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		<title>Stop the EU taking the Caribbean for a ride - Sir Ronald Sanders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has become patently evident that the European Union (EU) is taking the Caribbean for a ride over the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) initialled last December.
The Caribbean has to stop the ride and renegotiate the deeply troubling aspects of the EPA before any signing takes place. There was a moment after the initialling of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/stop-the-eu-taking-the-caribbean-for-a-ride-sir-ronald-sanders/</link>
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		<title>Guyana Defence Force delegation concludes successful Chinese visit</title>
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COMMODORE Gray Best and his five-member delegation concluded their six-day visit to the People’s Republic of China today. Members of the Delegation include Mrs. Delina Best, Major Trevor Bowman, Captain Lorraine Garraway, Lieutenant (Coast Guard) Ron Charles and Lieutenant Ricardo Singh.
The main purpose of the visit was for the two sides to have friendly exchanges [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/guyana-defence-force-delegation-concludes-successful-chinese-visit/</link>
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		<title>President commits $2M to ACDA for celebrations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[-as Emancipation observances draw closerWITH Guyanese currently preparing for Emancipation celebrations on August 1, a number of cultural events are underway around the country, and several organisations are preparing various venues in observance of the annual event.
The African Cultural Development Association (ACDA), which usually organises the major national event in the city at the National [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/president-commits-2m-to-acda-for-celebrations/</link>
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		<title>Korey Chisholm Making Guyana proud!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Guyanese youth chosen from the global field for UNAIDS Fellowship
HE beat more than 200 international applicants for only one available fellowship and now, 21-year-old Korey Chisholm of Guyana, is in Geneva to start his 9-month internship with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
He was selected to participate in the UNAIDS Special Youth [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/korey-chisholm-making-guyana-proud/</link>
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		<title>Judge frees instructors of cadet officer’s Amar Rajkumar murder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By George Barclay
GUYANA Defence Force (GDF) instructors Christopher Harmon and Kurt Trotman, who were committed to stand jury trial for the murder of Cadet Officer Amar Rajkumar, were freed by a High Court judge yesterday.
They had been accused of unlawfully killing the victim during a training session at Base Camp Stephenson, Timehri, on April 11, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/judge-frees-instructors-of-cadet-officer%e2%80%99s-amar-rajkumar-murder/</link>
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		<title>LEARNING THE METRIC SYSTEM - USING THE UNITS OF MASS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Metric System is a measurement system which uses Standard International (SI) Units. It is simple to learn and easy to use because of its decimal nature. Let’s look at the metric units used for measuring mass commonly referred to as weight by consumers.
The metric base unit for measuring mass is the Kilogramme. When the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/learning-the-metric-system-using-the-units-of-mass/</link>
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		<title>CLOUSSEAU</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When the unequivocal adherence to the protocols of acceptable diplomacy inhibits, quite detrimentally, the fullest development of one’s country, it becomes infuriating to all true nationalists to the extent that severe hatred simmer against the source that is perceived to be responsible, for holding back our development.
This is a current, true-life situation as a result [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/clousseau-4/</link>
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		<title>$12.6M Lusignan landfill contract signed, others approved</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PURAN Brothers Waste Disposal Services was yesterday awarded a $12.6M one year contract to operate the landfill site at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara.
The award, by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, was inked by the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Seewchan and the awardee’s director, Mr. Lakenauth Puran, in the presence of Minister with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/126m-lusignan-landfill-contract-signed-others-approved/</link>
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		<title>‘Caravan of Hope’ to spread HIV/AIDS education countrywide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE partnership among the Ministries of Health and Culture, Youth and Sport, the Health Sector Development Unit (HSDU) and the President’s Youth Award: Republic of Guyana (PYARG) yesterday established a ‘Caravan of Hope’ at City Mall, Regent and Camp Streets Georgetown.
The vehicle, donated to the Ministry of Health through HSDU, was handed over to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/%e2%80%98caravan-of-hope%e2%80%99-to-spread-hivaids-education-countrywide/</link>
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		<title>GKRS makes monetary contribution to collaborative literacy programme</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Vanessa Narine
GRACE Kennedy Remittance Services (GKRS) Guyana Ltd. yesterday made a monetary contribution in support of the Summer Literacy Programme it is funding in collaboration with its sub-agents, C&#38;F Supermarket, Wireless Connections and Downtown Western Union.
The cheque was handed over to Programme Manager, Ms. Walterine McLeod at the GKRS Water Street, Georgetown office, ahead [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/gkrs-makes-monetary-contribution-to-collaborative-literacy-programme/</link>
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		<title>Depa Odit does Rama Krishna proud at NGSA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ASPIRING educator Depa Odit has done Rama Krishna Primary School, in Kitty, Georgetown, proud by securing a place among the best 100 candidates at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examination.
It was the first time in more than a decade that the institution realised such an achievement at the test for entrance to secondary schools, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/depa-odit-does-rama-krishna-proud-at-ngsa/</link>
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		<title>Diamond PPP Group Raffle Results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE results of the raffle sponsored by the Diamond PPP Group, which was drawn on June 11 at the Diamond Community Centre Ground during the interval of the 20/20 cricket competition, are as follows:
First Prize - Ticket #2491
Second Prize -Ticket #2489
Third Prize - Ticket #0127
Fourth Prize - Ticket #2402
Fifth Prize - Ticket #3801
Winners can contact [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/diamond-ppp-group-raffle-results/</link>
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		<title>Anglicans hosting annual youth camp at Anna Regina</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE Guyana Anglican Youth Council will host its annual youth fellowship camp from July 18 to 25 in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam).
