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Author Archives: Denis Chabrol

US Southern Command poised to assist GDF to monitor Guyana’s airspace

The United States Army’s Southern Command would on Friday explore how to assist the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in monitoring this South American nation’s airspace to preserve its sovereignty, the American Embassy here said Thursday. US Air Force Major General, Evan L. Pettus, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Commander, will visit Guyana from January 31 – February 2 and ...

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Govt willing to fund improvements at privately-owned stock exchange- Jagdeo

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said government would be willing to fund improvements to the privately-owned Guyana Stock Exchange (GSE), even as he flayed the administration for being saddled with the same more than 2o-year old computerised system since its inception. “We are prepared to modernise this but it is not owned by the Government of Guyana. It’s a ...

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OPINION: Guyana Stock Exchange: too much accommodation made for public companies

by GHK Lall I read the comments of Chairman Nikhil Ramkarran, in the article titled, “No public companies listed on cash-strapped Guyana Stock Exchange; Banks-DIH must first list on Stock Exchange to get additional benefits -GSE Chairman”, Demerara Waves, January 31).  Interesting was the first word that came to mind, with strange and intriguing following in quick succession. Before proceeding, ...

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Teachers strike will be illegal-Chief Education Officer; GTU says industrial action only option if no talks

Chief Education Officer Saddam Hussain on Wednesday said the Ministry of Education has been taking steps to improve the working conditions of teachers, and he warned that if they go on strike from next Monday, that industrial action would be illegal. “To be clear, the MoE (Ministry of Education) has received advice from the Ministry of Labour, the experts on ...

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City businessman disappointed with Education Ministry’s need for written approval before school visits, donations

A day after the Ministry of Education clamped down on unauthorised visits to schools, a wealthy city businessman who visited four schools across the country and donated several items, Wednesday night deemed a circular by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand “draconian”. Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain on Tuesday told head teachers and education officers that with immediate effect any person ...

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No public companies listed on cash-strapped Guyana Stock Exchange; Banks DIH must first list on Stock Exchange to get additional benefits- GSE Chairman

The Guyana Stock Exchange’s (GSE) efforts to modernise its operations has hit several stumbling blocks for almost 20 years now, and this has been compounded by the fact that none of the public companies is listed on tier one of that secondary market, the GSE Chairman Nikhil Ramkarran said Wednesday. While expressing concern that he was not contacted before to ...

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Wear masks due to Sahara dust pollution in Guyana- EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recommending that people in Guyana wear dust masks due to a high concentration of Sahara dust in parts of Guyana. Air quality monitoring stations list air quality in parts of Georgetown, East Bank Demerara and East Berbice as “unhealthy”. “The public is advised to limit their time spent outdoors and wear appropriate dust masks ...

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OPINION: Seminal Speech by Anil Nandlall – Part II

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus In The Concept of the Political, Carl Schmitt (1888-1985), famously theorized politics as a set of power relations between friends and enemies. The distinction between friends and enemies is the essential criterion in delineating the lines of political conflict, and the boundary line of political communities. If you do not understand this as a ...

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US prepares to reimpose ban on Venezuela’s oil and gas, gold

The United States (US) on Tuesday announced it would reimpose sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector, effectively blocking trade in those hydrocarbons  because the Nicolas Maduro administration has arrested members of the “democratic opposition” and has barred candidates from running in upcoming presidential elections. Venezuela, in response, said the US action amounted to a deliberate attempt to hit the ...

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Georgetown Chamber spearheading plans to establish second stock exchange

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) would be working closely with the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) to establish another stock exchange in Guyana geared primarily for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to raise financing, Chamber President Kester Hutson said. “Our advocacy will extend to having a privately-led JSE established locally for our MSMEs,” he told Demerara Waves ...

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