August 2024

A 34-year-old woman died on Friday morning after she lost control of the car she was driving and crashed into a bridge along No. 43 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. The deceased is Melena Stephen, a resident of Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown. Police Headquarters said she was reportedly speeding at the time of the accident. The
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A post-mortem examination has shed light on the causes of death for Wilton Longford Benn, a 63-year-old Public Health Nurse whose body was discovered in a New Amsterdam hotel. Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh conducted the autopsy on Friday at Memorial Gardens Crematorium & Funeral Home in Georgetown, determining that Benn’s death was due to
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On August 22, 2024, a total of ninety-three (93) female entrepreneurs benefited from the inaugural ‘Women Entrepreneurs Financial Empowerment Forum’ hosted by ActionINVEST Caribbean Inc. (ACI) through the Bankability Fund for Women (BF4W). The event brought together participants from Regions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10, both in person and virtually, to bridge the financial
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Shakib Al Hasan is among 147 people against whom charges have been filed in connection with an alleged murder during the protests in Bangladesh in early August, an officer at Dhaka’s Adabor police station, where the case was filed, confirmed to ESPNcricinfo. The case, of the death of a garment worker, was filed on Thursday by
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Guyanese Olympian Keevin Allicock, via MVP Sports and Smalta, has given back to the sport of boxing by rewarding top performers of the recently concluded Winfield Brathwaite Caribbean School Boys and Girls Boxing Championship. Allicock, who is a Brand Ambassador of MVP Sports and Smalta, presented incentives and trophies to the boxers at the conclusion
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Children from Cashew Island in New River, Region Six and the Lower and Middle Mazaruni in Region Seven, will benefit from the construction of new schools, providing equitable access to quality education. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Wednesday, during the National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference, at the Arthur Chung Conference
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Joe Viera Park at Schoonord, West Bank Demerara, is undergoing a major transformation into what promises to be the Caribbean’s premier recreational space. Currently in its early stages, the project has received a push from Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodar Indar, who is looking to expedite its completion. Originally set to wrap
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