A release said 150 young people are expected to attend at Anna Regina Multilateral School dormitory on Essequibo Coast and they will be involved in several activities for the duration.
The programme includes a session on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/anglicans-hosting-annual-youth-camp-at-anna-regina/</link>
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		<title>CARIFESTA X volunteers at one-day training session</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE Ministry of Culture,Youth and Sport conducted a one-day training session, Wednesday, in the Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast boardroom of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam).
It was for volunteers who will be assisting during activities for the tenth Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts (CARIFESTA X).
A release by the Regional Administration said the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/carifesta-x-volunteers-at-one-day-training-session/</link>
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		<title>Region Two RDC honours best NGSA candidates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE best 11 candidates in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam), who succeeded at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examinations, were honoured for their performance by the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) on Tuesday.
They are Yogeeta Persaud, Zimeena Rasheed, Sherifa Valenzuela, Lisa Thakurdin, Bibi Latiff, Teakaram Singh, Dacia Chappelle, Puja Jaichanda, Julian Danchan, Reshma Ramdhim and Omulissa Persaud.
Addressing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/region-two-rdc-honours-best-ngsa-candidates/</link>
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		<title>Cabinet supports religious communities, NGOs in anti-alcohol abuse campaign</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CABINET has pledged its support towards the religious communities and the non-governmental organisations in their campaign against alcohol abuse and drunken driving.
Addressing the media at his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the President, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, said Cabinet reviewed its policies and programmes on traffic control when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/cabinet-supports-religious-communities-ngos-in-anti-alcohol-abuse-campaign/</link>
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		<title>CARIFESTA X boosted in the U.K</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CARIFESTA X received a further fillip as hundreds of Guyanese and other residents in the United Kingdom braved the inclement weather and attended the grand Pre-CARIFESTA Concert organised by the Guyana High Commission in London, last Sunday, at the popular Fairfield Hall and Theatre in Croydon, United Kingdom.
Among the list of prominent artistes participating in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/carifesta-x-boosted-in-the-uk/</link>
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		<title>Glen Khan gets Lions International Association Merit Medal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE Lions Club of Bel Air, in Georgetown, last Wednesday evening, bestowed the International Association Medal of Merit to Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Laparkan Group of Companies, Mr. Glen Khan.
It was in recognition of his outstanding service to Guyana and the ceremony was held in the Civic Centre of Bel Air Lions Club, Enachu [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/glen-khan-gets-lions-international-association-merit-medal/</link>
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		<title>Cabinet continues to examine progress with legislative programme - Luncheon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CABINET has noted the progress being made with the Money Laundering and Forest Bills at the level of the Parliamentary Committee, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon said yesterday.
He told his weekly media briefing, at Office of the President in Georgetown, that Cabinet continued its examination of how the execution of the Government’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/cabinet-continues-to-examine-progress-with-legislative-programme-luncheon/</link>
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		<title>Buxton/Friendship farmers and more compensation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are happy that farmers in the Buxton/Friendship area have put partisan politics aside and in a more positive frame of mind put their economic survival on the front burner. This is a show of maturity by these farmers, who, ever since the de-bushing exercise by the Joint Services aback the area earlier this year [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/buxtonfriendship-farmers-and-more-compensation/</link>
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		<title>Whispering Mabel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the best news that surfaced last week was the report that government may again resort to organised public transportation for the hapless commuters who at the present time are exposed to the worst kind of service that is provided by the privately owned minibus operators.
There is just no area of what now is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/whispering-mabel-8/</link>
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		<title>WHEN OVERSEAS RELATIVES VISIT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Allan A. Fenty
Confronting Crime will present a full feature about the likelihood of unlawful acts at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport later.
Today we discuss scenarios AFTER travellers leave Timehri.
1 There are various “seasons” when thousands of overseas relatives and friends come to Guyana on vacation. Other emergencies or business reasons also bring them.
You see [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/when-overseas-relatives-visit/</link>
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		<title>Victim of one carnal knowledge accused was imbecile - Police</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TWO men, on separate carnal knowledge charges, were both refused bail by Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday.
Of the duo remanded to prison, Kurt Kunghel Singh, 25, of Lot 104 Campbell Avenue, Georgetown, is accused of committing the act on a girl above 15-years of age but not yet 16.
Police Inspector Denise Griffith, prosecuting, successfully opposed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/victim-of-one-carnal-knowledge-accused-was-imbecile-police/</link>
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		<title>One larceny defendant remanded, other fined</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SIXTEEN-year-old Rayon Glen of Friendship, East Coast Demerara, appeared before Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday, charged with theft from the CARIFESTA Secretariat in Middle Street, Georgetown.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to simple larceny and was remanded to the Ruimveldt Juvenile Centre, until July 24.
