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The captain and four crew members, who were aboard a cargo-laden trawler that sank off Guyana’s shore Saturday night, have been rescued and were reunited with their families, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) said in a statement. “Three of the four crew members were rescued by a passing fishing boat on Sunday August 2nd, 2015, while the fourth crew member was ...

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Monday recommended that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuco) get rid of loss-making sections if it wants to remain in the business of sugar production, but disagreed with wholesale privatization of the industry. Delivering a presentation to the Commission of Inquiry into GuySuco’s operations and future, PSC Chairman Norman Mc Lean said “they will have ...

The opposition Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC), despite having no tangible, substantiating evidence, says it suspects the current administration plans to allocate laptops under the One Laptop per Family (OLPF) Project to “friends” and “cronies.” This suspicion, PPPC General Secretary (GS), Clement Rohee, told a press conference on Monday morning, stems from what the party sees as unfounded criticism of ...

by Zena Henry The main opposition in its severe critique of the government’s decision to increase Vice Presidents and ministers’ salaries says fatter pay packets are not needed to maintain integrity. The government increases will also benefit PPP Members of Parliament since they too will get more money. Given the harsh criticisms, it was asked whether the party would refuse ...

Paramaribo, Suriname: August 3, 2015 – Republic Bank (Suriname) N.V. on Monday opened the doors of its six-branch network in Paramaribo and Nickerie, having acquired the operations of RBC Royal Bank (Suriname) N.V. from RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited, through the purchase of Royal Overseas Holdings (St. Lucia) Limited. The transaction was approved by the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago ...

A trawler, which was carrying a large quantity of cargo, capsized at sea off Pomeroon, and one crew member is missing,  the Maritime Administration (MARAD) confirmed Monday. “MARAD is coordinating efforts to search for the missing person and has also commenced its investigation,” said the regulatory agency. The name of the missing man was not immediately available because the Captain changes ...

Reproduced from Fusion.net Petite, slender, golden-skinned, sometimes blonde, and occasionally bespectacled, adult performer Janice Griffith is kind of the adult industry’s racially ambiguous wet dream. Kink.com labeled Griffith white; sites that feature Latinas have claimed her as one; and once a site sold her scenes with the tagline “Egyptian cutie with a little booty.” “I’m Indo-Caribbean,” Griffith says. “My mom’s ...

by Zena Henry Government appears set to scrap the prequalification system for the procurement of drugs and put a system in place for competitive bidding, according to Public Health Minister Dr. George Norton. He said a revised version of the currently “controversial” medical drug procurement process is likely to be with Cabinet at the government’s next sitting Tuesday, August 4, 2015. ...

Reproduced from St. Lucia Times (ST. LUCIA TIMES).-A visually impaired Guyanese cricketer, here for a blind cricket tournament, died on Friday, July 31 during a beach outing, organizers of the tournament have confirmed. The deceased has been identified as 28-year old Gordon Sandiford, who was a member of the Guyana team. An official of the Saint Lucia Blind Welfare Association (SLBWA), ...

At about 1325h. today Sunday August 02, 2015, Cuban national Mirko Cardenos, 35 years, was walking along Regent Street, Georgetown, when he was attacked by two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm. Mirko Cardenas was shot to his chest and robbed of $9,000.00 by the perpetrators who escaped in a waiting motor car. He has been admitted ...