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Caricom machinery cannot represent Guyana in Canada –Jagdeo

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…AFC supports revamping of entity President Bharrat Jagdeo is adamant that the Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) which recently concluded the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European...

Dr.Van-West Charles free to challenge for party leadership – Corbin

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Opposition Leader Robert Corbin has said that any member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is free to contest the leadership of the party, as long as the outlined procedures are...

Flooding will affect export capability

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President Bharrat Jagdeo has conceded that the flooding along the coastland will have a negative impact on the country’s ability to export some commodities, particularly rice and sugar. The...

Taxi drivers concerned as hijacking on the incresae

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Over the past week, there has been a marked increase in the number of cases of carjacking in and around Georgetown. Two taxis being stolen within four days of each other. A senior police source noted...

Search team to check new site for missing plane

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Prometheus Resources Guyana Inc. is mobilizing a team to conduct ground searches at Eping, Cuyuni/Mazaruni, after aerial photographs indicated that the Beech King Air plane which went missing last...

Guyana gets breakthrough in tackling HPV

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…testing to begin in a few weeks By Melanie Allicock “The general public will be able to access the HPV rapid tests in the same way that they are able to access HIV tests,”—Minister Ramsammy...

GLU to meet with M&CC to address pay increase for workers

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– as GLGOU calls for improved management strategies A meeting to determine the way forward with regards to an increase in wages and salaries for the municipal workers represented by the Guyana...

Digicel faces court action for call interference

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THE row between Jamaica’s two telecom giants intensified this week when LIME took its complaint of call blocking to the Supreme Court, and was granted an ex parte injunction ordering Digicel to...

Guyana achieves target in malaria reduction

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Guyana has achieved its goal in the reduction of malaria for 2008. Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy had targeted having less than 10,000 new infections for last year; and in an interview with this...

GDF reaches out to Buxton

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…gives stove to community club The Toucan II Multi-Purpose Club and the community of Buxton-Friendship were assured that the Guyana Defence Force was not going to give up on the community. The GDF...

South R/veldt Primary closed due to flooding

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Students of the South Ruimveldt Primary are staying home from school until further notice, due to flooding in the area. The students were told to stay home as of Thursday. Kaieteur News was told that...

Excavator cuts fibre optic cable on Essequibo Coast

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A contractor employed to clear a drainage canal on the Essequibo Coast, in the vicinity of the village of Good Hope, yesterday damaged GT&T’S fibre optic cable, resulting in the loss of service...

GWI steps up campaign against water vendors

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The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is moving against those persons in the business of selling the water distributed by the utility. Those selling water do not have the permission to do so, said...

‘Monique’s Caring Hands’ completes successful year

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Monique’s Caring Hands, as stated by Chief Executive Officer Dawn Stewart, has completed a successful year with every project and initiative it embarked on during that period. In an interview on...

City Mayor vows to sustain viability of M&CC

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…in the wake of halted restructuring process The process of restructuring, although very crucial to the improved operation of the municipality, has not been advanced in a manner acceptable to City...

Opposition to Top Cop’s appointment irks Luncheon

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Government’s chief spokesperson, Dr Roger Luncheon, has suggested that Opposition Leader Robert Corbin put his money where his mouth is in challenging the appointment of Police Commissioner Henry...

Justice Reform strategy could clear court backlog

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The Justice Sector Reform Strategy will pave the way for strengthened linkages between judicial institutions. This newspaper understands that the reform strategy focuses on strengthening systems and...

Daily health surveillance continues

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– as rains persist Intensified health surveillance, engaged by the Ministry of Health some weeks ago, continues across the country, even as the flooding situation resulting from increased...

CDC to incorporate GDF for disaster relief

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Shelters being set up for creek communities The Government has asked the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to assign soldiers to work with the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to implement a disaster relief...

Conductor slapped with assault charges

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On Thursday, Yan Lickerish, 38, of 96 Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on a charge of unlawful assault, causing bodily harm. It is...

Clothes vendor placed on bail

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Frankie Persaud, 40, a vendor by profession, must answer a charge of simple larceny. He appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to face this charge, following the allegation that,...

Warring in-laws bonded to keep the peace

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Linton Allen, 28, of 111 Leopold Street, Georgetown, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Thursday to face a charge of assault. It is alleged that on Wednesday last, at the...

78-year-old arson suspect, accused human traffickers remanded

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While some elderly people are resting comfortably at home with family members, 78-year-old Walter De Goeas, of 2 Princes Street, Charlestown, would have to face the harsh reality of prison life. He...

Teenaged girl goes missing

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Thirteen-year-old Shyon Rose is missing. Her mother, Jennifer Rose, said on Thursday, at her 14-14 Durban Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown residence, that her daughter was last seen on Tuesday...

Employer accuses staff of theft

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Surajdat Persaud, 40, of Fifth Field, Cummings Lodge Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara, was yesterday remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, on a charge of stealing...

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