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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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    - Police bust Pomeroon man with ‘coke’
      
      AN Upper Pomeroon River citrus farmer was arrested early Tuesday morning after 2.22 kilograms of cocaine were found on his premises. Reports are that the arrest followed a search of the farmer’s...
    - Whim man fatally stabbed during argument
      
      A HANDYMAN of Whim Village, East Berbice, Corentyne was stabbed to death during an argument with a teen on Saturday. While the details of the incident are sketchy, the Guyana Chronicle understands...
    - Pork-knocker confesses to killing lover
      
      The paramour of a 23-year-old woman has admitted to killing her in Eye Lash Backdam, North West District (NWD) between October 1 and November 15, 2018. Dead is Patricia David, 23, of Eye Lash...
    - 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...
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    - Chef jailed for cocaine ‘meal’ in stomach
      
      A 34-year-old chef attached to the Guyana Pegasus will be stirring the pot for the next four years behind bars after he was jailed on Monday for drug trafficking. Hosania Moses of Fort Street...
    - Palm Court assault accused ‘contacted’ victim’s relatives
      
      …in alleged attempt to have case dropped The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has granted attorney-at-law Latchmi Rahamat fiat to prosecute the case involving Abdul Imran Khan who is...
    - 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...
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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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    - China strives for Asia-Pacific prosperity
      
      …by advocating connectivity, digital economy Think of the vast Pacific Ocean, where thousands of commercial ships are moving the best of what Asia-Pacific countries produce to and fro among them...
    - Traditional Chinese medicine promoted as efficient alternative therapy in U.S.
      
      A group of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners in the Bay Area in U.S. state of California are working together to promote TCM among Chinese communities and beyond. California Assembly...
    - Pacts signed to reinforce cooperation
      
      …Xi calls talks with Duterte ‘fruitful’during his state visit to Philippines China and the Philippines signed 29 cooperation documents covering such areas as trade, investment, finance,...
    - 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...
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GBBC ‘Young Guns the Proven Ones’ series set for late September

August 31, 2018

THE Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) will start a series of boxing cards dubbed `Young Guns, the Proven Ones’ from September 22. It is...

Mahaica wins on opening night, Rangers draw 1-1

Staff Reporter -

August 31, 2018

ACTION commenced in the third Annual Limacol football tournament on Thursday at the Ministry of Education ground. Pele opened the proceedings about 45 minutes...

Guyana hoping to end Americas Rugby Challenge with win against Mexico

Rawle Toney -

August 31, 2018

… Gonsalves optimistic of victory today HAVING suffered heavy defeats in their two previous games, Guyana’s 15s rugby team will look to close out their...

Sport policy at ‘Green Paper’ level in National Assembly

Stephan Sookram -

August 31, 2018

GUYANA is moving closer to the realisation of a National Sport Policy, Head of State David Granger confirmed yesterday, during a press conference this...

GBI/Oasis Water 70-Mile Road Race set for tomorrow in Berbice

Staff Reporter -

August 31, 2018

THE Annual Guyana Beverage Inc./Oasis Water Cycling 70-mile Road Race, organised by the Flying Ace Cycle Club, will be held tomorrow in Berbice and...

BCB extends congratulatory messages

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August 31, 2018

THE president and executive committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) would like to extend congratulations to the national Under-19 cricket team as well...

Singh elated over 12-second class sweep

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August 31, 2018

WITH the dust finally settling from the King of the Strip 3 Drag race meet, one competitor is already hyped for the next instalment...

GHB Outdoor Developmental Leagues resume this weekend

Staff Reporter -

August 31, 2018

THE Guyana Hockey Board’s (GHB) outdoor 7-a-side developmental leagues will resume this weekend at the St Stanislaus College ground on CARIFESTA Avenue, with six...

East Veldt, Black Pearl victorious

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August 31, 2018

ACTION in the GFA-IMC leg of the Pele Alumni ‘Frank Watson’ U-15 tournament continued last Thursday with a triple-header at the Tucville ground, Georgetown,...

England’s largest Caribbean tour set for 2019

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August 31, 2018

(CMC) - ENGLAND’S tour of the Caribbean next year will be its biggest tour of the region in a decade, comprising three Test matches,...

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