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Squall wreaks havoc in city

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A brief but powerful storm battered parts of the capital city last evening, toppling trees and utility poles. A number of vehicles and several homes were also damaged as a result of the phenomenon,...

Airfares unreasonable – Impact on Carifesta X under analysis – Dr Luncheon

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The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce is currently looking into the issues of what are touted as an unconscionable component of travelling from North America to Guyana, and its impact on the...

Two nabbed at Harbour Bridge with stolen mini bus

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Quick action by police on the West Coast of Demerara led to the arrest of two men who had allegedly stolen a mini bus from its owner early yesterday morning. The men were apprehended with the stolen...

Pillion rider killed in collision with mini bus

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…driver flees scene The police are investigating an accident which occurred yesterday morning at Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara, which resulted in the death of 43-year-old Owen Adolph. Reports...

Education Ministry to review years spent in primary schools

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With the aim of promoting literacy and numeracy at all levels, the Ministry of Education has announced that it will be reviewing the amount of years students spend in primary schools. This, according...

Security for CARIFESTA a big challenge – Greene acknowledges

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Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene has acknowledged that providing security for the upcoming CARIFESTA is a big challenge for the Guyana Police Force. However, the ‘Top Cop’ says he is...

Police recover bodies in Mahaicony and Mahaica Rivers

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An exhumation is likely as investigators probe the mysterious death of a 59-year-old man from Moraikobai Mission, Mahaicony River, whose body was discovered in the river early yesterday morning. The...

‘Grow More’ campaign goes to rural areas

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The ‘Grow More’ food campaign was yesterday taken to the Mahaica /Mahaicony areas, as the Agriculture Ministry seeks to intensify its campaign to encourage Guyanese to produce more food. But even...

Caribbean culture up for discussion during Carifesta

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Five symposia addressing Caribbean culture and arts will be hosted during Carifesta X, with focus on the region’s traditions being used as an avenue for economic development. Speaking with the...

Students thrown out of school… Education Minister orders students to return to school

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To the satisfaction of many parents, the students who had been thrown out of the Ann’s Grove Community High school have been ordered reinstated by the Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh. According...

CARIFESTA X talent caravan rolls into Berbice

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NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – As Berbicians continue to be caught up with the CARIFESTA X fever, the talent search caravan rolled into the Ancient County on Saturday. Dozens of persons – young...

Region Six continues upward climb

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NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Region Six showed a marked improvement at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment. According to an analysis prepared by the Department of Education in Region Six,...

Kidney patients undergo successful transplant in India

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Twenty-three-year-old Sudarshanie Laljie, of Best Village on the West Coast of Demerara, is counting her lucky stars after undergoing a successful kidney transplant surgery in India. The young woman...

Division ‘B’ 169th anniversary celebrations

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NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – The Guyana Police Force stepped up activities to mark its 169th year of existence. Besides those at the Head Quarters, Division ‘B,’ which spans from Abary in West...

TCL Group regional Under-19 three-day cricket (3rd round)…Guyana face Barbados in battle of the front-runners

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By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Digicel, TCL,Pepsi, Smalta, Demerara Power Company and Lifetime Realty Defending champions and tournament leaders Guyana face second placed Barbados...

Is that the whole story, Mr. Harris?

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Dear Editor, I agree with much of Mr. Adam Harris’s Sunday column, “There is so much wrong with Guyana,” (July 13, 2008), but I disagree with his notion that the lack of corporal punishment is...

Children are the inevitable losers where CP is excluded in a range of disciplinary measures

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Dear Editor, And now a shocking inversion of tactics by Hackett on the corporal punishment issue in his Kaieteur News letter of 7/10/08. I had mentioned above that Hackett’s strategy is simple, if...

Visually-impaired French teacher to open private academic institution

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Being visually impaired does not deter retired certified French teacher Roy Maynard from continuing his drive towards academic stardom for all Guyana. Soon to be opened in the East Coast Demerara...

National U-16 footballers commence preparations for CFU C/ship

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Coach Wilson to implement late preparation cycle By Franklin Wilson With just over two weeks to go before the kick off of the Caribbean Football Union under-16 championship, the local squad commenced...

Further clarification is needed

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Dear Editor, I thank Mr. Chu Hongbo, General Manager of Bai Shan Lin (BSL), for his clarification in Kaieteur News on July 10, (“These operations are not connected”) that BSL has never been...

Bank of Bermuda Foundation Junior CASA 2008…Guyanese girls march unimpeded to finals

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The national junior squash team continued their fantastic showing at the Caribbean Junior Squash Championships in Bermuda yesterday. The majority of the Guyana Girls team, with the exception of Daina...

The task force’s mandate is now untenable

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Dear Editor, When the President of Guyana announced that he was establishing a multi-agency task force to investigate bribery allegations at the Customs Department, he indicated that it was Fidelity...

Aliann Pompey wins big in Ireland

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– shrugs of CAC misfortune and fallout One week after a below par showing at the CAC Track and Field Championships in Colombia, Guyana’s international track star Aliann Pompey returned to the...

MCY&S/Buxton Inter-Bloc Football…Annandale West beat Brush Dam 1-0

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The Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport Inter Bloc Football kicked off in the East Coast Village of Buxton in emphatic style yesterday with Annandale (West) needling Brush Dam in an exciting opening...

The recording of Guyana’s history

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Dear Editor, I write in relation to Freddie Kissoon’s feature article of July 9, 2008, captioned “Dangerous article in a sad country,” in which he refers to an article by Mrs. Jagan that was...

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Jagdeo’s idea of transparency

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Transparency, as conceived by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, seems to be a peculiar exercise... more