Miner stabbed to death in BV

Miner stabbed to death in BV

Police are investigating the murder of a miner, which occurred at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD) at about 08:30hrs today. Dead is 23-year-old Edward Beveney of Triumph, ECD, who was stabbed several times, reportedly by 35-year old Rawle Monrio of Ann’s Grove, ECD, who is under guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital. News Room understands…

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49 Women among 96 National Awardees for 2018

49 Women among 96 National Awardees for 2018

Forty-nine women from various fields are among those who will be conferred with National Awards by President David Granger as part of the celebrations of Guyana’s 52nd Independence Anniversary. These persons have been recognised for their outstanding service and sterling contributions toward national development. The awards will be presented at an Investiture ceremony slated to…

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Husband kills young wife, ingests poison

Husband kills young wife, ingests poison

Police are investigating the murder of a 20-year-old woman of Lot 123, Hope Low Land on the East Coast of Demerara, allegedly at the hands of her reputed husband. According to the police, the woman, Deorani ‘Priya’ Dyal and the suspect shared a common law relationship. However, they separated about two months ago due to…

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Second suspect confesses to murder of Goldfields Manager and leads Police to murder weapon; First suspect to be released

Second suspect confesses to murder of Goldfields Manager and leads Police to murder weapon; First suspect to be released

In a major twist, a second man who was arrested for questioning about the murder of Guyana Goldfields Supply Manager, Neil Whyte, has admitted to the crime and has led investigators to the murder weapon. Today the Guyana Police Force announced that the second suspect took investigators to a house in Fifth Street, Alberttown and…

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‘The law is the law’ – Gov’t resists pressure for marijuana decriminalisation

‘The law is the law’ – Gov’t resists pressure for marijuana decriminalisation

The Government on Thursday resisted pressure on legislative reform that seeks to decriminalise marijuana use. State Minister Joseph Harmon told reporters at the Post Cabinet briefing that the Government’s position is that “the law is the law.” He gave no indication that the Government was willing to move towards any decriminalization of the herb but…

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Guyana signs onto Caricom Arrest Warrant Treaty

Guyana signs onto Caricom Arrest Warrant Treaty

Guyana has ratified the Caricom Arrest Warrant Treaty by becoming the latest three signatories to the agreement. Following in the footsteps of Barbados and The Bahamas, Guyana added its signature to the treaty which had required three signatures for its ratification. State Minister Joseph Harmon made the announcement on Thursday during his post-cabinet press briefing,…

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Markup: Text Alignment

Let them speak like you words. Let them do their jobs without any hassle from the text. In about one more sentence here, we’ll see that the text moves from the right of the image down below the image in seamless transition. Again, letting the do it’s thang. Mission accomplished! Default This is a paragraph….

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