Guyana

Type: Country
Name: Guyana
population: 877,721
First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 56 mins ago - 2 reports

Guyana to export rice and paddy by month-end

Guyana is expected to export 100,000 tons of rice and paddy to Venezuela by the end of May, 2013, according to a press release issued yesterday by the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy.The Minister said that the first shipment of rice would ... [Published Kaieteur News - 56 mins ago]
First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Ramjattan a no-show for anti-money laundering meet : --Opposition bent on scuttling process

ATTORNEY-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, has confirmed that Alliance For Change (AFC) Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan was a no-show at last Thursday’s meeting of the Special Parliamentary Select Committee set up to deal urgently with Government’s ... [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - 3 hours ago]
First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Special programme held for nurses

Georgetown, GINA, May 18, 2013Guyana celebrated International Nurses’ day on May 12, a day to honour nurses across the country and world at large for their dedication and hard work in the health sector.On Friday, a Dialogue and Luncheon programme was ... [Published Government Information Agency Guyana - 5 hours ago]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 reports

Rice, paddy shipment to Venezuela to resume under new agreement -Discussions ongoing on fertilizer importation

Rice, paddy shipment to Venezuela to resume under new agreement-Discussions ongoing on fertilizer importationGeorgetown, GINA, May 18, 2013The first shipment of rice under the new Government of Guyana-Venezuela agreement is expected to leave by May 23; ... [Published Government Information Agency Guyana - 9 hours ago]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 3 reports
Caribbean Community
Caribbean Community

Regional foreign ministers disappointed at position by Guatemala on border dispute with Belize

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 17, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers say they are concerned that “Guatemala is reneging on an agreement to hold a referendum” as part of the efforts to end the long running border dispute with Belize.The foreign ... [Published Antigua Observer - May 17 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 5 reports

Trouble Anti-money laundering bill…Opposition is forcing elections ? Luncheon

Government denied that it dragged its foot on critical anti-money laundering legislation that has to be passed before this month end. It said yesterday that the piece of legislation was being addressed all along.Yesterday, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon, ... [Published Kaieteur News - May 18 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Government not likely to investigate GEA over polygraph

Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, yesterday described the Opposition request to have the GEA staffers dismissal investigated as dubious. Dr. Luncheon made the statement yesterday at his weekly press briefing.According to Dr. Luncheon, ... [Published Kaieteur News - May 18 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Sacre-Coeur Minerals' constant work to refine procedures pays off with low cash costs

Amid declining gold prices, several miners are struggling to keep costs down, but  Sacre-Coeur Minerals ( CVE:SCM ) (OTC:SCRMF) is not one of them. The company boasts all-in cash production costs of less than $500 an ounce at its alluvial/elluvial ... [Published Proactiveinvestors United Kingdom RSS feed - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Three held for murders of Indian-origin couple in Guyana

Police in Guyana have detained three people in connection with the double-murder of an Indian-origin businessman and his wife in the South American nation. ... [Published Business Standard India - May 17 2013]
Entities: Guyana, Murderer, Police
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Departing PAHO/WHO representative lauds government health care efforts

WHILE Guyana has been able to make real and meaningful transformation in its health sector, it is the wish of departing Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Country Representative, Dr. Beverly Barnett, that it will achieve ... [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Minister Ali warns… Blacklisting threatens to wreck internationally connected businesses …Western nations may be prohibited from doing business in Guyana

MONEY laundering and terrorist financing activities can undermine the soundness and stability of financial institutions and systems, discourage foreign investment, and distort international capital flows, according to Minister of Tourism, Industry and ... [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Guyana will face serious economic setbacks if Anti-money laundering bill is not passed – Commerce Ministry

Georgetown, GINA, May 16, 2013The need to pass the amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act is of national interest to Guyana and should transcend politics as it stands to benefit efforts to stem corruption ... [Published Government Information Agency Guyana - May 17 2013]

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"The cars are already in the island and we are expecting over 12,000 supporters - and more" said Chris McFarlane, president of the Jamaica Race Drivers Club, at Friday's official launch of the meet at the Sports Development Foundation's offices...
Jamaican team going all out for CRMC [Published Jamaica Gleaner - 49 mins ago]
"That kind of approach wasn't really helping. People were becoming very aggressive toward us, called us the turtle police," Peters said. "Now, the villagers here feel proud knowing that people come from all over the world to see the turtles. On a whole, the community has really embraced the opportunities these turtles have brought to them."
Giant leatherback turtles make a comeback in Trinidad [Published MSN News - 9 hours ago]
Statisticians are observing 2013 as the International Year of Statistics under the theme ` "Statistics in Everyday Life; Let us Educate and Appreciate’. The over-riding goals of the Year are to: increase public awareness of the power and far-reaching impact of statistics on all aspects of society; promote and nurture statistics as a profession, especially among young people; and promote creativity and development in the sciences of probability and statistics."
Statisticians zone in on distinction between travel, tourism [Published CaribSeek - May 17 2013]
"The first step is to confirm the occurrence of trafficking and slave labour since the simple fact of being identified as victims of trafficking gives them protection from the Brazilian state" the secretary told reporters in Brasilia
80 Bangladeshis rescued in Brazil [Published Financial Express Bangladesh - May 17 2013]

