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State funeral today for former President Janet Jagan

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Almost one year after laying Guyana’s first president Arthur Chung to rest, the nation is today gearing to afford a state funeral to Guyana’s first female president, Janet Jagan, who died on...

Guyana freezes US$15M Bosai loan due to CL Financial

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CLICO (Guyana)’s judicial manager has secured a temporary restraining order against First Citizens Bank Limited of Trinidad and Tobago from collecting US$15 million from Bosai. Chief Justice Ian...

Freedom House meets without a Jagan for first time in 60 years

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By Neil Marks For the first time in the almost six-decades of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), its senior and ordinary members met in the auditorium of Freedom House last evening without a...

GWI head permanently disconnected …CEO mounts legal challenge

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Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Water Authority, Karan Singh, was yesterday dismissed when the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Cyril Solomon, gave him his marching orders. Karan Singh was...

Minority Expert ignores ERC contributions

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The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) is now in receipt of the report of the Independent Expert on Minority Issues, Gay Mc Dougall as well as the response from the Government of Guyana to that...

Labour Ministry launches HIV AIDS workplace policy

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The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security in collaboration with the National Tripartite Committee officially launched its National HIV and AIDS Workplace Policy Programme yesterday...

Haunted school to re-open today

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NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – The New Amsterdam Islamic School re-opened yesterday. Region Six Education Officer Shafiran Bhajan closed the institution last Wednesday after reports of what appeared...

Woman declines to give evidence against remigrant pensioner

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Even after she had to jump a fence to save her life, leaving her physically challenged daughter at the mercy of her reputed husband, a Bachelor’s Adventure woman told a court yesterday that she did...

Death of Chronicle employee… Body left outside refrigerator

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– died by drowning, trauma to head A post mortem examination performed on the body of Guyana Chronicle Production Superintendent, Raymond Lynch, has revealed that he died from drowning and...

A Guyanese entertainer follows in his father’s footsteps

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“I was advised by my father, who was more like my mentor, as well as my teachers who encouraged me to join the National Service. I did. However, it was at that beginning that I was unaware of the...

Glowing tributes continue to pour in

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No matter what our politics, no matter what our standing in society, no matter our ethnicity, none of us can deny that Janet deserves our unreserved salute. This is according to Health Minister Dr...

Young Entrepreneur offers job opportunities in Linden

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At age 27, Kevon Adonis has already established himself as a very astute businessman, whose easy smile and quiet demeanour belie his inherent determination. Kevon grew up with his parents and four...

Driver charged with pedestrian’s death

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Thirty-one year-old Andrew Williams, of West Ruimveldt, who is accused of driving his motor vehicle in a dangerous manner which resulted in the death of Motiram Persaud, was yesterday granted bail in...

Mystery illness strikes female students of Santa Rosa Secondary

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…teachers seek religious intervention Seven months after teachers of the Santa Rosa Secondary School reported that students were falling ill from a mysterious illness, a Schools’ Welfare Officer...

Director files writ to challenge Geeta Singh-Knight’s authority

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Director of Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) and General Insurance Company, William Ramalho, yesterday filed a writ for a hearing in court as it relates to several specific requests minus the...

Berbice High School win female football competition

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Berbice High School (BHS) were crowned the 2009 inter-school female football champions when the Hearts of Oak Masters Football club held the first ever female inter-secondary school football...

Resale of car lands man in court

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The resale of a motor vehicle landed a man in “hot water” yesterday. It was alleged that Shawn Anthony Sinclair obtained money by false pretence between November 7, 2008 and January 7, 2009 with...

Port Mourant Turf Club Meet on Easter Sunday

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The Port Mourant Turf Club situated at Port Mourant on the Corentyne Coast come alive on Easter Sunday when that entity stages its annual one day horserace meet. Seven races are slated for the days...

GFF, UDFA mourns death of football stalwart, Evelyn Hutson

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Five of her sons represented Guyana The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Upper Demerara Football Federation are mourning the loss of one of its greatest daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Hutson who held...

Wings Xpress Taxi Service denies abduction charge

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The owner of the Wings Xpress Taxi Service, Faizal Ally, called Yuppies, of High Street, Werk-en-Rust, has related his side of the story in the wake of allegations that he had abducted and beat a man...

Guyana mourns two deaths

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Dear Editor, We, the people of Guyana, are mourning for two things: the death of President Janet Jagan and the other death, of our beloved country Guyana. I hope President Bharrat Jagdeo’s...

Girl, 9, burnt with gasoline

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A nine-year-old girl from Port Kaituma was yesterday air dashed to the city after she received severe burns to the face and neck. According to hospital sources, no relative accompanied the child when...

Julian Skeete overcomes stiff challenge to win Intermediate Scrabble crown

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Former amateur boxer, Julian Skeete transformed his aggression from the ring to the scrabble room when he out-spelt a competitive field that included his former boxing colleague, Michael Benjamin, to...

GRFC boosts supply at Blood Bank

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Forms part of their community outreach programme The Guyana Football Referees Council (GRFC) has answered the call of the Blood Bank and yesterday, a number of executive and ordinary members made...

Vijay Rahim carts off lion’s share of prizes

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By Michael Benjamin Seventeen years old, Vijay Rahim of the Hardcore Gym snatched 65kgs and clean and jerked 80kgs to claim the 53.7kgs title when Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association staged its...

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Renuka, Mandhana consign West Indies to record loss

Chilling reminders that we are not safe

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Georgetown was plunged into shock and terror last week after two heinous incidents laid... more