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Guyana Amazon Warriors captain Imran Tahir said the bowling Powerplay was a crucial moment in Qualifier One of the Republic Bank CPL against St. Lucia Kings on Wednesday night at the National Stadium Providence. Tahir felt it was during that phase of the match that the Kings wrested control with opener Johnson Charles and Faf
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Sharmo Jones, a 34-year-old electrician was last week sentenced to one year in prison after he admitted to stealing street lights from the La Bonne Intention (LBI) Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara and installing them in other areas. Jones appeared before Magistrate Abigail Gibbs at the Sparandaam Magistrate’s Court. The sentence was imposed after he
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Two men were Wednesday night arrested after they were allegedly found in possession of an illegal firearm with matching ammunition. They attempted to escape from ranks of a Police patrol. In custody are Omar Cliffe, 24, a plumber of William Street, Kitty, Georgetown and Cort Williams, 23, an air conditioning technician of ‘B’ Field Sophia.
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The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has issued a formal statement addressing the recent water supply disruption in Linden, saying that it should not be held responsible for the issue. The utility company responded to accusations from regional politicians, including opposition Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira, who they claimed linked the disruption to GWI’s operations. The
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The case of discrimination brought by opposition Parliamentarian Cathy Hughes  Hughes on the grounds she was called a low-life by Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, was wholly misconceived and without merit, Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George SC, recently ruled. Mrs Hughes was represented by her husband Nigel Hughes, who now heads the AFC party she
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Tragedy has struck the township of New Amsterdam (East Berbice-Corentyne) following the death of 26-year-old Debbie Blacks on Wednesday, just a day after she ingested a toxic substance at the hands of her girlfriend. The shocking incident occurred at the home of Belinda Fraser, 22, who had been in a romantic relationship with Blacks for
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A new $27 million building has been commissioned at West Demerara Secondary School in Region Three. The new two-storey building features five large classrooms and other essential amenities and will create a spacious environment for some 150 sixth-form students. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand Currently, thirty-three students are enrolled in Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)
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Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has confirmed the successful resumption of production at several of its facilities, following a fire last Friday at one of its key power plants located at Diamond, East Bank Demerara. DDL said less than a week after the blaze broke out in the power station housing essential generators for the complex,
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Tevin Bacchus, a 26-year-old fisherman from North Sophia, Georgetown, was arrested late Wednesday night after a police patrol unit discovered 31.1 grams of cocaine in his possession. At approximately 22:10 hrs, a mobile patrol unit, led by a Sergeant, was conducting routine operations in the Bel Air area of Georgetown when they noticed Bacchus behaving
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The National Schools’ Championship has been rebranded as the National Secondary Schools Athletic Championships and will now only feature secondary school athletes. This new format was explained by Nicholas Fraser, Head of the Allied Arts Unit within the Ministry of Education, during a Facebook video launch and follows years of monitoring and recommendations dating back
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