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Kaieteur News – Fire officials and police in the Rupununi are investigating an incident in which two cars at a taxi service at Lethem were damaged during the wee hours of Tuesday morning by suspected arsonists. Reports are that an unidentified individual went to the base of Lethem Cabs at Lot 289 Barrack Retreat, Lethem …

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The $515 million Sister Hazel Campayne Block at the St. Roses High School was officially commissioned on Tuesday, having withstood several setbacks since the 2018 demolition.This block is a spanking new three-storey facility with modern amenities, and is equipped with 10 classrooms, a furnished Information Technology Laboratory, a library, a Headteacher’s Office, an auditorium, a …

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Kaieteur News – Police on Tuesday arrested 24-year-old Akeem Smith called ‘Family man’ of Norton Street Lodge Georgetown, after he was busted with 11,339 grams of marijuana. According to a police press release, Smith was a passenger in a Toyota Noah vehicle (HC 6696) and was arrested at the Weldaad Police Station check-point.  Ranks manning …

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Persons who have been allocated residential lots in Phases Four and Five, Tract CH&PA (Poke Bridge), and Lethem in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) will soon have access to their lands as infrastructure works are almost completed.On Tuesday, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), Sherwyn Greaves, visited the …

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An 18-year-old construction worker lost his life on Tuesday morning after falling from the fourth floor of a building in Georgetown.The worker, identified as Javid Shaw from Dochfour, East Coast Demerara, was working on the fourth floor of an apartment building at Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park, when he fell. According to eyewitnesses, Shaw was …

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As a scandal grows over the surreptitious attempt to cut disputed ExxonMobil costs, chartered accountant and attorney Christopher Ram has flayed the Ministry of Natural Resources for stating that the GRA is the competent authority to lead petroleum audits. In a letter that appears in today’s edition of Stabroek News, Ram said that It would …

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A miner identified as Selwyn Barker of Laing Avenue, Georgetown, found himself in hot water after he was found to be in possession of a bag containing 1360 grams of ganja on Monday.According to reports, Barker was arrested during a stop and search operation at the Bamia checkpoint along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway.He was reportedly a …

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A US$7 million quarry project in the Potaro, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) mining district, is being proposed by former Member of Parliament (MP) Odinga Lumumba, who is seeking the green light from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The project was submitted back in June of this year by Lumumba. The project summary states that Elaine Ville …

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Delon Oliver Vanderstoop, a 27-year-old construction worker of Strathspey, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on Tuesday following the discovery of approximately 1927 grams of cocaine.The cocaine mule was arrested during a stop and search operation along the Bamia checkpoint of the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.At the time, the suspect was among nine passengers in a Route 94 …

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