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  1. David Clarke now a free manRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Stabroek News

    ... memoir to write. The US prosecutor in the case Shannon Jones also told the judge that Clarke would not be deported to Guyana and would only have to stay in routine contact with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department. The sentencing at ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Drugs, South America, World News, Bharrat Jagdeo

  2. What needs to changeRead the original story

    Thursday | Corporate Social Responsibility News

    ... the more limited approach. But that, its opponents argue, would create a perverse incentive. As Bharrat Jagdeo, Guyana's president, says, "You can't have a sustainable strategy that focuses only on those places that have high rates of deforestation, ...

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    Related Topix: George Bush

  3. Low Carbon Development Strategy propaganda costs Guyanese 463.6 million?Read the original story w/Photo

    16 hrs ago | Propaganda press

    Dictator Bharrat Jagdeo and Erik Solheim talking low carbon and drinking bottled water in the heart of the amazon! we're not sure if these figures include what was paid to whitey to come up with the low carbon devolvement strategy The document that was tabled by Dr Singh stated that the money is to meet expenditure in relation to the Office of ...

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Bharrat Jagdeo

  4. 20091204debraBackerRead the original story w/Photo

    22 hrs ago | Stabroek News

    ... than 3A1 2 years, the National Assembly unanimously passed a piece of legislation which seeks to make it easier for Guyana to get help from other Common-wealth territories in solving crimes. The debate saw all the opposition parties attending; a ...

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Bharrat Jagdeo

  5. UNDP to help youths become community change agentsRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Stabroek News

    The United Nations Development Programme yesterday launched a unique initiative which will benefit 100 Guyanese youths by empowering them to be agents of change at the community level.

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    Related Topix: South America, World News

  6. New Lethem Hospital was unable to offer specialized services to accident victimsRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Stabroek News

    ... he stated. The Lethem Hospital was a joint venture between the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Government of Guyana. At the commissioning last September 14, Minister within the Health Ministry, Dr Bheri Ramsaran noted that the new facility ...

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    Related Topix: South America, World News

  7. Hold friends close, enemies closer and country closestRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Stabroek News

    ... whatever their views might be. Lall goes too far with his point about threats. The biggest media threats in Guyana are in the letter sections, the Stabroek News electronic comments section, and on Guyanese TV. I have heard guests on Channel 6 openly ...

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Bharrat Jagdeo

  8. ClarificationRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Stabroek News

    In our editorial published on Tuesday, December 2 under the caption a Misrepresenting police conduct,a reference was made to incidents of attempted rape and rape which had occurred at a Ba Division Headquarters in New Amsterdam and at the Springlands Police Station, respectively.

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    Related Topix: East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana, New Amsterdam, Guyana, World News

  9. President Obama's America - " and on climate change a " and bloggersRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Stabroek News

    ... election honeymoon is obviously over. Sometimes, I'll attempt to make a link between some American issues and today's Guyana. And yes, I'll venture my own enquiries - and opinions. Obama's major issues: Your reading and your TV will indicate four ...

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Life, Interracial,Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Multicultural, Asia, Afghanistan

  10. CommentsRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Stabroek News

    ... - " like India, Canada and the United Kingdom; countries with an abundance of natural resources - " like Australia, Guyana and Nigeria, among others and countries with highly developed private sector infrastructures - " like Canada and the United ...

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    Related Topix: Bharrat Jagdeo, South America, World News, Opinion

  11. New weekly direct flight to Toronto starting MondayRead the original story w/Photo

    22 hrs ago | Stabroek News

    ... 17:30 hrs on Monday, December 7th and is expected to arrive in Georgetown early the following morning. It will depart Guyana on Tuesday evenings and arrive in Toronto the following morning. Thereafter, the service will continue on the same schedule. ...

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    Related Topix: South America, Georgetown, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, World News

  12. Guyana to acquire two Chinese ferry vessels

    Yesterday | Caribbean Net News

    The government of Guyana has gone a step further in improving the transport system on the Essequibo Coast and reducing the concentration of passengers by sourcing two new ferry vessels from the Chinese government.

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Samuel Hinds

  13. Caribbean vows to fight UK aviation tax to the endRead the original story

    Yesterday | Caribbean Net News

    Chairman of the Caribbean Community , Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo, has said the region will fight to the end against the United Kingdom's Air Passenger Duty , which took effect on November 1. Jagdeo, during a recent British Broadcasting Corporation HardTalk recording, said the tax will impact negatively on Caribbean tourism.

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Bharrat Jagdeo, Europe, United Kingdom

  14. CARICOM chairman says poor regional production contributes to impact of global crisisRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Caribbean Net News

    Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo has called on Caribbean Community countries to increase their levels of productivity, which is key to economic advancement.

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Bharrat Jagdeo

  15. FAO Extols Guyana Efforts vs. Climate ChangeRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Prensa Latina

    Georgetown, Dec 3 The UN Food and Agriculture Organization praised the efforts of Guyana for the preservation of the environment and of Cuba for reforestation.

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    Related Topix: South America, Georgetown, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

  16. RusAl Closes Guyana Plant, Workers Still on Strike

    Thursday | The Moscow Times

    The world's largest producer of alumina and aluminum said it no longer recognizes the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union, a move that union leaders say is illegal.

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    Related Topix: Georgetown, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, World News

  17. Russian mobsters trying to destroy Guyana Bauxite and Workersa Union with govt support

    Thursday | Propaganda press

    Kaieteur News : Industrial tensions have escalated even further in the Berbice bauxite industry with the Russian-owned, RUSALa Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

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    Related Topix: South America, World News

  18. HARDtalkCaribbean Community's warning to Britain on planned aviation taxRead the original story

    Thursday | BBC

    The President of Guyana and chairman of the Caribbean Community says Britain's planned aviation tax will harm vital tourism to his region and says it is nothing more than a revenue raising measure which will have little or no impact on the environment.

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Bharrat Jagdeo

  19. Study sees limited impact from Romanex gold project on villagesRead the original story

    Thursday | Stabroek News

    ... on it before a decision is made on whether to grant or deny an environmental permit. In an advertisement in the Guyana Chronicle yesterday, the EPA said that the public has 60 days from the time of publication of the notice to make written ...

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    Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, South America, World News

  20. Jagdeo announces plan to staff hospitalsRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday | Stabroek News

    ... planned aluminum plant as a casualty of global crisis as it would have been one of the largest investments ever for Guyana. Since the new Linden Hospital became functional in July, some seven new doctors were added to the team. In addition to the ...

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    Related Topix: Bharrat Jagdeo, South America, World News