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Early morning fire destroys GPHC buildings

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– mentally disturbed man believed to have started conflagration An early morning fire believed to be the work of an arsonist has destroyed several buildings in the southern section of the...

What a coincidence!

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As Guyana was preparing to host Carifesta back in August of 1972, residents of the Middle and Thomas Streets, North Cummingsburg area were plunged into a state of shock and grief as a fire left some...

Jamaican army officer defends military involvement in crime fighting

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A Jamaican military officer has defended the use of the military in domestic crime fighting operations. Lieutenant Colonel Garfield Prendergast, commanding officer of the first battalion of the...

GuySuCo workers strike again

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…Sugar industry faces significant threat Soured wage negotiations between the Guyana Sugar Corporation and the Guyana Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) resulted in the grinding operations of four...

First female treatment centre commissioned

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Guyana’s first female substance abuse treatment centre was inaugurated yesterday and is expected to cater to an initial 12 patients even as plans are engaged to expand its operation. The facility,...

UG to effect changes in journalists’ training

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The Centre for Communications Studies of the University of Guyana, in collaboration with the United Nations Education Social and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) yesterday wrapped up its two-day...

City Hall outlines plan for enhancement funding from Gov’t

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City Hall is yet to receive an assured sum of $15M from the government which is intended to help complete enhancement works which had commenced as part of the preparation for Carifesta X. According...

Dr. Kenneth King cremated following thanksgiving service

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One of Guyana’s most brilliant public servants, Dr. Kenneth King, who died on July 30th, 2008, was yesterday cremated following a moving and fitting prelude. A special thanksgiving service was held...

Students duly recognised after completing overseas programmes

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A total of fifty-three (53) students last evening graduated with honours at the National Cultural Centre after completing over 18 months of studying and training in Professional Training overseas...

Knife-wielding ‘customer’ robs bookstore

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Police have begun investigating a robbery which was committed on the Literacy Book Store, which is located in East Street, North Cummingsburg. Around 13:30 hours yesterday, a man posing as a customer...

Water supply back to normal at West Demerara Hospital

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— Measures to be put in place to improve connections The operations at the West Demerara Regional Hospital returned to normalcy yesterday following protest action the previous day by staffers who...

CJIA runway shutdown… Borrowed portable lights from B’dos expected today

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Borrowed portable lights from Barbados are expected to arrive in Guyana today to assist in the alleviation of the tense situation at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, just as Guyana prepares to...

Health Ministry guards against Yellow Fever

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Before the end of this month, Guyana is expected to receive a shipment of the Yellow Fever vaccine, free of cost from neighbouring Brazil. This is according to Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie...

Inter-Block football return to the West Dem with a bang

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After a one week break the Pouderoyen Inter-Block football competition is set to return with a bang this evening at the West Demerara Secondary School ground with an unprecedented six games scheduled...

Who is who is the Goodwill swimming team continues

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Kaieteur Sport presents another set of youngsters who will seek to claim personal and national glory when they face off against fellow competitors from Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados in...

ITTF/GTTA Level One Coaches’ Course concludes

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–Gabaglio challenges new coaches to work By Edison Jefford “It all depends on you–you must do the hard work. If you do not do the work you cannot reach the next level.” That was an admonition...

Courts U 11 Pee Wee champs to be crowned tonight

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Sunburst Camptown face Fruta Conquerors An exciting end to the inaugural Courts Pee Wee under-11 football tournament organized by the Georgetown Football Association is anticipated this evening at...

Alpha CARIFESTA Football Festival

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Sunburst Camptown swamp GFC, Santos scrape past Uitvlugt By Franklin Wilson The penultimate night of group rivalry in the Alpha United Football Club/CARIFESTA Championship saw Sunburst Camptown...

Guyana Hockey Board resumes training for PAHF Under-21 Championships

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The Guyana Hockey Board is inviting its under-21 national squad members to a meeting at the Georgetown Cricket Club tomorrow August 15 at 6:00pm. The meeting is specifically to discuss preparations...

‘Six Head’ promises great fight

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By Edison Jefford Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis did not pull any punches when he promised a great fight with Howard Eastman. In fact, he dealt a low–blow that had the propensity to cripple Eastman...

DCC clinch game one in 3-match series against Bartica U-19s

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Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) took a 1-nill lead after game one of their three-match under-19 Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport HIV/AIDS Awareness programme cricket series against Bartica with an...

Save us from this source of noise pollution!

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DEAR EDITOR, I write this letter not only as a concerned resident of Williamsburg, but also out of concern of the health of senior citizens like my 70-year-old mother. Recently, we saw the Ministry...

One must know how to use a resource for the purposes of success

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DEAR EDITOR, I read with tremendous disappointment, one Randolph Joseph Eleazar’s letter in SN’s Thursday edition, August 07, 2008, pushing to banish the Region’s most committed cricketer at...

Was there really a Banwaree?

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DEAR EDITOR, First it was the “rumal”- the female East Indian headwear – which caused a lot of furor. Now, it is Banwaree/Banwarie/Banwahree. What or who next, Mrs. Willis’ Goat or the...

An alarming correspondence

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DEAR EDITOR, Mr. Ralph Ramkarran’s correspondence (SN Aug 13) critical of my thinking on the recent PPP congress and on a particular issue in relation to him is alarming, more for its omissions...

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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Ah, Christmas—the season of goodwill, good cheer, and, let’s not forget, good riddance!... more