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CARICOM Heads establish regional taskforce headed by Jagdeo

… addressing the Global Financial Crisis The 30th Meeting of the Heads of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that concluded yesterday at the Conference Centre, has agreed to and has established a regional task force to forcefully deal with addressing the current Global Economic Crisis. The task force will be headed by Guyana’s Head of State, Bharrat Jagdeo [...]

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Newsmax.com - S. Fred Singer: Global Warming...

Newsmax.com - S. Fred Singer: Global Warming Claims a Lot of Hype Lawmakers who described the alleged effects of global warming are spreading a lot of "eye wash," a top climate scientist says. In an exclusive interview with Newsmax, S. Fred Singer, a renowned climatologist and professor of environmental sciences emeritus at the University of Virginia, discussed the background behind the recent...

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Freedom of info bill now likely by Oct – Jagdeo

President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that promised Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation would likely be introduced in the house in October, after the parliamentary recess. “It’s ...

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The Carbonated Congress - WSJ.com Orszag nails...

The Carbonated Congress - WSJ.com Orszag nails it: The 'largest corporate welfare program' ever. --- President Obama is calling the climate bill that the House passed last week an "extraordinary" achievement, and so it is. The 1,200-page wonder manages the supreme feat of being both hugely expensive while doing almost nothing to reduce carbon emissions. The Washington press corps is playing...

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Clinton Foundation lauds low carbon initiative

President Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday met with representatives of the Clinton Foundation who praised the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) document and his leadership on ...

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Switzerland cancelled trip… OP erred

- Dr. Luncheon Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, yesterday admitted that the President’s public relations department erred by not releasing information that President Bharrat Jagdeo would have no longer be visiting Switzerland following his trip to Canada. During his weekly press briefing, Dr. Luncheon agreed that the Office of the President should have issued [...]

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NIS will not lose a cent – Jagdeo

President Bharrat Jagdeo has once again vowed that the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will not lose its almost $6 billion investment in CLICO. At a press ...

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Jagdeo is seeking to bring about a solution

Dear Editor, President Bharrat Jagdeo is once again providing clear-headed and visionary leadership in dealing with new difficulties facing Guyana. I feel that he is definitely looking at the big picture, dealing with the problems affecting Guyanese citizens, but in a way that maintains our CARICOM vision and mission, while at the same time dealing with the [...]

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The Chennai debacle

The decision by the government to assist the children who up to Friday, were stranded in India, has not escaped notice. A government has a right and a duty to represent the interest of its people under any condition. President Bharrat Jagdeo, on Friday, told a press conference that he and his government would defend [...]

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If there was inkling of fraud at Clico we would have investigated –Jagdeo

President Bharrat Jagdeo says that had he found any case of fraud at Clico or “even a slight inkling of fraud” the administration would have ...

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President declines to clarify plea deal remark

President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday declined to clarify his public statements about the first reported plea agreement deal struck with the state since the legislation ...

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Cabinet has hands off procurement, Jagdeo says

– deflects question on sloth in setting up commission President Bharrat Jagdeo has strongly denied Cabinet interference in the procurement process, explaining that waivers on tender ...

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Jagdeo slams TCL over move to Caribbean court

President Bharrat Jagdeo adopted a hard-line position in the legal case of Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) and TCL Guyana Incorporated (TGI) against his government saying ...

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Guyana’s Low Carbon Strategy outreach gathers momentum

THE national outreach on Guyana’s ambitious and historic draft low carbon development strategy is well underway with officials reporting good responses from the first sub-national consultations. President Bharrat Jagdeo, on June 17, gave a detailed presentation on the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) to a full house in the George Walcott Lecture Theatre at the University [...]

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Govt. to pay India bill

The government of Guyana is extremely concerned over the issue of a number of children being stranded in India over the non-payment for services at the Frontier Lifeline Hospital in Chennai, India, said Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy. “As Minister of Health, I spoke with (President Bharrat Jagdeo) who expressed deep concern that children have been [...]