By News Source Guyana on July 2, 2014
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Guyana’s Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Priya Manickchand, was booed by guests at a reception on Wednesday night at the US Ambassador’s residence as she launched a blistering verbal assault on the outgoing US Ambassador Brent Hardt over his criticism of the Guyana government for not calling local government elections in 20 years. The reception was […]
By News Source Guyana on July 2, 2014
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Outgoing U.S Ambassador Brent Hardt in a stinging attack on the government for its continued delays in setting the stage for local government elections, has said that it’s past time for President Ramotar to call the elections. Speaking the closing ceremony on Tuesday of a training programme organised by the Blue Caps Non Governmental Organisation, […]
By News Source Guyana on July 2, 2014
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Managing Director of Roraima Airways, Captain Gerry Gouveia has admitted that Dynamic Airways’ start up in the Guyana market was done with some level of haste and should have been handled much better. Gouveia and his Roraima Airways company have entered into a partnership with Dynamic Airways to provide a schedule service between Georgetown and […]
By News Source Guyana on July 2, 2014
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“We have paused enough; it is time for action. We have retreated enough; it is time to advance.” This was the charge newly-elected Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Gaston Browne, delivered on Tuesday evening to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as he made his first address at a Conference of Heads of Government […]
By News Source Guyana on July 2, 2014
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Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran has disclosed that there are 12 more confirmed cases of the mosquito- borne disease, chikungunya. Dr. Ramsaran told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that some results from samples sent recently for testing at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Trinidad and Tobago were received today, and that Dr. Morris […]
By News Source Guyana on July 1, 2014
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Several Caribbean Airlines flights in Guyana, across the Caribbean and internationally were affected on Tuesday as most of the airlines’ pilots called in sick. The move by the Caribbean Airlines Pilots is seen as an attempt to get the airline’s management to address several concerns and offer them better working conditions and salaries. In a […]
By News Source Guyana on July 1, 2014
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(NY Daily News) Nearly a quarter of the NYPD’s newest batch of cops are foreign born, with the Dominican Republic leading the way as the most popular birthplace. On Monday, 616 recruits will graduate after six months of training at the police academy. They hail from 49 countries, with 24 born in the Dominican Republic, […]
By News Source Guyana on July 1, 2014
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The first ever Strategic Plan for the Caribbean Community will be among major items for consideration by regional leaders at their 35th annual CARICOM Heads of Government conference in Antigua/Barbuda, July 1-4 2014. The meeting will be chaired by the newly elected Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Browne. The five year Strategic […]
By News Source Guyana on July 1, 2014
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The population of Guyana has recorded a marginal reduction of 3,339 persons as the preliminary results of the Guyana population and housing census 2012, released by the Guyana National Bureau of Statistics revealed that the population count of 751,223 at the previous census, September 15, 2002, was down to a count of 747,884 persons as […]
By News Source Guyana on June 29, 2014
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by Nicole Scherzinger (Sunday Express UK) I have always loved children and as a judge on the X Factor I always tried to be a really enthusiastic and supportive mentor. I feel it’s so important to encourage young people to be the best that they can be, no matter what their background is, so I […]