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Irksome issues
Dear Editor, I am not surprised, but as expected, quite angry. I have seen a number of abysmal streaks, but over the last two weeks, these have become the norm here in Guyana. I went to the new...
Perreira gives back to Alma Mater
Martindale Secondary School in the Pomeroon received a quantity of cricket gear courtesy of the ‘Reds’ Perreira Sports Foundation during a presentation ceremony which was held at the Guyana...
Lions District Governor mulls District Foundation Fund
…vision care, literacy projects slated for this year Ivor English, the Lions Club Governor General for District 60A (Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago), has outlined his goals for the new...
NSC Teach Them Young Cycling…1st in house competition set for Saturday
Riders who are participating in the National Sports Commission sponsored Teach Them Young 8-weeks Cycling Summer Programme will have the chance to test what they have learnt so far on Saturday. It...
Local hoteliers get pre-Carifesta training
With 15 days left before the grand opening of Carifesta X, the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce in collaboration with Guyana Tourism Authority yesterday hosted a free refresher training...
Accused diesel thieves face the courts
Yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court Marlon Harris, 35, and Adrian Fordyce, 24, were both placed on $75,000 bail when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton. It is alleged...
Kissoon ought to apologise for misrepresenting Bisram’s statements
Dear Editor, My investigation has found that Mr. Freddie Kissoon has distorted Mr. Vishnu Bisram’s Guyana poll findings of April 2008 in his letter captioned “Dr. Persaud should state exactly why...
Females commence preparations for NAWIRA Sevens
Last Tuesday marked the commencement of practice sessions for the national female rugby squad called to prepare for the upcoming NAWIRA Sevens Championships which will take place from October 25-26...
Army to improve security at Annai
The Guyana Defence Force is to begin boat patrols and resume mounted patrols at Annai in the North Rupununi with a view to boosting and sustaining the security profile of the area. This was the...
Dominant Mitchell extends Race Walk winning streak
In brilliant sunshine, National Race Walk champion, Rudolph Mitchell extended his winning streak with another dominant showing to win the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club and the Burnham Foundation...
Diversify our Economy – “Let us start nah”
INTRODUCTION: This weekend, at the PPP Congress, I was impressed with speaker Donald Ramotar who is unknown for his economic view, but who spoke about economic diversification, while the President...
Our Political Future
Aristotle once famously remarked that man was a “political” animal; but he also pointed out that those societies that chose not to educate their citizens about politics were doomed to perish....
Car explodes
Driver, passenger burned to death Two young men were burned to death shortly after midnight today in a horrific car crash at Little Diamond, on the East Coast of Demerara. Those believed dead are...
PPP congress tables motion to have President Jagdeo serve third term
…no decision taken — source A motion, described as informal since it emerged during the PPP’s 29th Congress, was moved at one of the sessions yesterday, but the Congress declined to take any...
Attack on Corentyne hotel…
Venezuelan remanded on attempted murder charge WHIM VILLAGE, CORENTYNE: – Venezuelan Jose Abraham Severiko Lopez was remanded yesterday on an attempted murder charge for last Friday’s attack on...
PetroCaribe countries to pool resources for food security
Delegates representing the PetroCaribe countries have agreed to promote national public investments and cooperation alliances among the member countries in the areas of agricultural knowledge and...
Stolen car fiasco exposes corruption inside LRO
A city businessman is at his wits’ end to regain possession of a vehicle that someone had stolen from him four months ago, on March 8 last. At the time, Bhomudwaku Persaud was at his Prince William...
Prisoner drowns in Mazaruni River
Police are probing the death of 25-year-old prisoner Augustino Smith, who drowned at around 09:30 hrs while swimming in the Mazaruni River. A statement from Director of Prisons Dale Erskine said that...
Sol launches new promotion
Sol Guyana Inc officially launched its Shell Money Match promotion at the Shell Bel Air Park service station yesterday. The promotion offers some US$50,000 in prizes to lucky patrons. Customers are...
Joint Services destroy Eccles ganja farm
A Sunday afternoon raid by the Joint Services in the backlands of Eccles, East Bank Demerara netted a total of 120 marijuana plants in a field. The plants were between one and five feet in height....
Brazilian couple slapped with forgery charges
Defence Counsel Vic Puran has secured bail for a Brazilian couple who were charged for forging a Guyana Immigration entry stamp. The couple, Vanessa De Souza and her husband, Antonio Carlos Pereira,...
‘Fine Man’ no longer in Upper Demerara jungle — police source
The words of Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, who said that time and space are running out for wanted man Rondell Rawlins, may be coming back to haunt him. A senior police official yesterday...
Citizens’ security goes beyond the law enforcers
Issues related to personal safety and security have long been talking points. Apart from the legally constituted specialist state agencies mandated to protect and serve all persons within the borders...
Guyana ARV programme matches international standards
Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, has said that the Guyana anti-retroviral programme is very advanced, since recommendations by the International AIDS Society-USA Panel in relation to treating...
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Kaieteur Sports- As previously scheduled, the highly anticipated semifinal matchups in the 11th edition of the Milo/Massy Secondary Schools Under-18 Football Championship have been postponed due to...
Features/Columnists
A Different Silence
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Good Friday in Guyana is not what it used to be. The day has lost its hush. There was a... more
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