Particulars of the offence said, last June 26, he stole a ‘Mountain [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/one-larceny-defendant-remanded-other-fined/</link>
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		<title>No substitute for common sense regarding Corporal Punishment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Quite apart from the astonishingly immature and naive outbursts from Mr. Hackett in the local press recently, we had recalled the astonishing details offered by Wittrock (1979) &#8230; see online &#8220;THE CASE FOR CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN GUYANA&#8221; &#8230; as he recorded the 519% increase in child-on-child assaults and crime in the 20 years following Sweden&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/no-substitute-for-common-sense-regarding-corporal-punishment/</link>
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		<title>High cost of spare parts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AS a minibus driver and citizen of this country I fully understand the government’s position of not wanting to increase the financial burden of the poor people and therefore it is not in agreement with increased bus fares.
I also think that most minibus operators would not like to increase fares because most of them are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/high-cost-of-spare-parts/</link>
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		<title>MR. BOWMAN WENT AGAINST THE SCHOOL’S DECISION</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I refer to your article in your sports section dated 2008.07.09 “Kwakwani High destroys St.Rose’s 65-19”.
May I make it very clear that the school did not grant approval to the association for a team to participate in the National Schools Basketball Competition.
I personally called Mr. Chris Bowman indicating that the school will not participate in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/mr-bowman-went-against-the-school%e2%80%99s-decision/</link>
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		<title>Clash of world views</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sheik Mustapha’s declaration that our “womenfolk are the epitome of immorality” (KN July 2nd) reminds me of an exchange between British Professor Richard Dawkins and a religious fundamentalist in Gaza.
In a documentary examining various religions (the programme is called “The root of all Evil” and is available online at Google video) Dr. Dawkins interviews Joseph [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/clash-of-world-views/</link>
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		<title>Robert Corbin lacks credibility and leadership ability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE Opposition has expressed disappointment with the failure of the CARICOM Heads to consider the petition that was pursued by them. This is just another example of the PNCR leader Robert Corbin’s ineffectiveness as an Opposition Leader and his tendency to lead persons down the wrong path.
The PNCR once held Government in Guyana. The procedure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/robert-corbin-lacks-credibility-and-leadership-ability/</link>
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		<title>A confused person</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am not one of those persons who gets involved in religious arguments or beliefs but there comes a time when we need to stand up for what we believe in and I hope that there are many more persons who are going to do the same.
On Sunday 29th June 2008, at the last minute [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/a-confused-person/</link>
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		<title>The JAMAICA OBSERVER shows little concern for CSME &#038; Caribbean Integration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I refer to the Jamaica Observer’s Editorial of July 9, 2008, which was promptly published in the Stabroek News of July 10, 2008.
The Editorial tries to explain President Bharrat Jagdeo’s position on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) through an irrelevant ‘inferiority complex’ framework. Using this shoddy line is a deliberate intention not to focus on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/the-jamaica-observer-shows-little-concern-for-csme-caribbean-integration/</link>
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		<title>FOOD for the Poor (Guyana) Inc. donates cricket gear to sports clubs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FOOD for the Poor (Guyana) Inc. yesterday handed over $1.95M in cricket gear to various clubs from the East Bank of Demerara and Georgetown districts. 
The organisation had previously made a donation to other city clubs earlier in the year and yesterday&#8217;s gesture was in keeping with its belief that sports is crucial for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/food-for-the-poor-guyana-inc-donates-cricket-gear-to-sports-clubs/</link>
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		<title>TCL UNDER-19 SCOREBOARDS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GUYANA v WINDWARDS
GUYANA 1st innings 118
WINDWARD ISLANDS 1st innings
(o/n 120 for three)
W. Harper c La Fleur b Bishun 27
D. Smith c Foo b Bishun 32
K. Hodge c La Fleur b Bishun 4
J. Jervier c Latcha b Scott  25
D. Polius lbw b Scott 25
R. Paul c wkp. Bramble b Joseph 3
K. Cottoy c wkp. Bramble [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/tcl-under-19-scoreboards/</link>
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		<title>Kerron Cottoy torments Guyana’s batsmen again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Kerron Cottoy again tormented Guyana, as Windward Islands held firm in their TCL Group West Indies Under-19 match yesterday. 
Cottoy, the Windwards captain, snared four wickets for 47 runs from 27 overs, as Guyana, trailing by 71 runs from the first innings, reached 153 for six in their second innings when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/kerron-cottoy-torments-guyana%e2%80%99s-batsmen-again/</link>
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		<title>President’s College upset Plaisance Community High 49-35</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pepsi National Schools’ Basketball &#8230;
THE Pepsi National Schools’ Basketball Festival once more produced some entertaining and thrilling play as the nation’s schoolboys tussled last night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
In the first match President’s College (PC), who went into the tournament with an underdog tag, sprung a surprise attack on Plaisance Community High who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/president%e2%80%99s-college-upset-plaisance-community-high-49-35/</link>
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		<title>Caribbean junior squash championships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guyana start defence of several titles today 
LOCAL squash players will be seeking to retain the overall team, girls’ and individual titles from today, when the Caribbean Junior Squash Championships serve off today in Bermuda.
Guyana are the defending overall team champions and well as the girls’ team champions. The locals also won four individual titles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/caribbean-junior-squash-championships/</link>
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		<title>Parental guidance key to Region 6 top Grade Six performers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE regional scholars that excelled at the Grade Six Assessment Examinations held earlier this year, collectively confessed good parental guidance and support contributed significantly to their success.
Six students from Region 6 [East Berbice/ Corentyne], who appeared on the list of the top hundred performers, have earned a place at the prestigious Queen’s College, in Georgetown.
