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Some 50 persons participate in World Sickle Cell Awareness Day 2 0 1 6 w a l k a n d r u n

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US election: Trump 'ďŹ res' campaign boss Lewandowski -page 12

HEYS facilitators from six regions trained -page 2

Heroic Efforts of Roraima Airways Maintenance Team averts Major Incident at E u g e n e F. C o r r e i a I n t ’ l A i r p o r -page t 5.

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HEYS facilitators from six regions trained

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eorgetown, GINA, June 20, 2016. The Hinterland Employment Youth Services (HEYS) programme continues to train facilitators. Thirty-five (35) persons from Regions Two, Three, Four, Five and Six underwent three days of training at the Indigenous Village, Sophia Exhibition centre.

Recently, 24 persons participated in the train the trainers’ sessions for the programme’s implementation in the Mabaruma sub-district, Region One. The three-day training programme saw trainers drawn from seven villages. These in turn will train a total of 120 youths within that sub- district.

The HEYS programme utilises an integrated and user-friendly approach to learning, which seeks to give hinterland youth and young adults a chance, or in some cases, a second chance to maximise their full potential, economically and socially.

In May, training was initiated for facilitators in Regions Seven and Eight and earlier this month the training was rolled out in three villages in Region Nine; Annai, Aishalton and Lethem for more-than Page1007 facilitators.

Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock speaking to the facilitators at the Sophia Complex, explained the importance of the training. He said, “Appropriate training is needed and this will help, we believe to ignite the imagination of the young people to become more creative.”

The aim of government is to encourage people living in the hinterland to become economically independent. Hence Minister Allicock reminded the facilitators of their importance to the process. “You could make an impact on the young people, you could make an impact on the communities that you work with,” the Minister stated.

Additionally, Minister Allicock pointed out that that the hinterland has many hidden talents waiting to be exposed. The provision of the master trainers for the HEYS programme is geared towards unlocking those talents. “This is giving you an opportunity to excel without hindrance because you will be working with a team, and you have the coordinator who is going to be touching

base with you. I myself might check up on you sometimes,” the Minister said.

The HEYS programme is the fulfillment of a commitment by the Government, to positively contribute to improving the lifestyle and standards of living for youth and young adults residing in the hinterland who have an academic or nonacademic need, irrespective of race, gender, religion or political persuasion.

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President not optimistic overseas based Guyanese will return home

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Prior to his ascension to executive office, the President had However, he was keen to note that he remains optimistic that some amount of responsiveness on also made the part of the diaspora will be forthcoming. “I am several calls to those living in satisfied that there is a high degree of interest in the US to investing in Guyana; particularly in eastern Canada and eastern United States among overseas- return home Questioned about his recent trip to the United and invest. “I based Guyanese,” the President said, adding that States (US), where one week of Jubilee the main area of interest for those abroad seems to am here (in celebrations were held, the President said that he New York) to be ecotourism. used the opportunity to appeal to Guyanese to ask you to return home and invest. He explained that he invest in “Many were surprised at the ecotourism potential appealed on two grounds, namely; capital, which he said Guyanese abroad are in possession of, and of Guyana,” he added. According to the President, change…..Guy his visit to the US was not a stand-alone event, but ana is open for expertise which could help to develop many Business. We a follow up to a conference held by Minister of sectors in Guyana. need you, we Business, Dominic Gaskin recently. Last year several events were held in the diaspora where the need your However, the Head of State went on to note that skills and your expertise….. We need teachers, Head of State used the opportunity to appeal to he does not believe many of those Guyanese technicians, engineers,” he told the gathering in Guyanese to return home since he was confident abroad are likely to return home. “I don’t think the US prior to the May 11 general and regional that the APNU+AFC mantra - “the good life many of them will come back but what I asked elections last year. them to consider was the possibility of investment. beacons” - would become a reality.

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espite urging for Guyanese abroad to return home since he assumed office in May, President David Granger is not too optimistic that this will be done. The President expressed this view recently on his weekly television show “The Public Interest” which was aired on the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN).

