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Caribbean Airlines’ flag carrier status moving apace

May 10, 2013
Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon today announced that Guyana’s decision to afford Caribbean Airlines (CAL) flag carrier status will be communicated to the regulatory bodies in New York and Canada, thereby giving effect [...]
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Land Transportation Authority to be Established

May 8, 2013
Government is moving to establish a Land Transportation Authority by the next fiscal year, in a bid to improve efficiencies in the transport sector. Addressing the opening of the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, Minister [...]
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Thousands of Students to be Provided with Tablets

April 24, 2013
Thousands of tablet computers are to be distributed to students and teachers from 30 institutions across the island, under a pilot programme starting in September. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. [...]
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Nation’s Children to be Celebrated in May

April 19, 2013
A number of activities have been planned to celebrate the island’s children during national Child Month, which will be observed in May. The month, which will be observed under the theme: ‘Children’s Care and Protection: A Fi Wi Mission’ [...]
Guyana

Heightened attention on child care this year – Minister Webster tells National Assembly

April 4, 2013
During her Budget debate presentation in the National Assembly this evening, Human Services Minister Jennifer Webster called on the House to work together to capitalize on the current dispensation provided. “As much as we in the Ministry of [...]
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IMF concludes mission to Trinidad and Tobago

March 29, 2013
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission held discussions in Trinidad and Tobago during March 15-27, 2013, benefiting from open and fruitful exchanges with government and central bank officials, as well as [...]
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PM Hails Digicel Investment Downtown

March 20, 2013
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has congratulated telecommunications company Digicel, for its bold investment in downtown Kingston and the role it continues to play as a full service Information and Communication Technology [...]
Caricom

CARIFORUM agriculture gets 8.6 million euro boost

March 19, 2013
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Secretary-general of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Irwin LaRocque has welcomed an 8.6 million euro program to boost the region’s agriculture sector. In his capacity as secretary-general of the Caribbean Forum [...]
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Asante Amen seeking musical justice in 2013

March 8, 2013
Armed with a new single called ‘Only Ras Tafari’ which is already receiving radio airplay nationally and internationally, Asante Amen is expecting his career fortunes to take a turn for the better in 2013. “I have been a diligent student [...]
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Jamaica Pays Respect to Late Venezuelan President Chavez

March 7, 2013
As a mark of respect for the life and work of the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Hugo Chavez Frías and notably his contribution to the development of Jamaica, Prime Minister, the Most Honorable Portia Simpson [...]