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Coast Guard rescues fishermen struck by pirates

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Ten fishermen attacked and by pirates and left adrift of the Essequibo Coast in the Pomeroon area were rescued by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard on Sunday, authorities said. The GDF and police are said  to be conducting a probe into the two incidents but so far the ...

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GPL blocks garbage dumpers from Sophia substation access road

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) on Monday said it has taken steps to block persons from dumping and burning rubbish on an access road to the new Sophia Substation, saying that such activity could disrupt power supply. “As part of the measures taken to deter the public from ...

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AIDS patient-care centre closes after funding dries up

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Drying up of American cash from the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has resulted in the closure of a care and treatment facility for Persons Living With AIDS (PLWAs), Demerara Waves was told that the Roman Catholic-run St. Vincent De Paul Centre on Princess Street, Werk-en-Rust closed its ...

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Pastor’s son dies in collision

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The son of a pastor was early Monday morning killed in collision between two cars in Georgetown. The dead man has been identified as 34-year old Joel Baynes of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara. He was the son of Reverend Franklyn Baynes of the Mount Olivet Wesleyan Church, Nabaclis, East ...

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Guyana’s agoutis, wildhogs to stock TT wildfarm

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia (TRINIDAD NEWSDAY).-Live wild animals, including agoutis and wildhogs, will be imported from Guyana to stock a model wildfarm at Brigand Hill, Manzanilla. Minister of the Environment and Water Resources, Ganga Singh Sunday paid a visit to the facility which belongs to the Zoological Society of Trinidad and Tobago (ZSTT). The ...

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