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Benschop’s half-brother charged in Philadelphia building collapse
Sean Benschop (left), the excavator operator chargedin the Market Street deaths, surrendered to police Saturday. (JOSEPH KACZMAREK / AP).(PHILLY.COM).-The excavator...
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Fine, jail for employers who don’t pay national minimum wage
Minister of Labour Dr. Nan Kishore Gopaul (GINA photo)Labour Minister Dr. Nan Kishore Gopaul has warned that employers, who are...
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Fire leaves two homeless
Fire of unknown origin late Saturday afternoon destroyed a wooden house in Sophia, leaving in its wake millions of dollars...
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Electricity rates to increase; opposition to discuss restoring budgetary allocation
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Saturday announced plans to increase tariffs by a whopping 26.7 percent, but the...
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Man stabs wife to death, slits his throat
A man stabbed his reputed wife dead and attempted suicide, leaving him in a critical condition. The incident occurred around...
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Caribbean to launch Aid for Trade Strategy
Haitian President Michel MartellyThe 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) will launch the Caribbean Regional Aid for Trade (AfT) Strategy in Port-au-Prince,...
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Barbadian charged with overstaying since ’07 Cricket World Cup
A Barbadian, who used the 2007 Cricket World Cup hassle-free travel system to enter Guyana and live here for the...
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Benschop begs for blind man accused of inciting him to commit murder
Lochan being escorted from the Georgetown Magistrates Court on his first appearance.The blind and otherwise sick man, who was accused...
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UPDATED: ISA Islamic Academy, Mae’s Under 12 top ‘Common Entrance’
Minister of Education Priya ManickchandThe top student in this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (‘Common Entrance’) is Salma Majeed of...
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Guyana-born Canadian jailed for cocaine trafficking
A Guyana-born Canadian on Friday pleaded guilty to being in possession of a quantity of cocaine shortly before he was...
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