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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 remainder of the GCAA’s statement: 8R-GHE disappeared on a routine ...

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 would take effect at midnight Monday, January 19, 2015 at ...

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 Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roberta Jacobson, will seek “to speed up ...

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 was justified meddling,” Rohee told reporters during the party’s weekly ...

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 carefully what the Commonwealth Charter states and we will identify ...

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 stronghold of the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC).  He ...

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 of the Guyana Constitution and did not constitute a breach ...

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 university’s committees and boards and is holding a meeting on ...

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 U.S. is taking steps to make travel to Cuba easier, ...

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 a slowdown in global demand and signs of abundant supply ...