly passed Justice Winston Anderson of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Thursday, frowned upon the slothfulness of the judicial system in Guyana regarding the hearing of matters in relation to the no-confidence motion cases. As day two of the oral submissions got underway Justice Anderson remarked that the judicial system in Guyana should have deployed all resources to ensure the cases were heard in a timely manner. Sanjeev Datadin, who is representing former government parliamentarian Charrandas Persaud, agreed that the judiciary should…

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The Indian Arrival Monument was officially unveiled last Sunday at Palmyra, East Berbice-Corentyne and coincides with Arrival Day in Guyana. During the unveiling ceremony, President David Granger said that India’s continued concern for its diaspora is reflected in its decision to support the construction of “this magnificent memorial.” He said the Indian Immigration Monument symbolises the ties of blood and history between Guyana and India.

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South Ozone Park, New York: On Sunday May 5th, hundreds of residents, community leaders, and elected officials joined the family of late Correction Officer Jonathan Narain for the unveiling of 111 street and Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill. The street was co-named “Correction Officer Jonathan Narain Way” on Indian Arrival Day. On September 14, 2018, CO Narain was fatally shot in Richmond Hill, New York. He was 27 years old. CO Narain had been with the New York City Department of Correction for almost three years and worked at Rikers…

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