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By Lucy Hooker Business reporter, BBC News
(BBC) The UK's new fiver has won many fans since it was launched in September.
It's tough. It doesn't...
Oldest person in the world says ‘being single’ is the reason she’s still alive
Reprinted from The Independent
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Emma Morano, who was born on...
Brazil football team in Colombia plane crash, 75 confirmed dead
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Colombia's...
Businessman Moise wins Haiti election in first round – provisional results
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Cubans fret over life after Castro with Trump next door
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From the Bay of Pigs invasion to a historic visit by President Barack Obama to...
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The...
Donald Trump calls Fidel Castro ‘brutal dictator’
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Mr Trump,...
German man travelled to Scotland to groom schoolgirl
(BBC) A German national who travelled to Scotland to meet a schoolgirl he groomed online when she was 15 has been remanded in custody.
Uwe...
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Police investigating alleged bomb threat at St Rose’s High School
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
On May 2, 2024, at 13:45hrs, an alleged bomb threat was made to St. Roses High School...
Govt to seek over US$180M in supplementary funding for GPL
Government will soon approach the National Assembly for US$180M- US$250M in supplementary funding for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL).
This sum will be used...
4 persons robbed of cash & jewellery after returning home from concert
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
On May 02, at about 03:15 hours, at Lot 184 Durban Backlands, Georgetown, four (4) persons were...
Grove man dies after being struck down by speeding cop
A pedestrian was last evening struck down and killed by a vehicle driven by a policeman, along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara...
Jamaican Information Minister “impressed” with Guyana’s media landscape
Jamaica’s Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan on Thursday said he is “very impressed” with...
Govt awards 150 mining blocks; more areas to be allotted in coming months
See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:
Emanating from a commitment H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali made to the mining stakeholders, on Friday...
Over 90 persons vying for seat on PPP’s 35-member Central Executive Committee
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The...
Guyana must recognise rapidly evolving work culture – GAWU on reduced hours, days
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Pupils expressed confidence, readiness for NGSA 2024
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The pupils are being tested...
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The woman had to...