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    - A voice to reckon with | Guyanese singer Shamain Greaves making waves abroad
      
      IF it isn't her distinct voice, then the melodious sounds of 26-year-old Shamain Greaves on the violin will surely pique your interest. This talented Guyanese-born artist has a voice to be reckoned...
    - Elegance, sass and high fashion at Linden proms
      
      PROM season is here and the high school students of Linden, who are attending prom, are showing up, no less elegant and adorned than a celebrity on a red carpet. The same level of exquisiteness...
    - Creole Rock heads to the UK
      
      LOCAL Rock Musician, Gavin Mendonca, will be embarking on a journey to the UK soon to attend a few festivals, including the 'World of Music, Arts and Dance' (WOMAD). He sees it as a grand opportunity...
    - Buzzing this Weekend
      
      It’s the weekend and we all want to have some fun after a long week of work! So here are some events that you can start off the weekend with rather than be cooped up at home. Get out and get your...
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    - Westfield Prep girl tops at NGSA
      
      Nalia Rahaman of Westfield Prep Primary School- a private school located at 120-121 Parade Street, Kingston, Georgetown topped this year National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) with a score of 529...
    - Two terms only
      
      …CCJ checks Jagdeo’s third term ambitions In the case of the Attorney General of Guyana v Cedric Richardson, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that an amendment, that barred...
    - CCJ upholds Presidential limit
      
      …nixes Jagdeo third term bid The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) by a 6-1 majority upheld the constitutional amendment on term limits for Presidential Candidates in Guyana and overturned the...
    - CCJ rules against third term
      
      The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) by a 6-1 majority upheld the constitutional amendment on term limits for Presidential Candidates in Guyana and overturned the decisions of the Guyana...
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    - Police investigating suspected double murder at Craig Street
      
      Police are investigating the deaths of a father and son whose lifeless bodies were found at a house in Craig Street, Campbellville this morning. Other reports suggest that the case may be a...
    - Private aircraft bearing Venezuelan registration detained at CJIA
      
      An investigation has been launched into the landing of a private chartered aircraft at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Monday afternoon with suspected false registration number and connections...
    - Man kills brother over lunch
      
      A FIFTY-seven-year-old porter beat his brother to death after he had eaten out his lunch on Thursday afternoon at Bella Dam, West Bank Demerara. Dead is 61-year-old Nazir Khan known as ‘Karie’...
    - Contraband found next to prison chicken pen
      
      PRISON authorities on Wednesday found contraband in the compound of the New Amsterdam Prison next to a chicken pen there. The contraband is believed to have been thrown over the prison...
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    - State closed its case in Atlantic Gardens execution-style murder
      
      AS the “execution-style” murder case of Atlantic Gardens resident Patricia Sanasie is almost at an end, the State, after presenting a handful of witnesses, closed its case on Wednesday in the...
    - Submissions handed over in Bisram murder case
      
      THE defence attorneys for the five men who are before the Springlands Magistrate’s Court for the murder of Berbice carpenter, Faiyaz Narinedat, on Wednesday handed over their submissions to the...
    - Life sentences for child rapist
      
      “I want him go to jail…’ victim tells court AN unremorseful Navindra Badal, 46, was on Wednesday afternoon sentenced to life imprisonment for two counts of rape of a child under age 16 years...
    - High Court stays misconduct charges against Singh, Brassington
      
      CHIEF Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Tuesday granted an interim stay of proceedings in the misconduct in public office charge case against former Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh and former head...
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    - Two terms only
      
      …CCJ checks Jagdeo’s third term ambitions In the case of the Attorney General of Guyana v Cedric Richardson, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that an amendment, that barred...
    - CCJ upholds Presidential limit
      
      …nixes Jagdeo third term bid The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) by a 6-1 majority upheld the constitutional amendment on term limits for Presidential Candidates in Guyana and overturned the...
    - Venezuela opts out of border case at ICJ
      
      Venezuela has declined to participate in the court action filed by Guyana to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with respect to age old territorial controversy between the two...
    - Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe resigns
      
      Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda has said. A letter from Mr Mugabe said that the decision was voluntary and that he had made it to allow a smooth...
- Health
  - Science & Tech Stories
    - Region Five gets ‘smart’ health centres
      
