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Monthly Archives: September 2015

Venezuela Suspends Accreditation of New Guyanese Ambassador

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 16:43 by GxMedia Caracas, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro ordered the suspension of the steps taken to grant the approval of the Bolivarian Government to the new ambassador appointed by Guyana to this nation, reports the Foreign Ministry here today. According to the website of the organization, the procedures ...

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Commission to begin hearings on improving public service

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 23:29 by GxMedia The Commission of Inquiry (COI) established to inquire into the Public Service has reported that over 30 statements and memoranda have been received by its secretariat from stakeholders at home and from Canada, United States of America and the United Kingdom, according to the Government Information Agency (GINA). This was ...

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Gold mining: Environmental degradation, corruption to be tackled- Granger says at launch of Aurora Gold Mines

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 23:17 by GxMedia As the multi-million dollar Aurora Gold Mines (AGM) officially poured its first bar of gold on Tuesday, President David Granger announced that government was determined to stamp out corruption in the mining sector and address severe environmental degradation. “The days of the free-for-all are over and we need to be ...

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State media boards named

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 14:28 by GxMedia Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on Tuesday announced that there would be major policy reforms at the State-owned radio, television and newspapers. He made the announcement as he named the new Board of Directors for the National Communications Network (NCN) and the Guyana National Newspaper Limited (GNNL) which owns the Guyana ...

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Canadian project to help secure more convictions

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 9:12 by GxMedia Guyana is about to benefit from a major Canadian-funded training project that could help increase the number of convictions. Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General, Basil Williams Monday afternoon met with a team from the Justice Education Society (JES) to discuss the two year Government of Canada funded Strengthening ...

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Govt considers charging utility companies to use parapets

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 9:11 by GxMedia Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson is weighing his options on whether to set up an escrow account, which will give the Ministry leverage to fast-track the removal of utilities that encumber road projects. He made this disclosure at a recent news conference when questioned about the delay in the ...

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Jagdeo willing to consider proposals to reactivate Ethnic Relations Commission

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 9:11 by GxMedia Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo says he is willing to consider any option to get the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) up and running, after government left the door open for the appointment of nominees that had been approved by the last Parliament. Government said Jagdeo might be approached to consider a ...

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Private sector teams up with Government to send 75 tons of rice to the Dominica

Last Updated on Monday, 14 September 2015, 23:41 by GxMedia A shipment of 75 tons of rice will leave the shores of Guyana early Tuesdaymorning for the Island of Dominica, which was severely hit by Tropical Storm Erika a few weeks ago, according to the Ministry of the Presidency. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, was present at the Guyana National Industrial ...

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Body of missing tourist to be removed from Kaieteur bottom Tuesday

Last Updated on Monday, 14 September 2015, 23:40 by GxMedia A special team from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) today located and secured the body of the tourist who had been reported missing at the Kaieteur National Park (KNP). She is Gyaneshwarie ‘Laleta’ Sivanand. The body, which was first spotted by a KNP ranger late Saturday afternoon, was found in a rocky ...

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