Caribbean News

Colombian rider Matteo Garcia has established a commanding position in the 42nd edition of the Independence Three-Stage Cycle Road Race, winning both stages on Saturday to build a significant lead heading into the final day of competition. Competing for the Trinidadian outfit Team Raiders, his impressive performance has given him a formidable 56-second advantage in
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A fire on Saturday afternoon destroyed a building which housed a school situated in the compound of the East Ruimveldt Community Center ground in Georgetown. Reports are that the fire started around 17:00 hrs. Firefighters were summoned and they managed to extinguish the blaze. However, the building- which housed a nursery school- was destroyed. At
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The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is investigating a second explosion at a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) substation at Mandela Avenue, Georgetown. In a release, Police Headquarters said the substation “experienced suspicious damage” in the wee hours of Saturday. Earlier Saturday, it was reported that the gate of the East Ruimveldt Police station was blown
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Days after he was involved in an accident on the Strathspey Public Road, East Coast Demerara, 31-year-old Jermaine Waldron succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical attention. Waldron was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital following the accident, which occurred at about 18:27 hrs on May 12. He died while receiving medical attention around 10:25
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Twenty-year-old Omari Nicolas died on Friday afternoon after he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding along the Mon Repos Public Road, East Coast Demerara. The accident occurred at about 15:15 hrs. Nicolas, a resident of Meadowbrook Gardens, Georgetown, was riding a motorcycle with an unknown license plate. Police said he was speeding. In
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Police ranks on Friday found a quantity of cannabis at the East Coast Demerara premises of a 45-year-old shop owner. Police Headquarters said the ranks searched the premises and two transparent plastic bags containing a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis, wrapped in a black plastic bag, were found. Another black
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An elderly couple and their 28-year-old son were arrested on Friday after Police found an illegal .38 revolver and seven matching rounds of ammunition at their Alness Village, Corentyne, Berbice house. Police Headquarters reported that ranks were conducting an operation in the area on Friday. The couple (a 56-year-old woman and her 66-year-old husband) and
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Indian High Commissioner, Amit Telang on Saturday expressed his country’s support for Guyana in the border controversy with Venezuela. “Our position is that they [Guyana and Venezuela] should strictly abide with that declaration (the Argyle Declaration) and avoid taking any actions. “We respect the position of the government Guyana… We have always supported Guyana and
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See below the statement issued by the National Toshaos Council (NTC):  The National Toshaos Council (NTC) strongly condemns the misleading and politically charged assertions made by the Alliance For Change (AFC) in the Stabroek News article titled, “Gov’t officials get more speaking time at NTC over Toshaos – AFC.” This is a deliberate attempt to
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Officers from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) found two parcels containing cannabis in a motor car that was near the Mikey Restaurant at Parika, East Bank Essequibo. A CANU release noted that the officers intercepted the vehicle on Friday, acting on information received. When the vehicle was searched, two parcels containing a quantity of leaves,
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