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See below the full statement issued:  Olive Cannings Sampson, the Chief Executive Officer of the now disgraced and virtually defunct International Decade of People of African Descent Guyana -IDPADA-G, has written to newspaper editors to brazenly assert exclusivity for its ‘sister’ political organisation, the African Cultural Development Association-ACDA, regarding emancipation celebrations and to continue attempting
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In a landmark step towards prisoner rehabilitation and national development, the Guyana Prison Service, through the Ministry of Home Affairs, on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). The MOU outlines the production of 500,000 concrete blocks by inmates under CH&PA’s Community-based Employment Stimulation Project (CESP), a
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President Dr Irfaan Ali said that his Government will be expanding the Agricultural and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme to enhance food production and business opportunities for young people. The climate-smart initiative, which includes high-value products grown under shade houses, will now also include poultry farming, aquaculture and the construction of farmsteads. The President made the announcement
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Four persons on Friday appeared at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court, East Bank Demerara, charged separately with the offences of Money Laundering, in contravention of Section 3(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act. Police Headquarters reported that Saffee Ahmad called ‘Chillo’, 58; Shameena Ahamad, 52; Ashiana Salamalay, 33, all of 38
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The Ministry of Health on Friday partnered with a local group known as Stride592 to launch a new project called ‘Strengthening Our Cardiovascular Advocacy’(SOCA), at the Windjammer Hotel in Kitty, Georgetown. Established some 14 months ago, Stride592 is a movement created to encourage people to exercise and improve their lives. The SOCA project, launched under
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After announcing that stringent penalties will be enforced for the smuggling of gold out of Guyana, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has highlighted that these efforts are bearing fruit. Dr Jagdeo made these remarks during his weekly press conference at Freedom House on Thursday. Recently, three Chinese nationals, two
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SuperBet Guyana, Metro Office and Computer Supplies, and Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited are the latest corporate entities to support the second edition of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast. A total of 32 of the top teams will battle for local tapeball supremacy at venues in Georgetown and East Coast Demerara next
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