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US and Guyana civil-military relations seminar… Top US attorney supports lifetime appointment of judges

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A top attorney from the United States of America is highly supportive of the lifetime appointment of judges, which he said would give security of tenure to the important arm of government....

PPP elects Executive Committee

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The People’s Progressive Party yesterday elected its Executive Committee and Dr Frank Anthony and Moses Nagamootoo were not among those elected to the top brass of the party. Yesterday, Donald...

Computer thief caught in Ministry’s ceiling

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For several months the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been losing computers to theft and the staff may have finally caught the culprit. Early Tuesday morning, police caught a thief in the ceiling of...

Failed runway lights force more cancellations

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The Cheddi Jagan International Airport runway was again in darkness last evening as the Ministry of Public Works awaits the arrival of portable lights from either Barbados or Trinidad. Kaieteur News...

West Dem Hospital Staffers protest water problem

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– patients referred to alternative care The staff of the West Demerara Regional Hospital was yesterday forced into a protest mode since according to them the medical institution has been...

Volunteer prepares to depart after six years

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Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) volunteer attached to the Department of Education in East Berbice/Corentyne, Dr. Janis Cushnie, is scheduled to depart Guyana on Saturday. She has been in Guyana...

Medical team in ‘D’ Field Sophia

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A medical team from the Health and Education Relief for Guyana was in ‘D’ Field Sophia yesterday, in a continued effort towards improved healthcare in Guyana. Health and Education Relief for...

Carifesta X… Eddy Grant makes unreasonable demand

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Guyanese superstar, Eddy Grant, has set a high demand for his participation in Carifesta X, later this month. Kaieteur News has learnt that the Guyanese requested US$250,000 plus 15 first class...

Renewed focus on complete voluntary blood donation

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– Mid Term Review of Transfusion Service underway “The vision is that we will provide blood to our sisters and brothers every time they need whole blood or blood products and that we will...

Beating the music ban

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– Public Transportation Operators’ answer In answer to the recent ruling by the National Assembly which outlaws music in public transportation, some taxi operators have discovered a way to...

Money Transfer Agencies (Licensing) Bill deferred to garner support

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….National Assembly postponed, new date yet to be announced Legislation tabled in relation to effective administrative, operational and legal framework for the conduct of the business of money...

Guyana’s young people focus on climate change

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Guyana joined the rest of the world yesterday in celebrating International Youth Day. Under the theme, ‘Youth and Climate Change,’ the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) began a two day workshop...

Guyana, IDB to sign Bio-energy agreement soon – Minister Persaud

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As part of the 2008 estimates of the public sector, $45M was allocated for the provision and promotion of investment opportunities in the bio-energy sector. Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud,...

Single parents register to be completed by month’s end

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…two-week time frame slated for analysis Work study students are currently feverishly involved with the data entry aspect of the National Single Parents Register and should be completed by...

Carifesta before any EPA discussion–Jagdeo

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Guyana has scheduled public consultations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) for after the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA), which ends just two days before the scheduled September 2...

Region focuses on reducing disaster response

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The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) is heading a Task Force aimed at reducing the impact of disasters on Caribbean countries by strengthening regional cooperation. The...

Teen couple robbed in Creen Street

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A teen couple was robbed outside the First Baptist Church on Creen Street on the evening of Friday last. They were returning from an outing in the Botanical Gardens when they were attacked and...

Man remanded for robbery under arms

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Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton has refused to grant bail to Wayne Kyte, who is accused of robbery under arms. It is alleged that on March 1, last year, while being armed with a knife, Kyte robbed...

Berbice hotel attack… ‘Venezuelan’ accused claims he’s from Dominican Republic

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-autopsy on dead associate delayed The ‘Venezuelan’ who was charged with attempted murder following an attack at the Malinmar Hotel in Berbice is now claiming that he is a native of the Dominican...

CITIZENS’ SECURITY SURVEILLANCE

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People can avert danger rather easily By Observer Surveillance has always been used primarily to gather information; verify and expand information previously obtained; or when other...

Laparkan sponsors young poets for Carifesta

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The Maranatha Ministries International on Sunday held the first ever Dynamic Poetry award ceremony at which 14 awardees, ages 15-25, recited poems for and received prizes at the Maranatha Ministries...

Guyanese athletes get 1st session at ‘Birds Nest’ in Beijing

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Head coach of Guyana’s Track Team at the Olympics being held in Beijing, China, Joe Ryan, took his charges for their first practice session at the ‘Birds Nest’, yesterday. Aliann Pompey, who...

Johnson, Nash only new faces in West Indies squad

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Tri-Nation Canadian series and Champions trophy sides chosen By Sean Devers Former Guyana and West Indies under-19 Captain Leon Johnson and Australian-born Jamaican Brendon Nash are the only new caps...

Surinamese national bagged for illegal entry

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A man who is accused of entering Guyana illegally will know his fate today as Magistrate Priya Beharry is expected to make her ruling. Raju Vijay Kumar yesterday appeared at the Georgetown...

ACDA rewards Emancipation Day contestants

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Derrick Mangal, whose stage name is Bright Colours, was on hand to receive his prize unlike his musical counterparts Young Bill Rogers and Lady Karen. The two were absent from the presentation...

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Annai Secondary secure KFC Goodwill Series ticket despite second leg defeat

The business class also funds undemocratic parties

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- There’s a peculiar phenomenon in Guyana, a sort of cyclical ritual, where members of... more