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$1.3B Fibre Optic Cable scrapped – Hughes

$1.3B Fibre Optic Cable scrapped – Hughes

May 11, 2017 News Comments Off on $1.3B Fibre Optic Cable scrapped – Hughes

After months of conducting a series of inspections, the government is made to face the stark reality that like the Skeldon Sugar Factory, the Fibre Optic Cable from Lethem to Georgetown is just...
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Murder charges to be laid… Wife lied to cops to save husband before she died

Murder charges to be laid… Wife lied to cops to save husband before she died

May 11, 2017 News Comments Off on Murder charges to be laid… Wife lied to cops to save husband before she died

In what can be described as a scene out of a Shakespeare play, so was the story of a couple who lived together in their Grant 1803 Crabwood Creek home. Chanmonie Charlie well known as...
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Man, three sons held for chopping death of Uitvlugt robber

Man, three sons held for chopping death of Uitvlugt robber

May 11, 2017 News Comments Off on Man, three sons held for chopping death of Uitvlugt robber

Investigators have detained a man and three of his sons for the Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara (WCD) chopping death of 36-year-old Clinton Walks, whose body with multiple chop wounds was found on the...
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President meets with top oil exploration stakeholders

President meets with top oil exploration stakeholders

May 11, 2017 News Comments Off on President meets with top oil exploration stakeholders

…key contract for 2020 production issued President David Granger yesterday met with John Hess, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HESS Corporation, the exploration company that holds a 30 percent...
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Overcrowding situation at GPHC… Need for peripheral hospitals to ‘pull their weight’ being emphasized

Overcrowding situation at GPHC… Need for peripheral hospitals to ‘pull their weight’ being emphasized

May 11, 2017 News Comments Off on Overcrowding situation at GPHC… Need for peripheral hospitals to ‘pull their weight’ being emphasized

Although overcrowding at the Accident and Emergency Department [A&E] of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [GPHC] is not an unusual state of affairs, it has however been a cause for...
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Grove/Diamond development discussed during minister’s visit

Grove/Diamond development discussed during minister’s visit

May 11, 2017 News Comments Off on Grove/Diamond development discussed during minister’s visit

Residents from the Grove/Diamond areas and their immediate surroundings were able to voice their concerns to the Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings, when she visited...
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Baron Foods makes first shipment to Cuba

Baron Foods makes first shipment to Cuba

May 11, 2017 News Comments Off on Baron Foods makes first shipment to Cuba

Saint Lucia’s leading manufacturing company, Baron Foods (St. Lucia) Limited, has finally achieved its goal of exporting its world class products to Cuba. Over the last five years the company...
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Premature baby dies from SIDS

Premature baby dies from SIDS

May 11, 2017 News Comments Off on Premature baby dies from SIDS

Destiny Ashley Holder, who died last Saturday after her mother allegedly fell asleep while breastfeeding her, succumbed to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to a Post Mortem Examination...
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No. 2 Village woman choked and robbed; suspect apprehended

No. 2 Village woman choked and robbed; suspect apprehended

May 11, 2017 News Comments Off on No. 2 Village woman choked and robbed; suspect apprehended

A 50-year-old woman was yesterday morning at approximately 8:30 am robbed and harassed by her fellow villager. Savita Kellawan aka ‘Lalita’ of Lot 126 Lord Street, No. 2 Village is...
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Mrs Tchaiko Kwayana dies

Mrs Tchaiko Kwayana dies

May 11, 2017 News Comments Off on Mrs Tchaiko Kwayana dies

Tchaiko Ruramai Kwayana, called Mama, passed away in San Diego, California on Saturday May 6 last.  Tchaiko Kwayana, an educator and American civil rights activist, was the spouse of Eusi Kwayana,...
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De presidency mek Jagdeo hair fall out

De presidency mek Jagdeo hair fall out

May 11, 2017 Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on De presidency mek Jagdeo hair fall out

Some things don’t agree wid everybody but de people involved don’t see it. Last night dem boys was talking bout how certain things change people. Dem point to Obama who go in de White House wid a...
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Stag Elite League Buxton United hammer Monedderlust to move into 3rd position ahead of final day

Stag Elite League Buxton United hammer Monedderlust to move into 3rd position ahead of final day

May 11, 2017 Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League Buxton United hammer Monedderlust to move into 3rd position ahead of final day

By Franklin Wilson Buxton United jumped ahead of East Coast counterpart Victoria Kings with a solid 4-0 win over Monedderlust in the lone match on the penultimate night of Season 2 of the Stag Elite...
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Regal Sports Softball continues on Sunday

Regal Sports Softball continues on Sunday

May 11, 2017 Sports Comments Off on Regal Sports Softball continues on Sunday

The Regal Sports softball tournament is set to continue on Sunday at several venues in Georgetown. At Everest on pitch one, Regal Masters will battle Savage at 10:00hrs and at 12:00hrs Regal Masters...
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DVA Launch ‘A’ Division League at 704 Lounge

DVA Launch ‘A’ Division League at 704 Lounge

May 11, 2017 Sports Comments Off on DVA Launch ‘A’ Division League at 704 Lounge

By Rawle Welch In a simple, but impressive Launch that was conducted at the 704 Lounge, the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) unveiled its plans to host an ‘A’ Division League for teams...
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RHTY&SC Female Cricket Team to host first ever Mother/Daughter Pageant…Invites Role Model Females and their Mothers to enter