Indians invest in Guyana, Brazilians, and Chinese.

So why can’t Guyanese living abroad invest in Guyana?” the President pointed out.

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Friendship sea, river defence project’s second phase starts Georgetown, GINA, June 20, 2016

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to the cost of $50M from the ministry’s 2016 budget, and is expected to be completed within the next six months.

he second phase of the sea and river defence project at Friendship, East Bank Demerara, that will extend The extension comes in wake of the loss of the natural sea the project by 120 metres, has commenced. The defence. “We have lost most of the natural defences such extension starts from Friendship and heads north. as mangrove …due to erosion … so we’re putting in a new permanent structure and rip-rap is the most plausible Senior District Engineer, Sea and River Defence solution for the condition we’re in right now,” the engineer Department, Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Maitland explained. The cleared area for commencement of work on Stewart told the Government Information Agency (GINA), at the FrienContractors working on the Friendship sea and that the first phase of the project commenced in 2014. He river defence projectdship sea and river defence. said 375 metres of rip-rap work were done on the sea and river defence adjacent to Garden of Eden.

The team of workers, Stewart pointed out, has already cleared the area and is ready to commence work. The project will see the construction of rip-rap sea defence with timber pilings (timber toe) being used to stabilise the structure and a rock armour slope. “The contractors will use a timber revetment; a timber toe, then they’ll come up with the armour layer, armour surface protection, then do the earthen embankment,” Stewart explained.

Toe pilings are sharpened poles driven next to the upstream face of the mudsills of a dam or sea and river defence to prevent water from seeping under the foundation. Armour toes are rocks used for river revetment. Earlier in the year, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure received bids for major construction of riprap sea defence at Friendship. The project is being funded

Senior District Engineer, Sea and River Defence, Maitland Stewart

Contractors working on the Friendship sea and river defence project

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Heroic Efforts of Roraima Airways Maintenance Team averts Major Incident at Eugene F. Correia Int’l Airport.

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oraima Airways, June 20, 2016. Roraima Airways regrets to inform that there was an incident at our Hangar at Eugene F. Correia International Airport earlier today. The affected Britten Norman Trislander aircraft was on the ground in the hangar, undergoing a routine maintenance inspection at the time and suffered damage to the right wing.

responded aggressively as trained, using the fire-fighting equipment in the Hangar, negating any further injury or damage. We are currently arranging counselling for the maintenance team and all team members affected. While the temporary inability to use the aircraft is difficult for us, our flight operations will suffer no significant disruption.

Regrettably, one of our Engineers suffered burns to his hand and fractured his ankle. He is currently stable and resting in hospital. Roraima Airways will do all in its power to ensure he is comfortable and receives the best medical care. Please join with us in praying for his speedy and complete recovery. An investigation to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the incident is currently underway by both our Maintenance Quality Department and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority.

We wish to praise the heroic efforts of our staff who

The Trilander Aircraft

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Traffic task force reintroduced …to minimize accidents, traffic offences

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eorgetown, Guyana, June 20, 2016 - The Guyana Police Force over the coming week intends to reintroduce their Traffic Task Force to minimize the high number of traffic offences being committed on a daily basis. Speaking to the Guyana Daily News, Traffic Chief, Superintendent Dion Moore said that the task force is being reintroduced mainly, in 4 divisions. The divisions being A, B, C and D which are the Georgetown, East Coast Demerara, Berbice, West Berbice and East and West Bank Demerara areas.

still be on the lookout for other drivers who take advantage of the road ways to commit other offences.

Police Officers are being sent out with a no-nonsense attitude and will be tracking down persons guilty of committing offences. Penalties such as the paying of ticketed fines and court appearances will be addressed in the magistrate’s court of the area in which the offence would have been committed.

