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Trained mass casualty emergency responders to be deployed for Flag Raising, Mashramani

Fresh from specialised training that ended Wednesday, 39 mass casualty personnel, under the umbrella of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), will be deployed on Republic Flag Raising night and Mashramani, official said. The CDC’s Deputy Director-General. Lt. Col. Kester Craig told Demerara Waves Online News that the aim is to treat critically injured persons and rush them to the nearest ...

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Guyana-born man held in US for pimping teenage girl

A local man born in Guyana remains in Cobb County Jail, in the U.S. State of Georgia after authorities say he was caught pimping a 16-year-old girl, the newspaper, Patch.com, reported. Keron Owen Hamilton, 26, waived his right to an arraignment hearing on Monday, according to court records. According to Cobb County Jail records, Hamilton was booked on Oct. 13 on ...

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GTT boasts readiness to support oil and gas boom

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) has assured investors in the oil and gas sector that the country is unlikely to experience disruptions to international connectivity with the rest of the world because the submarine fibre-optic cable has a back-up system. Delivering a presentation at the recently concluded GIPEX 2018 Oil and Gas conference and exhibition, GTT’s, Chief Executive Officer Mr. ...

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Backlogged High Court and Court of Appeal cases significantly reduced

  The number of backlogged cases in the High Court and Court of Appeal has been halved to at most 5,000, Chief Justice, Roxane George-Wiltshire said. “Definitely not 10,000 cases. We have in the system about 4,500, maximum 5,000 cases. When I say maximum, I’m including divorces, civil trial matters [and] full court matters…I do not consider them to be ...

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Police Inspector killed, three others injured in accident

Guyana Police Force Inspector, Ian Welch was Tuesday killed and three other policemen sustained injuries when the patrol vehicle they were travelling turned over twice at Lethem, Rupununi, an official said. Welch, who was seated in the right front seat, sustained severe head injury. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Lethem Hospital. Welch ,38,  was married and hailed ...

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Two charged with murder of America Street money-changer

  Two men were Tuesday charged with the murder of America Street money-changer Shawn “Fabulous” Nurse. Those charged are 24-year old Kerwin Cordel “Buffy” DosSantos  of East La Penitence Squatting Area and 24-year old George “Gregory” Hope of HUU Freeman Street, East La Penitence. Police said they murdered Nurse in the course or furtherance of a robbery. The accused appeared ...

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Prime Minister Nagamootoo recovering from heart bypass surgery- family

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo underwent heart bypass surgery Tuesday and is recovering, his wife, Sita, said. “We would like to thank everyone for your prayers and would also like to inform you that our dad ( Prime Minister Nagamootoo) is out of surgery and is in recovery. Surgery was successful and we will keep you informed. Thank you all again ...

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Husband arrested for attempted murder of wife

A man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to murder his wife who has been hospitalised in a “serious condition” with multiple stab wounds. She is 23-year old Shenella Marks who lived with her husband at Westbury, Essequibo Coast up to one month ago. Police said the housewife was stabbed multiple times about her body Monday afternoon at about 4 ...

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City Hall’s actions on playground bad for local, general elections- Councillor warns

As several grave questions remain unanswered about the City administration’s plans to use a playground in the upscale Bel Air Park to build town houses for top city officials,  a vocal A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Councillor, Alfred Mentore is warning about the political implications ahead of local government and general elections. He noted that the playground is owned ...

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City workers to strike over non-payment of NIS, income tax, union dues

Hundreds of  municipal workers are Tuesday expected to take strike action to pressure City Hall to pay almost GY$300 million in deductions from their salaries to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Guyana Labour Union and a credit union. Chairman of City Council’s Finance Committee, Oscar Clarke acceded to Councillor, Akeem Peter’s request that a report on ...

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