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    - Buzzing this weekend
      
      THIS weekend is one sprinkled with a little Latin, Jamaica and Bajan flavour, with a hint of some sports entertainment! The Jamaican afterwork is returning to Tower Suites, while the Latin Nights...
    - Vegas defends reggae song
      
      --Says he will not give up secular music A NEW track released by reggae artiste, Mr Vegas, where he talks about his experiences with the catastrophic Hurricane Irma has sent...
    - Selena comes clean –about kidney transplant
      
      SELENA Gomez has revealed she’s had a secret kidney transplant due to her battle with Lupus, and that her best friend was the donor. The singer, 25, broke the news by sharing a picture of...
    - Cynthia Dookie does Guyana proud
      
      --takes coveted Global International 2017 title THE Miss Global International Guyana organisation had promised that they would bring home the international crown this year, and they were...
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    - Ozone Protection – 30 years later
      
      ON September 16, 2017, Guyana joined the international community in celebrating International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This day marked 30 years since the Montreal Protocol on...
    - Air Pollution
      
      AS we continue to focus on the pertinent environmental issues, let’s turn our focus to air pollution and what laws exist to address this problem. The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) has...
    - Know More about the EPA Part II
      
      Welcome to another week of the EPA and you! Last week, we provided answers to some frequently asked questions about our roles and processes. This week, we continue with providing answers to other...
    - Know More about the EPA
      
      THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is aware that a public that values the environment will act to keep it safe and healthy. After all, the environment is the source of our air, water, food,...
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    - Bartician charged for ganja trafficking
      
      A 33-year-old man who was busted by police, allegedly with marijuana in his haversack, was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan for drug trafficking. It is alleged that...
    - Three held for questioning into Britisher’s death
      
      AS the investigation into the suspected suicide of British citizen, Sarah Rosemary Dajee continues, three persons have been detained by local police They have since submitted statements to the law...
    - Canada-bound man excretes 86 cocaine pellets
      
      THE Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Tuesday pulled a Canada-bound man off a flight at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and the man later excreted some 86 cocaine pellets. In a release,...
    - Teen suspect held in Baramita murder
      
      A 17-YEAR-OLD MINER who allegedly murdered a farmer at Baramita, North West District (NWD), Region One (Barima-Waini) on October 12, 2016, was on Monday apprehended by Toshao Trevor Mathis, of Region...
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    - Bartician charged for ganja trafficking
      
      A 33-year-old man who was busted by police, allegedly with marijuana in his haversack, was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan for drug trafficking. It is alleged that...
    - Taxi driver remanded for illegal possession of gun, ammo
      
      A 27-year-old taxi driver who was busted at the Itaballi Police Checkpoint with a gun under his car bonnet, was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan on two firearm-related...
    - Speedboat operator in court for drug trafficking
      
      A 37-year-old speedboat operator was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for drug trafficking. Deon Vangronigen of Parika, East Bank Essequibo, is alleged to have had 868...
    - Cocaine swallower gets four years
      
      A 26-year-old man who swallowed a total of 114 cocaine pellets was on Tuesday sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $2.5M, when he appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan in the...
- Politics
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    - AG: CJ ruling vindicates President’s decision on GECOM chair
      
      …Gaskin signals intention to appeal ATTORNEY General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams SC said the Chief Justice ruling on the Guyana Elections Commission chairmanship issue has upheld...
    - Arjoon to be compensated for wrongful dismissal
      
      AFTER more than six years of legal battle, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New Building Society (NBS), Maurice Arjoon will be compensated by the state-owned agency for wrongful dismissal by...
    - PAC hears about missing $14M in vouchers
      
      APPROXIMATELY $14M in vouchers are still to be accounted for by the Ministry of Indigenous People's Affairs while millions of dollars in equipment were procured without any evidence that contractual...
    - Education CoI recommends licensing of teachers
      
      THE recently concluded Commission of Inquiry into the local education system has recommended a license system for teachers to improve the level of service they are rendering to the system. This...
- 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...
- Regional
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    - Cuban ambassador decries Trump’s roll back of Obama policy
      
      CUBAN Ambassador to Guyana, Julio Cesar Gonzalez Marchante, described US President Donald Trump recent speech and directive as ill-advised, resulting in the roll-back of progress achieved over the...
    - US pledges support for regional energy reforms
      
      THE United States will be looking to play a more active role in supporting the energy sector in the Caribbean by providing targeted technical support to countries with the capacity and interest in...
    - Caribbean looks to creative arts to transform regional economy
      
      THE ECONOMIC potential of the creative arts industry in the Caribbean remains one which can transform regional economies which have been stagnant, Culture Minister of Barbados, Stephen Lashley, has...
    - CAL cancels flights over storm warning
      
      Caribbean Airlines (CAL) have cancelled a number of flights on Monday due to several Caribbean countries being placed under a tropical storm warning. A release from the air carrier stated: “Due to...
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    - Russian warning after US downs Syrian jet
      
      - Russia has warned the US-led coalition fighting in Syria that it will view its aircraft as targets, after a Syrian military plane was shot down. The coalition said it had shot down the Syrian...
    - Theresa May condemns ‘sickening’ terror attack
      
      - Prime Minister Theresa May says the terror attack near a north London mosque is "every bit as sickening" as other recent ones to hit the UK. A man drove a van into worshippers close to the...
    - Trump-Russia inquiry: President ‘probed for obstruction of justice’
      
      - President Donald Trump is being investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller for possible obstruction of justice, US media reports say. They say senior intelligence officials will be...
    - London fire: Prime minister orders full public inquiry
      
      - Prime Minister Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into the fire that engulfed a west London block of flats, killing at least 17 people. That figure is expected to rise, as fire chiefs...
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Guyana willing to offer help in support of peace in South America : –...

November 30, 2012

President Donald Ramotar told South American leaders gathered in Peru that an atmosphere of peace is a prerequisite to the development of nations, and...

President supports equality for all in South America – at UNASUR Summit in Peru

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November 30, 2012

INEQUALITY among the diverse populations of South America came up as a priority issue when the VI Meeting of the Heads of State and...

CANU torches cocaine found in soap powder at city wharf : –suspect already convicted...

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November 30, 2012

THE CUSTOMS Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) was yesterday tasked with destruction (burning) of more than 327 kilos of cocaine which were unearthed by several anti-narcotics...

December deadline for defaulting Anna Regina Market vendors

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November 30, 2012

VENDORS operating in the deep area of Anna Regina Market on the Essequibo Coast have until December 5 to visit the Town Clerk and...

Guyana/Colombia to strengthen extractive industries collaboration

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November 30, 2012

Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud, during his recent official visit to Colombia, paid a courtesy call on Minister of...

MOUs signed to make Giftland Mall international

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November 30, 2012

REPRESENTATVES of Giftland Mall and Camex Restaurants Inc. inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and licence on Thursday.It would see Church’s Chicken, Mario’s Pizza...

Luncheon reports on NIS actuarial review consultations

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November 30, 2012

THERE was exceptionally low participation in the just ended first phase consultations on the eighth actuarial review of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Chairman...

HPS announces… : Cabinet grants no objection for more contracts

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November 30, 2012

HEAD of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr. Roger Luncheon announced Thursday that Cabinet has granted its no objection to a number of contracts. ...

Commentary

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November 30, 2012

What somehow appeared to be a low-keyed news item in the issue of Stabroek News of Friday November 16, 2012, has caused me to...

Former President Jagdeo to be conferred honorary doctorate by UK University

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November 30, 2012

THE contributions of former Guyanese Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo continue to be recognised by reputable international institutions, with the latest being the announcement...

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