The temporary removal of the task force saw an increase According to the Traffic Chief, the traffic police’s main in the amounts of road accidents over the past few months. Due to the jubilee celebrations, a large amount concerns are that of drivers under the influence, speeding, using mobile handheld devices, motorcyclists of police ranks were dispatched into areas to provide riding without helmets and the non-observation of traffic security and left drivers unattended. Drivers are asked to signs in and around the Georgetown areas. However he use their own cognizance and adhere to the rules and regulations of the road ways, be defensive and look out added that even though the task force will be having a keen eye out for the above mentioned offences, they will for the other driver who might not be looking out for him or herself and others.

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Mother charged for trafficking cocaine; husband remanded

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WENTY – one - year old Angelica Forde was earlier today charged with the possession of trafficking cocaine, to which she pleaded guilty. Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) Prosecutor said the more than three kilogrammes of cocaine was valued at GYD $8.280 million. The woman, who attempted to shield the involvement of her husband, James Forde in the said act, will return to court on June 21 for sentencing after a certificate of value for the cocaine is submitted to the court.

father of two, has been living at 100 of two children and if she is given a reasonable sentence, she could return B Mora Street, Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara, and that his wife to society. said he had nothing to do with the The Prosecutor revealed to the court possession of the cocaine. He was remanded to prison until July 25, that CANU agents noticed the 2016. woman’s apparel fitting her in an unusual manner. She was then taken to a search room where it was found that she had strapped to her body a black body strap, which had packets containing a white substance suspected to be cocaine.

However, the young woman attempted to exonerate her husband by telling the court, “I am really Angelica, a mother of two, was sorry. It’s my stuff. No one else was intercepted on May 15, 2016 by involved.” He subsequently pleaded CANU officers at the Eugene F. Correia (formerly Ogle) International not guilty to inciting his wife Airport where she was departing for between May 1, 2016 and June 15, Barbados and then the United States. 2016 to traffic 3.4 kilogrammes of Defence Lawyer, Lloyd Conway told cocaine. the court that woman was remorseful, The Defence Lawyer for James Forde did not waste the court’s time, she has eight CXC subjects, is the mother told the court that he is a taxi driver, a

Angelica and James Forde at Court.

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$100M Sophia facility to train at risk youths

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eorgetown, GINA, June 20, 2016.

At risk youths will benefit from a new training facility currently under construction in Sophia, according to Assistant Director of Youth, Department of Culture Youth and Sport of the Ministry of Education, Leslyn Boyce.

Boyce told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the new training centre, that is a $100M project, is being built. “We started phase one in our last budget. We are at phase two and that work would commence shortly, so we would be spending another $25M from this budget.”

Phase one of the construction was started in the last quarter of 2015, and cost $15M. Boyce said Sophia was chosen for this intervention because it “… is one of the National Service centres so they decided to turn it into a training centre for those persons who are more at risk and less fortunate, because most times you find persons who want to go to the Government Technical Institute (GTI) or whatever institutions. I think the genesis of the Youth Entrepreneurship Training (YEST)

programme is to more or less capture those months duration. young people who are not so academically “We found that the young people do not inclined.” have the finance more or less to continue training or even to start even if they want The facility will be built to establish to, so we at the Sophia institution, we Technical and Vocational Education and provide $4000 per month stipend to help Training (TVET) standards and equipped with their passage and we offer them a hot with updated tools and equipment, Boyce meal every day, to encourage them to stay said. When completed, the new facility on the programme for the six months,” will house youths being trained as part of Boyce stated. YEST aims to train at risk the YEST programme, she added. The Assistant Director pointed out that the two- youths in several skills area to make them storeyed facility will house classrooms for work ready for the job market. four skill areas, namely, catering, plumbing and sheet metal, masonry and welding and fabrication.

Meanwhile more than 100 youths are currently undergoing training at the Sophia Training Centre in the areas of electrical installation, refrigeration, air conditioning, masonry, and catering and information technology. Boyce said the YEST programme serves as a safety net for high risk young people in Sophia and the nearby communities, and is of six Assistant Director of Youth, Leslyn Boyce

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Venezuela starts validating recall referendum signatures

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enezuelan authorities have begun the process of validating the signatures of those who endorsed a petition for a referendum on whether President Nicolas Maduro should stay in office. The petition had almost two million signatures but election officials said 600,000 of those were fraudulent. Just under 200,000 valid signatures are needed to trigger the next phase of the referendum.

