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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Seaman accused of stealing two cellular phones..claims he never saw the VC

A seaman today appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts facing charges of larceny. Carl Hilliman, 27, of Lot 124 Regent...

Rupununi Rancher accused of stealing stallion…placed on $25,000 bail

A rancher, who reportedly stole a stallion, was on Tuesday slapped with a larceny charge when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at...

23-year-old granted bail for assault charge

Twenty-three-year-old Dima Gordon, a resident of Cayenne, French Guiana and Amelia's Ward, Mackenzie, Linden, was granted bail in the sum of $25,000 by Magistrate...

MB Sandaka sails again

Residents of Leguan Island, Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) will be pleased to learn that its Motor Barge (MB) Sandaka, has resumed operations after...

Record number of Americans cut official ties with ‘Uncle Sam’

The number of U.S. citizens and long-term residents cutting their official ties to Uncle Sam jumped more than 20% last year to 4,279, according...

Police still hunting for Stewartville man who allegedly drowned wife in canal

Police ranks in ‘D’ Division have intensified their hunt for the reputed husband of the late Bibi Zabida Khan also known as “Theresa” after...

Security guard, gunman face-off in robbery attempt on Insurance company

A security guard attached to the well-known Assuria Insurance company is in for high praise after preventing four perpetrators, one of whom was armed...

Three pregnant women test positive for Zika in Barbados

According to reports from media houses in Barbados, the Ministry of Health has revealed that three pregnant women in Barbados have contracted the Zika...

Belladrum man hospitalised after attempting suicide

Doctors at the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital, East Coast Demerara (ECD) are currently monitoring the condition of a young man who attempted to take his...

Housing Minister sounds warning for unoccupied houselots

Rising in support of Budget 2016 in the National Assembly last evening, Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Valerie Sharpe-Patterson sounded a warning to...

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Ambassador Sasenarine Singh presents Letters of Credence to King Philippe of Belgium

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UG, Massy ink agreement to enhance student development & innovation

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Guyana reaffirms commitment to improving relations with Chile

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