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QC student robs taxi driver at gunpoint

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Police have detained a 15-year-old Queen’s College student who allegedly robbed a taxi driver at gunpoint in Kitty yesterday. The teen was allegedly nabbed with a .32 pistol, which he had used in...

House to House registration… GECOM chairman’s explanation inexplicable – Dr Luncheon

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Revelations by the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr Steve Surujbally, that the low number of registrants emanating from the House to House registration process may be...

GRA vs Fidelity Investment… Khurshid Sattaur, Dr Safeek engage in war of words

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Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Khurshid Sattaur, has described as unfortunate, Wednesday’s statements of corruption at Customs by Fidelity Investments Inc, the...

Slaughtered miners… Jamaicans to determine the identity of the bones, skulls

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– Trinidad forensic experts visit Lindo Creek A team of Jamaican pathologists and forensic scientists are expected in Guyana shortly to conduct examinations on the skeletal remains found at...

Driver hospitalized after car bursts into flames

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The driver of a Volkswagon suffered sever burns to both feet when his vehicle burst into flames after it overturned on the Strathspey Public Road, East Coast Demerara when it was clipped by another...

C.N. Sharma testifies in challenge to radio denial

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CNS Channel Six owner, Chandra Narine Sharma, took the stand in the action brought against the Attorney General and the Elections Commission by Norman Chapman and Mortimer Yearwood as the matter...

Decomposed body found in Canje Creek

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– suspected to be missing bird catcher Police in Berbice have recovered a decomposed body believed to be that of bird catcher Marcellus Francis. The body was discovered yesterday afternoon...

HIV ‘Caravan of Hope’ gets underway

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Youths already on the destructive path of life have been given a chance to turn their lives around with the launch of the “HIV Caravan of Hope” programme by the Ministry of Health in...

Porter lands in court for stealing umbrella

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A porter was fined $35,000 with an alternative of 12 months’ imprisonment, after he pleaded guilty to a simple larceny charge. The accused, Mark Campbell, made his appearance at the Georgetown...

Police probe fraud at N/A court registry

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– official mysteriously proceeds on leave, entry page missing The police in Berbice have launched an investigation into what appears to be a massive fraud at the Land Registry of the county’s...

Health Ministry implements Health Facilities Act

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The Health Ministry has commenced a process to fully implement the Health Facilities Licensing Act and, according to Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy, all operators of existing facilities have up...

Guyanese chosen from global field for UNAIDS Fellowship

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He beat more than 200 international applicants for only one available fellowship and now, 21-year-old Korey Chisholm is in Geneva to start his nine-month internship with the Joint United Nations...

TCL Group regional U-19 three-day cricket (2nd round): Guyana battling for survival against Windward Islands

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By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Digicel, TCL, Pepsi, Smalta, Demerara Power Company & Lifetime Reality Leg-spinner Kerron Cottoy again tormented the Guyanese as the Windward...

Ince lauds Fernandes work ethic and commitment

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-Believes she can re-enter the Top 30 within two months “Her dedication and commitment is second to none, I’m very pleased with her work ethic and she has been an inspiration to the junior...

Cricket Selectors workshop to be held tomorrow

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The Cricket Development Committee of the Guyana Cricket Board has organised a Cricket Selectors workshop, which is set for tomorrow at the GCB’s Boardroom at Regent Street starting from 10:00am....

Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club horserace meet set for July 20

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All systems are in place for the staging of the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club one day horserace meeting on Sunday July 20 at their No.6 Village, West Coast Berbice racetrack starting from 1:30pm....

Trophy Stall/MYO Inter Jamaat tapeball cricket competition

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Wins for Farm, Grove, Kitty, Enterprise & Hustlers Farm ‘A’ and Enterprise recorded back to back victories when play in the Trophy Stall sponsored Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) of Guyana 10...

Mitchell continues impressive Race Walk form

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National Race Walk Champion, Rudolph Mitchell of Linden won the Ryan Rahaman’s Trophy and his 76th consecutive local title after winning the five mile Caricom Day 2008 Race Walk on Monday last was...

MCY&S inter-block kicks off at Buxton on Sunday

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8 teams to face off in KO format The Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports (MCY&S) inter-block football competition which is being held in villages nationwide is set to kick off in the East Coast...

The wait is over… GABF tournament to resume next weekend

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By Edison Jefford The wait for sub–associations is expected to be officially over next weekend when the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) resumes their inter–sub–association...

FFP donates over $1.9 million in cricket gear to 11 clubs

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Committed to advancement of local sports By Franklin Wilson Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc. (FFP) yesterday continued its tangible and committed support for the development of Guyana’s sports by a...

Racial triumphalism is socially retrogressive

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DEAR EDITOR, “You are a Barack Obama supporter,” my friend told me. “But in the SN online edition one guy in the comments field wrote the opposite. He said that you liked nothing black.”...

The water crisis in Georgetown

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DEAR EDITOR, I write this letter to air my frustration about a situation that I feel has continued to worsen. I cannot comprehend in a day and age like this that people in Urban Georgetown...

The legacy of Dr. Jagan is alive and well

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DEAR EDITOR, I refer to a letter in Kaieteur News, July 7, 2008, titled “Jagan’s Legacy is being shunted aside”. As the Administrator of the Centre, I can say that the legacy of Dr. Jagan is...

Govt. spokesman accuses Capitol News of selective bias

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DEAR EDITOR, There is strong and visible existence of “selective” bias practised by Capitol News against the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Administration in their everyday coverage...

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The wait is over, all roads lead to KMTC for their Grand Boxing Day Horse race meet

Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Ah, Christmas—the season of goodwill, good cheer, and, let’s not forget, good riddance!... more