RHTY&SC Female Cricket Team to host first ever Mother/Daughter Pageant…Invites Role Model Females and their Mothers to enter

May 11, 2017 Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC Female Cricket Team to host first ever Mother/Daughter Pageant…Invites Role Model Females and their Mothers to enter

The Rose Hall Town Metro Female Cricket Team is inviting role model young girls and their mothers to enter the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS first ever Mother/Daughter Pageant. The event...
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Payless Varity Store on board Independence 5Km Health & Fitness Walk

Payless Varity Store on board Independence 5Km Health & Fitness Walk

May 11, 2017 Sports Comments Off on Payless Varity Store on board Independence 5Km Health & Fitness Walk

Payless Varity Store on Wellington Street, Georgetown is on board as the premier sponsor for the second annual Independence 5-Km Run and Health and Fitness Walk which is set for Sunday May 21 and...
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XX111 Goodwill Swim Meet commences August 18 at NAC

XX111 Goodwill Swim Meet commences August 18 at NAC

May 11, 2017 Sports Comments Off on XX111 Goodwill Swim Meet commences August 18 at NAC

The XX111 edition of the Goodwill Swim Meet has been set for August 18-21 at the National Aquatic Centre, Lilliendaal, East Coast, Demerara. Exciting action is anticipated as Guyana will look to turn...
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AAG releases long list of South American U-20 prospects

AAG releases long list of South American U-20 prospects

May 11, 2017 Sports Comments Off on AAG releases long list of South American U-20 prospects

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has released a long list of several athletes, from which Guyana’s representative team for the upcoming South American Under-20 Championship, June 3-4 at...
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St Lucia ready for C’bean School boys Boxing C/ships

St Lucia ready for C’bean School boys Boxing C/ships

May 11, 2017 Sports Comments Off on St Lucia ready for C’bean School boys Boxing C/ships

Fresh off their recent victory at the OECS Invitational Boxing Championships last month, a five member team has been selected to represent Saint Lucia at the 2017 Caribbean School Boys and Juniors...
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2017 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Fifteens (15s) Championship…National 15s ruggers named for B/dos RAN engagement

2017 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Fifteens (15s) Championship…National 15s ruggers named for B/dos RAN engagement

May 11, 2017 Sports Comments Off on 2017 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Fifteens (15s) Championship…National 15s ruggers named for B/dos RAN engagement

The Guyana Rugby Football Union has shortlisted a 23-man squad including six reserves to begin the defence of its Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s title against Barbados this Saturday, at the Garrison...
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Parliament’s 10 pm curfew stifling democracy – Nandlall

Parliament’s 10 pm curfew stifling democracy – Nandlall

May 11, 2017 News Comments Off on Parliament’s 10 pm curfew stifling democracy – Nandlall

Sittings of the National Assembly have on recent occasions ended at 22:00hrs (10:00pm) after beginning at 14:00hrs. However, this time limit has been flagged as a deterrent to democracy. It does not...
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Speaker’s shooting down of VAT on tuition motion ill-thought – Manickchand

Speaker’s shooting down of VAT on tuition motion ill-thought – Manickchand

May 11, 2017 News Comments Off on Speaker’s shooting down of VAT on tuition motion ill-thought – Manickchand

As a response to concerns that were raised with members of the People’s Progressive Party Civic, regarding the imposition of 14 per cent Value Added Tax on private tuition, the party had moved a...
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A crazy animal kicked Mark Benschop in jail

A crazy animal kicked Mark Benschop in jail

May 11, 2017 Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A crazy animal kicked Mark Benschop in jail

When it was announced that former Prime Minister, Hamilton Green, will be given a pension based on current calculations and not the 1992 rates when he was Prime Minister, I did not agree and still...
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Man continues to suffer two years after gator attack

Man continues to suffer two years after gator attack

May 11, 2017 News Comments Off on Man continues to suffer two years after gator attack

The British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, on Tuesday, broadcast a story in which a ten-year-old American girl fought off a ten-foot alligator which had grabbed onto her left leg. The youngster said,...
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US$45.5M ECD Road Expansion…Bonds from Chinese contractor needed before works can begin

US$45.5M ECD Road Expansion…Bonds from Chinese contractor needed before works can begin

May 11, 2017 News Comments Off on US$45.5M ECD Road Expansion…Bonds from Chinese contractor needed before works can begin

Works on the East Coast Demerara Expansion Project were expected to commence on April last however, the contractor is yet to submit the required bonds. Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of...
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CWI Cricket West Indies suspends Alzarri Joseph for two matches

CWI Cricket West Indies suspends Alzarri Joseph for two matches

Nov 08, 2024

Bridgetown, Barbados – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has imposed a two-match suspension on fast bowler Alzarri Joseph following an on-field incident during the 3rd CG United ODI at the Kensington...
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ExxonMobil Futsal Championship heats up in Linden

ExxonMobil Futsal Championship heats up in Linden

Nov 08, 2024

Harpy Eagles left frustrated by weather once again in Super50 Cup no-result against Scorpions

Harpy Eagles left frustrated by weather once...

Nov 08, 2024

Lennox Blackmore National Intermediate C/ship shifted to Six Head Gym

Lennox Blackmore National Intermediate C/ship...

Nov 08, 2024

All-round Jaguars clinch 3-wicket win over Pitbulls 

All-round Jaguars clinch 3-wicket win over...

Nov 08, 2024

GSLT20 ticket sales begin tomorrow at the local box office

GSLT20 ticket sales begin tomorrow at the local...

Nov 08, 2024

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