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Monthly Archives: January 2015

Search called off for missing Air Services Limited plane

Last Updated on Monday, 19 January 2015, 22:13 by GxMedia Despite an intensive twenty one days of aerial and ground searches in mountainous and densely forested terrain in Region Eight for the Air Services Limited (ASL) Britten Norman Islander, the aircraft and its occupants have still not been found, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said Monday. Following is the ...

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Fuel prices dropped by 30 percent; private sector welcomes move

Last Updated on Monday, 19 January 2015, 22:09 by GxMedia As world oil prices continue to tumble, the Guyana government has announced that the prices of gasoline, diesel and kerosene would be reduced by almost 30 percent- a move that was almost immediately welcomed by the Private Sector Commission (PSC). Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh said the drop in prices ...

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Caribbean News Desk for Mon Jan 19, 2015 … Stories include U.S.-Cuba talks to focus on lifting diplomatic restrictions

Last Updated on Monday, 19 January 2015, 20:48 by GxMedia Washington, Jan 19 (EFE).- The first U.S. government delegation to travel to Havana since the announcement of the normalization of relations will discuss eliminating restrictions on diplomatic activity as a first step toward the re-opening of embassies.During her visit to the island this week, the assistant secretary of state for ...

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Updated: Foreign “meddling” in Guyana was justified 22 years ago, not today- ruling party

Last Updated on Monday, 19 January 2015, 16:01 by GxMedia General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Clement Rohee, says the “meddling” on the part of foreign powers in Guyana’s affairs pre-1992 was justified” because the government of that time was “undemocratic.” “I don’t think that was, in 1992, that was meddling, (and) if it was meddling it ...

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APNU to complain to Commonwealth about breach of Charter

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 January 2015, 22:02 by GxMedia In the wake of the Caribbean Community’s (Caricom) strong rebuff that the ongoing suspension of Guyana’s Parliament is not a violation of the Commonwealth Charter, A Partnership of National Unity (APNU) plans to write the 53-nation organisation pointing out this country breach of its values and values. “We will examine ...

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Essequibo Coast residents, farmers battling severe flood

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 January 2015, 20:12 by GxMedia Residents and farm lands at Anna Regina and other areas of the Essequibo Coast are under several inches of water due to unusually heavy rainfall coupled with a blocked drainage sluice, residents said. President Donald Ramotar led a team of officials on a tour of drainage systems in that traditional ...

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Caricom says Guyana’s parliamentary suspension is OK, diplomats must keep out of host countries’ business

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 January 2015, 1:42 by GxMedia The 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) on Friday sided with the Guyana government in supporting the suspension of Parliament, amid a heated controversy between Guyana and the United Kingdom (UK) over the hiatus of the law-making body. “Ministers were satisfied that the prorogation of Parliament was in keeping with the provisions ...

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University of Guyana salary negotiations collapse- unions

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 January 2015, 0:56 by GxMedia The University of Guyana’s (UG) trade unions are prepared to “take drastic steps, including shutting the university down,” following the collapse of salary negotiations with its administration and the “arbitrary” imposition of additional workload on staff by Vice Chancellor Jacob Opadeyi. In response the unions have pulled its representatives from the ...

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Travel agencies praise new regulations for visiting Cuba

Last Updated on Friday, 16 January 2015, 21:15 by GxMedia By Emilio J. LopezMiami, Jan 16 (EFE).- The easing of U.S. restrictions on traveling to Cuba will boost Americans’ visits to the island and will have a “very positive impact” on bilateral relations, according to travel agencies and an expert in the field.“It seems to me completely positive” that the ...

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Venezuelan oil falls below $40 a barrel

Last Updated on Friday, 16 January 2015, 21:14 by GxMedia Caracas, Jan 16 (EFE).- The average price of Venezuela’s crude basket fell $3.25 this week to $39.19, continuing the downward trend that led President Nicolas Maduro to visit petroleum-producing countries and lobby for his plan to reverse the decline.“Crude prices this week continued to fall due to the outlook for ...

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