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October 22, 2018

Bourda Coconut vendor robbed at gunpoint

A 49-year-old coconut vendor who plies his trade at the Bourda Market has alleged that he was attacked by two gunmen in the wee hours of Sunday at the corner of Robb Street and Orange Walk. John McKenzie of Buxton, East Coast Demerara,…

GFF joins breast cancer awareness campaign

To enable a healthy and cancer-free society, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has conducted a series of activities to foster the awareness, early detection and eradication of breast cancer. These activities were in the form of a…

Sophia cleaner stabbed, robbed of cell phone

A Sophia, Georgetown man was on Sunday evening stabbed twice after he refused to hand over his cell phone to two robbers. The robbery occurred at ‘C' Field, Sophia, in the vicinity of the neighbourhood health centre. The victim has…

Driver beaten, dumped out of car in hijacking

A 40-year-old taxi driver was beaten, robbed and dumped out of his car just after midnight Sunday, Police have reported. The victim has been identified as Dustin Greaves from West Bank Demerara. He was operating his Back Toyota Juke…

Man who killed young miner claims self-defense

A 35-year-old man was on Monday remanded to prison for the murder of 20-year-old gold miner, Daniel George. Parasram Ramnaught of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo appeared before the Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan and was not…