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    - The culture and values that rocked the cradle
      
      IT IS obvious that not everyone will fit into their memory with the passionate intention to address the troubling details of six months ago, but would instead only shout aloud publicly if they feel...
    - Beenie’s daughter calls him out
      
      (DANCEHALL hiphop) Beenie Man’s daughter, Desha Ravers, has a message for the dancehall legend: Step up yo thing! Back in August, the only female member of the Ravers Clavers crew took to...
    - Sean Paul visits Buju in jail
      
      (Dancehall HipHop) Sean Paul visited Buju Banton in prison, and returned with a simple message from the Gargamel: Greatness is coming. Buju Banton has just over a year more to serve his prison...
    - Guyana finishes third
      
      --at Miss India Worldwide 2017 IT’S shaping up to be a good year for Guyanese girls on the pageantry scene, as, just after taking the crown at the Miss Global International Pageant last month,...
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    - ‘Put people above debt,’
      
      ….Puerto Rico official urges amid Maria's devastation San Juan’s mayor urged the United States on Tuesday to prioritize “people above debt” as it helps rebuild from the devastation of...
    - 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...
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    - Bandits beat caterer, escape with his car
      
      TWO bandits on Monday night robbed a 36-year-old caterer of Bent Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, on North Road between Alexander and Bourda streets. Police said the incident occurred about...
    - Cannabis found in passenger’s haversack
      
      A 23-YEAR-OLD unemployed man from Sheet Anchor Village,East Canje, Berbice was yesterday arrested at Fort Wellington,West Coast Berbice with 1,395 grams of cannabis which he had in a haversack. At...
    - Bandit held following Better Hope robbery
      
      A suspected bandit was apprehended Friday afternoon following a robbery at Better Hope on the East Coast of Demerara . Reports are that several bandits carried out a robbery in the area and while...
    - CANU searches for woman who posted cocaine laced hammocks
      
      Tiffini Tricia Collison, 26, is being sought by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) after a package she posted last week via an international courier service was found to have what is...
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    - Counselling for remanded teen on murder charge
      
      TWO teens charged with the killing of 55-year-old, Fazal Shaheed, during a robbery at Freeman Street, East La Penitence, were on Thursday placed under the supervision of a probation officer and...
    - Recently released ex-con back behind bars
      
      …for Saga’s murder, narcotics possession A 26-year-old ex-convict was on Tuesday charged for the murder of 59-year-old D’Urban Street businessman, Godfrey Scipio called ‘Saga’, who was...
    - Granted bail pending further inquiries
      
      --into rape of `minor’ relative A MAN who allegedly raped a 12-year-old female relative was on Tuesday released on $120,000 bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. Joel Patterson is said to have...
    - `Small man’ to know fate on October 26
      
      ON October 26, Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan will make her ruling in the matter against Glenmore McBean, who is accused of trafficking in 16 pounds of cannabis in his car. McBean, known as...
- Politics
  - Politics Stories
    - 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
  - Science & Tech Stories
    - 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
  - Regional Stories
    - 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...
- International
  - International Stories
    - China promises ‘green revolution’
      
      …President Xi vows major projects to restore ecosystems CHINA is positioning itself to lead in the fight against climate change with its leader, President Xi Jinping telling his party’s...
    - Las Vegas shooting: Gunman Stephen Paddock kills 50 people
      
      At least 50 people have been killed and another 200 have been wounded in a mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert. A gunman, named as 64-year-old local resident Stephen Paddock, opened fire from the...
    - ‘Put people above debt,’
      
      ….Puerto Rico official urges amid Maria's devastation San Juan’s mayor urged the United States on Tuesday to prioritize “people above debt” as it helps rebuild from the devastation of...
    - 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...
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Heads of Missions confab opens on Monday

March 31, 2017

THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be hosting a Heads of Mission Conference (HOMC) from April 3-8, 2017, at the Pegasus Hotel, under the...

Sexual activity, not rape

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March 31, 2017

ALVIN Rudder was on Thursday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment after a 12-member jury found him guilty of the first of two counts of...

Professor Harris talks up education transformation

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March 31, 2017

-- at opening of 32nd COHSOD on Youth and Culture THE SUCCESS of a regional strategic plan to transform the education sector within the Caribbean...

Guyana celebrates World Storytelling Day

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March 31, 2017

GUYANESE storytellers joined the global storytelling community to observe World Storytelling Day 2017 under the theme “Transformations”. The event which was held at the Umana...

e-Government agency, NDMA officially merged

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March 31, 2017

AS part of its overall mandate to transform Guyana into a nation driven by Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Government has fulfilled its promise...

US$33M Three-Phase baseball home likely for Guyana

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March 31, 2017

… MLB/World Baseball officials set for May 25 visit CABINET is considering approval for a three-phase facility to be the home of baseball locally, according...

Windies to take the attack to young leggie Shadab

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March 31, 2017

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - Head coach Stuart Law has hinted at West Indies batsmen taking the attack to leg-spinner Shadab Khan in...

NAMILCO joins the party as Petra Futsal moves into quarters

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March 31, 2017

… Sparta, Tucville advance THE National Milling Company (NAMILCO) is on board with the Petra-organised Futsal Championships as the tournament heads into the quarter-finals following...

Milo Quarter-final action today

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March 31, 2017

… Bishops’ High to face Sir Leon’s Lessons; Morgan tackle Carmel QUARTER-FINAL action is on today and tomorrow in the Petra-organised Milo Schools Football Festival,...

Berbice beat Essequibo to take NSS title

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March 31, 2017

BERBICE Combined produced an all-round performance to outclass Essequibo Combined by 10 wickets to win the final of the National Secondary Schools (NSS) Combined...

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