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George Bacchus’s killer pleads guilty

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…to be sentenced today Delon ‘Fatboy’ Reynolds, who is accused of murdering self-confessed death squad informant George Bacchus, yesterday pleaded guilty to a lesser count of manslaughter, and...

Guyana closer to extracting its oil

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…as CGX completes 3D seismic survey in Corentyne CGX Energy Inc yesterday announced that shooting of the 536 sq km 3D seismic survey on CGX’s 100 per cent Corentyne Petroleum Prospecting Licence...

Heavy rains expected to continue

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-as communities report flooding The Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Agriculture is advising citizens that the current periodic downpours are expected to continue over the next coming...

Decomposing body found in Campbellville apartment

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After days of enduring a pungent odour, some Campbellville residents yesterday confirmed the death of 70-year-old Sydney Green, whose badly decomposed body was discovered in an apartment at Lot 71...

Child’s mysterious death baffles police

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Police in the Mahaicony area are baffled by the mysterious death of a three-year-old boy, who succumbed at his home on Tuesday. A post mortem examination declared the cause of death of Daniel Prince...

AFC supports Govt. motion on violence against women

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Today, the National Assembly will be seeking to call upon civil society, “not just” women’s groups, but also the private sector, labour movement and the religious communities, to lend its voice...

Bakewell maintains sponsorship of Topp XX and Buxton Stars

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Gear, balls and cash handed over Bread giants Bakewell, has maintained their sponsorship of Topp XX and Buxton Stars with their yearly contribution of equipment and cash. Yesterday at Roti Hut,...

Braithwaite is Guyana’s biggest threat

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By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Igloo Ice Cream, Pepsi, Smalta, TCL, Demerara Power Company, Lifetime Reality & Noble House Seafoods An eager bunch of young cricketers still...

Administrators need to do more

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– curb selfish ambitions By Rawle Welch Usain Bolt speaking shortly after winning the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association Male Athlete of the Year award, praised the Body for doing a lot of...

Ravens predict conventional win

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By Edison Jefford Perhaps the only hindrance that keeps Courts Pacesetters from undoubtedly claiming the number one club status in Georgetown, Dyna’s Ravens are adamant that their success ratio...

Albouystown, Tiger Bay, East Front Road & Globe Yard into semis

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It’s now down to the battle of the last four in the Guinness ‘Greatest of De Street’ Football tournament following intense and exciting quarter final play on Tuesday night at the National...

NA Town Council donates plot of land to BCBC

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– Permanent office to be constructed The efforts of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control to have its own permanent head office is closer to reality with the decision of the New Amsterdam Town...

Calvin Corts’ 107 & Eric Jamisay’ 7-25 help Strykers thrash Young Royals by 198 runs

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Play in the New Building Society Challenge second division cricket competition continued in Berbice with Strykers of #78 Village trashing Young Royals of Crabwood Creek by a massive 198 runs....

West defeats East to win Wakenaam Policing Group U-19 softball title

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6-year-old Mahase Ramnarine awarded most promising player trophy West defeated East to win the Wakenaam Policing Youth Group sponsored under 19 ten overs softball cricket competition last Sunday at...

First replacement deck plates arrive for Harbour Bridge

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Courtney Benn Contracting Services Limited (CBCSL) has delivered 25 completed deck plates for immediate use on the Demerara Harbour Bridge. The plates delivered yesterday are the first of a total of...

Contractor denies blocking city drainage system

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Kishan Bacchus, the contractor responsible for the ongoing construction work at the old Radio Demerara site, yesterday refuted claims by City Mayor Hamilton Green that he (Bacchus) was causing a...

C’bean leaders renew call for additional financial resources

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As the Heads of Government Meeting concludes in Cuba, the Caribbean leaders are calling on the developed countries to contribute new and additional financial resources to implement measures aimed at...

Forde makes triumphant return

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after marathon misfortune By Edison Jefford Cleveland Forde shrugged off his almost career threatening hamstring cramp sustained in the Suriname Marathon a few weeks ago to become the first Caribbean...

Police express concern over vigilante killing

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The Guyana Police Force has expressed its concern over the incident that occurred early Tuesday morning in the East La Penitence area, which resulted in the death of 42-year-old Hardel Haynes, of...

Fred Collins retains form to cart off ‘Scrabble Blitz’ trophy

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By Michael Benjamin National scrabble champion Fred Collins rose from his recent dismal form to cart off the Scrabble Blitz trophy when that tournament was staged at the Maltenoes Sports Club...

Laws against homosexuality hinder AIDS fight

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– Sir George Alleyne Laws which criminalize homosexuality in Guyana and the Caribbean present a hindrance to an effective public response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Sir George Alleyne says. Sir...

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