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Skeldon Sugar estate worsens electricity supply, forces widespread blackout

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) on Monday said strike action by workers at Skeldon Sugar Estate, which supplies bagasse-produced electricity to the national grid, coupled with a number of other technical problems has forced the power company to schedule blackout to a number of areas. “GuySuCo is unable to supply energy to the grid because of industrial action ...

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University of Missouri- St. Louis Biology PhD student awarded grant for field research in Guyana

(UMSL DAILY http://blogs.umsl.edu/)  Gyanpriya Maharaj had already collaborated with Godfrey R. Bourne on several ecological projects before enrolling at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Maharaj studied butterflies with Bourne in her home country, Guyana, before joining the biology associate professor’s UMSL lab in 2012. In that time she has made steady progress and is now a third-year doctoral candidate in biology. ...

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Man charged with beating his mother for money

A man was Monday arraigned for allegedly wounding his mother after she refused to give him money. Yogesh Manilall pleaded not guilty to unlawfully and maliciously wounding his mother, Surujdai Manilall, on September 18 on Robb Street, Georgetown. He was remanded to prison until October 21. Police Prosecutor told the court that the woman was at a business enterprise when  ...

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Mahaica man beaten to death at Issano

One of three gold miners, who were tied and beaten by robbers at Issano, died early Monday morning at a city hospital. He has been identified as Joseph Nurse of Belmonte, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara. Investigators learnt that Nurse and two of his workers were attacked and beaten by two men who were armed with a piece of wood and ...

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“Jason” burnt to death in house

Police on Monday said hey were probing why a man entered a house at Pafaite Harmonie and set it ablaze, killing a man named Jason. Crime sleuths hoped that a man they arrested could assist them in solving the crime. Investigators said his charred remains were found in a house at 201Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, at about 2 O’clock Monday ...

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Police still questioning House Speaker’s accuser in sexual molestation matter

Police were still questioning a 22-year old man who accused House Speaker, Raphael Trotman of sexually molesting him when he was 13 years old and showering him with goodies to hush up. Chief of the Criminal Investigations Department, Senior Superintendent Leslie James said investigators were checking aspects of the report before deciding whether to question Trotman. “We must exhaust what ...

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Bogus cops invade home, tie and rob occupants

Three men posing as policemen Sunday night tied up a family and visiting relatives at their Providence, East Bank Demerara home. The incident occurred about 7 PM at the Leungs home at Buddy’s Housing Scheme, Green Acres. Melanie Leung, whose husband is a gold miner, said the gun-toting bandits carted off two computers, two Samsung Galaxy s4 Active, one Samsung ...

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Popeyes robbed second time this month

Popeyes branch on Vlissengen Road was Sunday night robbed for the second time in one  month. The staff members were ordered to lie on the ground. At least one bullet was fired and narrowly missed one of the customer service attendants. “No one was injured but the staff was shaken,” said a source. A staff-member said the bandits barged through ...

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Recently-acquired Trislander plane damaged at Kaieteur

The recently acquired Britten Norman Trislander  was damaged Sunday as a result of a hard-landing at Kaieteur, according to well-placed sources. The 16 tourists, who were aboard the aircraft, were not injured. They were flown to the city by another domestic carrier, said one of the sources. One of the aircraft’s wings was damaged in the incident that occurred about ...

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APNU protests outside State House

At least 50 members and supporters of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Sunday staged a candlelight vigil outside State House, the official residence of President Donald Ramotar, to press demands for local government elections. After several rounds of walking along Main Street near the gate to the residence, a senior police officer told APNU member James Bond that the ...

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