Mr Maduro was elected in April 2013 and his term runs until 2019. Opposition politicians have asked those who signed the petition to submit their fingerprints at electoral centres to confirm their identities. They have five days to do so. The opposition wants to remove President Maduro from office. They say that under his socialist government and that of his predecessor in office, Hugo Chavez, the oil-rich country has been mismanaged to the point of collapse. The government says the country's problems, which include the world's highest inflation and shortages of basic goods, are due to an economic war being waged by "imperialist forces".

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May calling for a recall referendum. They want the vote to be held this year, as its timing is key for what happens next. Should the referendum be held before 10 January and go against Mr Maduro, fresh elections would be triggered.

But if the vote were to be held after 10 January in the last two years of Mr Maduro's mandate - he would be replaced by his vice-president and supporter, Aristobulo Isturiz. The opposition still has to overcome a number of hurdles before a recall referendum can be held. If enough signatures on this initial petition are validated, opposition leaders will have to hand in a second petition signed by almost four million people.

Only when the electoral authorities have established that the requirements have been met on that second petition will the recall referendum be held.

Steps towards the recall referendum 1% of voters on the electoral roll have to sign a petition within 30 days to kick-start the process Signatures have to be validated 20% of voters (almost four million) have to sign a second petition in order to trigger the referendum

Venezuelans queued to have their signatures on a petition for a recall referendum validated (Reuters Image)

For the referendum to be successful, an equal or greater number of voters than those who elected Mr Maduro would have to cast their vote in favour of the recall - he won the 2013 election with 7,587,579 votes (BBC)

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Orlando gunman said 'I’m an Islamic soldier' in police call

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he gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub described himself as an Islamic soldier in calls made to police during the attack. A partial transcript of the calls between police negotiators and Omar Mateen during the three-hour siege have been released by the FBI.

Police: Ok, What's your name?

Mateen: I pledge allegiance to [omitted] may God protect him [in Arabic], on behalf of [omitted].

Police: Alright, where are you at?

Mateen: In Orlando.

The 29-year-old mentioned the war in Syria and the France terror attacks during calls to the 911 dispatcher. Mateen died in a shootout with police after authorities stormed the building. The FBI said Mateen spoke to a dispatcher twice during three phone calls made about 30 minutes after he began the attack.

Police: Where in Orlando?

[End of call].

Mateen then spoke to Orlando police's Crisis Negotiation Team three times after the first call. During these communications, Mateen identified himself as an "Islamic soldier".An Mateen allegedly made the calls while he held FBI spokesman told reporters Mateen spoke in a "chilling, calm and deliberate manner." more than a dozen people hostage at the He said there was no evidence that a foreign venue. The first call (see below) lasted about terrorist group was behind the shooting and 50 seconds. that Mateen was likely radicalised Police: Emergency 911, this is being recorded. domestically.

Mateen; In the name of God the Merciful, the beneficial [in Arabic] Police: What?

Mateen: Praise be to God, and prayers as well as peace be upon the prophet of God [in Arabic]. I let you know, I'm in Orlando and I did the shootings.

Police: What's your name?

Mateen: My name is I pledge of allegiance to [omitted].

Mateen told the negotiator to tell America to stop bombing Syria and Iraq and that was why he was "out here right now". The gunman later said he had a vest, describing it as the kind they "used in France". At about 4:21 am, police removed an air conditioning unit from a Pulse dressing room window to help victims escape.

Some of those rescued told police the gunman said he was going to put four bomb vests on victims within 15 minutes but no such vests were found. Members of a swat team stormed the building at about 05:00 local time, exchanging fire with Mateen before he was killed. During the three-hour stand-off, there was no additional gunfire, police said.

