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Guyana: Man dies after given wrong tablet for gas relief

Guyana Chronicle:-  A MAN is in police custody after allegedly giving his friend who had complained of “wind pain” poisonous tablets that were in a “Garlic Extra 1000G” bottle on Sunday. Dead is Gary Sullivan, 46, a labourer of Kitty,...

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Barbados switches to E-passports

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados today announced that it is phasing out machine-readable passports in favour of electronic passports, following a recommendation by the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) as the new standard to be...

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Guyana: Attorney apologises for ‘colourful scolding’ of cop

Guyana Chronicle:-  AMIDST vibrant social media debate on his conduct, Attorney-at-law Ryan Crawford took to the platform on Sunday to apologise for his use of “colourful expletives” against a traffic rank on Thursday. On September 13,...

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750 people reported missing annually in T&T

Trinidad Guardian:-  A Miss­ing Per­sons Unit (MPU), with spe­cial­ist in­ves­ti­ga­tors, is crit­i­cal­ly need­ed in T&T to deal with the scores of miss­ing per­sons cas­es and to al­so deal with cold cas­es. The for­mer...

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Cubans starting families in Guyana

Guyana Chronicle:-  HE seemed uneasy, fiddling with his mobile phone as he tried his best to understand the Spanish text messages being sent from the other end. His friend sat nearby with a concerned look on his face. And as the morning stretched...

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Guyana: 2 women nabbed in cocaine bust

Guyana Times:-  Two females are currently in custody after one of them was busted with cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) in the wee hours of Saturday morning. The suspected cocaine mule has been identified has Shellon...

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Barbados: NOW fears rise in domestic violence in light of ailing economy

Barbados Today:-  The National Organization of Women (NOW) has expressed fears that there could be a spike in cases of domestic violence as Barbados embarks on its structural adjustment programme with the International Monetary Fund. Public...

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Guyana: Attorney in pickle for abusing cop

Guyana Chronicle:-  AN attorney-at-law who verbally abused a policeman on the East Coast Demerara (ECD) Public Road on Thursday is being investigated, police confirmed. The lawyer, Ryan Crawford was stopped for a routine check of his driver’s...

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T&T: Boy, 15 to stand trial for Carnival murder

Trinidad Express:-  A 15-year-old charged with the Carnival Monday 2017 murder of former soldier, Calvert James has been committed to stand trial at the next sitting of the Assizes. This follows the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry into the...

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Guyana: Taxi driver on bail for raping teenage girl

Guyana Chronicle:-  Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman on Friday released a 22-year-old taxi driver on $400,000 bail for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl. The charge against Tevin Vickerie alleged that between January 1, 2018 and January 31,...