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Daily Archives: August 10, 2021

August 10, 2021
August 10, 2021
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Serious focus on ensuring every child can go to school- Finance Minister

Some $577 million cash will be distributed to parents whose children attend schools in Georgetown and Senior Minister within the...

August 10, 2021
2 Mins Read
Benn suggests linking direct feed of CCTV cameras at businesses to Police Command Centre

Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn on Tuesday made a pitch to the private sector of having a direct link from...

August 10, 2021
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Lower cost of goods for consumers with ease on freight taxes – Finance Minister

Lower cost of goods for consumers is expected following President Dr. Irfaan Ali’s announcement of the reduction in freight charges...

August 10, 2021
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Three additional COVID deaths, 81 new cases

Three new COVID-19 deaths were recorded on Tuesday, taking the country’s death toll to 564; it means that for the...

August 10, 2021
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Post mortem shows man found dead in West Berbice backdam died from drowning

A post mortem has found that the man who was found dead Saturday at Rising Sun Backdam, West Coast Berbice...

August 10, 2021
2 Mins Read
Vote to dismiss Lowenfield, Myers and Mingo delayed again

A decision is yet to be made on the motions filed to dismiss the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) trio over...

August 10, 2021
2 Mins Read
Burma Rice Station workers protest against ‘abusive’ manager

Workers of the Burma Rice Research Station in Mahaicony have staged a protest at “threatening” and “abusive” language from a...

August 10, 2021
3 Mins Read
“Successful” GBTI Tennis tournament concludes at Diamond

Two weeks of competitive action came to an end on Monday afternoon when the curtains came down on the annual...

August 10, 2021
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Truck driver freed of charges in Agricola accident that killed Ciara Benjamin

The driver who was charged after his truck crashed into the median at Agricola, East Bank Demerara and killed seven-year-old...

August 10, 2021
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Cross-dressing formally removed as criminal offence from Guyana’s law

Nearly three years after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that Guyana’s laws against cross-dressing violated the rights of...

August 10, 2021
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Sheltez Tennis Camp targeting grassroot development

With the aim of moulding the next generation of players, the Sheltez Tennis Club has embarked on another developmental camp,...

August 10, 2021
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Soldier reverses ‘guilty’ plea saying he was confused

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant Keyon King on Tuesday afternoon reversed his plead to the court in the multi-million-dollar gold...

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