The transcript release comes a day after thousands of people descended on downtown Orlando to remember the victims in a candlelight vigil.

The groups and people to whom Mateen pledged allegiance were omitted from the excerpt. The FBI had previously said he pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the so-called Islamic State.

Republican US House Speaker Paul Ryan criticised the decision to redact the transcript as "preposterous".

Officials said the reason was to not give credence to individuals who are responsible for previous terrorist attacks and to prevent inspiring future tragedies.

Why was Orlando 911 transcript redacted?

A huge vigil was held on Sunday in Orlando (Getty Images)

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US election: Trump 'fires' campaign boss Lewandowski

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orey Lewandowski (left) has left the campaign for reasons that are unclear

The campaign manager for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is to leave his job. A campaign spokeswoman said Corey Lewandowski would no longer be working on it and said the team was grateful to him "for his hard work and dedication". The exact reason for Mr Lewandowski's departure is not yet clear but sources close to Mr Trump have told US media he was fired.

He oversaw the New Yorker's unlikely triumph in the primary contests. Mr Lewandowski told CNN: "I stand by the fact that Mr Trump is a great candidate and is better than Hillary Clinton will ever be." He told the AP news agency that top Trump strategist Paul Manafort had been in operational control of the campaign since 7 April and would not divulge more about

his dismissal.

But his departure comes as the businessman faces strong resistance from senior members of his own party over his strident tone, hardline immigration policy and falling poll numbers. Among his critics is Speaker of the House and top-ranked Republican Paul Ryan, who appeared to leave the door open to a possible revolt at next month's convention.

When asked on Sunday about reports that party delegates may rebel against voting for Mr Trump at the convention, he said: "They write the rules, they make the decisions." Mr Trump was criticised for his reaction to the Orlando nightclub shooting in which 49 people were killed. Following the attack, he repeated his pledge that the US should ban Muslims from entering the country.

Republicans also started to distance themselves from him following his personal attacks against a Hispanic federal judge overseeing two lawsuits against him. Mr Trump is likely to face Democrat Hillary Clinton in November's election, and there were reports over the weekend that her campaign is way ahead in spending in the key swing states. (BBC)

Colombian serial killer confesses to 2 0 m u r d e r s 6/17/2016

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Colombian man being held over the disappearance of a woman in January has confessed to murdering her and 19 other people, prosecutors say. Maria Gladys Arango, 51, disappeared after going to meet someone in the town of Guarne, in Antioquia province. Police managed to trace her last steps to a farm owned by 44-year-old Jaime Ivan Martinez Betancurt.

with Ms Arango's disappearance, Mr Martinez told police he had strangled his family in November.

Neighbours said Mr Martinez had moved to Guarne, east of the city of Medellin, three and a half years ago.

They said they were suspicious of him, especially after they did not Under questioning, Mr Martinez admitted killing see his wife or seven-year-old Ms Arango, his wife and two children and at least daughter and five-year-old son for months. Police said Mr Martinez 16 other people. The motive for the killings, which are thought to have happened over the past used his wife's mobile phone to send messages to her family in her 10 years, is unclear. Most of the victims are name, pretending she had left him thought to have been women. Police said that with the children and moved to when they arrived at Mr Martinez's farm they found Ms Arango's jewellery neatly stowed away another area of the country. in a plastic box. Forensic experts are carrying out Officials said they would go through the reports tests on human remains found buried in the of missing people in Guarne and other places grounds of the farm. where Mr Martinez had lived to see which ones could have been his victims. Last year, Confession Colombians were shocked when a homeless man After initially denying having had anything to do in the capital, Bogota, confessed to killing at

least 11 women.

