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Out of more than 700 nominees, the Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) was recently shortlisted for a prestigious ZeroCall25 award in recognition of the work that the organization is doing to promote employment for persons with disabilities. From 2016 to now, over 650 persons with disabilities have been trained in various
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In a determined push to enhance road safety and enforce traffic regulations, police stations nationwide conducted a comprehensive traffic enforcement campaign from September 1 to 7, 2024. Regions 5 and 6 emerged as focal points of action. Led by Traffic Chief Senior Superintendent Mahendra Singh, the operation yielded impressive results, with authorities addressing a total
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Residents of De Kinderen and Den Amstel were introduced to the Community-Based Employment Stimulation Project (CESP) over the weekend, an initiative aimed at creating job opportunities for vulnerable groups. The project allows participants to produce blocks for contractors involved in the national housing drive. The consultation was led by Minister of Housing and Water, Collin
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England went down to their worst defeat under Brendon McCullum as Pathum Nissanka’s magnificent century guided Sri Lanka to a famous win at The Kia Oval. England had the opportunity to earn a 100% home summer record for the first time in 20 years but instead paid the price for a careless display. Though Sri
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In an operation conducted on Sunday,  officers from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) intercepted a suspect in the Norton Street area, Georgetown. Acting on reliable intelligence, the officers stopped a male individual carrying a backpack. Upon searching the backpack, authorities discovered a 9mm submachine gun along with a matching magazine. The suspect was promptly arrested
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali, in a Sunday night address, blasted the policies of the former APNU+AFC government which was in office from 2015 to 2020. In his emphatic address, the President outlined several instances where the former coalition government engaged in wasteful spending all while failing to deliver on key promises to citizens. For one,
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An altercation ended in death on Sunday when Alexis Roxanne Harris, a 29-year-old farmer from Hill Foot, Linden Soesdyke Highway, was stabbed by her reputed husband, James Lord, at her sister’s residence in Free and Easy, West Bank Demerara. The violent confrontation unfolded around 12:20 hrs when Lord, who had visited the residence to see
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Dr. Malcolm Goodchild, a prominent Guyanese-born physician, lost his life in a head-on collision on Interstate 85 on Saturday. The accident, which occurred near Exit 62 northbound, involved two vehicles and resulted in one of the cars catching fire. Dr. Goodchild, 50, who was the President of CMG Surgical Specialists and a former general and
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Tragedy unfolded Sunday afternoon as two young girls, Akira La Rose, 10, and Joylyn Jack, 11, drowned while celebrating a birthday at Enchanter Creek along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. According to the official statement from the Guyana Police Force, the incident occurred around 3:30 hrs. Akira of Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, and Joylyn, of Tuschen, West
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A family outing meant to celebrate 10-year-old Anaya’s birthday turned to heartbreak on Sunday afternoon. While enjoying a day at a creek along the Linden Soesdyke Highway, tragedy struck as Anaya and her cousin, Joylene, both drowned. Joylene was retrieved from the water first and was found to have a pulse. Family members and bystanders
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