Alicia [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/parental-guidance-key-to-region-6-top-grade-six-performers/</link>
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		<title>GCF not sending team to Caribbean championships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) will not be sending a team to this year’s Caribbean Junior and Juvenile Cycling Championships which will wheel off in Curacao this weekend.
Some team members told Chronicle Sport yesterday the team will not be attending the championships and while some did not state a reason for Guyana’s non-participation, Chronicle Sport [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/gcf-not-sending-team-to-caribbean-championships-2/</link>
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		<title>GCF not sending team to Caribbean championships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) will not be sending a team to this year’s Caribbean Junior and Juvenile Cycling Championships which will wheel off in Curacao this weekend.
Some team members told Chronicle Sport yesterday the team will not be attending the championships and while some did not state a reason for Guyana’s non-participation, Chronicle Sport [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/11/gcf-not-sending-team-to-caribbean-championships/</link>
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		<title>Substance abuse campaign a runaway success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Vanessa Narine
‘DRUG Free is the Way to Be – Get High on Life’ was the theme to mark International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, celebrated the worldover recently.
The Ministry of Health, Phoenix Recovery Project, in conjunction with other like-minded organizations, spearheaded various events that included a week of counselling sessions, the commissioning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/substance-abuse-campaign-a-runaway-success/</link>
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		<title>Guyana Water Incorporated in campaign to reduce water wastage - over 25,000 leaks for repairs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ THE leak repair campaign initiated by the Ministry of Housing and Water, through its agency the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), to minimize water wastage is being aggressively pursued throughout the country.
Ministry of Housing and Water Harry Narine Nawbatt told the Government Information Agency that in excess of 500 leaks have been repaired and an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/guyana-water-incorporated-in-campaign-to-reduce-water-wastage-over-25000-leaks-for-repairs/</link>
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		<title>Guyanese youth urged to join the National Youth Parliament</title>
		<description><![CDATA[YOUNG people across Guyana are being encouraged to take the opportunity to participate in the 2008 Sitting of National Youth Parliament (NYP), scheduled for September 29-30, 2008, at the Guyana International Conference Centre. 
This year, greater emphasis is being placed on attracting young people from a wider geographic spread of Guyana through outreaches into specific [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/guyanese-youth-urged-to-join-the-national-youth-parliament/</link>
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		<title>From the Dean of CARICOM Youth Ambassadors, Donna Greene</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MESSAGE ON CARICOM DAY
(CARICOM Secretariat)     Once again, the people of the region proudly celebrate CARICOM Day today under the theme ‘One Caribbean, One People… Endless Possibilities.’
This Day is observed and acknowledged in recognition of our regional achievements, while focusing on our current challenges and proposed solutions, with a special focus on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/from-the-dean-of-caricom-youth-ambassadors-donna-greene/</link>
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		<title>H.E. PRESIDENT BHARRAT JAGDEO’S CARICOM DAY MESSAGE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE Government and people of Guyana, on the occasion of the celebration of the Thirty-fifth Anniversary of the Caribbean Community, are extremely pleased to join our sister CARICOM States in the commemoration of this important landmark in the history of our integration movement.   
This occasion provides an excellent opportunity for us to reflect [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/he-president-bharrat-jagdeo%e2%80%99s-caricom-day-message/</link>
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		<title>Guru Rajendranand says Guyanese diaspora will come back in ten years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ASTROLOGIST Guruji Kaulacharya Rajendranand Maharaj Teerth, of India, who resides in New York, in the United States, and founder of Om – The Art of Living religious organization, has predicted that all Guyanese who migrated will return to their homeland within the next ten years.
“In the next ten years, I predict that all Guyanese who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/guru-rajendranand-says-guyanese-diaspora-will-come-back-in-ten-years/</link>
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		<title>Police looking into death of chainsaw operator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE Police are investigating the death of a chainsaw operator known as ‘Douglah’, which occurred about 09:00h on July 4, 2008, at Aranka Backdam, Cuyuni.
Investigations revealed that ‘Douglah’ was cutting a tree when it moved backward and struck him. He was taken to the Bartica Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The body is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/police-looking-into-death-of-chainsaw-operator/</link>
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		<title>Police arrest Shaneiza Khan&#8217;s murderer ‘Yam Head’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[POLICE acting on information, at about 13:10h. yesterday, arrested Narsingh Suresh called ‘Timal’ or ‘Yam Head’ of Grassfield, Enmore, ECD, for whom a wanted bulletin had been issued.
According to a release, Suresh, whom the Police found in a hammock under a house at Newtown, Enmore, was frothing at the mouth.
The wanted man is suspected to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/police-arrest-shaneiza-khans-murderer-%e2%80%98yam-head%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<title>Digicel calls for better international service for its Guyanese customers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the light of recent complaints, including letters to the newspaper editors, Digicel would like to clarify that it does not hold a licence to route International calls over its network.
GT&#038;T holds the sole licence for International calls, and as a result, Digicel is forced to route all of its International calls in and out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/digicel-calls-for-better-international-service-for-its-guyanese-customers/</link>
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		<title>CARICOM Mission observes Grenada elections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A five-member CARICOM Observer Mission, headed by Mrs. Versil Charles-Wright, Deputy Chief Election Officer of the Elections and Boundaries Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, is in Grenada to observe that country’s general elections.
The mission, which was invited by the Government of Grenada, will observe the electoral process and making recommendations towards its enhancement where necessary.
