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Isseneru villagers protesting the visit by a team from the National Toshao’s Council which they said failed to meet with them on their concerns despite being invited to a meeting. Villagers said that they question the sincerity of the NTC in representing them after a team showed up on a “fact-finding mission” to see if what the petition said was true.

Isseneru petitions OAS commission to protect land rights

The Amerindian community of Isseneru has petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) asking for the application of measures to uphold its rights over both titled and traditionally-owned lands, in light of ongoing concerns about mining claims and what it calls the failure of the authorities to protect its rights.

The Kumu Falls (Photo by Nigel Mattan)

Kumu

Most people pass the scattered, thatched-roofed, mud-brick huts of Kumu without stopping and head directly to the white spray of the Kumu Falls to splash about in the cold waters roaring off the mountain.

Strongest kid in Isseneru?

Isseneru

 Oh Casak! On the farms, in practically every home, at gatherings in Isseneru, this local beverage runneth over.

Guyana faces huge cut in Norway $$

Guyana’s deforestation rate has jumped to 0.079% and the country stands to lose up to 45% of funds that it would have earned for 2012 under the Guyana-Norway forest protection partnership.

A Chieftain’s smile: Natoyah Fields tries on the Wai-Wai headdress at a tourist shop at Lethem, Rupununi.

Rupununi eco-tourism set to take off

Water tumbles over the ancient brownish-gray rocks of the Kumu falls in a never-ending white spray, splashing on the Portuguese-speaking tourists, swimming  in the clear, cold stream at the bottom.

An excavator for mining crossing the silted Konawaruk River recently

Measures can be taken to aid in Konawaruk recovery

Mining and environmental protection officials will soon visit the Konawaruk River to check on its state and an assessment is needed to determine whether the river is supporting aquatic life, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud has said.

Norway pay-outs delayed until financing mechanisms improved

Norway has not deposited the US$45 million that Guyana qualified for in 2012 under the two countries’ forests protection plan and a top official says that a consensual decision has been made to delay the pay-out while working on improving the financial mechanisms for funding projects.

Mavado

Mavado blanks Summer Jam

Jamaican dancehall artiste Mavado yesterday blamed the promoter of the Slingerz Summer Jam for his no-show at Saturday’s concert at Providence and slammed the arrangements made including a 19-hour flight from Jamaica to Guyana in a cramped small plane with no bathroom.

Major changes made to cricket bill

Major changes have been made to the Guyana Cricket Administration Bill 2012 including the removal of contentious provisions objected to by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) dealing with the dissolution of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).

Susanne Sylvia McNeil

Woman perishes in Plaisance fire

The charred body of a woman was recovered from the rubble after a fire razed two houses at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara early yesterday and relatives are urging a thorough investigation as they believe that foul play is involved.

Junior Bandoo

Two bodies found after Cuyuni mishap

Bodies of two of the four men missing since Saturday’s Cuyuni River mishap were recovered yesterday even as questions are being asked about the qualifications of the young boat captain.

Watson Sam outside his flooded yard at Den Amstel yesterday.

Flooding worse than last time say West Coast residents

Rehanna Prabhudyal woke to the roaring of crashing waves. Water from the Atlantic Ocean rose several feet into the air, the momentum carrying the waves forward over the seawall, then, seconds later, the water slammed into the ground and rushed towards her fence, battering it and rapidly flooding the yard.

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