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Linden fireman chopped

A fireman from Linden was brutally chopped about his body on Wednesday night by a group of men who showed up at his home.

Bouterse to visit

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today said that Surinamese President Desire Delano Bouterse will pay a one day working visit to Guyana tomorrow to meet with President David Granger.

Chris Gayle

Gayle makes stunning move to Patriots

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – St. Kitts Patriots announced today their stunning acquisition of Twenty20 batting sensation Chris Gayle from the Jamaica Tallawahs for the next season of the Caribbean Premier League.

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DHB tolls up from Jan 1st

Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) tolls for private cars and taxis will jump from $100 to $200, among other increases, it was revealed in parliament yesterday, prompting the opposition PPP/C to call for their rescission.

An aerial view of D’Urban Park

D’Urban Park debts allocated $500m in budget

Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson came under fire yesterday in the National Assembly after it was discovered that $500M was allocated to his ministry to pay off debts for the controversial D’Urban Park Development Project (DPDP) and the private company which mobilized cash and kind for it.

A close-up of one of the houses at Pradoville 2.

Pradoville probe gathering steam

Chairman of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) Hamilton Green said last evening that the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) has written asking for information which will assist in the probe into the allocations of land at ‘Pradoville 2’, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara.

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