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May 17, 2018

Kato Secondary slated for September opening

The Kato Secondary School, located in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) will be opened for the new school year beginning in September 2018, according to Minister of Education, Nicolette Henry, who along with Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr…

Suspect arrested for murder of fisherman

The fisherman who was found dead in a boat at the Number 65 Fishing Port was stabbed ten times about his body after he reportedly refused to stop smoking cocaine on the boat. Dead is Devanand Jailall called “Shetty” of Mon Repos, East…

Couple charged for cannabis in pipe

A man and his wife were on Thursday charged for the possession of narcotics found in a pipe at their Grove, East Bank Demerara home. The police said acting on information received, a mobile patrol in the community went to the home of…

ExxonMobil taps into Guyana football

By Treiston Joseph The Petra Organisation and ExxonMobil have partnered to host an Under-14 football tournament that will cater for teams in Georgetown. At a launching on Thursday at the Cara Lodge, the two organisations announced the…

Body of fisherman found with slit throat

The body of a fisherman was found with his throat slit just after noon on Thursday at the Number 65 fishing Port. Dead is Devanand Jailall called “Shetty” of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. His body was found in the boat he used for…

Second victim in Highway accident dies

Another person who was involved in the Linden/Soesdyke highway accident on Sunday last succumbed to his injuries this afternoon at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Quinton Odle, 42, of Blankenberg, West Coast Demerara (WCD) died around…