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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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    - Plumber fined, jailed for gun possession
      
      SENIOR Magistrate Faith McGusty on Monday handed down a two-year sentence on a 34-year-old plumber, after she found guilty of having an unlicensed firearm in his possession. David Austin of...
    - Three more bailed in cocaine trafficking bust
      
      THREE men were on Monday released on $2M bail each by Magistrate Rushell Liverpool at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court for trafficking $24M in cocaine. The men, Khemraj Lall, 39, of Zeelugt EBE;...
    - Shawn Nurse murder PI hears CID detective’s testimony
      
      The Preliminary Inquiry into the murder of Shawn Nurse called ‘Fabulous’ continued on Monday before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman. Kerwin DaSantos called ‘Buffy’ and George Hope...
    - Omar Shariff’s lawyer makes no-case submission on grounds of insufficient evidence
      
      ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Sanjeev Datadin on Monday made a no-case submission in favour of his clients; former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Presidency, Omar Shariff and his reputed wife, Savatri...
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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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    - 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...
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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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28 years of PNC thuggery –misery in Guyana

March 31, 2015

READING Bros. Hydar Ally and Lal Balkaran’s letters should be a must for all who suffered, including others of sound mind, to never forget...

Creating a prosperous and just society

Staff Reporter -

March 31, 2015

POLITICS is defined as who gets what, how and when. The PPP/C has always embraced the view that the acquisition of power is not...

Let education reign supreme!

Staff Reporter -

March 31, 2015

GUYANA is the only country in the world that the Government gives a free computer to every home. I disputed this vociferously until I...

Well done, Africo!

Staff Reporter -

March 31, 2015

I read with pride, excitement, and joyous anticipation the article, ‘Africo Selman joins PPP at Kitty Rally’ carried in your March 30 issue.For as...

Jagdeo is a towering thunderbolt in Opposition psyche

Staff Reporter -

March 31, 2015

FORMER President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo is perceived by the Opposition cabal as such a formidable adversary in the political fray that their fear is...

CPL changes for the better – Jaime Stewart

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March 31, 2015

“WE got extra games in the tournament this year and an expanded schedule in a sport event is a helpful thing,” says Limacol CPL’s...

DDL continues support for Caribbean Premier League

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March 31, 2015

THE Demerara Distillers, behind their world famous El Dorado Rum, yesterday announced the continuation of sponsorship for the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Dubbed the...

25th K&S football semi-finals set for tonight at DCC … Slingerz vs Riddim...

Staff Reporter -

March 31, 2015

IT STARTED with 16 teams but after six nights of intense and heartbreaking football action, it has boiled down to the final-four teams contesting...

GT&T on board with soft-shoe tournament

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March 31, 2015

MERE hours after they officially launched their soft-shoe tournament at the Guyana Beverage Company, Diamond, East Bank Demerara-based boardroom, the directors of Petra Organisation...

Fourth Annual PowerAde 50-mile cycle race for West Demerara on Sunday

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March 31, 2015

THE fourth Annual PowerAde 50-mile cycle road race will be staged on Sunday in the West Demerara area commencing at 08:00hrs from outside the...

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