      REGION Five (Mahaica/Berbice) is slated to receive two new health centres designed and constructed in keeping with the concept of “smart medical facilities.” One centre will be constructed at...
    - Support for Ptolemy Reid Rehab Centre
      
      IN observance of National Rehabilitation Week 2017, Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, on Wednesday pledged government’s support to the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre in helping to...
    - GPHC pain medicine goes missing -male nurse suspected
      
      DURING the course of last week, staff of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) discovered ten vials of the pain medicine, pethidine missing from a cabinet. Reports are that the hospital...
    - 60 cervical cancer tests conducted during U.S. Embassy outreach in Linden
      
      SIXTY cervical cancer tests were among a range of tests conducted by a United States Embassy outreach in the mining town of Linden recently. According to the embassy , the Humanitarian Assistance...
- Regional
  - Regional Stories
    - Gov’t seeking forfeiture of over $203M from businesswoman
      
      JAMAICA GLEANER - THE Assets Recovery Agency is seeking the forfeiture of over $203 million dollars from businesswoman Lan Yan which it alleges she obtained by illegal means. The agency has filed a...
    - Venezuela opts out of border case at ICJ
      
      Venezuela has declined to participate in the court action filed by Guyana to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with respect to age old territorial controversy between the two...
    - Miguel Díaz-Canel nominated to replace Castro
      
      (BBC) Cuba's parliament has picked Miguel Díaz-Canel as the sole candidate to succeed President Raúl Castro, 86, bringing the family's decades-long rule to an end. Raúl Castro took over as...
    - Alert level rises for Kick em Jenny volcano
      
      -increased activities recorded near submarine volcano The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) of Grenada on Monday afternoon reported an increase in activities of the Kick em’ Jenny...
- International
  - International Stories
    - Private aircraft bearing Venezuelan registration detained at CJIA
      
      An investigation has been launched into the landing of a private chartered aircraft at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Monday afternoon with suspected false registration number and connections...
    - Judge blocks release of Former Brazilian President Lula
      
      (BBC)- A Brazilian judge has overturned an order passed earlier by another judge for the immediate release of ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, better known as "Lula". Judge Joao Pedro Gerbran...
    - Guyana and Vietnam to strengthen trade
      
      President David Granger, who is currently attending the Sixth Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, had a bilateral meeting withthe Prime...
    - Two terms only
      
      …CCJ checks Jagdeo’s third term ambitions In the case of the Attorney General of Guyana v Cedric Richardson, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that an amendment, that barred...
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City’s chief constable reports spike in robberies

Staff Reporter -

July 19, 2018

Heavy winds destroy Berbice homes

Pistol,revolver retrieved in separate arrests

Rice exports up by 43%

News

‘Let’s work together’

Alva Solomon -

July 19, 2018

- new NTC chair tells government - Allicock pledges support, strengthened relationship NEWLY-elected chairman of the National Toshaos Council (NTC), Nicholas Fredericks says the new...

Legal flaws big bugbear to Amerindian land titling

Ariana Gordon -

July 19, 2018

…GL&SC calls for solutions-based dialogue SEVERAL legal and procedural challenges and flaws are affecting the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) from effectively conducting its...

Over 600 workers needed at Albion Estate

Staff Reporter -

July 19, 2018

THE management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is calling on the Albion community and surrounding areas to fill the vacancies for 600-plus sugar...

Land lease approved for NTC

Ariana Gordon -

July 19, 2018

THE Guyana Lands and Surveys (GL&SC) on Wednesday announced that the plot of land identified for the National Toshaos Council (NTC) Secretariat can now...

Charges against ‘airplane trio’ withdrawn

Staff Reporter -

July 19, 2018

CHARGES against Hutashan Ramsingh called “Shawn”, Wazim King and Nathan Hamilton were on Wednesday withdrawn by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack. In a...

Sports

GFF Elite League to benefit from capacity-building initiatives with Brazilian professional...

Staff Reporter -

July 18, 2018

… Forde wraps up successful trip to Brazil THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League will benefit from significant capacity-building partnerships as a direct...

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