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Gillian Burton
Gillian Burton

Jagdeo, Burton differ on workers circumstances

…at Enmore martyrs observance The sacrifice of the Enmore Martyrs was remembered yesterday amidst sharp exchanges between President of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Gillian Burton and President Bharrat Jagdeo on the circumstances of workers today.

Bermuda protesters denounce Guantanamo decision

HAMILTON, (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters called  for Bermudian Premier Ewart Brown to step down yesterday and  accused him of acting like a dictator in allowing four  Guantanamo prisoners from China to settle on the mid-Atlantic  island.

Tattoos leave Belgian teenager star-faced

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – A Belgian teenager has told  police how she emerged from a tattoo parlour with 56 stars over  one side of her face, rather than the three she had asked for,  prosecutors said yesterday.

The verandah from which Urmilla Talchand jumped to escape from bandits who attacked her home on April 27 this year.

Parika under siege

Residents demand increased security after rampant robberies Following a spate of robberies over the past few months, Parika residents are calling on the authorities to beef-up security in the area, saying the few ranks that are stationed at the Parika Police Station are inadequate to cope with activities at the busy port of entry.

Battered Bare Root woman dies

Less than a week after being stabbed repeatedly, battered and doused with kerosene by her former lover Sharmin McKay, of Bachelor’s Adventure (Bare Root), died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) yesterday afternoon.

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