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Guyana to acquire 14,000 tons of sugar from Guatemala

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GuySuCo cannot abandon business agreements – Dr. Luncheon People’s National Congress Reform member, Winston Murray, in expressing his disappointment over the situation, said that GuySuCo’s...

Truck slams into car; two injured

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A re-migrant and his two sisters narrowly escaped serious injury at around 15:00 hrs yesterday after a truck hauling a container slammed into their vehicle near Diamond, on the East Bank Demerara...

Students threaten injunction

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Bogus nursing school… …owner had perpetrated many frauds in the past The bogus nursing school saga took an interesting twist late yesterday afternoon when students decided to retain the...

Two NCN staffers detained over studio theft

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Two National Communications Network (NCN) staffers were detained by police on Tuesday evening after a quantity of jewelry belonging to two senior newsroom staffers went missing. Kaieteur News...

AFC MPs begin to declare income, assets to Integrity Commission

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Members of the Alliance for Change have begun submitting their declarations to the Integrity Commission. The party said that they have begun receiving the packages from the Integrity Commission in...

Defence, prosecution clash over witness memory loss

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After having his bail slashed by $200,000 almost two weeks ago, sedition accused Oliver Hinckson made yet another court appearance yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. Special...

Vagrant remanded for sexual assault

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Vijay Manwar, 38, of Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, a vagrant, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Tuesday to face the charge of indecent assault of a child. It is alleged that on...

Man accused of stealing suffers broken hand, foot

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An Albouystown man is seeking justice after he received a beating at the hands of residents who had accused him of stealing a water pump. Keith Bowen, 36, of La Penitence Street, is now nursing a...

Businessman remanded over firearm, ammunition possession

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Faiaz Ali, 30, of 17 Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to face the charges of possession of firearm as well as possession of...

National Assembly approves further Constitutional amendment

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…Disciplined Forces come under parliamentary scrutiny In what was the final Bill tabled in his name, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Doodnauth Singh, succeeded in having the House...

Defaulting MPs to face full sanction of the law – Dr Luncheon

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The full sanction of the law will undoubtedly be brought against Members of Parliament (MPs) who fail to declare their income and assets to the Integrity Commission. Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger...

Commodore Best continues at the helm of the Guyana National Rifle Association

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Commodore Gary Best was re-elected, unopposed to the helm of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) when that body held its Annual General Meeting at the Bank of Guyana Building, Avenue of the...

Banks DIH and BFA hold Coca Cola presentation

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Beverage Giants Banks DIH Limited and the Berbice Football Association hosted a grand presentation ceremony on Sunday last which incorporated into the company’s Shareholders Annual General...

Unity crucial to elimination of violence

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-Bishop Edghill Chairman of the Ethic Relations Commission (ERC), Bishop Juan Edghill, has said that Guyanese need to unite and speaking out against violence in all forms. According to him, the ills...

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 Wednesday, Acting General Secretary,...

BCBC congratulates Chetram Singh

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The President and Executive members of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) has offered congratulations to Chetram Singh on his re-election as President of the Guyana Cricket Board. The BCBC...

Guyana face-off with Leewards from today in Nevis

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In bottom-of the table match-up By Sean Devers On a track at Grove Park expected to offer some early assistance to the fast bowlers, host Leeward Islands and Guyana go head-to-head from today in a...

GCA seeks to pursue bursaries for young players – President

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…wants a ‘marriage’ between sports and Education By Sean Devers Newly-elected President of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), Alfred Mentore, disclosed that the Association is determined...

Wheelchair-bound Charlestown youth desperately needs therapy

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After removing a tumour from his spine, 14-year-old Stephon Phillips was told that he will be able to walk following therapy. Three years later he is still stuck in a wheel chair. On Wednesday, the...

Two freed of murder in Magistrate’s Court

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…there was little or no evidence – Magistrate Azeez Almost one year after they were charged for the murder of 76-year-old Habiboodean, one of the dead man’s daughters, Bibi Habiboodean, and...

U.S-based Guyanese drug trafficker still to get bail

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Yesterday a Guyanese-American, Yvonne Caesar, 59, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, on a charge of trafficking in narcotics and was remanded. On Sunday, the accused allegedly...

Intense competition anticipated in GASP Scrabble opener

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By Michael Benjamin The Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) has planned a hectic season that includes several overseas outings. The programme gets underway this Sunday with the GASP Open...

Boyo murder accused charged three years later

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Sherwin Samson, who is presently on remand at the Camp Street jail, was yesterday charged for the 2006 murder of businesswoman Sharool Persaud. He was not required to plead since the charge was...

Armed robbery convict escapes from Georgetown Prison

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-while working outside jail Director of Prisons Dale Erskine has launched an investigation to find out how an inmate serving time for armed robbery escaped from the Georgetown Prison. Erskine told...

NSC Table Tennis tournament for next weekend

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–prospective player’s rules released The National Sports Commission (NSC) cordially invites interested persons to participate in its Annual Mashramani Table Tennis Tournament that is scheduled to...

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Body of Chinese national who fell from new Demerara River bridge recovered

Dem signs need calibrating

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News- Dem boys bin pass one of dem fancy speed meter signs wah de guvament put up fuh tell drivers... more