According [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/caricom-mission-observes-grenada-elections/</link>
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		<title>Smoking &#8212; the silent killer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is no secret that tobacco smoking and tobacco smoking related illnesses account for thousands of deaths annually throughout the world. Although some governments have introduced measures to put the brakes on the habit, it is believed that more drastic actions should be taken which should lead to a complete ban on smoking in public [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/smoking-the-silent-killer/</link>
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		<title>Corentyne District through to National semis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Republic Bank Right Start Schools’ Under-15 Cricket
DISTRICT Six, Corentyne, are through to the national semi-finals of the Republic Bank-sponsored Right Start Secondary Schools Under-15 40 Overs Cricket Competition after trouncing New Amsterdam/Canje by 71 runs.
In their quarter-final played last Saturday, at the Port Mourant ground, Corentyne, upon winning the toss and taking first strike, rattled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/corentyne-district-through-to-national-semis/</link>
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		<title>Sookdeo’s second half-century steers Guyana to victory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Jeetendra Sookdeo stroked another composed half-century and steered Guyana to a five-wicket victory over the Leeward Islands in their TCL Group West Indies Under-19 match yesterday.
The 17-year-old Sookdeo followed up his first innings 53 with 77 as the Guyanese &#8212; set 134 to win – completed victory at 134 for five [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/sookdeo%e2%80%99s-second-half-century-steers-guyana-to-victory/</link>
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		<title>Eastman beats Dalton to claim middleweight title</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON-based Guyanese Howard Eastman turned in a top class performance to win the national middleweight title by points decision over a determined `Deadly’ Denny Dalton at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Saturday night, when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control staged its `Judgement Day’ five-fight card.
Judges Andrew Thorne, Bernard De Santos and Lionel Sullivan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/eastman-beats-dalton-to-claim-middleweight-title/</link>
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		<title>Windies sink to crushing 5-0 series loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Deflated West Indies, stunned by an amazing run-spree from Australia, succumbed to a 5-0 series whitewash after going under to the tourists by 169 runs in the final Digicel One-Day International at Warner Park yesterday.
After Australia pummelled a hapless attack for 341 for eight in 50 overs, West Indies never [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/windies-sink-to-crushing-5-0-series-loss/</link>
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		<title>Stabroek News grossly misrepresentation Ethnic Relations Commission’s findings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) met with both the Stabroek News and the Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) on Friday, July 4, 2008 to deliver its ruling to a complaint made by the IAC regarding the paper’s cartoon of Sunday, June 15, 2008.
The ERC cautioned against the seemingly natural reaction of the party which may find [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/stabroek-news-grossly-misrepresentation-ethnic-relations-commission%e2%80%99s-findings/</link>
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		<title>My dream Guyana cabinet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AS President Jagdeo’s term in High Office moves along, there is a need for the PPP to regenerate and find new Leadership and new Presidential Candidates. 
My personal selection for President would be:
1) Ms Carolyn Rodrigues as it would be good for Guyana to have another woman as President as well as to have an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/my-dream-guyana-cabinet/</link>
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		<title>To sign EPA is to forfeit economic sovereignty – President Bharrat Jagdeo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[- debriefs journalists in Antigua on issue following HOG meeting
PRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo took time off from his busy schedule in Antigua and Barbuda to brief the media on matters of concern to the Region, most specifically Guyana, following the just-concluded 29th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean.
At the Office [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/to-sign-epa-is-to-forfeit-economic-sovereignty-%e2%80%93-president-bharrat-jagdeo/</link>
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		<title>Festival City residents on CARIFESTA X</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like Christmas in August
“For us, it’s like Christmas coming back again; Christmas in August.”
This was the reaction of Mr. Lance Baptiste, an executive member of an organization called the CARIFESTA Planning Committee of Festival City when asked about their involvement in CARIFESTA X due to kick off here in another 46 days.
Lance Baptiste lives in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/festival-city-residents-on-carifesta-x/</link>
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		<title>Timehri radar tower two-thirds complete</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CONSTRUCTION of the Doppler Radar Tower at Hyde Park, Timehri, which began last November is about 63 per cent complete, the Ministry of Agriculture announced yesterday.
The agency said in a release that the prevailing rainfall in the last two months has hampered construction somewhat but that the delay poses no major threat to the November [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/timehri-radar-tower-two-thirds-complete/</link>
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		<title>Muritaro lights up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Government takes solar power to the Upper Demerara River community
SOLAR electricity systems installed in homes at Muritaro Village on the Upper Demerara River under the Hinterland component of the Un-served Areas Electrification Programme (UAEP) were officially commissioned Friday by Acting President, Mr. Sam Hinds.
Muritaro is located about 24 miles south of Kara Kara, Linden. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/muritaro-lights-up/</link>
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		<title>ENGAGING THE ELDERLY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Keith Burrowes
As has been my habit in the past, this week, I’ve decided to write on a topic inspired by a personal observation; in this case my recent witness of the disrespect shown to a very elderly person by some younger people.
I was shocked because I am part of a generation who was taught that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/engaging-the-elderly/</link>
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		<title>What is really wrong in Guyanese society?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A sociological perspective
By Kwame Gilbert
GUYANA presents an interesting contextual construct of the evolution of society, in the multifaceted dimensions of how the various sociological perspectives are brought to bear upon the study of our various social problems.
