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Lethem flood: Schools closed, 25 persons evacuated to shelters
Civil Defence Commission photos. Rising flood waters in Lethem have forced the evacuation of 25 persons and the closure of...
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Mini hydro-power stations to be constructed in interior
The Moco-Moco Falls, Rupununi Approval has been granted for the construction of a 0.95-megawatt dual hydro-system at Moco Moco and...
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Cambios, money transfer services to come under greater scrutiny for money laundering, terrorist financing
Director of the Bank of Guyana's Bank Supervision Department, Ramnarine Lall Cambios and money transfer entities are to come under intensified...
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Gold Board shifts gold burning to Queenstown; assures mercury control system is “robust”
The Guyana Gold Board's new location on Crown and Albert Streets, Queenstown, Georgetown. The Guyana Gold Board (GGB) has moved...
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REOs’ appearance at Public Accounts Committee suspended; PPPC’s Juan Edghill objects
FILE PHOTO: The Public Accounts Committee in session on February 19, 2018. The Ministry of Communities has suspended the appearance...
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Internationally-affiliated Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority suggested to stem brain drain of trained, experienced aviation personnel
SEATED LEFT TO RIGHT: Chairman of the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS), Nari Williams-Singh; Guyana's Junior Minister...
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Two suspected bandits seriously injured; car driver in police custody
Two male bandits suspected to have been seriously injured during a robbery at Alliance, Canal # 2 Polder, West Bank...
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Bandits cart off millions of dollars in jewellery from Stabroek Market’s L.Seepersaud Maraj jewellery store
Stabroek Market where L. Seepersaud Maraj jewellery store is located. Bandits broke into the well-known Guyanese jewellery store, L. Seepersaud...
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Caricom commission recommends lifting marijuana ban; AFC “not interested in decriminalisation but in alternative sentencing”
Caricom Secretary General, Irwin La Rocque (centre) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Marijuana Commission has recommended the decriminalising of marijuana possession,...
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ExxonMobil Foundation Invests US$10 million in Guyana for research, sustainable employment and conservation
ExxonMobil Foundation said Monday that it will contribute US$10 million to a new collaboration with Conservation International and the University...
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