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    - Gabriella Chapman’s on a noble mission
      
      --to imbue ‘body positivity’ in other young women like herself “THE body is but a mere molecular structure that contains who we are.” You could say that that single sentence underlies the...
    - Medas to launch fifth album, “Ready”
      
      --at ‘One Mega Weekend’ experience CHRISTIANS across Guyana are in for three days of moving events if they’re looking to be a part of the “One Mega Weekend – Youth Summit”, which...
    - ‘Mommy Baby…’ for NCC this weekend
      
      AFTER rave reviews and a sold-out show in Linden, “Mommy Baby, Daddy Maybe”, the satirical tale of a baby’s disputed paternity, is coming to the National Cultural Centre here in the city this...
    - Personality of the week…| Talking about ‘the power of music’ with Mars Noel
      
      WE’VE all heard success stories, where persons would have confessed that music was their ‘go to’, to get over situations in their life. Some stories more heartbreaking than some. This...
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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...
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    - Jamaican jailed for 9-months for escaping police custody
      
      A 33-year-old Jamaican man has been sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment for escaping police custody. The Jamaican, Anthony Lynch, called ‘Russian’, was found guilty on Friday when he...
    - Bicycle thief jailed for 4 weeks
      
      SENIOR Magistrate, Leron Daly, on Friday, jailed a man for four weeks after he confessed that he stole a bicycle. Rayon Edwards appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday, and...
    - Herstelling man charged with assault
      
      FORTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Roy Persaud of 352 Third Street, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, appeared at the Providence Magistrate’s Court before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman on Friday to answer a...
    - Four months for break and enter and larceny
      
      LATCHMAN Sukhan, a 45-year-old Albouystown, Georgetown resident was on Friday sentenced to four months’ imprisonment for break and enter and larceny. Sukhan reappeared before Magistrate Annett...
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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...
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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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    - 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...
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    - Theresa May quits: UK set for new PM by end of July
      
      (BBC)-Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister. In an emotional statement, she said she had done her best to...
    - Former Peruvian President, Alan Garcia shoots himself as police arrest him
      
      (BBC)-Peru's former President Alan García has shot himself as police came to arrest him. Casimiro Ulloa hospital in the capital, Lima, said he was in surgery where he was being treated for "a...
    - San Diego Zoo to bid farewell to giant pandas
      
      LOS ANGELES — The San Diego Zoo will return its last two giant pandas to China next month, said zoo officials Monday. "In honoring the terms of the Zoo's conservation loan agreement with the...
    - Sri Lanka’s debt problem isn’t made in China
      
      (East Asia Forum)Global media and numerous ‘experts’ routinely assert that Sri Lanka was forced to cede a strategically important port to China after being lured into a debt trap by easy Chinese...
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GBA punches off Novices championships in California Square tomorrow night

April 30, 2014

… welcomes back NOC into competition MINISTER of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony had challenged the Steve Ninvalle-steward Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) to...

Ruthless Pollard fails to save Mumbai from 5th straight loss

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April 30, 2014

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) - A blistering half-century from West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard brought Mumbai Indians to the brink of victory over...

BANKS DIH/LINDEN ‘GUINNESS GREATEST OF DE STREETS’

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April 30, 2014

Cherokee Park needle Classic Six out of tournament … Four players hit double strikes THANKS to Eldon Saul’s solitary strike in the 12th minute, Cherokee Park...

Everest centenary dominoes now Sunday, May 25

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April 30, 2014

THE Everest Cricket Club centenary dominoes tournament which was scheduled to be held this Sunday has been rescheduled to Sunday, May 25. It’s part of...

Agricola, Soesdyke record wins; Grove oppose Diamond today

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April 30, 2014

COMPETITION in the Stag Beer-sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) division-one league will continue today with one match at the Grove Playfield. Home team Grove...

MCYS Swimming Camp comes to a close

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April 30, 2014

THE Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS)-sponsored annual Easter Swimming Camp which was held at the Colgrain Swimming Pool came to a close...

Australia back on top of the world after annual Test update

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April 30, 2014

… Michael Clarke’s side also remains the top ranked ODI side AUSTRALIA has reclaimed the number-one Test ranking and has also retained its top ODI...

Blackwood revels in maiden century milestone

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April 30, 2014

GROS-ISLET, St Lucia, (CMC) - Emerging Jamaican batsman Jermaine Blackwood has described as a “big achievement” his maiden first-class hundred which helped Jamaica earn...

Stiff Barbados Football Association penalty

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April 30, 2014

THE Barbados Football Association (BFA) has sent a strong message that violence on the field or any form of indiscipline will not be tolerated. Brothers...

PMCC making strides under new management

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April 30, 2014

… Ramsammy, Lewis and Chan shine in win over RHT Bakewell UNDER new management, who has so far organised two successful fund-raising events, the Port...

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