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Silvercorp withdraws from Goldfields contest
Region Seven-based  Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI)  yesterday announced that it has received notice from fellow Canadian miner Silvercorp Metals Inc that Silvercorp will not exercise its right to match the offer received from a foreign-based multinational mining company  announced on June 3, 2020 to
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Parker, Maurice S. (1949- )
Ambassador Maurice S. Parker is a career Senior Foreign Service Officer with the rank of Minister-Counselor at the U.S. Department of State.  On April 30, 2007 Parker was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Swaziland.  After U.S. Senate confirmation, Parker
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Republic Bank facing new complaints over deductions from accounts
Some Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited customers are once again speaking out about the deduction of significant sums of money from their accounts and unsatisfactory explanations from the
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CJ was duty bound to determine whether continued participation by Mingo would undermine public confidence in the process
A judicial review challenge to Mingo’s manipulated tabulation and fraudulent declaration was heard by Chief Justice, Roxane George-Wiltshire who, after ruling that the High Court had jurisdiction to hear the case upon the basis of its supervisory powers over a public body exercising public
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Bullen, Roland Wentworth Boniface (1944- )
Roland Wentworth Bullen was born on Carriacou, one of the six islands that comprise the nation of Grenada. The product of a prominent family that owned several businesses, including the popular restaurant “Callaloo,” Bullen arrived in the United States in 1966. After obtaining his
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Stranded cricketers one step closer to coming home
Amid the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a return home soon seems to be more and more assured for stranded Guyanese cricketers in Trinidad and
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Carter Center ‘deeply disappointed’ at not being able to return
Carter Center ‘deeply disappointed’ at not being able to return -says gov’t chose not to demonstrate ‘genuine commitment to
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You are Guyanese
Ah not fooling myself, it’s true you din ask me
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Chateau Margot accident victim identified as mother of three
The woman who died on Sunday night after she was struck down by a motor car as she attempted to cross the Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara Public Road has been identified as a mother of
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Architect Lennox Hernandez passes away
The National Trust of Guyana yesterday announced the passing of architect Lennox
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Guyana’s ‘associated gas’ has no market value
The IMF, the World Bank, the IADB, the European Investment Bank, leading economists (e.g. former World Bank Chief Economists Lord Stern and Joseph Stiglitz,), the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, and a host of other financial and industry experts can all give you excellent
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GPOC to begin June pension payouts on Thursday
The Guyana Post Office Corpo-ration (GPOC) has announced that old age pension payments for June, 2020, will begin on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at all post offices countrywide, the Department of Public Infor-mation (DPI) said on
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Ambassador’s statement on George Floyd killing opens way for reset for American diplomatic engagement here
A public response by US resident Ambassador to Guyana, her Excellency Sarah-Ann Lynch on the US Embassy’s Facebook page decrying the murder of Mr George Floyd by a Minnesota police officer was drawn to my
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We have an opportunity to re-imagine and improve Grade Six assessment
Recent revelations regarding the Ministry of Education’s plan to stage the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) in about two months, have caused concern among parents and
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Rose Hall makeup artist keeps eyes on the prize despite setbacks
‘Seven years ago, Afeena Aliyah Mootoo professionally entered the makeup industry after she was recommended by a friend to her first
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It is hard to argue PNC rigging is all history when history is repeating itself at this very moment.
The reports of the 303 Committee and a memorandum by Thomas H. Karamessines, Deputy CIA Director entitled “Plans of Guyana Prime Minister Forbes Burnham, Leader of the People’s National Congress (PNC), to Rig the Elections Scheduled for Late 1968 or Early 1969” might be a good starting point for
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This is choke and rob of the vilest kind and you are not going to get away with it
This is choke and rob of the vilest kind and you are not going to get away with it
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Above normal rainfall forecast for Caribbean
“However, with above normal rainfall expected over most of the Caribbean from July/August, drought concerns would greatly diminish with the southern islands of the Eastern Caribbean and Belize still having to be watchful,” it
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MYO extends benevolence during COVID19 crisis
The Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) which participates in Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) organized cricket competitions is the latest entity to extend acts of kindness during the current COVID – 19
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Demerara Rebellion of 1823
The Demerara Rebellion of 1823 was an uprising involving more than ten thousand enslaved people in the Crown colony of Demerara-Essequibo (now part of Guyana) on the coast of South America. The rebellion took place on August 18, 1823, and lasted two days. No particular incident sparked the
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Improved performances in some areas but GBTI saw drop in revenue earning opportunities - Isava
Improved performances in some areas but GBTI saw drop in revenue earning opportunities – Isava
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We must confront the pushback against social distancing
Trinidad and Tobago’s decision to begin a phased re-opening of parts of the country’s business sector following a period of ‘lockdown’ and outcomes which appear to suggest that significantly restricting the movement of people for a period may have impacted positively on the country’s status insofar
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R.E.A.P’s Kitchen Garden initiative
As explained by the Ministry, the idea behind the initiative was to help provide a nutritional balance to families and a deterrence from toxic chemical use, harming persons and the environment in a time when maintaining healthy immune systems is priority, as part of the Ministry’s Rural
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Education setback
With necessity being the mother of invention, a great many schools all around the world were able to switch to using digital tools to continue imparting
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Children not ready for Grade Six assessment
As a parent and a concerned Guyanese, I would like to share my views, with the hope that the Ministry of Education can see some essence in my
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Rugger Prescod looks to the future
However, when the restrictions are lifted, Panthers’ fly half, Tyresse Prescod will re-embark on his quest of earning his place on the senior national team and help Guyana return to its once illustrious
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China ready to pounce as Tullow Oil bows out
The Covid-19 pandemic has come as the last nail on the coffin of Kenya’s oil export dream as currently structured after British oil major Tullow Oil served the government with a force majeure notice, which means that it can no longer deliver its part of the
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GWI receives 1200 COVID-19 care packages for Venezuelan migrants, residents in Region One
The Guyana Water Incor-porated (GWI) on Thursday  received 1200 care packages/hygiene kits to be distributed to Venezuelan migrants and locals of Region One to help stop the spread of
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Over 500 small businesses have registered for COVID-19 aid - Rajkumar
Over 500 businesses have already applied to benefit from COVID-19 relief grants from the Ministry of Business  through the Small Business Bureau, according to the Department of Public Information
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Stabroek Sports’ Boxing’s Hall of Fame
Terrence Alli can be described as the greatest Guyanese boxer never to win a world
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