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Three wanted for illegal importation of arms, ammo

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Police have issued wanted bulletins for Clayton Hutson, Trinidadian Joseph Aboud, and Frankie Ross in connection with the illegal importation of firearms and ammunition. A release issued...

Heavily-armed gang attacks Cuyuni miners

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– robs camp, rapes women A group of mostly Brazilians miners are appealing for help from the Joint Services after many of them were held at the mercy of a gang of heavily armed bandits in the...

Robbery suspect shot, recaptured

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Robbery suspect Carlton Sampson, who escaped from the Golden Grove Police Station on Thursday, was shot and recaptured at Craig, East Bank Demerara yesterday. The 27-year-old Sampson, also known as...

GPL’s human resources manager, attorney sacked

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Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Power and Light, Bharat Dindyal, confirmed yesterday, that the Human Resources Manager of five years, Donna Tucker, and its attorney, Neil Bollers, were no longer...

Corrupt cop remanded to prison

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NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Kelvin Chase, an accused corrupt policeman, was refused bail yesterday. Chase was slapped with three charges for offences allegedly committed on September 19—...

Skeldon Sugar Modernisation Project… The problems will be dealt with – Dr. Luncheon

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Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, has said that he has no doubt in his mind that the current problems being experienced at the new Skeldon factory will be resolved. At his...

Lewis queries police interest in him

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…questions Greene’s motive for statement, “he had gone into hiding” General Secretary of the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) and the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Lincoln Lewis, by...

Farmer charged with murder of Internet café owner

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Theophilus King, called ‘Blue,’ a farmer of Shirley Field Ridley Squatting Area, has been charged with the murder of West Ruimveldt Internet café owner Desmond Davis. King yesterday made...

CIDA plunges additional $600M into PSC

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The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) yesterday pledged its continued support to the Private Sector Commission (PSC), at a signing ceremony which took place at PSC boardroom. During...

Muslims observe ‘Night of Power’ this evening

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The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) has indicated via release that Night of Power (Lailatul-ul-Qadr) will be observed this evening. It was stated in the release that, “Amongst the...

GDF airlift severely burnt 6-year-old Tacama child to city

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Six-year-old Shonnella King, of Tacama Waterfront, who suffered severe burns about her body, was yesterday airlifted to Ogle Airport and immediately whisked away in an army ambulance to the...

Mabaruma residents assured of army’s commitment to its mission

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“The Guyana Defence Force is committed to its mission of defining aggression and ensuring the stability of the Mabaruma District.” This was the assurance given by Chief of Staff, Commodore Gary...

Panty thief jailed

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A Charlotte Street man has been sent to jail after he pleaded guilty to stealing a quantity of panties, bars and some hair brushes from Donna Tappin, some time between September 20 and September 22....

St. Philip’s Green victim may be seaman who frequented area

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– cause of death undetermined An autopsy yesterday on the remains of the St. Philip’s Green ‘mystery body’ failed to reveal how the man met his end. A police official said that the...

Different cast, same script!

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Ordinary Demerara whip Essequibo in El Dorado opener By Sean Devers It was a different cast but same script yesterday at the Everest ground as Essequibo, with their usual lack of tactical savvy and...

Case docket disappears, clerk arrested

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A junior court clerk at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court was yesterday placed under close arrest after a case docket containing information about the preliminary inquiry of an alleged rape and...

GT&T supports Forde’s participation in Antigua 10K

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GT&T is facilitating the participation of champion middle and long distance athlete, Cleveland Forde in an international 10K Road Race next weekend in Antigua. The race, along with a Fun Walk, is...

Narsingh Deonarine leads Berbice inter-county squad

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Former West Indies middle order batsman, Narsingh Deonarine was elected at the helm of a 14 man squad to represent Berbice in the Eldorado Inter-County 50 over cricket competition, while current West...

Trio busted with bogus US visa

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Three persons, among them a juvenile, were granted bail yesterday after they were charged with a United States visa fraud. The accused, Gomattie Kissoon, 24; Kallawattie Dos Ramos, 37; and a...

Digicel donates $200,000 in trophies to Mabaruma Heritage Committee

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The mobile telecommunications provider Digicel continued its celebration of Amerindian Heritage Month with a presentation of $200,000 in trophies to the Mabaruma Heritage Committee. These trophies...

Region Three hosts Education Awards ceremony

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The Leonora Primary School was duly recognised when the Region Three Department of Education held its 12th annual Awards Ceremony at the West Demerara Secondary School yesterday. The event, which...

Love for someone else’s bicycle lands man in jail

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Troy Easton, 25, of 3800 Beaver Street, North Ruimveldt, was yesterday remanded to prison after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. He...

Vreed-en-Hoop traffic lights useless – commuters

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Numerous commuters have suggested that the traffic lights at the Vreed-en-Hoop junction should be relocated to the junction leading up to the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB), as they think the lights...

Suspected chicken thief caught “red-handed” on camera

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– granted $50,000 bail Rondell Duncan, 29, of 28 Duncan and Delph Streets, Campbellville, was granted $50,000 bail on Thursday when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson...

Schools excel at physical display competition

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The nation saw the fourth annual Schools Physical Display National Championship yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Facilitated by the Ministry of Education as part of the Education Month...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more