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    - South Africa’s Dynamq Sound to compete at Armageddon Clash 2020
      
      THE country’s biggest Sound Clash, Armageddon, was officially launched on Sunday last in Mango Lane, East Ruimveldt, and judging from how things went down, ‘clash’ fans will be in for a treat...
    - Hungry? Come have breakfast with Vanilla!
      
      IN the recent past, many may have noticed that local artistes are raising the bar with their quality of music, and Melissa "Vanilla" Roberts is high on top of that list. She has proven herself a...
    - ‘Elemental’ for the Courtyard Mall this Sunday
      
      DESCRIBING herself as a person who breathes Art and Culture, 23-year-old Godlyn Lyte is hosting her debut fashion show in Guyana at the Pergola Restaurant at the Courtyard Mall on Robb Street on...
    - Guyana Carnival 2020 set to launch Sunday
      
      AFTER two years of success, Guyana Carnival is returning next year, and is anticipated to be another successful year for the team. Wasting no time to build the momentum for what is probably now one...
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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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    - Sea bandits charged for murder of Corentyne fishermen
      
      ONE week after being arrested in Suriname, wanted pirates, Ricardo Fraser called “Shines” and Anonth Boodrage called “Andy”, have been placed before the court and charged with the capital...
    - Bandits rob miner of gold chains, cash
      
      TWO armed bandits robbed a 24-year-old miner at Uitvlugt Bus Shed Street, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Thursday evening. The victim was identified as Akeem Ford of Bagotville, WCD. Reports...
    - Another pirate confesses to deadly attack
      
      Police on Wednesday arrested a third pirate who was wanted for the brutal murder of the four fishermen between October 5 -13, 2019. The man, identified as Lenox Grimond called “Breeze” was...
    - Guyanese to be charged for drug trafficking
      
      A 23-year-old Guyanese is facing drug trafficking charges after excreting over 25 pellets of cocaine from his stomach. The man was identified as Kester Anfrany Johnson. Reports indicate that...
- Courts
  - Court Stories
    - Man found guilty of robbery and rape to be sentenced December 18
      
      A 25-year-old man, on Monday, December 09, 2019, confessed, before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall at the Georgetown High Court, to a robbery and rape charge, committed nine years ago on a...
    - Norton Street man accused of drug trafficking granted bail
      
      CHIEF Magistrate Ann McLennan, on Monday December 9, 2019, released a 30-year-old vendor on $170,000 bail for trafficking drugs. Collis Burrowes of Norton Street, Georgetown, appeared at the...
    - Man accused of robbery to spend Christmas in prison
      
      MAGISTRATE Sherdel Isaac-Marcus, on Monday, December 9, 2019, remanded a 29-year-old man to prison, on a robbery charge. Orin Mitchell of Hunter Street Albouystown appeared at the Georgetown...
    - Brazilian teen sentenced to three months in prison
      
      CHIEF Magistrate Ann McLennan, on Monday December 9, 2019, sentenced a Brazilian Teen to three months in prison and fined him $99,000, for possession of marijuana. Nathan DeAlmeiba, 19, of Mococa...
- Politics
  - Politics Stories
    - 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
    - Ex St Kitts Prime Minister arrested in UK
      
      …while trying to leave Britain with £70,000 in cash THE DAILY MAIL, December 8, 2019- A CARIBBEAN politician made a Privy Counsellor by David Cameron for his 'loyal service' to Queen and country...
    - Barbados spared major damage from Dorian
      
      No major incidents, damage or injuries were reported across Barbados following the passage of Tropical Storm Dorian last night and early this morning. And, the public service is set to resume...
    - 23 Venezuelans trying to reach Trinidad, feared dead
      
      (Trinidad Express)-At least 23 illegal immigrants, including women and two children, are feared drowned after their boat overturned early Wednesday morning off Venezuela. The ill-fated fishing...
    - Venezuela crisis: Guaidó aide faces terrorism charge
      
      A top aide to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó is being charged with terrorism after he was arrested by President Nicolas Maduro's government. Mr Guaidó's chief of staff Roberto Marrero,...
- International
  - International Stories
    - End rape : An intolerable cost to society
      
      By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (UN Women Executive Director) If I could have one wish granted, it might well be a total end to rape. That means a significant weapon of war gone from the arsenal of...
    - China’s Ambassador to UK condemns terrorism in Hong Kong
      
      China's Ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming said China's central government hopes the Hong Kong situation will end in an orderly way. The Ambassador reiterated at a news conference that Hong Kong is...
    - Foreign officials, experts condemn lawbreakers’ violence in Hong Kong, support actions by gov’t
      
      BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Foreign government officials and experts have recently expressed their condemnation of the violence perpetrated by radical demonstrators in Hong Kong. Emphasizing the...
    - Hong Kong residents visit injured reporter, call for end of violence
      
      HONG KONG, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- More than 100 of Hong Kong residents came to the hospital on Wednesday, where a reporter assaulted by violent protesters last night at the Hong Kong airport received...
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Coalition slams mischievous DemWaves story

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December 10, 2019

Appeal hearing set for Monday

GLSC sacks three employees over corrupt practices

Crab catchers recount harrowing ordeal

News

Masked gunmen rob duo at Rock Landing Ekereku

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December 10, 2019

TWO persons were robbed of an undisclosed quantity of raw gold and a firearm at Rock Landing Ekereku, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, at a business place, on...

270 Indigenous youths granted scholarships this year

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December 10, 2019

-Programme to expand in 2020 TWO hundred and seventy Indigenous youths received full scholarships this year to pursue secondary, tertiary and vocational education on the...

GLSC approved 849 leases for this year

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December 10, 2019

…CEO warns against illegal occupation of gov’t lands AS the demand for land, particularly in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), continues to rise, the Guyana Lands and...

Miss South Africa crowned Miss Universe 2019

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December 10, 2019

CBS NEWS-Miss South Africa hopes to inspire girls who look like her after she was crowned Miss Universe 2019. "I grew up in a world...

Grimmond and Singh committed to stand trial at the High Court for conspiracy to...

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December 10, 2019

THE owner of Mark Interior Communication Inc. and an alleged hit-man, who were both arrested by police for conspiring to execute a Lethem businessman,...

Sports

Guyana complete ‘sweep’ of Grenada

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December 10, 2019

THE Junior Hercules-coached Guyana National Basketball team defeated Grenada 97 – 73 on Sunday last at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, to end their...

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