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Hours after a Trinidad and Tobago national allegedly murdered his former employer’s common-law wife, Ashanti “Nicky” Debidin, out of jealousy, he surrendered to law enforcement authorities on Saturday evening last. According to reports coming out of the twin-island republic, the 21-year-old man of Garth Road, Princes Town, contacted CNC3’s “Crime Watch” host who arranged to meet him outside the San Fernando Teaching Hospital. After meeting the host, he was encouraged to surrender and complied. He was then taken to the Homicide Bureau Region Three at the San Fernando Police Station…

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Last Tuesday, the Humanitarian Mission of New Jersey Arya Samaj recently collaborated with New Jersey high ranking politicians out of Washington D.C., State and local officials, to observe Guyana’s 49th Independence Anniversary celebration with a Flag raising ceremony at Jersey City, New Jersey. Remembering from whence one comes and maintaining strong ties, are likely to have strong positive impacts on one’s life. Embracing and keeping one‘s heritage alive, lays the foundation for progress. Paying tribute to the country that had given overseas based Guyanese so much, is a laudable act.…

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The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) in its quest to get a total recount of votes conducted a peaceful protest on Wednesday in front of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) offices in Bush Lot, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) and in Fort Wellington, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice). The protests follow a statement by former President Donald Ramotar that the Party will seek recourse via the options made available under the country’s Constitution, as the Party called on citizens to be vigilant. In Region Two, the protest was headed by former Minister Alli Baksh and…

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…US oil giant Exxon Mobil confirms Days after announcing its discovery of hydrocarbons, oil and gas giant ExxonMobil is now reporting the discovery of oil-bearing rock in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The United States-based oil company said the Liza-1 well has encountered more than 295 feet of high-quality oil-bearing sandstone reservoirs. The well is the first on the 6.6-million acre Stabroek Block and has been drilled to 17,825 feet. It was drilled by ExxonMobil local subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd. ExxonMobil’s President, Stephen Greenlee said he was…

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… Nagamootoo sworn in as PM, several Ministries merged, renamed By Alexis Rodney Veteran politician Moses Nagamootoo was on Wednesday sworn in as Prime Minister and First Vice President of the David Granger-led Administration. His swearing in preceded the official appointment of some 15 other Cabinet Ministers as part of the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition Government. Nagamootoo is now tasked with the chairmanship of the Cabinet. In his capacity, he will hold a liaison and supervisory role of the entire Cabinet to work around the…

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According to a release from the Mayor’s office, the 39th annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks will once again ignite the skyline over New York City from the East River with the nation’s largest Independence Day pyrotechnic display. The show will begin at approximately 9:20 PM on the Fourth of July from 2 locations on the East River in Midtown and within the South Street Seaport historic district. Brave, the theme of this year’s show, will fire more than 40,000 pyrotechnic shells during a 25-minute synchronized display. Designed in collaboration…

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– says tactics of fear, intimidation and bullyism was used to disrupt the electoral process The Peoples Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) made the request for recounts at approximately 90 polling stations in three regions late Tuesday night and a further request for recounts in the remaining seven regions was made on Wednesday after additional discrepancies in the electoral process were brought to light. Party member, Priya Manickchand, at a news conference held at Freedom House on Tuesday made it clear that the issue at hand is not one of merely…

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PPP/C’s Presidential Candidate Donald Ramotar has refused to concede that the PPP/C has lost the 2015 general elections and while saying that the party has won, has called for a total recount of all the votes. “I cannot concede that I lost this election,” he told reporters at a PPP/C press conference at Freedom House on Thursday afternoon. Asked by the media if he would give up power should the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) officially declare the APNU+AFC alliance the winner of the elections later today (Thursday), Ramotar responded that…

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A Guyanese man identified as Phillip Reid, fatally shot his girlfriend’s secret lover before turning the gun on himself after he walked in on the cheating couple Wednesday morning in Brooklyn, New York. The New York Post reports that the jilted 27-year-old boyfriend, went to his girlfriend’s home on Dean Street in Brownsville around 9:45 a.m. and caught her in bed with another man, sources said. “He whipped out a gun and blasted his girlfriend’s 24-year-old paramour in the chest, sources said, and then took his own life by shooting…

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