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Lindo Creek murders… 72 calls made in one week from dead man’s cellphone

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… soldier, others recipients Several persons whose telephone numbers appeared on an unofficial list of received calls from the cellular phone of one of the miners killed at Lindo Creek have denied...

No advantage on customers – Namilco

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The National Milling Company of Guyana (Namilco) has vehemently denied reports that it is taking advantage of customers and industrial clients by charging prices that do not correlate with a...

Auditor General’s Report… Contractual irregularities identified again in 2007

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…investigation ordered, errant officers could face courts — PAC Chair Reminiscent of the 2006 Auditor General’s Report, where contractors were overpaid for works and the relevant...

Customer’s missing millions… Trinidadian expert arrives for bank fraud probe

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A fraud investigator from Trinidad has arrived in the country to assist in tracking down the persons involved in a scam that has led to the disappearance of millions of dollars from a foreign-based...

Gunmen get saltfish, margarine instead of cash

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– discharge round in anger It would appear as if today’s bandits are very hungry. Police are looking for two bandits who robbed a stallholder of some saltfish, margarine and a bottle of...

BoG monitoring indirect effects of US financial meltdown

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“Guyana’s foreign assets investment in USA safe…protected by legislation,” Deputy Governor The Bank of Guyana is closely monitoring the indirect effects of the financial meltdown in the...

Prisoner died from haemorrhage and suffocation

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A post mortem examination performed on the body of 34-year-old Anand Sukdeo, who died under mysterious circumstancs on September 23 at the Leonora Diagnostic Centre, revealed that the prisoner died...

Cabinet approves a further $246M in contracts

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The Ministry of Education has received $19.8 million from the Government for the procurement of furniture to be used at the new Mahaica Secondary School. This is according to Head of the Presidential...

Stewartville Adventist Church hosts successful blood drive

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As a result of the appeals made by the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) for persons to voluntarily donate blood, the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Stewartville, West Coast Demerara on...

Sheriff Street cutlass gang returns

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– police patrol nabs two A gang of cutlass wielding bandits returned to Sheriff Street with a vengeance, robbing a taxi driver and his female companion of their valuables. But it was not all...

Man caught removing window panes

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Leon Brown has been remanded to prison after he was caught red-handed attempting to break and enter a home in D’Urban Backlands. Brown appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court...

Berbician killed in car/truck collision

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NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Assistant Police Commissioner Clinton Conway, who heads Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force, has cited the zero tolerance operation for the decrease in road...

Potential investors concerned about cargo space

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A number of investors in Canada have expressed interest to invest in Guyana, but they have expressed concerns about the availability of cargo space and reliability of suppliers. This is one of the...

Agriculture Month begins tomorrow

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…coincides with commissioning of FAO office In recognition of the national implications of soaring food prices and climatic impacts on the world food supply, all affecting prices of commodities...

GWI undertakes $30M in emergency repairs to pipelines

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The problems at the Vlissengen Road pipelines seem never-ending, as the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is still working on rehabilitating those broken lines. It would seem that as soon as GWI...

Regent Street arms and ammo find… Weapons test proves nothing

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Ballistics experts are leaving no stone unturned to ascertain if the weapons from the Regent Street cache were used during the country’s five-year crime wave. They have compared bullets fired from...

Fulton Court shooting… Victim succumbs

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Almost two weeks after being hospitalized, a 40-year-old man who was shot in the back by a security guard succumbed to his injuries. Paul Alexander died while receiving treatment at the Georgetown...

‘Queen of Lights’ Sari Pageant attracts sizeable sponsorship

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Returning after a two-year hiatus, the upcoming ‘Queen of Lights’ Sari Pageant is already attracting sizeable sponsorship, according to organiser Sheik Yassin. In an interview yesterday, Yassin...

Demtoco balks at awarding scooter to cigarette buyer

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…controversy surrounds purchase Following reports by Neel Chandardadeo that he purchased a pack of Pall Mall cigarettes and won a scooter, the Demerara Tobacco Company has said that the man’s...

Case dockets disappearing too often — lawyer

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So often at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, one would hear the prosecutors or court clerks saying that, “Madam, we can’t find the case jacket” for the presiding matter. Then the case...

C/Wealth Youth teams pay courtesy call on Prime Minister Hinds

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The Commonwealth Games bound boxing and table tennis teams paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister, The Honourable Samuel Hinds, who is performing the duties of President, at his office yesterday...

Belony brushes aside star-studded lineup to win Metro Lien scrabble tourney

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Leon Belony swept aside a star-studded lineup of scrabble players, including James Krakowsky and Colin Chichester, to inscribe his name on the Metro Lien trophy when the Guyana Association of...

Mackeson / EDFA Senior League

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Two draws highlight latest round Defending division one East Demerara Football Association champions BV Triumph United showed their mettle as true champions when they came from two goals down to draw...

Schools’ Limited Overs Cricket Competition

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Charlestown hand Central 103–run defeat Charlestown Secondary School trashed Central High School yesterday when the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) limited overs cricket...

Anjue and Hamlet Park stages horse race meeting this weekend

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Horse Racing will return to the Anjue and Hamlet Park’s Mahaicony Race Course this weekend with a nine–race meeting. The featured races include the C & Lower Class, the Three–year–old...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more