Colombia, where almost seven million people have been internally displaced by decades of violence and armed struggle, has had a number of cases of serial murders which have gone undetected for a long time. (BBC)

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Rio Declares State of Financial Emergency Before Olympics

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ÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – On Friday, Rio de Janeiro’s acting governor, Francisco Dornelles, alarmed international media by declaring a financial emergency in the state. However Rio’s mayor, Eduardo Paes assured reporters on Sunday that the current financial crisis faced by the state will have no affect on the 2016 Olympic Games, scheduled to start in the city in less than 45 days.

in the state will be approximately R$19 billion. “If it was a company, the first thing to do would be to request financial recovery (similar to the U.S.’s Chapter 11),” said finance secretary Julio Bueno last week. (Rio Times)

“The crisis of the state has nothing to do with the Olympics.

It affects zero of the Games,” said Paes during the inauguration of the Via Expressa Tunnel. “What [financial crisis] affects is the rendering of services. Local media has been reporting that the federal government is expected to announce this week financial aid, to help the city maintain its security agents, public transportation and state public services going during the Olympics.

Interim President, Michel Temer, told reporters last week that the federal government would be willing to support financially for the success of the Rio 2016 Games. Analysts forecast that the city will receive more than a half a million visitors during the August 5-21st Olympics and September 718th Paralympics.

Yet according to Dornelles due to the extremely serious financial crisis, the state may not be able to comply with all of its obligations during the Olympic and Paralympic events.

The text released by the state government talks about the possibility ‘of a total collapse in public security, health, education and mobility’ in the next few months.

Finance officials in Rio estimate that the deficit for this year

Rio de Janeiro’s acting governor, Francisco Dornelles, declared a state of financial emergency last week for the state, photo by Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil.

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Team of Mexican Oil and Gas Experts from the Mexican Institute of Petroleum (IMP) in Guyana on Scoping Mission - Technical assistance and training forthcoming for Guyana’s emerging oil and gas sector

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team of experts from the Mexican Petroleum Institute (IMP) is in Guyana to initiate discussions for the provision of technical support in developing Guyana’s emerging oil and gas sector. The team which comprises Deputy Director General, Mr. Rafael Ramos Palmeros, Senior Advisor to the Director General, Mr. Gustavo Oficial Ramirez, Head of Innovation, Mr. Zurisadday Enrique Plata Calderon and Manager, Mr. Israel Alejandro Vigueras Gamaswho is being hosted from June 20-22, 2016 in collaboration with the Mexican Embassy and will be working with a technical team from the Ministry of Natural Resources.

The partnership will see Guyana receiving technical support in the development of a Petroleum Regulatory Agency and Institute, and tertiary and technical education and training in the mining, oil and gas and environment sectors.

Today, the team met with Hon. Prime Minister Moses V. Nagamootoo, Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman and officers of the

Ministry of Natural Resources. During the meeting with Minister Trotman the team expanded on the work of the IMP and detailed a proposal for providing support emphasizing a proposal for country ownership and developing an authentically Guyanese model. Minister Trotman expressed his gratitude for the presence of the team noting Guyana’s willingness to work with a country that has a long history in the oil and gas sector.

Whilst here the team of experts will also meet with Minister of Education, Honourable Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, heads of agencies under the purview of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Dr. Ivelaw Griffith, Vice Chancellor, and representatives from the University of Guyana’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences. On its return, the team will develop three white papers for consideration by the Guyana government in the areas of: production and consumption; framework for a regulatory agency; and the development of elements for

the establishment of Petroleum Institute. The Mexican Petroleum Institute (IMP) has over 50 years of experience in Mexico’s petroleum industry and is the country’s leading research center dedicated to technological research and development, provision of engineering and technical services, training, and awarding degrees, and participating in strategic and technological joint ventures.