Social problems, as we seek to understand them, are societal induced conditions that harm any segment of the population, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/07/what-is-really-wrong-in-guyanese-society/</link>
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		<title>And what about the EPAs? Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Perspectives
Last week, we noted that Caribbean economies are not highly protected anymore; and, indeed, something like a force field analysis may show that these economies have lost out with sugar, vis-à-vis the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU).
And then we talked about how this EPA emerged when the European Commission announced on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/and-what-about-the-epas-part-2/</link>
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		<title>DECISIONS OF CARICOM SUMMIT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[- two big surprisesCARIBBEAN COMMUNITY leaders ended their four-day 29th summit in Antigua and Barbuda on Friday night with a range of decisions announced in a 15-page communiqué that offered two significant surprises:First, simply a one paragraph statement on page seven of what is the central objective of the region&#8217;s economic integration movement, establishment of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/decisions-of-caricom-summit/</link>
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		<title>Guyana to attend world scout meet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GUYANA will be amongst some 216 countries at the upcoming 10th World Youth Scouts Forum and the 38th World Scout Conference due to begin tomorrow and next Monday respectively on Jeju Island in the Republic of Korea.
Guyana’s representative is 23-year-old Reeza Joaquin, Assistant District Commissioner for the National Scouts Movement, who was scheduled to leave [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/guyana-to-attend-world-scout-meet/</link>
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		<title>‘Music from the Heart’ turns seven</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Vanessa Narine
POPULAR radio and television personality, Frederick Rampersaud, will be celebrating the seventh anniversary of his equally popular radio programme, ‘Music from the Heart’, or ‘Straight from the Heart’ as the public prefers.
The programme features soul music from the 70s and 80s and reaches a vast number of listeners in various areas of Guyana. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/%e2%80%98music-from-the-heart%e2%80%99-turns-seven/</link>
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		<title>Bowlers hit back after debutants give Guyana points</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) – Debutants Jeetendra Sookdeo and Anthony Bramble hit half-centuries to spur Guyana to first innings points against the Leeward Islands on the second day of their first round TCL West Indies Under-19 Challenge match yesterday.
Resuming on 75 for five in reply to the Leewards’ 172, Guyana were dismissed for 178 to take [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/bowlers-hit-back-after-debutants-give-guyana-points/</link>
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		<title>Happy more resources being put into primary tops, community high schools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was concerned about student placement after the National Grade Six Assessment which revealed the country’s cream.
My concern specifically was for those low scorers and what would become of them.
However, I was duly informed that all the students who attained low marks will be placed at a ‘secondary level’ of an institution and to my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/happy-more-resources-being-put-into-primary-tops-community-high-schools/</link>
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		<title>Governments can do only so much</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GIVEN the events of massacres in Lusignan, Bartica and Lindo Creek, it would seem necessary for the population of Guyana to start practicing the Israeli mentality of looking at every stranger in their street, village or township as a potential threat to their safety until they can establish that the individual or individuals have a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/governments-can-do-only-so-much/</link>
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		<title>Minibus system in a putrid state</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OUR public transport system, more specifically the minibus system, is in a putrid state. Even though this has been the case for many years now, the decay seems to have accelerated within the recent past. Sadly, many Guyanese, particularly many schoolchildren, seem be proud of a minibus ‘culture’ that epitomises disorder.
Many minibus operators pride themselves [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/minibus-system-in-a-putrid-state/</link>
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		<title>Hearty congratulations to Cycril Potter College of Education graduates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wish to extend hearty congratulations to the 525 graduates from the Cycril Potter College of Education (CPCE), the staff of CPCE and the Ministry of Education for moving Guyana ’s education forward.
A job well done! It brings comfort to me when I am assured as a parent that every year more and more trained [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/hearty-congratulations-to-cycril-potter-college-of-education-graduates/</link>
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		<title>Quality assurance, proficiency lab a step forward</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GUYANA now has its own laboratory which has the capacity to conduct quality assurance and proficiency testing for peripheral labs.
As we know, DNA and high complex blood testing could not have been done locally because we lacked the facilities and as such was sent abroad. However though, the analysis was done in the context of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/quality-assurance-proficiency-lab-a-step-forward/</link>
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		<title>Apology to New Amsterdam Hospital CEO and staff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WITH reference to the letter titled ‘Call for better conditions’ published on Monday, May 26, 2008 in your newspaper which addressed some concerns over the New Amsterdam Hospital, I offer my deepest apologies to the CEO and entire staff of the hospital due to the inconveniences that stemmed from the publication of my letter. It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/apology-to-new-amsterdam-hospital-ceo-and-staff/</link>
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		<title>Animal lovers commended for their compassion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[IT rained a lot that night and the following Sunday morning animal lover, Paul Gonsalves, took his dog for a walk on Eping Ave. He noticed a dog tied to a stake in the “green” area where people dump their garbage so he immediately went back to his house and called me, describing what he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/animal-lovers-commended-for-their-compassion/</link>
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		<title>The God concept needs a nurturing environment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WHILE I do agree with Thathai that: “We should introduce our children to God from an early age” (KN July 5, 2008), I think that the circumstances and environment surrounding that introduction and the peaceful-violent perception of the God personality are the decisive factors in determining the direction of the child’s life.
