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STEMGuyana has signed an agreement with the International Youth Robot Association to be the prequalifying body responsible for organising the annual qualifier national robot competition among Guyanese primary and secondary school-aged student teams to represent Guyana at the International Youth Robotics Competition (IYRC). STEMGuyana will work with public and private local partners to host the IYRC league pre-qualifier competition in Guyana in 2019. The competition is expected to attract more than 100 teams from schools, community centre clubs, and other civil society organisations in the 7-12 years, 13-17 years and…

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The Mc Doom man who attacked and chopped an acquaintance who owed him $5000 was on Thursday jailed for 8 years by Justice Brassington Reynolds at the Georgetown High Court. Toney Marcus, 45, who had initially pleaded not guilty to the offence changed his plea after a psychological evaluation proved that he was fit to stand trial. It was reported that he on July 4, 2014, feloniously wounded Etwaru Narine with intention of causing him grievous bodily harm or to maim, disfigure or disable him. The Virtual Complainant (VC) was…

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As the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) unfolds into the operations at the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), Alliance For Change (AFC) Councillor and former Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan took the stand, declaring that the Town Clerk is incapable of performing his duties which has led to much interference from the Communities Minister. Duncan stood before Justice Cecil Kennard as he made his testaments under oath, shedding some light into the activities which have been occurring at the Council under the leadership of Mayor Patricia Chase-Greene and the Town Clerk, Royston…

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With countrywide property valuations on the horizon, People’s Progressive Party General Secretary (GS) Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has promised that no increases in rates would be implemented in areas his party wins at the Local Government Elections (LGE). Jagdeo made this announcement at a press conference he held with PPP candidates from across the country. His commitment would correlate with Government promising that rate hikes would be up to local officials after the valuations are over. The PPP General Secretary was critical of the exercise and the fact that it would…

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A Parfaith Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) man is lucky to be alive when he ended up in a rice field after he swerved from a cow in the area on Thursday morning. The man, David Carrington was reportedly returning from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) in the wee hours of Thursday when the accident occurred. This publication was informed that Carrington was proceeding home when a cow dashed across the road and ended up in his path. In an attempt to avoid a collision, the man swerved but…

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By Andrew Carmichael Police in Berbice have launched a manhunt for the husband of Chandrawattie Williams, also called “Geeta”, whose body was found in her home on Tuesday evening by her 13-year-old son. Reports are that Williams’ body was found at about 18:00h with suspected stab wounds in her Bath Squatting Area, West Coast Berbice, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) home. The dead woman’s brother Dharampaul Mohan on Wednesday told Guyana Times International that his 13-year-old nephew received a phone call from his father who reportedly told him to go to the…

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One week after a number of prohibited items were discovered in the Lusignan Prison on the East Coast of Demerara, yet another set of contraband items was unearthed following a raid on Monday. Reports are prison authorities raided the Lusignan facility between 12:02h and 14:50h on Monday which led to the discovery of 14 cellphones, 15 SIM cards, one tattoo machine, five pairs of scissors, 48 improvised weapons, 85 grams of cannabis, $3040 in cash, a quantity of chargers, one knife, one chopper, and a quantity of razor blades. These…

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The autopsy conducted on the body of 41-year-old Sherwin Apple, whose body was found at the Kitty Seawall one day after leaked videos went viral of him and another man allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl, has revealed that he was murdered and did not commit suicide as was earlier reported. Apple, also known as “Yellow”, was found lying face down in the mud in the vicinity of Selena Resort on Tuesday morning. It was suspected that the clothes vendor, formerly of William Street, Kitty; and Silver Town, Wismar, Linden, had…

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BY RUPADAI SEENARAINE Current and former employees of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) appeared in their numbers at the Critchlow Labour College on Monday to testify on the first day of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) that was launched into the non-payment of benefits and issues surrounding other financial resources at City Hall. Headed by Retired Justice Cecil Kennard, the CoI is seeking to investigate the nonpayment of benefits, a rejected no-confidence motion that was filed against Town Clerk Royston King by Councillor Sherod Duncan, contracts that were awarded…

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Five months after water supply was sourced from alternative means for affected residents, an investigation into mercury contamination of the Kaituma River, North West District (NWD) has confirmed the preliminary test that the mercury levels were too high for consumption. In the final report submitted by Environmental Officer, Tamara Gilhuys, it was recommended that complaint officers ensure sample points at and near pump station are included in their routine water quality monitoring. The report further outlined that the environmental division should “lead investigations to ascertain the status of rivers or…

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