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here's a radical change taking place in the Zodiac, Aquarius. The changes in the economy and society seem to suggest that now is the time to think about how your actions impact the lives of your loved ones, community, and society at large. What steps could you take to help make this world a better place? Thinking about these issues prepares you to shape your future as you want it to be. - www.horoscope.com

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isces, the atmosphere of the day gives you the impression that there could be a lot of changes waiting to unfold in your personal life. Most of them will concern your relationships. Today you could feel as if you've just changed your star sign. Take the time to open up and listen to what the stars might reveal to you. This will be time well spent. - www.horoscope.com

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ou should make more of your own decisions, Taurus. Don't let others have so much control over your life. When in a relationship, for example, you tend to let your partner dominate. You seem to no longer want to be in charge of any initiatives with regard to your joint life. Try to free yourself from this situation and take charge. You'll be a better and more valuable partner. -www.horoscope.com

ou're the type of person who loves meeting a lot of people, Aries. You feel that you must bring your friends together so that they have a forum in which to express themselves. You're good at bringing out the best in others and helping them find a solid footing in the present, despite your love of the past. Go with the flow. www.horoscope.com

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ou are very interested in technological breakthroughs and innovation, Gemini, especially if it has some benefit for individuals. Since you also concern yourself with social issues and subjects like psychology and spiritual therapies, you realize the importance of progress in these areas for the future. You also wonder where you fit in.-www.horoscope.com

ou're a reasonable, generous person, Cancer.

Your altruism plays a big part in your life. This is why your friends will be amazed to see you express a lot of personal desires now. When you think about it, everything is getting clearer. You might even want to change a lot of things in your life. And letting your feelings guide you doesn't have to mean that you won't think about your friends.-www.horoscope.com

oday, you'll need to come up with the answer to an important question, Leo. What do you really want?

Events might compel you to choose between your current way of living and a more stable life. But you could be worried about the unknown. It's ironic, but you will need to change your habits if you want more stability. Think about it. -www.horoscope.com

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our calm will be put to the test today, Virgo. Try not to fall into this trap. You should try to show people that you're a thoughtful person and your past experiences have given you wisdom. You don't necessarily have to respond to aggression. However, you shouldn't forget about your own point of view. Try to assert yourself calmly and steadily.-www.horoscope.com

ou tend to think that you're the only person on this planet born under a lucky star, Libra. Try to trust the ones you love, because they might not appreciate having to deal with your anxiety. Don't forget that they also know how to fend for themselves. They, too, have had to adapt to this world we live in. They can stand up for themselves..-www.horoscope.com

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he day belongs to you. The celestial movements encourage you to think about your future. Don't be afraid. With your usual self-confidence and dynamism, you're in the best position to have a head start.

Your Capricorn nature will be in control of your actions and you can rest assured that this period in time will be a favorable one for you. What more could you ask for? www.horoscope.com

our altruism and ability to listen to others will greatly influence the day, Sagittarius. Someone close to you is having difficulties and doesn't know how to explain the problem. This person needs you and knows that you're the only one who can help find a way out.

Make time to listen patiently and you'll find a solution together.-www.horoscope.com

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ou're an eccentric person, Scorpio. Yet you also feel the need to be loved and feel the approval of those around you. It isn't always easy to think differently from other people or to feel completely different. In order to be accepted, you must help them understand you. Try to express your ideas and opinions in a more realistic way. You can't live out of sync all the time.-www.horoscope.com

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Haitian who fled earthquake and made new life in Brazil carries Olympic Torch

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bdias Dolce arrived in Manaus in 2010, one of more than 40,000 Haitians who have come to Brazil. Dolce has enjoyed a warm welcome in Brazil and was cheered enthusiastically during his stage of the Olympic Torch Relay. Five years after leaving Haiti and beginning a new life in northern Brazil, Abdias Dolce carried the Olympic Torch through the streets of Manaus on Sunday (19 June).

Dolce said he was representing over 40,000 immigrants from Haiti who came to Brazil following the earthquake that devastated their home country in 2010.

“I feel at home in Manaus. The locals have welcomed me since I first arrived” Abdias Dolce Dolce has adapted well to life in this distant city which lies on the Amazon river in the midst of the tropical rainforest. He has learnt Portuguese rapidly and has found it easy to settle into the Brazilian way of life; his three favourite things in his new country are

carnival, football and country music. "In access. the very first month I arrived I felt better "Leaving Haiti was the best thing that I than I did in Haiti," he said. "People could have done in my life," Dolce says here have welcomed us very well."

