Caribbean News

Seventeen-year-old Jarese Jeffrey definitely did not write the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in a conventional manner. With only 17 per cent of vision in his right eye and none at all in his left, someone read the questions for him while another person wrote down his answers. With his limited vision, the teenager
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Basketball in Guyana could get a significant boost after President Dr. Irfaan Ali recently with Masai Ujiri, the Vice Chairman of the Toronto Raptors and Co-Founder of Giants of Africa, to discuss how the 2019 NBA champions can help develop basketball in Guyana.   The meeting occurred at the OVO Athletic Centre, the Raptors’ state-of-the-art
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Residents of Plantation Peter’s Hall, a new housing development on the East Bank of Demerara, are expressing frustration over the ongoing disturbance caused by a nearby Chinese-owned building material business along the Eccles Dumpsite Road. For approximately a year now, the daily lives of residents have been negatively impacted by dust and noise from the
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West Indies have won their third successive series against South Africa by defending 179 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, where they dismantled a chase that was well set-up. South Africa were 129-3 in the 14th over, but lost 7-20 in 35 balls and were bowled out for 149 in 19.4 overs to fall short
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The new Berbice River Bridge will be a massive, modern structure quite similar to the new Demerara Harbour Crossing currently under construction, according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali. The new bridge is expected to replace the floating structure built in 2008. The Government of Guyana has already issued a Request for Prequalification for contractors undertaking
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Lawrence Wayne, known as ‘Bai Bai,’ one of the men who was wounded during a drive-by shooting at D’Urban Street on Saturday, has succumbed to his injuries. Wayne is the second victim to have died as a result of the shooting. Forty-year-old Anthony Havescome, known as ‘Pandit,’ died shortly after the incident. The News Room
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Sam Melville, 44, the manager of the Markanata Ranch in Central Rupununi, Region Nine, was arrested on Sunday after he was found in possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition, which he claimed belonged to his employer. Police said that ranks, acting on information received, arrested Melville at around 00:30 hours. According to a police
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One week after he was confronted and stabbed, Leon Parahoo, a taxi driver from Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, has succumbed to his injuries. The incident occurred between August 17 and 18 at Parika, EBE. Parahoo died while receiving medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Friday. His alleged attacker, a 30-year-old construction worker, is
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The construction of 32 concrete bridges along the Kurupukari to Lethem corridor is nearing completion, with the final bridge at Pirara expected to be finished before Christmas. This is according to statements from the Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill who announced this on Thursday during day four of the National Toshaos Council Conference.
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The Government of Guyana through the Attorney General’s Chambers & Ministry of Legal Affairs, in collaboration with the International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP) and with the support of the ROLE UK Programme and UKAid, will be hosting a “International Arbitration in Practice” workshop from August 26th to 29th in Georgetown. This workshop is the second,
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