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If David Granger’s character and good name is in question he has only himself to blame
If David Granger’s character and good name is in question he has only himself to blame
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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More British travellers stranded in Jamaica to fly out next week
ABOUT 310 more British travellers will be able to return home from Jamaica on a second charter flight organised by the Government of the United
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Chief Medical Officer warns of ‘almost runaway’ COVID-19 situation
Up to yesterday, no new case of COVID-19 was recorded in Guyana, with only one new test conducted between May 26 and 27 and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Shamdeo Persaud has warned of an “almost runaway” situation
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Jim Jones
Jim Jones , byname of James Warren Jones (born May 13, 1931, Crete, near Lynn, Indiana, U.S.—died November 18, 1978, Jonestown, Guyana), American cult leader who promised his followers a utopia in the jungles of South America after proclaiming himself messiah of the Peoples Temple, a San
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US Secretary of State urges gov’t to respect wishes of voters
In an independence day message to Guyana, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday called on the Guyana Government to respect the wishes of voters as expressed on March 2nd
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There should be no time wasting in having Lowenfield removed
Today in 2020, the majority of Guyanese are yet again fighting to have democratic principles prevail, albeit this time it is to ensure their votes are not stolen or disregarded by rigging of the
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St Vincent PM says expects GECOM will honour results of recount
St Vincent PM says expects GECOM will honour results of recount -says CARICOM will not `tolerate anybody stealing an
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caribbean integration
This day markst the 26th anniversary of the Treaty of Chaguramas which was signed in Trinidad, July 4, 1973 to establish the Caribbean Community and Common Market - CARICOM. It was the result of a 15 year effort to fulfil the hope of regional integration which began with the establishment of the
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Guyanese helping and benefiting from Richmond Hill pantry
Every Saturday over 1,600 Guyanese and other immigrants leave the Calvary’s Mission Food Pantry (CMFP) in Richmond Hill, Queens in New York feeling relieved that their week’s groceries have been taken care
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Beaton donates food hampers in Essequibo
Out-of-favour West Indies fast-bowler Ronsford Beaton has joined a list of people on the Essequibo Coast sharing out food hampers during this time of uncertainty owing to the COVID-19
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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Chief Medical Officer laments `almost runaway’ COVID-19 situation here
Chief Medical Officer Dr Shamdeo Persaud today lamented the “almost runaway” situation with COVID-19 here and noted by contrast the declining number of cases in sister CARICOM
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Sunday Brew — May 31, 2020
If information which surfaced over last weekend that there could have been manipulation of Leon Bailey to openly criticise the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is true, then it would be most
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
It is hard to argue PNC rigging is all history when history is repeating itself at this very moment.
The reports of the 303 Committee and a memorandum by Thomas H. Karamessines, Deputy CIA Director entitled “Plans of Guyana Prime Minister Forbes Burnham, Leader of the People’s National Congress (PNC), to Rig the Elections Scheduled for Late 1968 or Early 1969” might be a good starting point for
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Tracy Khan hosted virtual show gains momentum
A virtual show launched five weeks ago, ‘One on One with Tracy Khan’, takes full advantage of the new normal wrought by closures resulting from the novel
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The Church of St. Mark, Brooklyn, New York (1838- )
The Church of St. Mark in Brooklyn, New York was originally established by a group of black Episcopalians in 1838.  The next year, Dr. Samuel M. Haskins was asked to be rector (pastor), the role he would maintain for 60 years.  By April 1841 the congregation completed a Gothic style edifice in
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Haiti, Jamaica among countries Japanese told to avoid
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Japan has raised its travel alert to level three for 18 more countries and has included Haiti among destinations to be avoided by its citizens, as a result of its increased cases of
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Jones, John Melvin (1944- )
John Melvin Jones was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Guyana in 2008.  Nominated by President George W. Bush on June 30, 2008, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and arrived in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, on October 8 of that year.  Due to health issues, the result of injuries sustained while
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Let’s gather around the table
The past couple of weeks have been especially
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GECOM Secretariat has officially gone rogue on this nation
As this nation found out from the Elections Day count and the recount exercise conducted at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, 460,352 or approximately 99.1% of them successfully completed valid votes while 4,213 or approximately 0.9% of them saw their votes rejected for a variety of reasons by
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UK gives US$3.8m for COVID-19 response in Caribbean
THE United Kingdom has agreed to contribute three million pounds (US$3.8m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight countries of the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines – contain the spread of
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Earth Today | UNEP partners to reduce freshwater stress
IN A move to reduce the stress on freshwater resources in the Caribbean, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its partners are to implement a new multimillion-US-dollar project with a focus on wastewater management in the
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ExxonMobil says working ‘fervently’ to fix compressor issues
Addressing concerns about its volume of natural gas flared to date, ExxonMobil yesterday assured that it was working fervently to fix problems with its compressor equipment offshore and said that the lessons learned will be applied to its next Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel, as
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International community has critical role to play in reducing inequalities here
The US message stated, ‘The United States stands with the people of Guyana, who want their voices heard’, with reference to the current
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Baird, Harry (1931-2005)
The physical presence that black British actor Harry Baird brought to the movie screen was largely a consequence of the United Kingdom going through the birthing pain of racism during the 1950s and 1960s.  Born in Guyana, this premier black actor was no Paul Robeson, but Harry Baird carried with
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Stranded cricketers one step closer to coming home
Amid the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a return home soon seems to be more and more assured for stranded Guyanese cricketers in Trinidad and
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The time has come for stronger actions against the recalcitrant APNU+AFC
I believe that many political observers and, more importantly, the Guyanese public feared this outcome from as far back as 2015 (when some decided to cast their vote for the incumbent regime because change was
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It’s time Mr Fisher’s firm advises his client to accept the will of the Guyanese people
Of course “Guyana elections battle matters to the US” as stated in his opinion piece dated June 19th 2020 in the Washington
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Childcare director links fall in abuse reports to closure of schools
Although reports of child abuse in Guyana have decreased during the first five months of the year, Childcare and Protection Agency (C&PA) Director Ann Greene says that reporting has been affected by the closure of schools, which are key allies of the
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COVID-19 patients fear poor conditions at Diamond isolation unit delaying recovery
Forced to endure cramped quarters, shortages in hygiene products and the repeated disruption of their water supply, some patients housed at the government-run COVID-19 isolation unit at Diamond fear that the poor conditions are inhibiting their speedy
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The “jumbie jamboree”
The recount exercise at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre is repeatedly confirming that the Returning Officer (RO) of the largest constituency, Region 4, Clairmont Mingo inflated numbers for incumbent President David Granger’s A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change
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