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Central Bank unable to detect ‘dirty money’
…eagerly awaits money laundering legislation The Central Bank of Guyana is at present unable to detect dirty money – money that has been earned through illegal means and has been...
Police question Canada-based immigration consultant
…investigate cash-for-visa scam Detectives at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigations Department at Eve Leary have questioned Canada-based immigration consultant Balwant Persaud in...
President puts Dr Luncheon’s resignation on hold
President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that he has asked Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, to remain in his post as Chairman of the Board of the National Insurance Scheme for...
Second kidney transplant patient discharged from hospital
Retired Guyana Defence Force Major Winston George, the second kidney transplant patient, has been discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. George was discharged and was...
Ramson is new Attorney-General
Justice of Appeal, Senior Counsel Charles Ramson snr., was yesterday sworn in as the new Attorney-General of Guyana, replacing long serving Senior Counsel Doodnauth Singh, who recently retired....
Soldiers breached army’s standing orders
An investigation by the Guyana Defence Force has revealed that ranks were in breach of the Force’s Standing Orders during last December’s boat collision at Cuyuni, which claimed the lives of two...
Photographer charged with fondling girl, 10
Magistrate Sherdell Issacs-Marcus, on Thursday, granted a 54-year-old man his pre-trial liberty in the sum of $50,000 when he appeared before her on a charge of indecent assault. Kenrick Grinion, of...
TSU ranks moved to Brickdam lock-ups
The four Tactical Services Unit ranks, including a lance corporal, who were placed under close arrest after they were allegedly nabbed attempting to collect a sum of money from a drug suspect, are...
Court records in AFC bid for Region 10 seat missing
The Alliance For Change (AFC), in a statement issued to the media yesterday, expressed its concern over the disappearance of the entire records of the pleadings in the hearing which is to determine...
One and five-dollar coins could be withdrawn
There is a strong possibility that the Bank of Guyana will soon withdraw the local one and five dollar coins from circulation. This is according to Central Bank Governor Lawrence Williams, who said...
Brutal stepfather denied bail
Twenty-two-year-old Wayne Anthony Aulder was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Yohance Cave on a charge of feloniously wounding a 15-year-old boy on February 4. He was not required to plead....
Works Ministry moves to demolish stalls in Soesdyke
The Ministry of Public Works yesterday moved to demolish some stalls located on the Linden/Soesdyke Junction, but the efforts of the workmen were halted when the occupants of the stalls refused to...
Surveillance continues in post-flood communities
– Dr Persaud Although the Ministry of Health has noticeably scaled down its monitoring of flood-related illnesses in most communities, Chief Medical Officer Dr Shamdeo Persaud yesterday...
Teleconferencing crucial to regional business – Jagdeo
There is need for proper teleconferencing facilities within the region to improve the communication systems, thus saving the time wasted on travel around the region for simple meetings. This is...
Wales strike: GAWU says workers will not receive extra 0.79 percent API
In keeping with their threat to continue their strike action, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) workers at the Wales Estate downed their tools for the third day in protest over the non payment...
I am no killer!
His battle-scarred body bears evidence of a tough life, but this Lodge resident declares: I am no killer! By Michael Benjamin A resident of Norton Street, Lodge, whom his fellow villagers dubbed a...
Umpiring error helps Hinds (134) continue prolific season
Barbados reach 298-4 against Guyana on opening day By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Carib Beer, TCL, Hanes & Trophy Stall On the birth anniversary of the late great Jamaican singer...
Nicolette Fernandes through to tough semi-final clash
Nicolette Fernandes is the only negatively handicapped player that has made it to the semi-final stage of the Open category in the Bounty Farm Ltd. Handicap squash tournament. On Thursday evening...
Prison escapee recaptured at home
– relatives detained Surajnarine Singh, the 20-year-old convict who escaped from the Camp Street Prison in Georgetown a week ago, was recaptured yesterday at his Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara...
Fishermen donate cash to legless colleague
Fishermen from Pritipaul Singh Investments have come to the aid of disabled seaman Russell Cornelius, even as his employers remain mum on his fate. The crewmen from 15 vessels attached to Pritipaul...
National schools’ basketball championships start today
– Four groups, 17 teams, there can only be one winner By Edison Jefford The inaugural National Sports Commission (NSC) high school basketball championships will open today at 1:00pm with a gala...
Denesh Ramdin Player Diary – Feb 6
As the West Indies plays England in the Digicel Series 2009, Windies wicketkeeper, Denesh Ramdin, shares his personal analysis of the 1st Digicel Test. Denesh Ramdin: Hi everyone, the build up to the...
GuyOil Medal Play tees off Golf season today
The 2009 local golf season will get underway today with the Annual Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil) sponsored Medal Play tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club with most of the country’s top players...
Friends deny indecent exposure to officer
Two women allegedly exposed themselves to a police rank on Thursday. Yesterday, they appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, charged with indecent exposure and disorderly...
Correcting inaccuracies about deportees from Canada
Dear Editor, President Jagdeo’s recent outburst against the Canadian Government concerning their handling of deportees was thoughtless, unwise and inaccurate. Juncata Juvant Friendly Society wants...
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-GFF Elite League Season VII weekend continues Kaieteur Sports- The rumble of football action echoed once again at the National Training Centre over the weekend as Season VII of the Guyana Football...
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Of Silk and Steel
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- By the time the first container ship from China—the Liu Lin Hai—steamed into a port... more
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