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High Court stymies Hinckson’s bail

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– defence attorneys cry injustice Justice William Ramlall is calling on Chief Magistrate (ag) Melissa Robertson-Ogle to justify granting bail to former army lieutenant, Oliver Hinckson, on the...

Reporter banned from OP, State House

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…incident recreates shadows of a past administration Capitol News reporter, Gordon Moseley, has been banned from entering the Office of the President, in New Garden Street, and State House, on Main...

Fire leaves 24 homeless

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It was chaos yesterday afternoon in the community of Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, when fire fighters desperately tried to save a two-storey house that accommodated four apartments. Close to 24...

Prisoner’s death clear case of murder – AFC

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– party says rule of law palpably absent in Guyana The Alliance for Change (AFC) has described the death of prisoner Edwin Niles as “a clear case of murder”, and has said that the violation...

QC student remanded on armed robbery charge

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A 15-year-old third form student of Queen’s College has been remanded to prison after he was charged with robbery under arms and possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition. The accused made...

Labourer’s body washes up by koker

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The partly decomposed body of a labourer from Patentia, West Bank Demerara was discovered by residents around 06:30hrs yesterday at the Vriesland foreshore. The body has since been identified as that...

Lindener shot dead over stolen ganja

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A Mackenzie resident was shot dead on Sunday night allegedly during a heated row with another man over some stolen marijuana. Twenty-six-year-old Paul Austin, a mason of Accabre Street, Kara Kara,...

Police not yet ready to take Lindo Creek suspect to court

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Crime Chief Seelall Persaud has said that the police are not yet ready to take a suspect in the Lindo Creek massacre of eight miners to court. This is more than a week after they announced that they...

Herstelling acid attack… Defence calls last witness

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The mother and son charged with the Herstelling acid attack are expected to know their fate soon. The defence called their last witness yesterday. Komal Persaud and his mother, Renee Persaud, of...

Alleged torture death of prisoner… Police say Niles was beaten in Camp Street jail

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“He was in a terrible state…he was collapsing and his shoulders and buttocks were burnt…” Police ranks yesterday said that prisoner Edwin Niles had shown evidence of having suffered a...

Minibus robbery… Bandit apprehended in Agricola

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As the investigation continues into the armed robbery at Agricola Public Road on Saturday last, where the driver, conductor and passengers were attacked and robbed by three men, the police have been...

EPA to feature at sixth UK/Caribbean forum

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Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are in London, England to participate in the Sixth United Kingdom (UK) – Caribbean Forum at Lancaster House. During the two-day business...

Cassava and its contributions captured in $2M documentary

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Guyana is a country of six or arguably seven races, with each contributing to the wider culture of the country something unique. Amerindians were the first to arrive in Guyana several hundreds of...

Cash crop farmer, developer battle for ownership of farmland

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A cash crop farmer from Sara Johanna, East Bank Demerara, Kenneth Samaroo, says that he has suffered close to $300,000 in losses after his farmland was ravaged by an individual who is laying claim to...

Team awarded for successful kidney transplant

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… Momentous occasion in Guyana – Ramkarran After conducting a successful kidney transplant for the first time here in Guyana, the team of doctors which made the operation a success was last...

Vendor held with semi automatic pistol

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– pump action shotgun found at Mackenzie The security forces recovered two illegal firearms in two separate findings last Sunday. One of the firearms was found at Amelia’s Ward while the...

Guyana gets first Iceland Ambassador

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Guyana yesterday received its first Ambassador from the Republic of Iceland when His Excellency Hjalmar Hannesson presented his Letters of Credence to President Bharrat Jagdeo at the Office of the...

The story of three young orphans

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By Yannason Duncan “If I was the one that was deceased, I am convinced that my sister would have taken care of my children just the same.” These were the confident words of a still emotional...

M&CC accused of neglecting southern Georgetown

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– Residents repeat call for help A number of residents in southern Georgetown are accusing the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of neglecting their surroundings, and are repeating a call for...

PGS awards top performers

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On Friday, the Professional Guard Services Inc. hosted its second quarterly presentation and awards ceremony for the year 2008. Some nine officers were awarded at this ceremony for their outstanding...

Young pros launch vacation programme

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Some 200 children aged between five and 16 from West Ruimveldt are expected to benefit from a programme launched yesterday for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in that community. According to...

‘Axe Man’ remanded for attempting to kill father

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A 26-year-old man has been remanded to prison after he was charged with the attempted murder of his father. The accused, Ryan Daniels, called ‘Axe Man’, of Matthew’s Ridge made his appearance...

Man who stole from girlfriend gets option

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Twenty-year-old Kenley Herbert appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle to answer a charge of stealing from his paramour. He...

TCL Group regional three-day U-19 cricket (3rd round)…Barbados reach 96-2 on truncated opening day

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By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Digicel, TCL, Pepsi, Smalta, Demerara Power Company & Lifetime Realty West Indies under-15 opener Kraigg Braithwaite has looked rock solid for...

Northwest Organics receives $2.3M from Govt.

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– to aid in sustainable development of indigenous communities Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh yesterday presented a cheque valued $2,376,858 to Project Coordinator of the Guyana Marine Turtle...

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