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Kato Secondary School Dormitory Re-Bid Lays Bare a $164 Million Hole in Region Eight's Construction Pipeline
The Regional Democratic Council of Region Eight is back at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board on May 20 trying to find …
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Mahama's Big Day: Constitutional Review Decision, West Africa's First PET-CT, and 300 Ghanaians Coming Home from South Africa
President John Mahama is chairing a special Cabinet meeting today, May 14, to decide the government’s official position on the …
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Belize secondary education becomes effectively free for 60 per cent of students as Education Upliftment Project expands to 27 schools
Beginning in the upcoming school year, all students attending government secondary schools in Belize will effectively receive free …
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Children and teens drive 40 per cent of national mental health calls, BUT warns
The Barbados Union of Teachers has flagged that children and teenagers now account for 40 per cent of calls to the national mental health …
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St Vincent's 1,766 Grade 6 students sit Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment on Wednesday and Thursday at 18 centres statewide
A total of 1,766 Primary School Grade 6 students across St Vincent and the Grenadines sit the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment on Wednesday …
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BUT Reports Teens Account for 40% of Calls to Barbados Mental Health Helpline
The Barbados Union of Teachers says children and teenagers now account for 40 per cent of calls to the national mental health helpline. Mental health professionals are calling the figure a crisis signal, not an awareness signal.
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Mental health calls from teens hit 40% as union sounds alarm
Forty percent of national mental health calls now come from children and teenagers. A man is remanded in the Bank Hall fire death case. Literacy gains reported. Saturday in Bridgetown.
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Cunupia Home Invasion Ends in Police Shootout: Four Suspects Killed, Manhunt Continues for Two
Police-Defence Force operation kills four home invasion suspects in Cunupia. Plus: TTEC wage settlement begins mid-month, school infrastructure stalls, and renewable energy lag flagged.
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Police Commissioner Calls for Self-Discipline Among Officers as Jamaica Records Historic Levels of Fatal Shootings
Jamaica's police chief urges restraint amid a surge in security-force killings. Plus: PEP exam concludes, NaRRA bill debate, and a deadly Manchester home invasion.
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Children Are 40 Percent of Mental Health Line Calls in Barbados
Children and teenagers account for 40 percent of calls to Barbados's national mental health line, according to data from the Barbados Union of Teachers.
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PEP 2026 Held Smoothly in Melissa-Hit Western Jamaica
Jamaica's Primary Exit Profile examinations ran smoothly across western Jamaica yesterday despite the lingering damage from Hurricane Melissa.
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Speedeet & Wilar: The Biggest Ship in the Sea
Speedeet and Wilar visit the waterfront and learn about the giant ships pumping Guyana's oil and ask the questions that matter.
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Sunday Brief: Exxon Now Owns ALL Four Oil Ships, Finance Minister Drops Pablo Escobar Reference, and a Miracle Baby at GPHC
ExxonMobil completes its FPSO collection like Pokmon cards, Dr. Singh invokes Pablo Escobar in Parliament, GPHC doctors save mother and baby from a rare bleeding disorder, and the Opposition Leader says the budget won't lift anyone out of poverty. Happy Sunday, Guyana.
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Wednesday Brief: Budget Day 2 Turns Into WWE SmackDown, Speaker Nadir's Press Crackdown Gets EVERYBODY Vex, and the Oil Fund About to Get US$2.8 Billion It Won't Keep
Budget Day 2 delivers absolute chaos as government and opposition clash over everything from sugar to Amerindians. Speaker Nadir’s …
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