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…over 600 students receive zero passes Sixteen-year-old Christian Pile of Queen’s College has been named Guyana’s top performer at the Caribbean Secondary Examination Council (CSEC) examinations for securing a remarkable 19 grade ones at the examination sat earlier this year. In an interview with Guyana Times on Friday, Pile indicated that he was surprised at the results, but said he was somewhat certain that he would have excelled. Plans for the aspiring orthodontist include attending sixth form. Among the top performers are Shakira Bholo of Anna Regina Multilateral; Salma Majeed…

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-starts chemotherapy in Cuba President David Granger has been diagnosed with cancer and will undergo chemotherapy in Cuba. This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Embassy of Guyana in Cuba late Wednesday. The President left with his wife, First Lady Sandra Granger for Cuba around two weeks ago. A statement issued by the Ministry of the Presidency on October 29, 2018, confirmed his travel. It said that the President and the First Lady will spend one week in Cuba.

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A Linden shop owner, 53 year old Romel Gomes, called “Eddie”, of Buck Hill, Wismar Housing Scheme, Linden, was found dead at his place of business with a gunshot wound to his head and his throat slit after his home was invaded by bandits.

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One week after sea bandits attacked a 20-crew member, mostly Guyanese, in four boats off the coast of Suriname, there was another attack in which a boat captain was killed and his crew members were missing. The first attack came on the heels as Dutch authorities continue the search for the missing fishermen. Of the 16 fishermen who were initially reported missing and two were accounted for. One of them managed to survive five days after the incident while being injured but only the body of the other fisherman was…

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The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) through one of its constituency candidates in Berbice has filed legal proceedings against the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and another individual to have the names fraudulently affixed to the backer’s lists for Local Government Elections (LGE) in the Ancient County removed. The court document seen by this newspaper names Shafraz Beekham as the applicant, along with the Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield and Orlando Christopher Persaud as the respondents. The document outlines that the challenge is seeking to have the names of 49 other electors…

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Government had issued a terse statement on Monday that President David Granger would be going to Cuba on today for almost a week. However, Guyana Times was told that President is unwell and will be going to the Spanish speaking country for medical tests. This was confirmed by People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) General Secretary Amna Ally in an interview with sections of the media assured that the President was not expected to undergo surgery. Instead, she said, he will be undergoing a medical test in Havana, the capital of…

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Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley has committed that his country is looking into the 80-year-old law which restricts Guyana from transshipping honey exports through the twin-island nation. The 1935 T&T law prohibits the transportation of honey within one mile of the country. In fact, back in 2015, Laparkan was fined US$3000 by Trinidad and Tobago’s customs for facilitating the shipment of honey. The authorities had also seized the quantity of honey which was in-transit there. Apart from Guyana, Grenada also faces similar troubles with twin-island laws.…

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A breach in the pipeline that was used to cap the gas pocket that exploded back in June in Diamond, East Bank Demerara, has caused a blockage which in turn saw several mini gas eruptions at the Diamond, East Bank Demerara, residence. The eruptions occurred sometime around 01:00h on Wednesday at the same Sixth Avenue, Great Diamond home where contractors had hit a natural gas pocket causing an immediate explosion two months ago. The exposed area was initially capped and the gas was being released into the atmosphere through a…

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… CPG member, friend in custody A teenager was in the wee hours of Monday found dead in the vicinity of a wedding house at Soesdyke on the East Bank Demerara with stab wounds to his body. Ricardo Singh also called “Cardo” of Lot 63 Avenue ‘A’ & ‘B’ Diamond New Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara was reportedly stabbed several times including once to his abdomen. Based on reports received, the 15-year-old former Diamond Secondary School student and his friends left their respective homes on Sunday with the intention of…

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…Guyana gets 1% royalty, 53% profit sharing Weeks after its own self-imposed deadline expired, the Guyana Government has begun the process of releasing the contracts between the state and other oil companies – beginning with Canadian company CGX Resources Incorporated. Under the Article 11 ‘Cost Recovery and Production sharing’ heading of the contract, the Government agreed to a one per cent royalty. In addition, a 53 per cent share of profit oil and gas; after recoverable costs have been satisfied was negotiated. This is providing the company moves from exploration…

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