"I am able to work, study and help my mother and other members of my Dolce is just one of a large community of his countrymen and women who now family." "This year I will complete my studies and I hope to find work in my live in Manaus. Father Valdecy area. I would like to bring my mother Molinari, the priest of a local church here to spend some time with me." (RIO that helps immigrants, estimates that 2016) about 10,000 people from Haiti have passed through the city since 2010. Two thousand remain there, he says, while the others have travelled on to other parts of Brazil in search of employment.

The church helped Dolce find one of his first jobs, working in a bureau de change. In his spare time, he is studying chemical engineering and also helps the church with new immigrants. Dolce's life has taken a turn for the better since the arrival of his long-term girlfriend from Haiti, Regenie Michel. One year ago the couple celebrated their wedding and they now have an infant son, Akeen George. They have also opened a store which provides services to the city's immigrant community, such as international phone calls and internet

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Some 50 persons participate in World Sickle Cell Awareness Day 2016 walk and run

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he Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with the Guyana Masters Athletics Association (GMAA) and Fight Against Sickle Cell Stigma (FACES) today hosted a walk and run in the National Park in Observance of World Sickle Cell Awareness Day 2016. Some 50 persons, including Public Health Minister, Dr. George Norton; Director of Sport, Christopher Jones; Guyanese Gold Medalist, Alicia Fortune and Guyanese Songstress, Michelle ‘Big Red’ King participated in the event to raise awareness of the disease.

Dr. Norton, who also happens to be the President of the GMAA, was adamant that this activity be a part of the observance of World Sickle Cell Awareness Day 2016, which was observed today under the theme “Exhibit courage and address ineffective areas of support.” He thanked those who participated in the event, while stressing the importance of adapting a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Norton said that he was pleased to see youths participating as well.

President of FACES, Sabrina Kazim thanked the Ministry of Public Health for its partnership in

organising the event. She highlighted that several sicklers participated in the event, which is admirable, since often times sicklers are unable to participate in rigorous activities. Kazim took the opportunity to express gratitude to those persons who are not sicklers but took the time out to raise awareness of the disease by participating.

Director of Sport, Christopher Jones pointed out that while today is Father’s day, several fathers still took the time out to participate in the event, showing how important it is.. Jones said that the National Sports Commission (NSC)was proud to be part of the event and is of the firm view that a body in motion stays in motion. He noted that physical exercise can prevent a number of diseases.

The Director of Sport gave his assurance that the NSC is willing to come on board and lend its support to any activities planned to raise awareness of Sickle Cell Anemia. Medals were presented to the First, second and third place winners of both the Run and walk, as well as to the youngest and oldest participant in the event.

Coming in at first place in the walk was Eon Mitchell, second – Camille Martin and third – Henry Uwaoma . For the Run, first place went to Jonathan Fagundes, second – Larry Josiah and third- Gary Hartug. The youngest participant was 7 year old Zaara Kazim and the oldest participant was 80 year old Phillip Beckles.

The Ministry of Public Health took an active role this year in raising awareness of Sickle Cell Anemia, with the hosting of a workshop, today’s run and walk, and a Continuing Medical Education Lecture is slated for tomorrow for medical practitioners on Primary Care for Adults with Sickle Cell Disease.

Director of Sport congratulates National Men’s 15’s Rugby Team -(The Green Machine).

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he Director of Sport Mr. Christopher Jones and Commissioners of the National Sports Commission extend congratulations to the Guyana National Men’s 15’s Rugby Team (The Green Machine) on their recent win at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) South Zone championship where they defeated Trinidad 22-18.

This win continues the dominance of the National Rugby Team and is testament to the hard work and dedication the players and coaches have put into the sport. The Guyana Rugby Football Union must be recognised at this time for its continued success as they maintain the standard of play to secure victory. (GINA)

File Photo: Director of Sport Mr. Christopher Jones

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