Year: 2023

Man acquitted of murdering Coldingen fisherman in 2020

Roy Jaglall—one of the two men who had been accused of murdering fisherman, Mukesh Mangra back in 2020—has been acquitted…

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Men held at Eccles with firearm, ammo, handcuffs

Two men were held on Friday with a gun, ammunition and handcuffs during a stop and search exercise at Eccles…

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Enmore lumberyard gutted by grass fire

Millions were lost yesterday as a blaze that started in a garbage dump later mushroomed into a grass fire, travelling…

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`Game-changing’ education info system launched

The Ministry of Education (MoE)  yesterday launched its Education Management Information System (EMIS) which it says promises to be a…

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Middle Rd murder victim suffered blunt trauma to head, face and neck – -prime suspect to be charged

A post-mortem examination has revealed that 21-year-old, Amit Singh, who was lured to a house in Middle Road, La Penitence…

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Procurement commission says NPTAB, procuring entities not supplying documents for probes – -court may be approached for orders

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) yesterday disclosed that in the five active complaints before it, documentation has not been presented…

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Guyana for US$500m lending purse from Afreximbank

A US$500 million lending purse has been extended to Guyana by the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) to assist this country…

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Haiti bans charter flights to Nicaragua in blow to migrants fleeing poverty and violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government has banned all charter flights to Nicaragua that migrants fleeing poverty and violence had…

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