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A 54-year-old of Wismar, Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) was on Monday fined when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged for being in possession of a small quantity of cannabis. Nicholas Caesar admitted that he had the illegal substance in his possession when Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan read the charge to him. The charge alleged that on February 15, 2018, at Wismar, Linden, he had 4.4 grams of cannabis. Caesar, a father six, pleaded for leniency stating that he is sorry for what he had done and would…

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The Social Cohesion, Culture and Sport Department on Monday launched its Mash band for the 2018 float parade at the ER Burrowes School of Arts. Present at the event was Social Cohesion Minister, with responsibility with culture and sport, Dr George Norton. Speaking to the small gathering, the Minister expressed his enthusiasm about the upcoming celebrations for Guyana’s 48th Republic Anniversary. “I’m looking forward to see what you have out there to display but not only that, I want to be a part of that which you will be displaying,…

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The 2017 Chutney Queen, Vanita Willie was in the wee hours of Monday morning dethroned, following an exceptional performance by Berbician Bunty Singh who was crowned the new Guyana Chutney King. The competition was hosted at the Leonora Stynthetic Track, West Coast Demerara, which saw a small crowd cheering and supporting their favourite artistes. The competition which got underway almost three hours after the schedule time to commence saw 10 chutney singers trying to impress the judges and the audience, in their attempt to convince the judges that they are…

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The Ministry of Citizenship in Guyana is granting temporary amnesty to illegal foreign national miners so that they can regularise their status in Guyana. “We are giving you a chance to come to the office in Georgetown with your passport and apply for your extension of stay. If you came to work and your initial visa was an employment visa you can have that extended as well as your work permit,” Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix assured foreign nationals working in the Mazaruni, Mining District Three on Monday, February 19.…

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The decision taken by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Alliance For Change (AFC) to consider joining with the coalition parties to contest the Local Government Elections (LGE) under one ticket has been described as a sensible position that could help the Government. Political analyst Dr David Hinds has said that the dynamics of the coalition meant that should the parties contest the elections separately, they would be fighting each other for the same voters. “And that could create bad blood among them, which would then make it difficult…

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Lindener Brandon Harding was, in the wee hours of Sunday, crowned Carib Soca Monarch 2018 after outshining his nine other finalists at Durban Park, Georgetown. The young man, who now resides in St. Lucia with his family, returned to Guyana to enter into the Carib Soca Monarch, which was on pause for two years. The return of the monarch saw new talent being exposed, thus giving the artistes a chance to showcase same to the world. Winning the monarch was the expectation of the young Harding who, before the commencement…

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An 18-year-old female Special Constable was allegedly raped by a colleague in the wee hours of Saturday at a Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown hotel after a night out together. The rank claimed that after a night of partying together, she, along with the Constable, booked a room at the hotel since they were too drunk to drive home. However, about 03:45h, the male Constable forced himself on the female rank despite her resistance. Reports are immediately after the act, the woman lodged a complaint at the Brickdam Police Station and the alleged…

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A teenager met his death on Sunday evening after a Guyana Power and Light electrical wire fell on him at Canal Number Two Polder, West Bank Demerara (WBD). Dead is 17-year-old Vivek Bridgemohan of Lot 18 Alliance, Canal Number Polder. Reports are the teenager went to a shop to purchase an item for his father and on his way home, he stopped to chat with a friend. It was while chatting with his friend that the electrical wife fell on him. He was picked up by his father who was…

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In the wake of the recent visit by a high-level delegation from neighbouring Brazil last Friday, led by Brazilian Defence Minister Raul Jungmann Pinto, President David Granger on Monday convened a special meeting with the high command of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to discuss ongoing defence concerns. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, who was also present at the meeting, which was held at State House, explained that the purpose of this follow-up meeting was to review the discussions that emanated from the deliberations with the Brazilian delegation and to…

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A Charlestown, Georgetown man was on Monday released on G$100,000 bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged for breaking a woman’s arm. Joseph Stewart, of Lot 2 Charlestown, Georgetown, appeared before city Magistrate Judy Latchman and denied that he struck Oslyn Adams causing her the injury. The charge read to him stated that on February 8, 2018 at Russell Street, Charlestown, he unlawfully and maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm on Adams. According to the prosecution’s case presented by Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore, the 68-year-old man and the…

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