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    - 19-year-old Taariq Clarke doing wonders with his camera
      
      WE stress time and time again on the importance of youths, and investing in their development. Too often people believe that investment has to come from somewhere or someone in order to become...
    - Anushka Sharma joins husband, Virat, in Guyana
      
      ONE of India’s biggest movie stars, Anushka Sharma is here in Guyana with her husband, Virat Kohli, an Indian cricketer who currently captains the India national team, and is here for the West...
    - Buzzing this weekend
      
      IT’S time for the weekend again people, and it’s time to keep you in the loop with what’s ‘buzzing’ in and around Guyana. TODAY **DJ Energy and Escape Fridays present “Skinz” at...
    - ‘Filling the Void’ promises not to disappoint
      
      THE return of the art exhibition, ‘Filling the Void’ is set for Sunday at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, and patrons are asked to prepare their minds to be blown away by what the team of...
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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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    - Miner killed at Kurubrung backdam
      
      A 27-year-old miner succumbed to chop wounds he sustained during an altercation at Kurubrung Backdam in the Potaro-Siparuni region last evening. Dead is Mark Jacobus, who hails from the Aranaputa...
    - UPDATED: Bandits shot dead on Norton Street
      
      Gunfire erupted and disturbed the peace on Norton Street , Lodge this evening as several bandits were shot dead by the police during a standoff. Two of the men have been identified as Shawn Browne...
    - Man dies one month after beating
      
      ONE month after being rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he remained unconscious and on a life support, 48-year-old handyman, Terry Persaud, died on Thursday. His death was confirmed by...
    - Miner killed in Cuyuni
      
      A 19-year-old miner, Dave Boyal, was allegedly murdered by a close relative who was also his employer on Friday. Boyal of Batavia, Cuyuni River, was murdered at Blackwater Island Backdam in the...
- Courts
  - Court Stories
    - Man on drug possession charge granted bail
      
      ON Tuesday August 20, 2019, a 27-year-old man, on a drug possession charge, was released on 70,000 bail, by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Particulars of...
    - Man charged for discharging firearm remanded
      
      CHIEF Magistrate Ann McLennan on Tuesday August 20, 2019, remanded a twenty-five-year-old man to prison for discharging a firearm at a rank of the City Constabulary. Kevin Allicock of James Street,...
    - Trial of murder accused commences today
      
      A MIXED 12-member jury was, on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, empanelled before Justice Brassington Reynolds, at the Demerara High Court, for the trial of two men accused of the 2014 murder of two sisters...
    - Man to stand trial for 2015 murder
      
      BRIAN Mohan was, on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, committed to stand trial at the High Court for the 2015 murder of Christopher Wharton, who was gunned down, execution style, in front of his North...
- 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
    - 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,...
    - CAL CEO says safety is a priority in B737 Max purchase
      
      (T&T NEWSDAY)- Caribbean Airlines Ltd CEO Garvin Medera said safety is the company’s priority in any decision to upgrade the airline’s fleet to the Boeing 737 Max 8. “We will put safety...
    - TT oil refinery to close
      
      …‘Petrotrin buying oil to process not profitable’ THE Government has decided to shut down the refinery of State oil company Petrotrin. The country can no longer afford to continue to refine...
- International
  - International Stories
    - 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...
    - President Xi hails Sino-Brazilian ties on their 45th anniversary
      
      President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that he stands ready to make joint efforts with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to lift the comprehensive strategic partnership to a higher level to benefit...
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Preserving Our Literary Heritage

July 31, 2010

Brazilian Popular Music and its Relation to Literature Like Poe, the crazy American poetI ask the bird: what can we doAnd never, raven, never...

Granny’s hold saves boy’s life

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July 31, 2010

A GRANNY who saved her three-year-old grandson’s life using the Heimlich Manoeuvre is advocating that it be taught to everyone.Even though she learned...

Sexuality and the Arts (Part II)

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July 31, 2010

THERE ARE a number of vital reasons why sexuality has been one of the oldest topics, or contents, of the Arts, and will remain...

Once upon a time in West Berbice

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July 31, 2010

(Excerpts from the Essequebo and Demerary Gazette 1806 and 1807)Zee Zight: Public Vendue: On Monday the 6th of March ensuing, and following days, will...

This week on Merundoi

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July 31, 2010

Choices and Change: Life’s Realities Snr. Reinforcement Officer, Durwin Humphrey (with gun), plays the role of an...

The Forbidden Affair

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July 31, 2010

MAKING THE right choice is not always easy; sometimes it takes more out of you than you have to give. It isolates and depresses...

HIV Mailbox…

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July 31, 2010

Uganda’s Elly Katabira is new IAS President- President-Elect is Prof. Barre-Sinoussi Dr. Elly KatabiraProfessor Françoise Barré-SinoussiDR. ELLY Katabira, Professor of Medicine and former Deputy...

Blame Game

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July 31, 2010

EVERY time my boyfriend and I have problems, he cheats. The thing is, he tries to tell me it’s my fault, because...

Under Her Nose

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July 31, 2010

MY HUSBAND and I went on our first vacation to California, where we once lived. We went with our two boys and stayed...

You ARE what you eat

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July 31, 2010

WE’RE ALL acquainted with the saying: “You are what you eat.” This is, to a large extent, true. Every day, your body renews...

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