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Two more COVID-19 deaths were reported yesterday by the Ministry of Health.

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Dear Editor,
As a born and bred Guyanese, I would like to share my experience of the disrespectful abuse and blatant robbery I suffered at the hands of a Foreign National cashier on May 18, 2022.

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Santos and Pele secured hard fought wins when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Senior Men’s’ League continued yesterday at the Eve Leary ground.

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Twenty-year-old socio-political activist Nikhil Sankar is known for his posts on social media and writing letters to various newspapers, but he is also a singer, writer and poet, whose name was recently buzzing after he performed his patriotic poem, “Motherland” on the Guyana Learning Channel.

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Dear Editor,
The Joshua Luke article in SN 2022-05-19 is a crude attempt to link money supply and the Government spending.

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A 17-year-old boy of Tucville Squatting Area, Georgetown was shot on Thursday by a rank of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) during a chase.

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Dear Editor,
The signing of the contract for the Linden – Mabura Road project was held yesterday, all Guyanese should be proud of this historic event, since a paved road linking Guyana to Brazil was a dream of our forefathers.

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The surface is uneven, rough, resembling rocks but that is where the similarities stop; in appearance between real rocks and the baked good, Rock Cakes, or Rock Buns as they are also known.

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It may become necessary to initiate a lengthy closure of the Demerara Harbour Bridge in order to execute vital maintenance works by the end of August.
 There is a proposal for the bridge to be closed for approximately three to five days.

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HAVANA/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Biden administration officials are considering inviting a Cuban representative to the U.S.-hosted

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Comprehensive bowling spells from Heema Singh and Joaan Van Sertima propelled Demerara to a nine-wicket win over Essequibo as the Guyana Cricket Board senior female inter-county tournament continued yesterday at National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

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Lifeless, drained, beaten down. This is how you feel when you constantly mentally digest experiences that relate to racial trauma whether from direct or indirect experiences.

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The Sophia woman who died after falling under a moving truck on Thursday had suffered a stroke and had begun using a stick to get around.

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Dear Editor,
Organization for the Victory of the People (OVP) fully endorses the sentiments expressed in the letter by Calvin Braithwaite (SN, 19/5/22) regarding the urgent need for a ‘Third Force’.

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BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco said yesterday that there is no risk of October election results being challenged, despite concerted efforts by President Jair Bolsonaro to raise questions about the integrity of the country’s voting systems.

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NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Two sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli were sentenced to three-year prison terms yesterday in a U.S.

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The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Institute of Private Enterprise Development Ltd (IPED), on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for training in a range of areas including improving financial literacy.

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Applications are now open for the Miss, Mrs, Teen and Mr India Guyana pageants.

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Following the Independence Three-Stage road race which was staged last weekend in Berbice, Georgetown, and the Mining Town, the nation’s best wheelsmen will renew their rivalry in the Cinderella County.

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Dear Editor
The Attorney General should be commended for his very wise initiative in proposing tougher amendments to the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, and the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Act; and for recognizing how interconnected these two important legislative Acts are in controlling the current unbridled road carnage in Guyana.

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