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    - The Circus is coming!
      
      GUYANA get ready because from September 28, D’Urban Park is going to come alive with some thrilling and stunning performances of the Suarez Brothers Circus, which officially announced earlier this...
    - 96.1 FM for official launch soon
      
      AFTER submitting at least 10 radio license applications over a 20-year period, Blackman and Sons Inc. is happy that the company has finally secured a license; and is all set for an official launch of...
    - SASOD Closes ‘Spectrum 14’ with Films on Desire and Experimentation
      
      Guyana’s Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD Guyana) film festival, “Painting the Spectrum 14,” ends next week with two screenings that focus on experimentation. Pushing...
    - Rupununi Music & Arts Festival Director awarded MBE at Buckingham Palace
      
      DIRECTOR of the Rupununi Music & Arts Festival, Dr. Bob Ramdhanie has been awarded ‘the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire’ (MBE) for his contribution to the arts in the United...
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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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    - Hotel proprietor now charged with murder
      
      - for allegedly shooting neighbour to death THE proprietor of the Tourist Villa Hotel and Bar at Fifth Avenue Subryanville, Georgetown was on Monday charged for the murder of his neighbour, Jason De...
    - Driver in Uitvlugt fatal accident remanded
      
      THE driver, who allegedly caused the death of a pedestrian on Thursday last, on the Uitvlugt Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD), was remanded to prison on Monday when he appeared before...
    - Joint trial on attempted murder continues
      
      AFTER over a week in voir dire, the open trial resumed for Marisco George and John Caesar, before Justice Sandil Kissoon on Monday. The two are facing joint charges. For the first count, it was...
    - Serial fraudster strikes again
      
      - and gets bail, too A GROVE, East Bank Demerara fraudster was on Monday charged for incurring a debt of $1.2M at the Summertime Travel Agency and refusing to pay. Nezia Persaud, 37, appeared...
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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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  - Regional Stories
    - 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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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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