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SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2026
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Pres Ali hails Guyana-India enduring friendship, expanding partnership
WHAT'S INSIDE:
64 students complete P18 GBTI’s 2026 Work Study Programme
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– extends 80th Independence Day greeting to Republic of India
Parents plead for 2nd chance for teen held over fisherman’s P21 death
Smart grid to help curb electricity theft as GPL’s commercial loss pegged at 12% Linden chef killed Pomeroon man 1st 2 patients dies after in 3-vehicle receive dialysis treatment collision along colliding with boat as services commence at Linden Highway operated by 11-year-old Lima Regional Hospital CANU wary of “bigger push” to move narcotics through 171 cases made out Guyana during traffic Page 7
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Govt commits to major D&I works along P20 SoesdykeLinden Highway corridor
– as over $429M worth of seized narcotics destroyed
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