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Monthly Archives: August 2020

Guyana supports United States candidate for IDB Presidency

Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 19:05 by Denis Chabrol Guyana on Tuesday announced that it would be voting for the United States (US) candidate for the presidency of the Western Hemispheric Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in what is the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) first major pro-American decision since it was declared the winner of recent general elections last ...

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Religious organisations implement mix of measures to combat COVID-19

Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 19:34 by Denis Chabrol by Samuel Sukhnandan Most places of worship have reopened with strict guidelines, but Roman Catholic parishes and Hindu temples are encouraging elders to stay away. Roman Catholic Bishop Francis Alleyne said while many people were anticipating the reopening of churches, a list of requirements had to be put in ...

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Puran’s Waste Disposal worker crushed to death

Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 18:36 by Denis Chabrol A Puran Brothers Inc. sanitation worker was killed early Tuesday morning when a canter plowed into the back of the garbage truck the worker was riding on. The accident, on Montrose Public Road, East Coast Demerara, was reported around 5:30 hrs, says Police Public Relations Officer Jairam Ramlakhan. The ...

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Fire severely damage Chase Academy

Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 4:32 by Denis Chabrol Fire early Tuesday morning severely damaged the building housing Chase Academy, a privately-owned school, on Parade Street, Kingston, Georgetown. Gifted Hands Learning Centre for Special Needs Children is located in the lower flat of  the same building which is owned Nadira Jaikaran-Hanoman. The cause of the fire was not ...

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Full cabinet to be appointed this week- President Ali

Last Updated on Monday, 3 August 2020, 20:06 by Denis Chabrol With four ministers already appointed to serve the new People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government, President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced earlier Monday that the full cabinet appointment and establishment of various ministries will be made during the course of this week. The new Guyanese head of state made this disclosure ...

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Carter Centre calls for Guyana’s leaders, civil society to get on with constitutional reform

Last Updated on Monday, 3 August 2020, 19:57 by Denis Chabrol The Carter Centre has urged Guyanese politicians from both ends of the political divide to work towards ensuring that electoral and constitutional reform is a top priority and that all these matters are settled before the next round of elections. The Centre made this statement on Monday while commending the Guyana ...

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GDF pledges “loyalty” to “democratically elected” government, Commander-in-Chief

Last Updated on Monday, 3 August 2020, 19:45 by Denis Chabrol Just over one month after Brigadier Godfrey Bess was appointed acting Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force by then President David Granger, he on Monday directed officers and ranks to respect Dr. Irfaan Ali as the democratically elected President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. “As Chief-of-Staff ...

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New “young” coalition leadership emerges and won’t accept nonsense- Harmon

Last Updated on Monday, 3 August 2020, 19:20 by Denis Chabrol General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Joseph Harmon has said that new and energetic young people have emerged to take over the helm of the coalition to engage in “aggressive politics” against the People’s Progressive Party (PPP)-led administration. “During the ...

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AFC welcomes peaceful transition of power

Last Updated on Monday, 3 August 2020, 15:36 by Denis Chabrol The Alliance for Change (AFC) on Monday welcomed the peaceful transition of power from A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) to the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) The party said it was satisfied that a peaceful transition of government has occurred, asserting that it confirms our people and ...

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DPP drops private criminal charges against GECOM Chairman

Last Updated on Monday, 3 August 2020, 13:57 by Denis Chabrol Private criminal charges filed against Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Retired Justice Claudette Singh have been dismissed by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). This information was confirmed with DPP’s Communication Officer Liz Rahaman on Monday who shared the official letter from the DPP’s office ...

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