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Arsonists burn furniture factory and lumber yard

Fire, believed to be the work of arsonists,  early Tuesday morning destroyed part of a furniture factory at Bee Hive, East Coast Demerara Residents lamented the poor response time by fire and police to the scene at  First Street, Bee-Hive Public Road. One resident complained that a fire tender arrived about 12 minutes from Mahaica Fire Station with only four ...

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Volunteer experience in Guyana inspires Penetanguishene woman to write

Reproduced from Simcoe.com via Midland Mirrorby Jenni Dunning PENETANGUISHENE, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada – After decades of volunteerism and harbouring a dream close to her heart, Penetanguishene’s Nicolette Smith finally made it to Guyana. The retired physiotherapist has now turned her experiences volunteering with disabled children in the South American country into a book of essays. “I think I was born ...

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GPHC’s CEO sent on leave

Days after the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Michael Khan sat next to Public Health Minister, Dr. George Norton and helped him to defend budgeted expenditures; he has been sent on leave. Norton confirmed that Khan was ordered to proceed on 48 days leave on the advice of an auditor. Asked if discrepancies were found ...

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GuySuco employee dies in mishap at Rose Hall estate

A Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuco) employee was  Monday evening killed after a Bell Loader he was operating fell into a canal at Rose Hall Estate, East Berbice, according to well-placed sources. Initial information reaching Demerara Waves Online News is that Mohammed Oosman was crossing a makeshift bridge from one field to another when the boards loosened. The Bell Loader fell ...

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Jagdeo pledges full support to Granger on border issues; PPP unlikely to attend Social Cohesion conference

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday evening assured President David Granger that the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) would give its unqualified support to the government in protecting Guyana’s territorial integrity. “The President presented me with an agenda on issues that they would wish to discuss with us and one of the issues was the border matter and I said ...

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BREAKING: Fire raging at Providence bulk fuel station

A fire was Monday night raging at a lubricating oil storage bond near a gas station at Providence, East Bank Demerara. Fire Chief Marlon Gentle said fire fighters were battling the huge blaze that has  been confined to the bond that stores the oil for the bulk fuel station. The location is a short distance away from the Guyana National ...

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Granger, Jagdeo hold talks

President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo earlier Monday evening, according to the Ministry of the Presidency. They focussed on “several urgent matters which need to be addressed by all Guyanese.” A statement by the Ministry later quoted Granger as saying that Guyanese can look forward to the current administration doing its part to ensure inclusive governance. This was ...

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President meets with UN Mission to discuss Venezuela’s claim to Guyana sovereign territory

President David Granger Monday morning, met with a special team from the United Nations to discuss his Government’s position on the strained relations between Guyana and Venezuela, according to the Ministry of the Presidency Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge and Minister of State, Joseph Harmon were also present at the meeting. The team, which was accompanied by the United Nations ...

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Juvenile offenders recaptured

At about 1410h. yesterday Sunday August 30, 2015, it was discovered that three juveniles who were in custody and together in the same lock-ups at the La Grange Police Station had escaped. Two of the juveniles were remanded having been charged for wounding, and the other had been taken into custody earlier yesterday pending investigations into a report of alleged ...

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