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A guy walks into a bar… [Published Kaieteur News - 43 mins ago]
Jamaican team going all out for CRMC [Published Jamaica Gleaner - 49 mins ago]
Ministry pushes for early access to nursery edu... [Published Kaieteur News - 56 mins ago]
Polygraph tests for officials not rule out – Lu... [Published Kaieteur News - 56 mins ago]
Guyana to export rice and paddy by month-end [Published Kaieteur News - 56 mins ago]
Workers’ unions say GPL cuts must be restored w... [Published Kaieteur News - 56 mins ago]
GPL urges the public to report irresponsible ha... [Published Kaieteur News - 2 hours ago]
How not to spend thousands on a new windshield [Published Kaieteur News - 2 hours ago]
Miss India Guyana 2013 describes international ... [Published Kaieteur News - 2 hours ago]
Commissioner emphasises need for professionalism [Published Kaieteur News - 2 hours ago]
Suspect in Corporal Cleto murder for court tomo... [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - 2 hours ago]
Ramjattan a no-show for anti-money laundering m... [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - 3 hours ago]
GECOM successfully concludes extended registration [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - 3 hours ago]
WPO calls M&CC out (Bg, big head) : --for ‘repr... [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - 3 hours ago]
High Court hearing on cross-dressing law adjour... [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - 3 hours ago]
Guyana to resume exporting rice, paddy to Venez... [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - 3 hours ago]
I await the promised launch of these and other ... [Published Kaieteur News - 3 hours ago]
Get with the new dispensation and open up NCN t... [Published Kaieteur News - 3 hours ago]
Time has a way of catching up with those who tr... [Published Kaieteur News - 3 hours ago]
Brits best at shooting [Published Barbados Daily Nation - 3 hours ago]
Things that Matter: Cabbages and Kings for May [Published Barbados Advocate - 4 hours ago]
U.S. foreign aid chief talks about region’s future [Published Miami Herald - 5 hours ago]
Special programme held for nurses [Published Government Information Agency Guyana - 5 hours ago]
29 trained as Pest Control Operators [Published Government Information Agency Guyana - 5 hours ago]
CAL to put on another flight from May 27 [Published Government Information Agency Guyana - 5 hours ago]
Those impeccable military standards [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - 5 hours ago]
Caribbean Gospel Icons Set To Lift Spirits At O... [Published CaribSeek - 6 hours ago]
Proposed PetroCaribe Economic Zone to develop m... [Published Government Information Agency Guyana - 6 hours ago]
Bossert's Belmont analysis: May 19 [Published New York Daily News - 7 hours ago]
Seeking a solution [Published Barbados Advocate - 8 hours ago]
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Donald Ramotar, Roger Luncheon, Leslie Ramsammy, [more]
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Repsol SA, PetroCaribe, Caribbean Airlines, [more]
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Caribbean Community, Government of Guyana, International Monetary Fund, [more]
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Anti-Money Laundering, Education, Police, [more]
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Akai Ito, Piper PA-23, BlackBerry, [more]
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Georgetown (Guyana), New Amsterdam (Guyana), Kingston (Jamaica), [more]
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Venezuela, Suriname, Barbados, [more]
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White-Collar Crime, Medication, Medicine, [more]
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Energy, Banking & Financial Services, Airlines, [more]
Kaieteur News, Guyana Chronicle Online, Government Information Agency Guyana, [more]
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Doug Casey: The Virtues of Capitalism [Published Zero Hedge - May 16 2013]
Originally posted at: www.capitalistexploits.at What can be said of Doug Casey? His life and career are the stuff of legend among investors and speculators, especially in the junior resource space. Doug is a friend and mentor to Chris and I. ...
Battling Over Burials [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - May 09 2013]
Yvonne Abraham is “ sickened ” by Cambridge’s refusal to allow Tamerlan Tasrnaev to be interred in the city: If we begin to judge who is worthy of burial, and who is not – which, make no mistake, is the precedent being set here – where does it end? Plenty ...
Update: Trevor Wilson Rescued Again (Video of R... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 09 2013]
Wilson’s 2nd crossing ends on his S/V Bowden. Waiting for rescue in 2002 In 2000, Trevor Wilson made an attempt at a lifelong dream. He set out on a solo sail across the Atlantic from the U.K.  A broken rudder ended that trip and he had to be rescued ...
Issa Tweets Story Saying Benghazi Testimony Wil... [Published Mojo Feed | Mother Jones - May 08 2013]
This week, several top Republicans have claimed that a supposed White House administration cover-up of the September 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, would soon bring down the Obama administration, and on Wednesday, Rep. Darrell ...
ubalert: Guyana Hit by Coastal Floods- http://t... [Published Twitter - ubalert - Apr 29 2013]
ubalert: Guyana Hit by Coastal Floods- http://t.co/v4KT1ml3XE #flood #fb ...
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Audio/Video

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Rep Speier Discusses Gun Violence, Women in Com... [Published Rep. Jackie Speier - YouTube Channel - Jan 24 2013]
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Press Releases

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First Bauxite Announces Grant of Tarakulli-Canj... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - May 13 2013]
Bruster's Real Ice Cream Named Top-10 Consumer ... [Published Business Wire - Apr 29 2013]
Pacific Rubiales cierra financiación de colocac... [Published PR Newswire - Apr 29 2013]
Tajiri Closes $442,500 Private Placement [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Apr 22 2013]
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