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Girl, 11, killed, driver detained

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Media vehicle slams into sidewalk… An 11-year-old girl was killed on the spot at around 19:00 hrs yesterday after a pickup transporting MTV personnel slammed into a sidewalk on the Agricola,...

Owner of bogus nursing school held by police

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– Scores of students offer statements to police An investigation into the operations of the Inter-American Nursing School was kicked into motion yesterday when more than 100 young persons who...

President now realizes need for properly constituted body – Corbin

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Integrity Commission controversy… “…he never had authority to issue ultimatum” Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin, in an invited comment yesterday said that...

Visas cannot be guaranteed by Consultants

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Canadian immigration website says… Immigration representatives do not have special connections with Canadian government officials and cannot guarantee anyone a visa. This is according to the...

Libyan investment team’s arrival imminent

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The Libyan investment team will be in Guyana within the next month to explore opportunities within the country. During a press conference on Monday, President Bharrat Jagdeo said that he is also...

Details of Single-Parent Assistance to be unveiled tomorrow

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By Gary Eleazar According to a senior official close to the office of the Minister of Human Services and Social Security, the details of the long awaited Single-Parent Assistance will be unveiled...

3,000 abortions occur each year

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‘Abstinence programmes will not work’ – Dr. Ramsammy As the Ministry of Health and other donor agencies are currently drafting an action plan to prevent adolescent pregnancy, Health Minister...

Two more inmates appear in court

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Attempted jailbreak… Two inmates, who were absent on their initial court date, were charged yesterday for attempting to escape from the Camp Street prison last month. The duo appeared before Acting...

Overseas-based players express interest

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Three overseas-based Guyanese tennis players have so far expressed an interest in representing Guyana at this year’s inaugural Caribbean Games scheduled to be staged in Trinidad and Tobago in July....

Blyden leaves tomorrow for debut T&T cricket season

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GCA Boss makes farewell contribution to Guyanese all-rounder By Sean Devers Nineteen-year-old former Demerara youth player Travis Blyden is scheduled to depart Guyana tomorrow for Trinidad to...

Guyana hopes to avoid equaling unwanted record in Nevis

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After losing three consecutive ‘away’ games in 2004 & 2008 By Sean Devers Guyana prepare to oppose the Leeward Islands in their third match of the 2009 West Indies Cricket Board regional...

Indarjit’s all round performances spurs Cardinals’ XI to exciting win

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Georgetown Tapeball 20/20 Champions, Cardinals’ XI again held their nerves to win an exciting two wicket victory over Fenton’s XI last Sunday at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac, Mandela...

Pistons end Jets unbeaten run

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Last Sunday, national club champions Wismar Pistons beat Amelia’s Ward Jets to hand them their first loss 59-58 in latest action in the Linden Amateur Basketball Association, Pioneer sponsored...

Sporting with sports at the University of Guyana

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By Michael Benjamin Claude Blackmoore’s resignation from the position of Sports Director of the University of Guyana coupled with a prolonged period of inactivity in the sports department has...

Regional Finance Ministers meet in B’dos tomorrow

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Finance Ministers within CARICOM will tomorrow examine preparations to usher in the CARICOM Single Economy (CSE) at the Thirteenth Meeting of the Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP), which...

Nat’l Referees Committee unveils programme of activities

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The National Referees Committee (NRC) of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has released their programme of activities lasting four months, February to May, 2009. The programme is based on training...

Queenstown win MYO Inter Jamaat tapeball competition

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Final ends in dispute Queenstown Jamaat won the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) one-day seven-a-side 6-overs tapeball cricket competition played Sunday last at the National Park Tarmac, eleven...

Congrats to Chetram Singh, let the hard work begin

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Dear Editor, Please allow me to offer congratulations to Chetram Singh on his return to the Guyana Cricket Board Presidency. As someone very involved in Berbice cricket I could not help but notice...

A look at voluntary involvement in sports

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Dear Editor, I am amazed at the number of sport officials who volunteer their services to sports development despite little or no rewards. Of course there are exceptions as in the case of basketball,...

Regional Finance Ministers meet in B’dos tomorrow

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Finance Ministers within CARICOM will tomorrow examine preparations to usher in the CARICOM Single Economy (CSE) at the Thirteenth Meeting of the Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP), which...

Benjamin reinstated as UGSS President

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President of the University of Guyana Student’s Society, Jason Benjamin has returned unopposed to that position. Benjamin was returned after nominations closed with no other aspirant contesting the...

Controversy over Integrity Commission is ‘sheer hypocrisy – Health Minister

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The controversy surrounding the Integrity Commission was regarded as “sheer hypocrisy” by Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy when he commented on the issue Monday last. According to the Minister,...

Private School owner dissociates himself from bogus nursing school

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Director and Owner of La Premiere Academy, Thierry Hugues Dangouegne, has moved to dissociate himself from the Inter-American Nursing School which, according to Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy,...

‘Targeted’ accused makes court appearance

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“Your worship I have always been a target of the police since I was exonerated for another murder some five years ago,” were the words of 25-year-old Shawn Smith, of Alberttown, when he appeared...

Deworming exercise to commence in Region Six

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– targets 30,000 As the Ministry of Health continues its national deworming exercise in the country, Health Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has announced that the exercise has been fully...

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A false panacea for electoral integrity

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News – Advocates for fingerprint verification in Guyana’s elections herald it as... more