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Murder accused escapes from prison van

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A massive manhunt has been launched for a murder accused who staged a daring escape while being transported from the Providence Magistrate’s Court, shortly after he was committed to stand trial in...

Where is the Lindo Creek suspect?

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Questions are being asked about the supposed eyewitness/suspect in the Lindo Creek massacre of eight miners which occurred over a month ago. Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene had announced that...

Woman found dead on aircraft

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ATLANTA – Flight attendants discovered the body of a 61-year-old woman in the restroom of a plane shortly before the flight landed in Atlanta Wednesday morning, a spokeswoman for the airline...

PSC Chairman urges… Revamp Privatization Unit

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Guyana’s private sector businesses are calling for a revamp of the Privatization Unit (PU). Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Captain Gerald Gouveia, on Tuesday, also urged the...

Lusignan man succumbs after severe beating

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– three in custody Police at Vigilance on the East Coast of Demerara have detained three villagers from the Lusignan Squatting Area following the death of 57-year-old Niranjan who was brutally...

Man killed while seeking wife in drug yard

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The police are questioning several persons to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of 48-year-old Keith Josiah, who was stabbed to death on Tuesday evening. According to a police press...

The Beer necessities!

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Death at Camp Street prison… Victim died from blunt trauma to head

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A post mortem examination has revealed that Nolan Noble, an inmate of the Camp Street penitentiary, died as a result of blunt forced trauma to his head. Kaieteur News was unable to get a comment from...

Botched robbery at Anna Catherina…

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Two recovering from gunshot wounds Following the attempted robbery and shooting of West Coast Demerara goldsmith, Jonathan Tulsie, and his mother, Rosalind Tulsie, the two have been transferred from...

CJIA back to normalcy after night of chaos

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After a night of panic and chaos, the situation at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport was almost back to normal yesterday. Up until 19:30 hrs last evening, the maintenance company for the...

Food for the Poor makes donation to Volunteer Youth Corps

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Volunteer Youth Corps (VYC) yesterday received a donation to the tune of some $267,000 from Food for the Poor Guyana Inc. During a simple presentation ceremony, Food for the Poor handed over 15...

Man shot in land dispute

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A dispute over a portion of land has left a West Demerara farmer nursing a gunshot wound. Komal Persaud Ramdhanie of Number Two Canal Polder, West Bank Demerara, was shot in the left hand by a...

Increase in voters anticipated at US November elections

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Guyana has been one of the two countries to benefit from the knowledge of an expert politician in order to better understand the upcoming United States of America’s National Elections slated for...

City Hall indebted to contractors

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…hopes situation remains amicable despite owing $6M City Hall could find itself with another garbage crisis if it does not comply with the constant urges of private contractors to pay up monies...

National Scrabble team departs for Barbados

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A formidable Guyana Scrabble team departed yesterday morning to contest the Caribbean Championships which will be held from August 1-3 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The team which will be headed by...

Operation Transom Phase II scheduled for Sunday

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The Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) will be undergoing the second phase of ‘Operation Transom’ on Sunday. The second phase of the project will see corrective maintenance being done on Retractor...

DCC host Comets of T&T in 20/20 fixture

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The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) as part of its Centennial celebrations will be hosting Trinidad and Tobago team Comets in a friendly 20/20 match under floodlights today, at the Banks DIH ground,...

Constellation Tours Ltd on board with GABBFF

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Corporate support for the Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Mr. & Ms. Guyana Senior Championships continues to flow. The latest entity to tangibly show support is Constellation Tours...

GRA corruption probe… Customs Officers, others to know fate in three weeks – Auditor General

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Several Customs Officers and other employees of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) sent on administrative leave earlier this year are to know their fate in three weeks, according to an investigator....

Bholanauth Construction Services support Windball cricketers

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Bholanauth Construction Services yesterday made a contribution to the local schoolgirls Windball Cricket team. The side is locked in battle with their visiting Trinidad counterparts in a series of...

No timber exports without forestry concessions

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– Agriculture Ministry Timber companies which do not have forestry concessions in Guyana, will not be allowed to export logs, Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud said yesterday. This...

Dr Kenneth King passes on

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Former Minister of Economic Development and executive member of the People’s National Congress Reform, Dr. Kenneth King, a former Minister, has died. A former General Secretary of the PNCR, Dr....

Banks DIH/GSL 15-over Softball Cricket Tournament

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Countryside record double victories in latest round Countryside XI recorded a double victory following results of matches played last Sunday in the Banks DIH sponsored Guyana Softball League 15-over...

Trophy Stall MYO Inter Jamaat Cricket

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Wins for Windsor Forest, Farm B and Lusignan The Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) of Guyana 10 overs Inter-Jamaat Tapeball round-robin cricket competition sponsored by Trophy Stall continued last...

Man jailed for stealing camera

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The streets have been stripped of one less thief, at least for now, as a man who pleaded guilty to a simple larceny charge has been jailed. The convict, Harris Gouveia, allegedly stole one Sony...

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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