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‘I don’t make reptile jokes daddy’

‘I don’t make reptile jokes daddy’

Aug 10, 2008 News Comments Off on ‘I don’t make reptile jokes daddy’

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Health Minister admits to buying drugs illegally

Health Minister admits to buying drugs illegally

Aug 10, 2008 News Comments Off on Health Minister admits to buying drugs illegally

Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, yesterday admitted that his ministry made a mistake as it relates to the procurement process in purchasing drugs and medical supplies. The recent Auditor...
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OP inappropriately meets the expenditures of GINA

OP inappropriately meets the expenditures of GINA

Aug 10, 2008 News Comments Off on OP inappropriately meets the expenditures of GINA

… NCN still not adhering to Tender Board procedures The 2006 Auditor General’s Report that was recently made public has revealed that the Office of the President continues to inappropriately meet...
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Murder suspect’s children detained at airport

Murder suspect’s children detained at airport

Aug 10, 2008 News Comments Off on Murder suspect’s children detained at airport

Police have detained two teenagers who are the daughters of a suspect in last week’s murder of a 19-year-old man from Enterprise Gardens, East Coast Demerara. The two children, aged 16 and 13, were...
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Woman becomes latest road fatality

Woman becomes latest road fatality

Aug 10, 2008 News Comments Off on Woman becomes latest road fatality

Police have detained the driver of a car that killed a 55-year-old woman from Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara. Merlyn Clarke died while being transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital...
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It was a Mexican night at Pegasus

It was a Mexican night at Pegasus

Aug 10, 2008 News Comments Off on It was a Mexican night at Pegasus

Indian foods to be featured next week The ambiance at the Le Meridien Pegasus was transformed into a Spanish arena on Friday and Saturday evening when the hotel hosted its ‘Mexican Night’...
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Miss Wakenaam takes trip to Kaieteur Falls

Miss Wakenaam takes trip to Kaieteur Falls

Aug 10, 2008 News Comments Off on Miss Wakenaam takes trip to Kaieteur Falls

Seventeen-year-old Sorojinie Rai, who copped the crown at the first ever Miss Wakenaam Pageant, held on August 2, has won a trip to the majestic Kaieteur Falls. Excited at flying in an aircraft for...
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The Georgetown Toastmasters Club

The Georgetown Toastmasters Club

Aug 10, 2008 News Comments Off on The Georgetown Toastmasters Club

Developing the art of public speaking in Guyana “Many people speak, but not many people know the art of public speaking.” With this in mind, the Georgetown Toastmasters Club has been continually...
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Tuschen man held in Bartica slaughter probe

Tuschen man held in Bartica slaughter probe

Aug 10, 2008 News Comments Off on Tuschen man held in Bartica slaughter probe

In an operation conducted by ranks from Georgetown, police have arrested a Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo man in connection with last February’s slaughter at Bartica. The 34-year-old man, who is said...
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LIAT loses passenger’s luggage again

LIAT loses passenger’s luggage again

Aug 10, 2008 News Comments Off on LIAT loses passenger’s luggage again

Some of the passengers who travelled to Guyana from St. Lucia on a LIAT aircraft on August 8 are currently also inquiring the whereabouts of their luggage. The passengers departed St. Lucia on flight...
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Transport workers tackle rights issues

Transport workers tackle rights issues

Aug 10, 2008 News Comments Off on Transport workers tackle rights issues

Workers within the transport sector are now more aware of their basic rights as some of them were privileged to be a part of a seminar that dealt with such rights. On Wednesday last, the...
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CNS suspension ends tomorrow

CNS suspension ends tomorrow

Aug 10, 2008 News, Stella Says Comments Off on CNS suspension ends tomorrow

– – management promises changes in programme structure The ban on the television station CNS Channel 6 will end tomorrow, and the management of the television station said yesterday that...
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Competitiveness is new ground for USAID funding

Competitiveness is new ground for USAID funding

Aug 10, 2008 News Comments Off on Competitiveness is new ground for USAID funding

Chief of Party of the Guyana HIV/AIDS Prevention Programme (GHARP), Mr Kwame Asiedu, yesterday sought to clarify the basis on which non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will be receiving funding for...
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Backlog of inquests worries senior law official

Backlog of inquests worries senior law official

Aug 10, 2008 News Comments Off on Backlog of inquests worries senior law official

– cases since 2001 still to be completed A top legal official is once again voicing concern that inquests are not being speedily conducted in Guyana, and he is urging magistrates to deal with...
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The Crab

