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    - Festival of Plays for Theatre Guild Nov 24-26
      
      A THREE-day festival of plays, featuring big topics that are current and appealing to a wide cross-section of Guyanese, is billed for Theatre Guild during the period November 24 to 26. Festival...
    - Keep this article on copyright and explore from where it stands
      
      THE opposition to copyright legislation becoming effective in Guyana echoes from a peculiar pool of ignorance, coupled with a comfortable way of doing business that regulates a large percentage of...
    - Rose Hall gears up for carnival-style celebration
      
      As Miss Berbice Pageant collaborate to showcase town The organisers of the ‘Miss Berbice I am a big deal pageant’ have residents of the ancient county counting down the days to their first...
    - Buzzing this weekend
      
      IT’S time for the weekend again, people! There a few big events going off this weekend including one that wants to help you celebrate the best you. So don’t stay cooped up at home. Today If...
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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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    - Farmer busted with over five kilos of cocaine
      
      A 50-year-old poultry farmer of Smythfield, New Amsterdam, Berbice was arrested at the Moleson Creek Ferry Stelling at about 09:25hrs on Friday for possession of narcotics for the purpose of...
    - Man confesses to murder of Parika woman
      
      THE police have been able to secure a confession statement from a 37-year-old man in the murder of 22-year-old Romeza Sukdeo whose decomposing remains were found in a clump of bushes on Sunday...
    - Man found dead on Diamond Public Road was murdered
      
      – autopsy AN autopsy done on Ronald Armstrong, who was found on the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara, in the vicinity of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) on November 9th, revealed that he...
    - Cops burn ganja farm,camp in Essequibo
      
      POLICE in Essequibo on Friday destroyed a farm with a quantity of cannabis at the Onderneeming Sand Pit area. The raid was done between 11:00hrs and 15:00hrs. Police said acting on information, a...
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    - Acid-throwing policewoman granted bail
      
      A PREGNANT policewoman, who allegedly threw acid in her boyfriend’s face, appeared on Thursday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ court to answer to the charge. Cassandra Vulture, 30, of School...
    - US fugitive to know fate Nov. 30
      
      --when extradition hearing resumes MAGISTRATE Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus is expected to rule on a submission made by the defence counsel of Troy Anthony Thomas, who is wanted in the United States (US) in...
    - Man remanded for ganja possession
      
      A 26- year-old man was on Wednesday remanded to prison for allegedly having in his possession 76 grams of Marijuana. Peter Patterson, an operator appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman in the...
    - Timehri man in court for unlawful possession of ammunition
      
      A Timehri resident was on Wednesday released on $60,000 bail when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates ' Court charged with unlawful possession of ammunition. Sunil Roopnarine appeared before...
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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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    - 1978-2018: China’s import history through the lens
      
      When put under the lens of history, the China International Import Expo (CIIE) that concluded in Shanghai last Saturday might be a milestone amid China's transition from an export powerhouse to an...
    - Singles Day achieves new sales record
      
      Chinese consumers shrugged off any concerns over a slowing economy by snapping up goods and services from home and abroad during the Singles Day online shopping gala, which falls on Nov 11 each...
    - WB President: China’s poverty reduction experience deserves world attention
      
      China's 40 years' reform and opening up has made it the second largest economy in the world, and the country is now within striking distance of eliminating extreme poverty, said World Bank President...
    - China’s import expo opens, Xi urges building an open world economy
      
      Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the opening of the world's first import-themed national-level expo in Shanghai on Monday, calling it a "trail-blazing" move in the history of international...
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National Junior Karate Championships completed

May 31, 2016

THE Guyana Karate Federation held its National Junior Karate Championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall last Sunday. The competitors took part in the...

Zimbabwe sacks Masakadza, Whatmore

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May 31, 2016

ZIMBABWE has sacked captain Hamilton Masakadza and head coach Dav Whatmore, following the board's review of the team's performance at the World T20 in...

Inside Edge – `FIRST BALL: THE UPCOMING TRI-NATIONS ODI SERIES

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May 31, 2016

THE Tri-Nations One-Day International series involving the West Indies, Australia and South Africa is scheduled to commence at the National Stadium, Providence, on Friday...

Warriors beat Thunder to set up NBA Finals rematch with Cavaliers

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May 31, 2016

(THE Sports Xchange) - The Golden State Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 96-88 in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on Monday...

Rashford, Sturridge make England Euro 2016 squad

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May 31, 2016

(REUTERS) Strikers Marcus Rashford and Daniel Sturridge made Roy Hodgson's final 23-man England squad for Euro 2016 yesterday but winger Andros Townsend and midfielders...

Djokovic left hanging as rain cuts short day 10

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May 31, 2016

(REUTERS) - Play was called off for the day at Roland Garros at 16:50hrs yesterday as rain frustrated players and fans alike for the...

Anderson tops Test rankings after Sri Lanka success

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May 31, 2016

ENGLAND fast bowler James Anderson has jumped above compatriot Stuart Broad at the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test bowling rankings after...

OAS head calls emergency meeting over Venezuela crisis

Fareeza Haniff -

May 31, 2016

- Venezuela's government came under renewed pressure on Tuesday when regional body Organization of American States called for an emergency meeting. OAS head Luis...

Charged with attempted murder of ex-lover

Fareeza Haniff -

May 31, 2016

AFTER almost two months on the run for allegedly attempting to kill his estranged wife, Colwyn Alex Croal, aka ‘Brother’, of Canvas City, Wismar,...

PPP ups pressure for Surujbally’s ouster

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May 31, 2016

By Derwayne Wills CONTINUING its pressure campaign for the removal of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr Steve Surujbally, members of the People’s...

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