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Woman, 72, breaks wall to escape blaze

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– three homeless A 72-year-old Victoria woman was pulled to safety in the nick of time after fire of unknown origin engulfed her two-flat wood and concrete Victoria, East Coast Demerara...

M/ca villager terrorises neighbours with firearm

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– victims forced to hide in their house Police on the East Coast of Demerara have launched a search for a prominent Mahaica resident who terrorised his neighbours by discharging several rounds...

American woman busted with coke at CJIA

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Drug agents from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday arrested a 21-year old female national of the United States of America who tried to smuggle more than a kilogram of cocaine through...

Truck snaps electricity pole, damages transformer

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Shortly after noon yesterday a truck transporting the tray of a disused truck as well as two truck cabs became entangled on the wires of a utility pole at Chapel and Norton Streets, Lodge. The...

Aspiring doctors join Guyana Watch team

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While many teenagers in the United States are enjoying their summer vacation, five young Americans have chosen to come to Guyana to volunteer their time with the Guyana Watch Medical outreach team....

Guyana Watch meets US Charge d’Affaires

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Faulty electrical wiring responsible for most house fires

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– GPL urges regular inspections The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is urging consumers to have regular inspections of the electrical wiring in their homes to avoid potential electrical...

ASCO introduces new APV

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Former clerk in court for theft

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Randy Sanchar, a former clerk of Nand Persaud and Company, has been released on bail after he was charged with simple larceny. The accused 33-year-old of Friendship, East Coast Demerara, made an...

TCL Group regional U-19 three-day cricket

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Guyana battle T&T in key final round match-up Defending Champs, T&T and Bajans in race for title By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Digicel, TCL, Pepsi, Smalta, Demerara Power...

HIV/AIDS workplace policy to be finalised today

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The National Tripartite Committee will finally approve the HIV/AIDS workplace policy, which will set minimum standards for business places. This announcement was made yesterday by Minister of Labour,...

The death of an Olympic dream

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– sun sets on Fortune, Greene By Edison Jefford An endowed athletic ability may be all an individual has going for them in life! When that ability is not maximised through the right channels, that...

Water company embarks on $8M project

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An $8 million project is being embarked upon by Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), as the water sector continues to make efforts to improve the water pressure to residents in and around Georgetown. The...

Goodwill Time Trials starts tomorrow at Castelani Pool

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GASA $8M budget to host event revealed By Franklin Wilson The 2008 Goodwill Swimming Championships is scheduled for the Land of Many waters Guyana, from August 15 -17 and the Guyana Amateur Swimming...

Guyana gets money to fight climate change

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Guyana is one of the first 14 developing countries that the World Bank will pay to combat tropical deforestation and climate change, under a new partnership and international financing mechanism....

ECCB call up 22 players to practice for T&T U-15 visit

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– meeting to discuss plans will be held tomorrow The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) released the names of twenty-two players to attend a meeting tomorrow at the Lusignan Community Centre to...

Govt. seeks investors for billion-dollar operation

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The National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), Government of Guyana (GOG), Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) as well as the Privatisation Unit (PU) are currently seeking...

Trophy Stall MYO Inter Jamaat Cricket

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MYO and Enterprise win latest fixtures MYO (back to back) and Enterprise were in winners row when play in the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) of Guyana 10 overs Inter-Jamaat Tapeball round-robin...

Farmers utilise ‘Grow More’ opportunities

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Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud says that farmers have been utilizing the opportunity presented to assist in having concessions being made available so that they can take advantage of the ‘Grow...

Contactors reluctant to work with GWI

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One of the biggest problems faced by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) in their Leakage Reduction Programme is sourcing contractors, said Karan Singh, GWI Chief Executive Officer (CEO). “One of...

King aiming to be more competitive

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-made several alterations By Rawle Welch Canada-based race car driver Shawn King reckons that this Sunday’s Guyana Motor racing and Sports Club Meeting will see him offer a more competitive...

Ferreira-James set for Beijing

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– high humidity affects referees Fitness Test Guyana’s leading female football referee, Dianne Ferreira-James will be off to Beijing, China on Monday for officiating duty at the Olympic Games...

Missing teen ‘sighted in South Ruimveldt’

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Gem Klautky, the 13-year-old who has been missing for the past five days, was reportedly sighted in South Ruimveldt on Monday last. This is according to her father, Colin Klautky, who told Kaieteur...

Vendor gets bail on larceny charge

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A vendor, who is accused of stripping a man of his belongings at Stabroek Market, has been granted bail after he pleaded not guilty to the offence. The accused, 36-year-old Troy Smith, allegedly...

Motor racing enjoying better days

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-competitors treating fans with respect Competitors in the sport of motor racing seem to be on a mission and that is to leave no stone unturned in their quest to place the discipline atop the...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more