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Oran workers protest job conditions

Oran workers protest job conditions

Workers at Oran Limited downed their tools this morning around 9 o’clock, saying they could no longer tolerate the ‘unsanitary and unsafe’ environment in which they work.
When a Nation team arrived,…

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Another deadline for Lowenfield

Another deadline for Lowenfield

Georgetown – The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired justice Claudette Singh has given the Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield a new deadline to submit a report on the disputed…

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Virus infections at 13 million globally

Virus infections at 13 million globally

Geneva – The number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections around the world hit 13 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, climbing by a million in just five days.
The pandemic has now…

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BWA to install valve

BWA to install valve

The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) will be installing a valve at Constant, St George on Wednesday, July 15, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
As a result, customers in the following areas may be affected by…

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Zindzi Mandela dies

Zindzi Mandela dies

JOHANNESBURG – Zindzi Mandela, daughter of former South African president and liberation hero Nelson Mandela, died on Monday, the Mandela family said.
Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of anti-apartheid…

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Fogging schedule July 13 to 17

Fogging schedule July 13 to 17

 
Fogging will continue this week in Christ Church, St Michael, and St James.
Monday, July 13
Christ Church are: Hastings, Rhystone Gardens, Brownes Gap, Rockley Village, Rockley with Avenues,…

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Strict protocols as 132 arrive on first commercial flight

Strict protocols as 132 arrive on first commercial flight

They came to work, relax, visit family and one person even came to grieve.
The arrivals hall of the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) was abuzz this afternoon as the island welcomed its first…

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Fire destroys prison in Guyana

Fire destroys prison in Guyana

Georgetown – A fire which started following discontent among prisoners over the seizure of a quantity of marijuana this afternoon destroyed the old wooden Lusignan Prison facility and has left about 280…

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Blackwood key in Windies win over England

Blackwood key in Windies win over England

SOUTHAMPTON – West Indies beat England by four wickets on the final day of the first international cricket test since the coronavirus break on Sunday, taking a 1-0 lead at the Ageas Bowl in a three-match…

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OAS supports respect for results of Guyana recount

OAS supports respect for results of Guyana recount

Washington – The Organisation of American States (OAS) says that respect for the results of the national recount is Guyana’s “only democratic solution”.
The Washington-based hemispheric body on Saturday…

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