The mere introduction of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/the-god-concept-needs-a-nurturing-environment/</link>
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		<title>THIS WELCOME REAFFIRMATION</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An Editorial Viewpoint
WHAT MAY seem routine for those yet to appreciate its significance, this past  Friday&#8217;s reaffirmation of support from the Caribbean Community for Guyana and Belize against territorial claims, respectively, by Venezuela and Guatemala, would have been most welcome by the governments of these two member states of CARICOM.
There can be nothing routine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/this-welcome-reaffirmation/</link>
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		<title>SUMMIT OF &#8216;HOPE AND FRUSTRATION&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE 29th Caribbean Community was dragging to a close last evening with a mix of hope and frustration on arrangements to achieve a single economy as well as over contentious issues like a new economic partnership with the European Union (EU).
After intense, and at times tension-filled deliberations, the CARICOM leaders were preparing to release last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/summit-of-hope-and-frustration/</link>
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		<title>Panic on Delta aircraft as passenger opens emergency exit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PANIC erupted when a passenger, the son of a popular gas station owner who died recently, on a Delta incoming flight, popped the slide of the emergency door shortly after touchdown yesterday morning at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.
According to a source, the direct flight from the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/panic-on-delta-aircraft-as-passenger-opens-emergency-exit/</link>
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		<title>Home Affairs Ministry makes contingency arrangements for forensic team to come here</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Home Affairs has received an official response from the US authorities saying that due to logistical and resource limitations, they are unable to fulfill the Government of Guyana’s request at this time, to dispatch a forensic/pathology team to assist with the investigations into the death of the eight miners at Lindo Creek.
Consequently, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/home-affairs-ministry-makes-contingency-arrangements-for-forensic-team-to-come-here/</link>
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		<title>Rebuke for Antigua&#8217;s PM on awards for Castro, Patterson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PRIME Minister Baldwin Spencer of Antigua and  Barbuda has been strongly criticised  by the parliamentary opposition here for publicly advocating that Cuba&#8217;s Fidel Castro and Jamaica&#8217;s Percival Patterson be awarded the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC).
The opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) of former Prime Minister Lester Bird, accused Spencer of causing &#8220;an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/rebuke-for-antiguas-pm-on-awards-for-castro-patterson/</link>
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		<title>GT&#038;T introduces ‘Bird’ brand cellular phones</title>
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GUYANA Telephone &#038; Telegraph Company (GT&#038;T) yesterday introduced the ‘Bird’ brand of cellular phones to the local market.
The introduction, with much fanfare, was done at Roraima Inn, Lot R 8 Eping Avenue, Bel Air Park, Georgetown.
GT&#038;T Director of Marketing and Sales, Mr. Wystan Robertson said the new line is intended to maintain a high quality [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/gtt-introduces-%e2%80%98bird%e2%80%99-brand-cellular-phones/</link>
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		<title>MMA/ADA regularising lands distributed since 1905</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Clifford Stanley
FARMERS at Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice, are to benefit from the regularisation of their occupancy of 1,753 acres of State lands distributed more than 100 years ago.
A spokesman for the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary/ Agriculture Development Authority (MMA/ADA) said the process has commenced to put an end to several transfers of ownership which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/mmaada-regularising-lands-distributed-since-1905/</link>
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		<title>Streets closing for Police Anniversary Route March today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) has announced the closure of several streets to facilitate its 169th Anniversary Route March today.
The procession begins at 06:30 h from the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) Square, Eve Leary and the thoroughfares to be closed in Georgteown, between 06:00 h and 14:00 h, are along the route, from Police Headquarters, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/streets-closing-for-police-anniversary-route-march-today/</link>
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		<title>Police report more success with ‘Operation Safeway’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) has reported more success from its continuing zero tolerance traffic enforcement campaign ‘Operation Safeway’.
A release said a total of 6,929 cases were made against defaulting road users in June.
The release said the more prevalent offences were:
* breach of traffic lights 73;
* speeding 2,606;
* overloaded mini-buses 671;
* failure to wear seatbelts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/police-report-more-success-with-%e2%80%98operation-safeway%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<title>Guyana National Bureau of Standards seizes matches, cigarettes not in compliance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GUYANA National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) inspectors have conducted surveillance inspections at approximately 800 shops and other retail outlets throughout Georgetown, East Coast and East Bank Demerara, to ensure that all safety matches and cigarettes on sale comply with the stipulated benchmarks.
A press release said the exercise was undertaken on the basis of information received [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/guyana-national-bureau-of-standards-seizes-matches-cigarettes-not-in-compliance/</link>
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		<title>Accreditation started in progress towards staging CARIFESTA X</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE accreditation process for the tenth Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts (CARIFESTA X) has started, with the CARIFESTA Secretariat, in Middle Street, Georgetown, being temporarily used for the purpose.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, made the announcement yesterday at his weekly media briefing there.
Efforts are being finalised to create a centre for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/accreditation-started-in-progress-towards-staging-carifesta-x/</link>
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		<title>Gunman robs cop at Square of the Revolution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[POLICE Constable Troy Canterbury was shot and injured during a robbery at Square of the Revolution, in Georgetown, about 23:05 h Wednesday.
He was in a parked motor vehicle on nearby Vlissengen Road, when the attack by two men took place.
One of the duo brandished a handgun and demanded Canterbury’s valuables.
