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Friday May 17 | AlertNet

Guyana must invest against sea level rise - expert

A construction worker mixes cement in one of Guyana's newest housing scemes - Herstelling, located on the east bank of the Demerara River.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Natural Disasters, Flood

Wed May 15, 2013

Caribbean News Now!

Guyana signs offshore oil exploration agreement with Spain's Repsol

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Spanish-based oil exploration company, Repsol, and the Guyana government on Tuesday finalised a petroleum agreement and licence for the company to continue to undertake oil exploration in the shelfal waters of Guyana's exclusive economic zone.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Geology, Science

Fri May 10, 2013

Caribbean News Now!

Caribbean Airlines status as Guyana flag carrier moving ahead

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon on Thursday announced that Guyana's decision to afford Caribbean Airlines flag carrier status will be communicated to the regulatory bodies in New York and Canada, thereby giving effect to the decision by the government of Guyana.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Canada,

Caribbean News Now!

Guyana government has no position on South Africa's decision to defer award to Burnham

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

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Related Topix: World News, South Africa, Africa,

Propaganda press

Totaram Mootoo & Dolly Mootoo killed & bombed in Guyana

The charred remains of Totaram Mootoo and his wife Dolly Mootoo was today discovered at their Lot 22 Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara home.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Explosion

Thu May 09, 2013

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

MIA concourse evacuated, given all clear

The Miami International Airport concourse that was evacuated Thursday afternoon while bomb squad technicians examined a suspicious piece of luggage has been reopened to the public.

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Wed May 08, 2013

Caribbean News Now!

More investment called for science, technology and innovation in the Caribbean

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Participants in the first bi-regional dialogue workshop under the EUCARINET project have called for increased investment in science, technology and innovation in the region.

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Tue May 07, 2013

Trinadad Express

Pitiful moment for South Africa

THE GOVERNMENT of South Africa has found itself in an embarrassing position after having felt compelled to postpone a posthumous conferment of its highest national honour, the Oliver Tambo Award, on Guyana's late president, Forbes Burnham.

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Related Topix: World News, South Africa, Africa, South America, African National Congress (South Africa),

Caribbean News Now!

Guyana predicted to see second highest economic growth in South America in 2014

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

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Related Topix: Environment, Science, World News

Mon May 06, 2013

Stabroek News

Juici Patties coming to Guyana

An advertisement in yesterday's Sunday Stabroek said that Camex Restaurants Inc is looking for employees to fill the needs of the franchise at New Amsterdam, Linden, Georgetown, Parika, Vreed-en-Hoop and Bartica.

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Related Topix: South America, World News,

Caribbean News Now!

Kuwait to finance mosque in Guyana

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

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Related Topix: Travel, Guyana Travel, Kuwait Travel, Middle East Travel, World News, Georgetown Guyana, Guyana Travel, South America Travel

India Talkies

Guyana marks 175th anniversary of Indian Arrival Day - Indiatalkies.com

Port of Spain, May 6: Guyana marked the 175th anniversary of Indian Arrival Day Sunday by unveiling a monument at the very location where the first batch of indentured Indian labourers alighted from a ship in 1838.

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Sun May 05, 2013

Caribbean News Now!

Guyana seen a new frontier for call centre industry

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

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Related Topix: World News

Sat May 04, 2013

Canada.com

Guyana to resume rice exports to Venezuela under new Petrocaribe deal

With more than 250 public and resort golf courses in B.C., there is a course that will fit your skills and budget We love the speed, the skill and the fights in hockey but you know what we love the most? The players.

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Fri May 03, 2013

My Mother Lode

US calls on Guyana to revoke radio frequencies

The U.S. government has joined a growing list of international agencies calling on authorities in Guyana to immediately revoke radio frequencies issued to those closely connected to the South American country's ruling party.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Samuel Hinds, Bharrat Jagdeo

Thu May 02, 2013

Stabroek News

Thirty more Peace Corps trainees arrive

The delivery of health and education is to get a further boost with the arrival of yet another batch of United States Peace Corps volunteers.

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Related Topix: South America, World News

Wed May 01, 2013

Stabroek News

Remains found in March are of man missing since 2008

The search for Rajnarine Hookumchand of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice who went missing on October 15, 2008 officially ended on Monday when his decomposed remains were discovered in a Georgetown mortuary.

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Sun Apr 28, 2013

Newkerala.com

Guyana to mark 175th anniversary of arrival of Indians

By Shubha Singh : Two ships sailing out of Calcutta port on the eastern coast of India, the Whitby and Hesperus, reached British Guiana on the northern coast of South America on May 5, 1838 after a perilous sea journey that lasted 112 days.

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Stabroek News

High tides flood some Georgetown, West Coast areas

Residents of several coastal communities today woke to find their yards and homes under several inches of muddy seawater after windy conditions in the Atlantic propelled 1.5 metre swells, riding on 3.11 metre tides over various sea defence structures.

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Stabroek News

WWF-Guianas conducts replanting demonstration for mined out areas at Mahdia

A field demonstration on reclamation/reforestation techniques for mined-out gold areas was recently conducted at Mahdia for miners and other industry stakeholders.

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Related Topix: South America, World News