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Controller sweats, asks for immediate relief after incident

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The air traffic controller who was at the controls when an outbound Caribbean Airlines flight and an inbound Delta Airlines with President Bharrat Jagdeo aboard nearly collided in the skies above...

She conned me, too!

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– con woman’s victims relate how they were fleeced out of thousands By Dale Andrews Several persons from as far as Corentyne and Linden are now coming out with some shocking revelations about...

Knife war in prison sends two to hospital

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A heated fracas between two prisoners at the Georgetown Prisons has left 25-year-old Randy Joseph, of Buxton, nursing serious stab wounds to the chest. The other inmate, who was later identified as...

Jagdeo should return issuance authority to ACB

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— Ramjattan By Gary Eleazar Alliance For Change Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan says that President Bharrat Jagdeo should immediately return the authority to issue radio/television licences to the...

Fowl thieves get a licking

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one hospitalized, another in custody One man is in police custody and another has been hospitalised after they were apprehended and beaten by residents of Port Mourant early Sunday morning. Reports...

Bakewell bread prices have been lowered, says CEO

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The price of bread at Bakewell has been reduced as a result of the decision by the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) to decrease the cost of flour. This reduction was implemented from Tuesday last....

Guyana’s forest to be focus in Poland

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A team of experts from Guyana and an international consultancy firm have been working together to conduct a rigorous, fact based assessment of how to align rainforest countries’ long-term economic...

Shot Berbician transferred to the city

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Marlon John, 26, of Edinburgh, who was shot early Sunday morning by an unknown assailant, is currently recuperating at the Georgetown Public Hospital, having been transferred from the New Amsterdam...

A most opportune Summit

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By Dr Edwin Carrington The Fifth Summit of the Americas is just a few months away—it will take place April 17-19 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago—and it comes at a critical juncture for the...

City Council ‘prepared for rainy season’

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The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has clearly stated that the city drainage is not its responsibility, but that of the Mayor and City Council. In response, Mayor of Georgetown,...

Guyana’s HIV/AIDS figure could be 2,000 less

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– Treatment model seen as answer to slowing epidemic Guyana’s national figure of people living with HIV/AIDS could be 2,000 less than what was previously thought, Health Minister Dr Leslie...

Door bar may be murder weapon – relatives

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Relatives are of the belief that a two-by-four door bar may be the weapon which the killer(s) might have used to kill 41-year-old Vieo Persaud, called Sunil, who was bludgeoned to death at his Lot...

Central Demerara Lions Club fêtes East Bank children

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The Lions Club of Central Demerara on Sunday fêted in excess of 400 children who reside in areas on the East Bank of Demerara, as part of its efforts to unleash the spirit of Christmas and in...

Muslims observe festival of sacrifice

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The Muslim community yesterday celebrated Eid-ul-Adha, more commonly referred to as the ‘Festival of Sacrifice.’ The day is usually observed after the month of fasting—Ramadan — and is...

THE BIG GUNS TO FEATURE AT 19TH KS TOURNAMENT

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Topp XX, Rusal, Pele & Milerock set tempo on Sunday @ MSC By Franklin Wilson Well, football fans local and overseas, followers and enthusiasts can gear up for an explosive and very competitive...

Lovell sets the record straight

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Feels DCB constitution should be amended for selection panel By Sean Devers Former Guyana medium fast bowler Roderick Lovell called a media briefing at the Demerara Cricket Club yesterday to set the...

Esaun Crandon powers RHTWSB to Berbice 20/20 title

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RHTWCB beat Albion to advance to National semis By Sean Devers National 20/20 player Esaun Crandon clobbered a brutal 87 to lead Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) to a 16-run win against...

Aim to stay ahead of NZ in rankings – Sarwan

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Ramnaresh Sarwan believes the target for the West Indies in their upcoming Test series against New Zealand will be to stay ahead of the hosts in the ICC rankings before looking to move upwards. New...

Quarter-finals on tonight at NCC Tarmac

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Following weeks of rivalry, the sifting out process in the inaugural Guinness ‘Greatest of De Street’ Football tournament is nearing an end. A total of 32 street teams started out with the same...

Fashion and basketball set for Sports Hall

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–Pacesetters, Ravens clash to headline show Fashion and sport enthusiast are expected to converge at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Sunday when Accomplished Entertainment stages its Miss...

Trinidad benefits from cheaper Guyana rice

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…lowers prices by 15 per cent (Reprinted from Trinidad Guardian) Guyana has had a bumper 2008 rice crop. That’s good news for heavy rice-eating Trinidadians as that country imports the staple...

England honours Guyanese Cecile Nobrega

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By Yannason Duncan Although I had never heard of Cecile Nobrega prior to writing this article, I feel privileged to have been afforded several pieces of literature and a book of poetry that now gives...

Horseracing switches to Norman Singh Turf Club Sunday

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Local horseracing action switches to the Norman Singh racetrack at No 6 Village on the West Coast of Berbice, where the authorities of the track in collaboration with the Customs racing stables will...

Is Guyana’s participation a reality?

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By Rawle Welch Fewer than seven months remain before the staging of the inaugural Caribbean Games, yet except for an earlier release by the Sports Ministry, no other evidence has emerged to indicate...

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