Despite the authorities¨ pleas, best efforts´By Rustom SeegopaulIn the chilly atmosphere of Paramakatoi, in Region E ight, the cultivation, use and sale of marijuana still abounds, despite appeals made last year, by no less than the Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, f or residents of Region Eight to stop producing the narcotic.While some residents of the mountain top village have noted that much of the cannabis is grown in areas outside of Paramakatoi, it is still common knowledge that a l aいた

Media operatives were yesterday given the opportunity to l earn more about the workings of Guyana¨s Parliament and to share t heir input at a special forum convened by Speaker, Raphael Trotman, at Public Buildings, yesterday.House Speaker, Rapha el TrotmanThe Speaker recalled that there were some concerns raised by certain sections of society when the recess was announced and said that it is a practice that the Parliament has been following for years as the period is used to conduct repairs and cl eいた

-banks feeling squ eeze; remit ting monies a growing problem-gap between demand and supply wideningAs Guyana continues to grapple with the loss of foreign correspondent banking, a major crisisFinance Minister, Winston Jordanis developing with the availability of foreign currency.Yesterday, a number of local banks confirmed that for the first time in year s, they are restricting customers who want to remit large sums of monies abroad to pay for services and goods, among other things.Some of them ar eいた

? US Ambassad orUS Ambassador to Guyana, D. Brent HardtU.S. Ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt, has charged the US embassy in Guyana to find creative new ways to achieve shared goals between Guyana and the US.Ambassador Hardt is determined to forge a mutually beneficial partnership between the countries to help build a safe and secure, democratic, prosperous and healthy Guyana that would see the United States as a friend and ally.He made those remarks on the occasion of American Independence Day aいた

? attack caught on cameraA gunman on a motorcy cle shot a passerby and beat the Manager of the Churches Chicken outlet near Bourda Market in a brazen robbery yesterday that was reportedly recorded on security cameras.Dennis Fitzpatrick of Albouystown, was shot in one of his legs. He underwent surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.According to police reports the store Manager Gregory Degannes was leaving the fast food outlet with cash when he was confronted by the bandits.Kaieteurいた