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GUYANA-POLITICS-High level security sector delegation to meet in Suriname
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana and Suriname will begin high level security talks on Friday. The two-day meeting is being is being held under the Presidential Engagement Initiative, the brainchild of former Guyana president Bharrat Jagdeo and Surinamese Head of State, Desi Bouterse. The last meeting of this nature was held in 2011. The Guyana delegation, which includes the Guyana…
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GUYANA-EDUCATION- Students to be relocated following fire at school
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Students from the L’Aventure Secondary School in West Bank Demerara are being relocated following a fire on Wednesday morning. At least 700 students have been displaced as a result of the blaze that destroyed the Administrative and Home Economics as well as the auditorium.
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PANCAP APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Mr. Dereck Anthony Springer has been appointed Director of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). Mr. Springer, a public health practitioner, behavioural scientist and strategic manager brings to the position 20 years of experience in the health sector, focusing on HIV and mental health. His extensive experience in policy, management and…
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Obama wins backing for Syria strike from key figures in Congress
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama won the backing of key figures in the U.S. Congress, including Republi-cans, in his call for limited U.S. strikes on Syria to punish President Bashar al-Assad for his suspected use of chemical weapons against civilians. Speaking after the United Nations said two million Syrians had fled a conflict that posed the greatest threat to…
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U.S. pleased with Guyana’s implementation level of security advice – Embassy officialU.S. pleased wi
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle – CHARGE d'Affaires of the United States (U.S.) Embassy in Georgetown, Mr. Bryan Hunt has said Guyana has one of the better security regimes of the countries within CARICOM. He offered the opinion to reporters last Friday following a certification of several persons from the sector who underwent training. Hunt said the U.S. is very pleased with…
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GUYANA-FINANCE-Guyana says it can be blacklisted for failure to implement CFATF recommendations
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government says the country faces the possibility of being declared a “non-compliant jurisdiction” after it was forced to submit a report to the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) without legislative support from the opposition. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall said that the report, submitted on August 26, will be…
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Prof Girvan to continue as UN good officer in Venezuela/Guyana border dispute
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ended a one-day visit to Guyana on Saturday in a move that strengthens the relationship between the two countries that have had a long standing border dispute. The two countries have agreed to ask the Jamaica-born academic, Professor Norman Girvan to continue as the United Nations (UN) good officer as they seek…
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Reassuring words from President Maduro
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle – THE visit by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, despite being a short one, from all indications seems to be a fruitful and productive one as several important agreements were clinched and it is evident that relations between the two South American neighbours will become closer and stronger, much to the benefit of their peoples. What is notable…
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CARIFESTA XI was nothing short of spectacular
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle – THE Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA) is perhaps the greatest platform for showcasing the cultural diversity of the various Caribbean countries. It presents an excellent opportunity for networking and developing long-lasting relationships between the citizens of those countries. The recently-concluded 11th edition of this festival is a complete manifestation of just that, as it was…
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GUYANA-POLITICS-China providing funds for projects in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – China are providing eight million US dollars for the implementation of a number of projects in Guyana. The two countries Thursday signed an economic and technical cooperation agreement with Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh praising Beijing’s efforts in the socio-economic development of his country. Singh made specific reference to the long-standing historical friendship between the two…
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