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Guyana set to import sugar

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Guyana, a sugar producing country, will be importing sugar from Guatemala, within the coming days. Kaieteur News has learnt that the move is to facilitate the provision of sugar on the local market...

Air traffic controllers to strike from tomorrow

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The drama continued yesterday between the Air Traffic Controllers and the management of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority as employees served a notice of strike beginning tomorrow. Yesterday, there...

Bogus nursing school owner refunds students

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Some 30 students of the bogus ‘Inter-America Nursing School’ which has been operating out of lot 5 Cummings Street and North Road, Georgetown, are now breathing a sigh of relief because some of...

$200M claim on Kalamadeen’s life insurance hits dead end in court

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Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang, on Monday last, ruled that the Commissioner of Insurance and the Insurance Arbitration Board by themselves or agents be restrained from arbitrating the complaint made to...

39 Cadet Officers promoted to Ensigns

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After almost 10 months of intense training, 39 cadet officers from the Standard Officers’ Course #41 were yesterday decorated with their rank of ensign at a special ceremony which was held at...

Inmate attempts suicide in Camp Street jail

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Clive Gall, 51, who was on Tuesday convicted for the killing of his son and sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment, yesterday attempted to take his life in the Georgetown Prisons. Director of Prisons,...

Racing driver kills motorcyclist on West Coast Demerara

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Early morning traffic on the Hague Public Road, West Coast Demerara, was brought to a halt at approximately 08:30 hours yesterday, when a motorcar (PKK 6105) slammed into a scooter, killing Daniel...

15-year-old girl at centre of murder probe

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STANLEYTOWN, NEW AMSTERDAM – Police in Berbice are investigating a suspected murder and are questioning a 15-year-old female of 54 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam. The victim is said to be a...

Attorneys must have access to their clients in police custody – Greene

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The need for attorneys-at-law to have access to their clients, including prisoners in the lockups, was one of the high points for discussion at the recently concluded inaugural conference for...

CHPA board to meet with residents on illegal construction

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Following months of struggle by residents of Subryanville to stop the construction of a three-storey commercial building in the residential area, the board of the Central Housing and Planning...

Walking Monk on Guyana journey

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Bhaktimarga Swami, better known as the “Walking Monk”, is in Guyana to be part of the Hare Krishna Movement’s seven-day festival called Padayatra – the walking festival which began on...

Teen charged for Buxton murder

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A teenager from Buxton was yesterday charged for the 2005 murder of Franklyn Talbot, called “Cochore”. The teen made his court appearance before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson,...

GTUC demands drop in electricity rates

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As the price of fuel remains low, the Guyana Trades Union Congress is calling for an immediate reduction in the rate of electricity. Speaking with the media yesterday, Acting General Secretary,...

Family contends Guyanese woman was murdered in Barbados

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Following the mysterious death of 38-year-old Bibi Hasim, who was found dead at her chicken farm work place in Barbados, her relatives are of the view that she was murdered. However, they could not...

Republic Bank confirms dismissal of senior staff

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Officials at the Republic Bank Guyana Limited have confirmed that three of its officers have been relieved of their duties as the police continue to investigate the alleged fraud involving more than...

Sport Organisations need to have strategic plan, vision and accountability – Singh

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-GT&T donate $1million to GRFU By Rawle Welch “Sport Organisations wishing to solicit our support must have a solid strategic plan, deliverables and a proper balance sheet,” Chief Executive...

Alfred Mentore is new GCA President

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Bish Panday steps down By Sean Devers Thirty-seven-year-old former Guyana under-19 batsman Alfred Mentore was last evening elected unopposed as the new President of the Georgetown Cricket Association...

Berbice selectors invite 54 to U-15 Inter-county trials

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two-day match set for Saturday and Sunday The Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) Junior Selection Committee under the leadership of Leslie Soloman has invited 54 under 15 cricketers to commence...

Guyanese trio perform in losing cause in Carib cricket league, T&T

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The Guyanese trio of Demerara all-rounder Kelon Carmichael, Toralva Scipio and Jamal Hinckson turned out good performances in losing efforts for their Trinidad club Sweet Revenge in the Sunday Carib...

Blackmore lobbied for AAG General Secretary post

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– emissary spoke to clubs before elections By Edison Jefford Claude Blackmore is one of the most adept politicians in local sport apart from football’s Colin Klass; it is not a mistake that the...

M&CC, Public Works Ministry get kudos

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Residents of the Campbellville/Bel Air area have expressed their gratitude to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and the Ministry of Public Works for repairing the damaged roadways in their area....

Guyana hosts first sign language expo

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The Kitty Deaf Club of Georgetown, on Sunday, held its first Annual Guyana Sign Language Exposition at its headquarters, 151 Thomas Street, Kitty, to ‘celebrate the language and culture of the...

Race Walkers gear up for Mashramani competitions

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Competitors from Barbados expected Race Walkers are currently undergoing intense training in preparation for the first competition of the year, a 20-lap event around the inner circuit of the National...

Sale of tickets for ODIs in Guyana begin at GCB Office

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W.I play England on March 20 & 22 The sale of tickets for the first two Digicel ODIs in Guyana began this week at the Guyana Cricket Board Office on Regent Road, Bourda where the ticket centre...

Killer gets 20 years for manslaughter

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Tony Francis Dawattie, 26, formerly of Paradise village, Essequibo Coast, was yesterday sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment, by Justice James Bovell Drakes, after he was convicted for the murder of...

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KARCC hails 2025 Guyana-Suriname Group Ride a massive success

The burden of proof rests on the asserting party

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In recent days there have been serious assertions made and associations implied without... more