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More resources, family involvement key to fighting youth crime, violence – top Caribbean officials
Attendees at the opening of the Caribbean Summit on Youth Violence Prevention held in Guyana from January 15 to 16...
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Decisions on no-confidence court cases before this month-end – Chief Justice
Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Tuesday set stiff timelines for lawyers to submit legal arguments in three cases related to...
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Local gov’t minister calls for accountability at City Hall, effective constituency representation
Minister of Local Government, Ronald Bulkan (standing) and Mayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine Local Government Minister, Ronald Bulkan on Monday...
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Surinamese rice exporter gunned down in Guyana after huge cocaine-in-rice bust
A Surinamese rice exporter was shot dead in Guyana, days after law enforcement agents in Suriname busted 2,300 kilogrammes of...
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Charrandass Persaud willing to take lie detector test on no-confidence ‘Yes’ vote; admits negotiating gold purchase
Malaika Clarke asking a question at the Town Hall teleconference meeting with Sasenarine Singh and Charrandass Persaud Former government parliamentarian...
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Marijuana, hemp decriminalisation on Guyana’s election agenda
A day after the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) promised to decriminalise cultivation of marijuana and hemp, Guyanese police announced...
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Liberty and Justice Party not ready to disclose financial backers; promises transparency, accountability
Lenox Shuman Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP), Lenox Shuman touted transparency and accountability at his political party's...
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Liberty and Justice Party leader, Lenox Shuman to give up Canadian citizenship
Lenox Shuman The leader of the newly-formed Liberty and Justice Party, Lenox Shuman, Saturday evening announced he would be giving...
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Guyana won’t sell subsidised crude oil to private refinery
Department of Energy Head, Dr. Mark Bynoe The Guyana government ruled out selling subsidised crude oil to a privately-owned oil...
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Guyana protests Canadian High Commission alleged complicity in attempted toppling of gov’t
Canada's High Commissioner to Guyana, Lilian Chatterjee The Foreign Ministry has lodged a blistering protest with Canada over the alleged...
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