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Electricity rate hike can spark unrest; public hearings needed- AFC
The Alliance For Change (AFC), warning that the proposed 26.7 percent increase in electricity tariff will spark widespread unrest, strongly...
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Updated: Policeman electrocuted while chasing escapee
Constable Darwin PitmanA policeman was early Monday morning electrocuted while chasing a detainee who had moments earlier escaped from custody....
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Oppositon should support Cabinet’s no-objection for Procurement Commission- Ramkarran
Senior Counsel Ralph RamkarranProminent civil lawyer, Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran has recommended that the opposition agree to an amendment to...
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Guyana’s gay rights organisation preparing for parliamentary select committee
Left to Right: Guyanese singer Nhojj, Co-Chairs of SASOD, Namela Baynes and Joel SimpsonGuyana’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)...
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DDL official killed in road accident
Harry B. SinghA senior official of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) was knocked down and killed on Sheriff Street, Campbelville. The...
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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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