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Caribbean to lobby for softer terms at UK Forum

Caribbean foreign ministers are to Monday lobby United Kingdom (UK) Foreign Secretary, William Hague to ask the G-20 for softer borrowing terms although the income rating for the group of largely former British colonies has gone up, a senior member of the delegation said. Chairman of the 15-nation Caribbean Community’s (Caricom) ministerial council on foreign relations. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett said that ...

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Arson suspected in Subs & Salads fire

Triggering a huge fiery explosion to destroy the Subs and Salads and the Shell (Sol) Filling Station on Regent and King Streets might have been the motive for the early Sunday morning fire but the conditions were not conducive, investigators said. A probe has so far revealed that the plot could have been an inside job because there was no ...

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Two die in road accidents

Police have arrested a man and seized an abandoned vehicle in connection with the discovery of the body of a man on the Courbane Park roadway, East Coast Demerara. The dead man has been identified by investigators as Mustak Alli, 51, of Annandale South, East Coast Demerara. His body has been moved to the Lyken Funeral Parlour where an autopsy ...

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Businesswoman killed; valuables carted off from home

An Albouystown-based businesswoman was found dead and tied up in her ransacked home early Sunday morning. Police said a man has been arrested and he is assisting with the probe into the death of 65-year old Sumintra (only name given). Her body was found in her home at Barr and Sussex Streets about 4:30 AM. “She was tied up and ...

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Fire strikes Subs and Salads branch

Fire early Sunday morning destroyed the Subs and Salads branch located in the Shell filling station , Regent Street, Georgetown. The stove, kitchen, air conditioning units, surveillance recorder and other valuables were destroyed and severely damaged by the blaze. The fire started about 4:20 AM. Guyana Fire Service investigators were not ruling out arson based on the evidence at the ...

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City businessmen shot

A father and a son were shot Saturday afternoon in Georgetown in an attempted robbery‎ moments after they closed their business for the day. Well-placed sources said the father been identified as 65-year old Inshan Ally of 20 Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara. He sustained a gunshot wound to his left palm. His son was shot to his abdomen and ...

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Alleged bribe-taking policeman caught in sting operation

A policeman attached to the Den Amstel Police Station was Saturday under close arrest after he was caught during a sting operation when he had allegedly gone to collect the remainder of a bribe from a man he had arrested one day earlier. The probe into “corrupt transaction” is being conducted by the Police Office of Professional Responsibility. Police said that ...

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Guyana becoming “hub” for Cuban-trained Caribbean doctors; more specialists to be trained

Caribbean nationals being trained in medicine are expected to complete their final year of training in Guyana, Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran said Saturday. Addressing the opening of the 10th Scientific Conference by the Cuban Medical Brigade, he announced that Guyana would use the 170 Cuban doctors, nurses, technicians and administrators to create a “hub” for the training of Caribbean ...

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No transfers to schools with higher marks- Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education on Saturday regrettably informed that there will be no transfers for students whose parents wish for them to move to a school which require higher marks than was earned by the student at the 2014 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). All placements of students were made based on the performance of the students and the capacity ...

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Fmr. Guyana, West Indies cricketer dies

Former Guyana and West Indies cricketer, Ivor Mendonca died on Saturday after a battle with cancer. He was 79. Compton Mendonca confirmed that his brother died Saturday morning at the Davis Memorial Hospital, D’urban Backlands, Georgetown. Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board, Anand Sanasie paid tribute to the former wicketkeeper and right hand batsman who passed away as a result ...

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