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…Opposition Leader says of President’s 2 press conferences in 3 years Opposition Leader and former President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday asserted that President David Granger’s constant excuses to not host press conferences is a clear indication that he is “abdicating his responsibilities,” and this is clearly unacceptable. Jagdeo was at the time making this pronouncement based on Granger’s recent request that the media be “tolerant” of his low levels of engagement since the APNU/AFC Administration came into power three years ago. On Monday last, in defending why he has…

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that under the Vision Zero program, New York City had ended the first six months of 2018 with the fewest traffic fatalities ever measured in any six-month period. According to a release from the Mayor’s Office, as of June 30th, the city had recorded 81 fatalities, the lowest ever in a six-month period, and only the second time that fewer than 100 lives had been lost in a half-year period. The Mayor also noted how the data continue to show New York…

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A 37-year-old beautician was on Thursday sentenced to three years in prison and fined G$1,117,200 when she appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for trafficking cocaine. Natasha Blair of Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) pleaded guilty to the charge after it was read to her by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. The charge stated that on July 2, 2018, while she was an outgoing passenger at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri she attempted to smuggle 532 grams of cocaine. Facts presented to the court stated that on…

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…dozens evacuated Rescue operations were on Wednesday activated in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) following rising water levels in several already cut off communities. This was according to Regional Vice Chairman Carl Singh who told Guyana Times International that communities in the South Pakaraimas and Deep South, and the Rupununi are still inundated. He noted that several persons from about 17 households were transported to three shelters in Lethem as the flooding intensified. The official explained that around 05:00h, the Moco-Moco and Takutu Rivers rose some six feet, adding that…

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…political analyst believes upcoming congress highlights emerging factions As the race to the People’s National Congress (PNC) chairmanship heats up and two clear contenders for the post have emerged, political analysts believe it will be a contest old versus new, highlighting factions within the party. With the PNC congress slated for August 17, at least two contenders have emerged for the chairmanship post. Attorney General Basil Williams is the incumbent Chairman of the party. Previously he was unopposed for the position. But fellow Cabinet colleagues Joseph Harmon and Volda Lawrence…

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After much deliberation with Minister of State Joe Harmon, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has confirmed that Guyana will host two playoff matches in the 2018 edition. The historic announcement was made on Wednesday by CPL’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Pete Russell. Disclosing that destinations like Trinidad and Tobago and the USA had expressed interests in hosting the playoffs, Russell noted that the decision to bring the two matches to Guyana was a fairly easy one. “For us, this was really the only place we wanted to bring it because…

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– Guyana’s top Grade Six student Eleven-year-old Nalia Rahaman from the Westfield Prep made history in Guyana, having scored 529 out of the possible 530 marks at the 2018 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). She was awarded a place at Queen’s College in Georgetown. When Nalia wrote the NGSA back in March, she expected to do well but never imagined that she would have scored 529 out of 530. Speaking with reporters on Thursday at the NCERD office, where the results were announced, Rahaman was ecstatic when she heard the…

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…says party’s democratic system of electing presidential candidate will not change General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has clarified that the system by which a Presidential candidate is usually selected by his party will not change. Addressing media operatives at his Church Street, Georgetown office on Thursday, Jagdeo said that for almost 25 years, the Central Executive Committee of the PPP has selected the candidate but the Congress decides on the list of people who would compete for the candidacy. “I doubt that will change…

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Former People’s National Congress (PNC) Member of Parliament, Mayor of Linden and convicted international terrorist, Abdul Kadir died at prison in the United States on Thursday morning. He was in his 60’s and serving a life imprisonment sentence in the North American country. Kadir served in the Guyana National Assembly from 2001 to 2006 as a Councillor for Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice.) Kadir, a chemical engineer by training, was convicted for the 2007 John F Kennedy International Airport attack which was said to be an extremist terrorist plot to blow…

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The Guyana Amazon Warriors have come close to winning the Hero Caribbean Premier League, but they have never got over the line, having been losing finalists in 2013, 2014, and 2016. In 2017, they finished in third place despite a poor start to the tournament. Rayad Emrit, the man that stepped into the captaincy when Martin Guptill returned home for family reasons, felt that they did well to make the play-offs. “I thought having to win the last five games to qualify to the knockout stages; I think we came…

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