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•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:18 AM
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December 31 12:14 AM
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RIDING THE WAVE
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December 31 12:12 AM
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BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
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BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
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Guyana’s non-oil sector registers growth of more than 7%
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Guyana’s non-oil sector registers growth of more than 7%
December 26, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana’s non-oil economy grew by 13.8 per cent in the first half of 2025, according to the mid-year economic report. Touris...
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Suspect held in Guyana after mercury from Suriname seized
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Suspect held in Guyana after mercury from Suriname seized
December 23, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) -The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) in Guyana says one person is assisting its investigations after mercury, valued at GU...
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Guyana announces $100,000 cash grant to citizens 18 and over
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Guyana announces $100,000 cash grant to citizens 18 and over
December 18, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Guyana government is to provide a GUY$100,000 (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) in cash grant to citizens 18 years and...
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Guyanese man to be sentenced for murdering mother
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Guyanese man to be sentenced for murdering mother
December 5, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) - A Guyanese High Court judge has set January 6 next year as the date for sentencing Deonarine Dookhoo, a Guyanese man who w...
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Guyana to launch five-year blueprint for rapid economic expansion
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Guyana to launch five-year blueprint for rapid economic expansion
November 29, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana government says it will soon unveil a five-year comprehensive national economic expansion and infrastructure int...
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Guyana sends more emergency relief supplies to Jamaica
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Guyana sends more emergency relief supplies to Jamaica
November 28, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana has dispatched its second tranche of emergency relief supplies to Jamaica, following the devastation caused by Hurri...
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Guyana launches workplace national gender equality and empowerment seal
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Guyana launches workplace national gender equality and empowerment seal
November 27, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana has become the first Caribbean country to launch a National Gender Equality and Empowerment Seal, which it says is a...
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Guyanese gov’t says local content to expand
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Guyanese gov’t says local content to expand
November 26, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyanese government says effective from January next year, it will introduce a new structured timeline for reviewing an...
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Guyana pays homage to dancehall culture with Armageddon Sound Clash
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Guyana pays homage to dancehall culture with Armageddon Sound Clash
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
November 20, 2025
Six sound systems representing Japan, Germany, Antigua, Guyana and the United States, will compete for the Armageddon Sound Clash title on January 24,...
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Guyana supports United Nations Security Council adoption of Gaza resolution
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Guyana supports United Nations Security Council adoption of Gaza resolution
November 19, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana has welcomed the adoption by the United Nations (UN) Security Council of a resolution endorsing President Donald Tru...
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Antigua partners with Guyana to cut cost of living
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Antigua partners with Guyana to cut cost of living
November 14, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Antigua and Barbuda says it has reached an agreement with Guyana to collaborate on a new food import initiative aimed at re...
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Guyana’s oil production hits 900,000 barrels per day
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Guyana’s oil production hits 900,000 barrels per day
November 12, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — ExxonMobil Guyana Limited on Wednesday announced that the daily production in the Stabroek Block has increased to 900,000 b...
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Guyana and Suriname to raise US$1 billion for infrastructure projects
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Guyana and Suriname to raise US$1 billion for infrastructure projects
November 12, 2025
BELÉM, Brazil (CMC) – Guyana and Suriname are among seven  Amazon countries that have launched a new initiative aimed mobilising more than US$1 billio...
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Guyana signs production sharing agreements with international oil and gas firms
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Guyana signs production sharing agreements with international oil and gas firms
November 11, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) –  The Guyanese government Tuesday signed a  production sharing agreement for the shallow-water Block S4 offshore Guyana with...
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Guyana to introduce website to report bullying schools
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Guyana to introduce website to report bullying schools
November 10, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Guyana's education ministry has announced plans to introduce moral and civic education as part of the national school curri...
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Guyanese gov’t outlines new initiatives for increased rice production
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Guyanese gov’t outlines new initiatives for increased rice production
November 10, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - The Guyana government says it has injected more than GUY$7.2 billion (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) in the rice industr...
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Jamaica receives relief items from Guyana
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Jamaica receives relief items from Guyana
November 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica has received a shipment of critical relief items, including tarpaulins, generators and chainsaws from the Republic of Guyan...
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Guyana pledges support to Jamaica and Haiti following Hurricane Melissa
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Guyana pledges support to Jamaica and Haiti following Hurricane Melissa
October 30, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)—Guyana's president Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced that Guyana will be extending assistance to storm-ravaged Jamaica and Hai...
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Guyana mulls ankle monitoring to combat domestic violence
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Guyana mulls ankle monitoring to combat domestic violence
October 22, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Guyana government says it is considering introducing innovative measures, including ankle monitoring systems, as it see...
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Four Guyanese nationals feared dead after fishing boat sinks in Suriname
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Four Guyanese nationals feared dead after fishing boat sinks in Suriname
October 21, 2025
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) –Rescue teams in Suriname are continuing the search for four Guyanese nationals, now feared dead, after a fishing boat sank...
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Guyanese gov’t hints at implementing tougher laws to deal with gambling
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Guyanese gov’t hints at implementing tougher laws to deal with gambling
October 17, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyanese Government says it will soon move to implement tougher regulatory reform and taxation to curb the rise in gamb...
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Canadian trade mission arrives in Guyana
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Canadian trade mission arrives in Guyana
October 14, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) –  A Canadian business delegation arrived here Tuesday for a four-day visit as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen trade an...
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A voice in sport lost
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New location, no problem!
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December 31, 2025
New location, no problem!
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Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
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ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
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December 31, 2025
More work to do
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