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UNICEF helps Guyana assist Venezuelan refugees
UNICEF's Guyana Office. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday announced that it would be providing US$30,000 worth relief...
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Prominent Guyanese doctor dies in Jamaica
Dr. Gladstone Mitchell (Stabroek News photo) Prominent Obstetrician-Gynaecologist, Dr. Gladstone Mitchell died in Jamaica after a prolonged illness, a family...
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Guyana creates “homestead” for Venezuelans
Minister of Immigration and Citizenship, Winston Felix. The Guyana government on Monday announced that plans were being made to establish...
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Georgetown Hospital probes stillbirth after woman’s scathing complaint
The state-owned Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Monday decided to launch an investigation after a 35-year old woman alleged...
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Man arrested for allegedly impregnating 14 year old girl, after he attempted to flee to Georgetown
The handcuffed rape accused being escorted by a Guyana Police Force detective on their arrival at the Eugene F. Correia...
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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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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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Former Guyanese politician convicted of terrorism plot dies in US prison
Abdul Kadir, shown in 2007, used his engineering training to plan the attack, prosecutors said Abdul Kadir, a former People's...
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No threatening levels of mercury found at GGMC – PAHO/WHO team
The PAHO experts at the GGMC compound checking for traces of mercury following a clean-up exercise several weeks ago. The...
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Region Six students, teachers and coaches educated on sexual harassment in sport
Region Six students, teachers and coaches educated on sexual harassment in sport Students, teachers and coaches in Region Six were...
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