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    - Buzzing this Weekend
      
      There’s a lot to do this weekend and the top of the list is CPL semifinal and final cricket matches with several spots hosting viewing parties. There’s also the Tasha Cobbs concert on tonight, so...
    - Making music his life | Chris Ove
      
      YOU may not know the name Chris Ove, but in a few months you just might be hearing a lot more about this talented singer and if you give his single “Another Lover” a listen, you’ll see...
    - Hebrew Family youth bringing back the culture of drumming
      
      THE sounds of the drums are the sound of life for the young drummers of the Hebrew Family. Despite living in a western society where 21st century music has been embraced by most millennials, these...
    - ‘Club Privilege’ set for grand opening in Berbice
      
      ALL roads lead to New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) tomorrow night as Club Privilege officially opens with Naila Blackman and KI and the Band in the house. The club is located...
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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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    - Pensioner robbed, killed in Annandale home
      
      A 72-year-old pensioner was robbed and killed in his home at lot 149 Annandale South, East Coast Demerara on Monday evening. Dead is Krishnachand Dabee, a father of three. The body was taken to...
    - Warder finds cannabis during walkabout
      
      A PRISON warder, who was walking around the inner perimeter of the Camp Street prison compound on Tuesday, saw two small parcels of suspected narcotics taped with transparent scotch tape. When he...
    - “Plucky”, “Frankie” arrested for series of East Bank Demerara robberies
      
      At least three robbery victims have identified two men as the perpetrators of a series of robberies committed on members of the public at Agricola and nearby areas on the East Bank of...
    - 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...
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    - Two cops under internal investigation
      
      - for running ‘red-light’ bar, assault TWO serving members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) found themselves on the wrong side of the law on Tuesday when they appeared before Chief Magistrates...
    - ‘Mule’, alleged recruiter remanded
      
      -for attempting to traffic ‘coke’ to J’ca A 35-year-old woman, who was recently busted with over $1.1 M worth of cocaine in her suitcase at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), was...
    - ‘Birthday Boy’ remanded until October
      
      - for Annandale pensioner’s murder WHAT should have been a joyful occasion was quite the opposite for a lad who turned 16 on Tuesday, as it is the very day he found himself before the Cove and...
    - 52-year-old amputee gets life for raping child
      
      A 52-year-old man was on Tuesday jailed for life after being found guilty of raping a five-year-old girl back in 2014. Deosaran Narine was jailed in absentia at the Sexual Offences Court which was...
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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
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    - 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...
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    - 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...
    - CDB to help pay Haiti’s 2018-2019 catastrophe insurance premiums
      
      The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a grant of US$3 million to cover Haiti’s 2018-2019 insurance premiums with CCRIF SPC—the company that provides parametric insurance coverage to...
    - 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...
- International
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    - Venezuela leader ‘survives drone attack’
      
      (BBC)-Venezuelan officials say explosive drones went off as President Nicolás Maduro was giving a live televised speech in Caracas, but he is unharmed. Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez said...
    - 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...
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Government closely monitoring heavy rainfall

January 31, 2012

…making interventions to reduce impact of heavy rainfallTHE ‘Flood Watch’ is on, as government is closely monitoring the persistent heavy ...

CGX semi-submersible rig arrives, drilling to commence in weeks

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January 31, 2012

-CEO, other officials meet PresidentTHE way has been cleared for the Canadian oil exploration company, CGX, to commence drilling one of two...

Mystery surrounds death of several deer at the Zoo

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January 31, 2012

- police investigation ongoingON Saturday morning, five deer including a 3-week-old baby deer and a pregnant captive bred were discovered dead in...

Deputy Mayor Robert Williams dies

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January 31, 2012

- Green leads tributesFORMER Deputy Mayor and Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Georgetown City Council, Mr. Robert Williams died yesterday...

EU provides a further $3.4 B to support sugar sector

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January 31, 2012

Euro 12.5M was transferred in December 2011 by the European Union to support the sugar sector in Guyana. This disbursement was part...

Burrowes pays tribute to Williams

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January 31, 2012

I am profoundly saddened at the passing of Former Deputy Mayor and Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Georgetown City Council,...

Might of the stench in city

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January 31, 2012

MAYOR Hamilton Green is at his paltry attempt to justify (HIS) incompetence and politicking as he lords over the constant decay of the city....

APNU/YCT’s divisive politics typical of the PNC of old

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January 31, 2012

MASHRAMANI, the celebration of our Amerindian brothers and sisters and adopted by the entire nation has become the talk of the town as a...

Who or what is the Guyana Media Proprietors Association (GMPA)

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January 31, 2012

I HAVE a question: Who or what is the Guyana Media Proprietors Association (GMPA)? I mean all of a sudden, this body (comprising whom,...

I think this makes for national heralding

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January 31, 2012

I AM referring here to the fact that ‘Scores of Guyanese benefited from free eye screening, as the Health Ministry continues to place emphasis...

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