Police reported that Canterbury resisted and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/gunman-robs-cop-at-square-of-the-revolution/</link>
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		<title>Man stabbed to death defending younger brother</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ANTHONY Samaroo, 28, of Levi Dam, Angoy’s Avenue, Greater New Amsterdam, Berbice, was stabbed to death with a pitchfork on Wednesday.
Police said it happened while he was defending his younger siblings during a brawl with three other men.
He died about 22:00 h at New Amsterdam Hospital, following the 11:30 h incident when his 15-year-old brother [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/man-stabbed-to-death-defending-younger-brother/</link>
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		<title>30th Anniversary of Amazon Cooperation Treaty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 30th Anniversary of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT) was observed last Thursday (July 3).
This Treaty was signed by eight (8) participating countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela with the purpose of promoting joint actions for the harmonious development of the Amazon Basin. The region occupies about 34 % of South [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/30th-anniversary-of-amazon-cooperation-treaty/</link>
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		<title>Resurfaced Kabli moths creating ghost towns along northern Essequibo Coast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[KABLI moths have resurfaced in their thousands along northern Essequibo Coast, causing villages to become ghost towns after nightfall.
The presence of the insects has been attributed to the rainy weather condition that has forced them out of the bushes on the Atlantic Ocean foreshore.
Residents reported that the moths are attracted by bright lights at night [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/resurfaced-kabli-moths-creating-ghost-towns-along-northern-essequibo-coast/</link>
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		<title>Essequibo Coast secondary school students begin workstudy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE Department of Education, collaborating with the Regional Administration in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam), has started phase one of its work/study programme for secondary school students.
District Education Officer (Secondary Schools), Ms Marlyn Jones-O’Donoghu said 132 from the seven secondary schools on Essequibo Coast have begun working at 26 government and private agencies.
She said their employment will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/essequibo-coast-secondary-school-students-begin-workstudy/</link>
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		<title>Seven teachers coursed at Geography workshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE Department of Education in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) recently conducted a workshop on Geography for seven teachers of grades 10 and 11 classes.
USE file photo of Minister Ashni Singh
Regional Education Officer, Mr. Bayewan Ghir Rambarran said the one-day session, which was organised by the National Centre for Educational Research Development (NCERD), focused on equipping the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/seven-teachers-coursed-at-geography-workshop/</link>
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		<title>EU Micro projects programme will continue after administrative matters are addressed – Minister Singh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MINISTER of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, reiterated that government has expressed concerns about administrative matters in the administration of the EU micro projects programme and when those issues have been addressed the programme would continue.
As the motion on food price increases was presented to the National Assembly on Tuesday last, Minister Singh responded to queries [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/eu-micro-projects-programme-will-continue-after-administrative-matters-are-addressed-%e2%80%93-minister-singh/</link>
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		<title>US$4.4M lab puts Guyana on world leader trajectory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ramsammy says at handing-over…

THE diagnostic and treatment and care capability of the Ministry of Health moved to a higher level Thursday, with the acquisition of the spanking new US$4.4M state-of-the-art National Public Health Institute (NPHI) building.
The facility was established with funding through the United States (U.S.) President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/us44m-lab-puts-guyana-on-world-leader-trajectory/</link>
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		<title>Two killed in horrific Thursday night smash-up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TWO persons were killed in a horrific smash-up on Richmond Public Road Thursday night.
Ghansham Singh, 22, of Columbia and Totaram Devanand, 20, of Affiance, were pronounced dead on arrival at Suddie Hospital, also on Essequibo Coast.
Reports said they were returning home when the car in which they were travelling crashed into an abandoned truck.
It was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/two-killed-in-horrific-thursday-night-smash-up/</link>
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		<title>Burglar at Agriculture Ministry caught on camera</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Agriculture reported that a burglar who broke into its head office on Regent &#038; Vlissengen Roads, Georgetown, yesterday has been captured on a surveillance system installed in the building following a similar incident on May 31.
According to a release, copies of the tapes will be handed over to the Police to assist [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/burglar-at-agriculture-ministry-caught-on-camera/</link>
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		<title>Happy that all children will be placed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was concerned about student placement after the National Grade Six Assessment which revealed the country’s cream.
My concern specifically was for those low scorers and what would become of them.
However, I was duly informed that all the students who attained low marks will be placed at a ‘secondary level’ of an institution and to my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/happy-that-all-children-will-be-placed/</link>
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		<title>We will return to beautiful Guyana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently visited Guyana (for 4 days) after 17 years. I was sceptical at first, concerned first and foremost about the security situation in Guyana. But I was pleasantly surprised. My family and I felt safe, and we had a great time. I forgot how truly beautiful Guyana is. We will definitely return.
However, I was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/we-will-return-to-beautiful-guyana/</link>
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		<title>Look at every stranger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GIVEN the events of massacres in Lusignan, Bartica and Lindo Creek, it would seem necessary for the population of Guyana to start practicing the Israeli mentality of looking at every stranger in their street, village or township as a potential threat to their safety until they can establish that the individual or individuals have a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/look-at-every-stranger/</link>
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		<title>Does the AFC understand the issues?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[IS there anyone in the Alliance For Change (AFC) who actually understands the issues for what they are? 
I seriously doubt this as the AFC says that Lindeners are being gouged by GPL when Lindeners are paying 1/10th the price of electricity that the rest of the country is paying and are also abusing the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://myguyanachronicle.com/2008/07/06/does-the-afc-understand-the-issues/</link>
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