Daily Archives: 01/22/2022

GUYANA: US$5M worth of ammo found on ship with Guyana flag in Dakar, Senegal

01/22/2022 – 10:00 am

Some of the ammunition seized at Dakar

Jan 21, 2022 – Kaieteur News – Senegal has seized three containers of ammunition from a Guyana-flagged cargo ship in the port of the capital Dakar, in a rare arms haul worth an estimated $5 million.

In a statement seen by AFP on Tuesday January 18, Senegal’s customs agency said it had searched a ship named the MV Eolika that stopped to refuel, after it had made “inconsistent declarations.”

Senegal seizes three containers of ammunition from a Guyana-flagged cargo ship in the port of the capital Dakar, in a rare arms haul worth an estimated $5 million. (Senegalese Customs/Handout/AFP)        Continue reading →

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GUYANA: Georgetown: With numerous landmarks and attractions; Kingston touted as potential tourism site

01/22/2022 – 12:06 am

A section of the Kingstown Seawalls (Photo: Visit Guyana)

News Room Guyana: November 17, 2021.
Kingston, in north Georgetown, at the mouth of the Demerara River, is replete with numerous landmarks and attractions and Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond has touted this area as a potential tourism site.

In this small area of Georgetown, the development of two major hotels- the Marriott and Pegasus– occupy the waterfront area.        Continue reading →

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CANADA: Vancouver BC: Guyana-born the Reverend Areeta Bridgemohan appointed vicar

01/22/2022 – 12:03 am

A New Vicar for Christ Church Cathedral – Vancouver

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Rev. Areeta Bridgemohan

The Very Reverend Chris Pappas  –1410 Nanton Avenue – On the Ancestral Lands of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish Nations .Vancouver, BC – V6H 2E2   Canada

It is my privilege to share with you that the search for a new vicar has come to a successful conclusion. Bishop John Stephens is appointing the Reverend Areeta Bridgemohan as the cathedral’s next vicar beginning on May 1, 2022. 

I am very excited about welcoming Areeta to the cathedral. A true citizen of the world, her experience – both personal and professional – will enrich our community in many ways. I also feel that she meets many of the longings expressed during the listening sessions for our next vicar.      Continue reading →

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