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Villagers help cops nab suspect after armed robbery at Ruimzeight
West Coast Demerara (WCD) villagers played a crucial role in the apprehension of a suspect involved in an armed robbery…
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Paruima captures the men’s crown
Heritage Games Football – GT Kanaimas claim women’s title Paruima of Region #7 and GT Kanaimas of Region #4 won…
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West Demerara motorcyclist dies after hit by car
Police are investigating a fatal crash near the health centre at Versailles, West Bank Demerara (WBD) about 02:30 hrs yesterday,…
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‘Nationals’ to be revamped, Inter-Schools Championship set for March 2025
After initial objections from the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), the Ministry of Education has decided to do an overhaul of…
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High Court rules against owners of three properties blocking construction of new harbour bridge
Justice Navindra Singh last week ordered the owners of three properties in the pathway of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge…
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Kings keep pace with win over Falcons
(CPL) – A comfortable 26-run victory by the St Lucia Kings over the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons on home turf…
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Vincentian PM Gonsalves says Guyana better off with Maduro leading Venezuela
Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves maintains that Venezuela’s elections were democratic and transparent, but…
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Marginal increase seen in profits owing to challenges – DDL half-year report
The Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has reported a marginal increase in after-tax profits for the first half of this year…
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Honduran anti-mining activist who fought to save rivers is killed TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, (Reuters) – An environmental activist who protested mining and hydro-electric projects in northern Honduras in an effort to preserve tropical forests and rivers has been killed, police said today. Juan Lopez was shot dead on Saturday night by several men as he headed home in his car from church, an official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Lopez belonged to the Municipal Committee for the Defense of Common and Public Goods, an environmental organization in the city of Tocoa on the country’s Atlantic coast. Three other members of the group were killed last year in what the organization saw as retaliation, in a country that is one of the world’s most dangerous for activists. The group had suffered threats and harassment for years amid efforts to preserve the Guapinol and San Pedro rivers, and the Carlos Escaleras nature reserve, amid the growing presence of mining and hydro-electric companies. “We demand clear and conclusive answers, this government must answer for the killing of our colleague Juan Lopez,” the group said in a post on social media. Last October, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights granted precautionary measures in favor of 30 members of the group and their legal representatives, including Lopez. It urged the Honduras government to strengthen its protection mechanisms. According to the commission, Lopez reported numerous threats, including from a gang member, a local businessperson, and a mining company representative. Since June, two men on motorcycles began appearing around his home, the commission said. The United Nations resident coordinator in Honduras, Alice Shackelford, said Lopez had been threatened for his activism, and she praised his efforts to stand up to powerful interests. “We condemn the terrible murder of Juan Lopez, a human rights defender threatened for his work,” she said in a post on social media. Latin America accounted for 85% of the world’s environmentalists who were killed last year, according to UK advocacy group Global Witness, with 18 deaths registered in Honduras.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, (Reuters) – An environmental activist who protested mining and hydro-electric projects in northern Honduras in an effort to…
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High court has granted possession of Peters Hall properties to gov’t for new bridge – Attorney General’s Chambers
High Court Judge, Justice Navindra Singh last week ordered possession to the Government of Guyana for three properties that were…
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