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Law enforcement authorities have arrested four suspects who allegedly injured two officers attached to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) during a drive-by shooting one week ago at Bee Hive, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The men have been identified as: Ravindra Ramdeo of Lot 217 Section D, Nonpareil, ECD; Stephon Motielal and Trevor Motielal, both of Lot 30 Green Field, Bee Hive, and Andrew Motielal of Lot 11-12 Helena, Mahaica. Three of the four suspects According to the GRA on Wednesday, the arrests were made with assistance from the Guyana Police…

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The Queen of England will present Marva Langevine, a 25-year-old teacher from the West Coast of Demerara, Guyana, with a Queen’s Young Leaders Award at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London, on Tuesday 26th June. The Awards recognise the work that young people from across the Commonwealth are doing to transform lives in their community and beyond. In a statement, The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme announced that Marva Langevine will receive a Queen’s Young Leaders Award for the work she is doing to transform the lives of bereaved, sick…

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A father and son were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Wednesday charged for the murder of 20-year-old fruit vendor Richard Noel. The men – 54-year-old James McKenzie and his son, 20-year-old Timothy McKenzie, both of Lot 126 Thomas Street, Kitty, Georgetown, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. It is being alleged that on June 4, 2018, at Stabroek Market, Georgetown, both men murdered Noel, of Lot 39 William Street, Kitty. The men were remanded to prison. The case will continue on June 29, 2018. Reports are the murder…

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A Berbice Magistrate on Wednesday called investigators attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) a “bunch of jokers”, something which did not go down well with acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine. Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh while presiding over the case of the recent piracy attack criticised the Police, saying they are “behaving like bunch of jokers” as it relates to confusion whether to withdraw or put forward charges for the accused. The Magistrate told the court that it has to be balanced and therefore cannot take sides. His comments came as…

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…gun, ammo found Three bandits who were in the process of robbing a supermarket at Grove, East Bank of Demerara (EBD) on Wednesday, were nabbed following swift actions by Police. Reports are the three men – one of whom was armed with a handgun – stealthily entered the “Number One Supermarket” at about 04:30h on Wednesday. The men pounced on the lone security guard and bounded his hands with his shoe lace. The bandits then proceeded to the third floor of the building, removed the grill from a window and…

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Government has committed to offering 200 services online to citizens as part of its ICT manifesto promises, while the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is urging more inclusionary policies for youth to advance the sector. At an IDB-sponsored training summit at the Marriott Hotel on Friday, IDB Regional Head Therese Turner-Jones, in addressing the participants, urged Government to avail itself of youth innovators. It has been pointed out that youths have led the data revolution in other countries, and those countries have gone on to achieve some form of economic prosperity.…

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Guyana and the Russian Federation are looking forward to deepening cooperation, committing to build on the 48-year-old diplomatic relationship. This commitment was made on Friday evening during a reception hosted to celebrate Russia Day, which will be observed on June 12. The day commemorates the establishment of Russia as an independent country after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, officially recognising the day that the Declaration of the Sovereignty of the Russian Federation was signed. In congratulating Russia and its people on this significant day, President David Granger…

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…mourners heard at funeral service of mother and daughter hammered to death in Berbice The two Berbice women who were hammered to death on Wednesday last by their husband and father respectively were on Sunday laid to rest at the Stanleytown Cemetery in New Amsterdam Berbice. The funeral service, conducted according to Hindu rights, was held a short distance from where they were brutally murdered at Glasgow. Several close family members of the perpetrator, Jainarine Seetaram, were at the funeral service for the two women. Hundreds turned up to bid…

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Contrary to perceptions surrounding the University of Guyana (UG), Vice Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith is maintaining that he and his executives are accountable to various bodies and as such, he is not a ‘runaway Chancellor.’ Professor Griffith made these comments during a media engagement at Herdmanston Lodge on Tuesday where he updated the public on UG’s operations. Griffith also denied that there is any political interference at the university while at the same time noting that the institution has been principally run by Government funding. The Vice Chancellor noted that a…

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