The Crab

Aug 10, 2008 Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Crab

Said to be closely related to shrimps, crabs can be described as decapod crustaceans of the infra-order Brachyura which typically have a very short projecting tail where their reduced abdomen is...
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Serious conflict of interest at PPP congress

Serious conflict of interest at PPP congress

Aug 10, 2008 Letters Comments Off on Serious conflict of interest at PPP congress

DEAR EDITOR With each passing day, the PPP leaders tell us how democratic they are and how unchanging is the PNC leadership. If one does not write to expose these crude propaganda displays, young...
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History dictates we ought to beware our neighbours bearing gifts

History dictates we ought to beware our neighbours bearing gifts

Aug 10, 2008 Letters Comments Off on History dictates we ought to beware our neighbours bearing gifts

DEAR EDITOR, I am at one with Mr. Emile Mervin’s views as expressed in his letter to your newspaper of 7th August 2008: “Every sane Guyanese should be wary of President Chavez’s carrot stick...
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Dr. Kenneth King — a great man destroyed by a sad country

Dr. Kenneth King — a great man destroyed by a sad country

Aug 10, 2008 Letters Comments Off on Dr. Kenneth King — a great man destroyed by a sad country

DEAR EDITOR, Dr. Kenneth King, who died on July 30th, 2008, was one of Guyana’s most brilliant public servants. He loved Guyana and dedicated his life to its development. That the country’s...
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Carifesta promises a lasting legacy

Carifesta promises a lasting legacy

Aug 10, 2008 Editorial Comments Off on Carifesta promises a lasting legacy

It has been thirty-five years, but Carifesta is returning to Guyana. The first ever Carifesta was held here in 1972, and while the accommodation was not what it is today with the new hotels and...
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GUYANESE LITERATURE

GUYANESE LITERATURE

Aug 10, 2008 Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on GUYANESE LITERATURE

– by Petamber Persaud Carifesta X will be a literary firework, a whetting of appetite and a quenching of thirst. In 1972, many of the writers who participated in the first Carifesta in Guyana...
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Venezuelan military build-up cause for anxiety

Venezuelan military build-up cause for anxiety

Aug 10, 2008 Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Venezuelan military build-up cause for anxiety

By Sir Ronald Sanders The bizarre remarks and actions of the Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, continue to concern anyone who is interested in the peace and security of the Caribbean region. Chavez...
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Tax theft? – our money disappears

Tax theft? – our money disappears

Aug 10, 2008 Features / Columnists Comments Off on Tax theft? – our money disappears

INTRODUCTION According to the Auditor General, millions of dollars have disappeared or are unaccounted for in 2006 and that was before VAT. Imagine how much has disappeared now that the government...
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Ow, put Guyana first lil bit nah

Ow, put Guyana first lil bit nah

Aug 10, 2008 Features / Columnists Comments Off on Ow, put Guyana first lil bit nah

The Parrot like many others, likes to hear good news. Notice I didn’t say “all others”, because they have those who revel in hearing bad news. If the news ain’t bad; they mad. Thankfully...
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QAII DEAL STINKS TO HIGH HEAVENS

QAII DEAL STINKS TO HIGH HEAVENS

Aug 10, 2008 AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on QAII DEAL STINKS TO HIGH HEAVENS

‘Da Silva, Brassington, Ashni Singh and others involved should be fired’ An adapted Presentation by Chairman of AFC, Khemraj Ramjattan, in the National Assembly on the Fiscal Enactments...
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GBA assembles elite squad for 2025 Caribbean Boxing Championship in St. Lucia

GBA assembles elite squad for 2025 Caribbean Boxing Championship in...

Feb 15, 2025

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has officially selected an 18-member squad, alongside four coaches, to represent the nation at the highly anticipated 2025 Caribbean Boxing...
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PanAm Aquatics urges GASA reform, lift suspension of clubs

PanAm Aquatics urges GASA reform, lift suspension...

Feb 15, 2025

Alimohamed, Motie stroke fifties as Harpy Eagles stay in the hunt

Alimohamed, Motie stroke fifties as Harpy Eagles...

Feb 15, 2025

Mashramani Street Football Championships culminates tonight at National Park

Mashramani Street Football Championships...

Feb 15, 2025

Fitness Express to reward overall winners

Fitness Express to reward overall winners

Feb 15, 2025

Amaya Milk Company backs One Guyana Mashramani Softball Cup

Amaya Milk Company backs One Guyana Mashramani...

Feb 15, 2025

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