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Pilot missing, plane found on airstrip

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The Joint Services have dispatched a team to comb the Chi-Chi area for a pilot who disappeared five days after he left his mining camp to return to the city. Bernard Singh, who runs a mining...

GECOM officials’blocked out’

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…as row erupts over millions owed in rent A nasty row erupted yesterday over the non-payment of rent by the Guyana Elections Commission for the property it occupies on High Street, Georgetown. The...

Colin Mack remanded on rape charge

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Local promoter, Colin Mack, was yesterday remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Mack was not required to plea to the indictable...

Govt. promises criminal probe into CLICO, Globe Trust

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Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday told media operatives that despite the fact that no criminality has been discovered at Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana, so far, he is prepared to...

Woman attempts suicide to avoid beatings

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By Dale Andrews It was one of the most touching domestic violence stories that I have ever reported on. With tears flowing freely and trembling with emotion, Nandranie Bachu related a life of...

President Jagdeo leaves for Summit today

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As the leaders of CARICOM have a series of engagements before the formal opening of the Summit of the Americas tomorrow, President Bharrat Jagdeo is hoping that they can focus on the very concrete...

Jagdeo welcomes new US administration posture on drug fight

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– mulls new legislation to deal with extradition President Bharrat Jagdeo says he hopes that CARICOM could capitalise on the new posture by the present United States administration to work...

High Court discharges injunction against Guyana Stockfeeds

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The High Court yesterday discharged an Interim Injunction obtained by NICIL (National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited) against Guyana Stockfeeds Inc. That injunction was granted on...

GFF National League closer to reality

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‘Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF’ Project to fund Pilot League The realisation of a National Football League is much closer to reality as a result of the ‘Win in CONCACAF with...

Guyana Under-15s claim silver and bronze medals

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The Guyana team added one more medal to their camp when the 15 years and under boys finished with a silver medal after losing to powerhouse Puerto Rico in the final 3-0 at this year’s Caribbean...

Did Black conceal Morgan’s injury?

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By Edison Jefford President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Colin Boyce has expressed his disappointment over the performances of ‘Sportswoman of the Year’, Alika Morgan at...

Winners Connection are NFC/LTW football champs

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Winners Connection, are the 2009 Netrockers FC / Linden Town week football champs following a come from behind 2-1 win over host club Netrockers in the final played on Sunday last at the Bayrock...

Accomplished D’Andrade returns from Trinidad

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Eyes AAG Senior Championships, Caribbean Games By Edison Jefford An accomplished Lionel D’Andrade returned from Trinidad and Tobago Tuesday where his outstanding performances helped him believe...

Man injured in freak accident with makeshift electric shear

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A contractor was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital just after noon on Tuesday with a hole in his abdomen. He sustained the injury while using a makeshift electric shear. Twenty-one-year-old...

Mitchell continues winning ways at Melanie Damishana walk race

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By now, the name Rudolph Mitchell would have become a household one by dint of his exploits in the race walking fraternity. On Sunday last, while most people were preparing to visit the National Park...

Hadfield Street fire victims died of smoke inhalation

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– mother released The two children who perished after a Hadfield Street shack caught fire succumbed from smoke inhalation, an autopsy conducted yesterday revealed. Police also stated that the...

Horseracing fixed for Anjue and Hamlet Park, Mahaicony April 26

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Horseracing action goes to Mahaicony on the East Coast Demerara on Sunday April 26 when the Anjue and Hamlet Park’s racetrack, the only one in Demerara, stages a grand one day horserace Meet at...

M&CC receives first payment from government

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…intends to start works by month end The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) received the first monthly payment of $10M, from the government, on April 14, and has said that the council should be...

‘I never complained to cricket board’ says Singh

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Wants to concentrate on cricket By Sean Devers A letter jointly signed by the Presidents of the Demerara and Berbice cricket boards was sent to the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) urging them to...

Father bailed, son remanded after knife brawl

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“Your worship I have no regrets about doing what I did to my father,” were the words of 23-year-old Kevin Blair after he pleaded not guilty to wounding his father Rudolph Peters with the intent...

GCB cricket washed out yesterday

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Demerara U-19 team to be picked today for GTM tourney The Female Inter-County tournament, scheduled to commence yesterday at the Police ground with Demerara facing Essequibo, was washed out and the...

Floodlight A & B to play at Crabwood Creek April 26, Bourda Friday night

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The Floodlight A & B softball cricket teams will play a Vishnu Super Store XI and Scottsburg United on Sunday April 26 instead of this Sunday April 19 at the Crabwood Creek Cricket Ground. The...

Sugar industry at crossroads, major decisions to be made – Agri Minister

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The interim board of Directors of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) on Tuesday handed over the strategic blueprint for the period 2009–2013 to Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud. The...

Officials arrive for LinWest Games

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Officials from the organisation responsible for the LinWest Track and Field Games, the Guyana New York Sports Association, have arrived in Guyana to continue planning for the event with the Local...

Alcohol is ‘one of primary causes for underdevelopment in Guyana’

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…. but Gov’t collects $2B in taxes from sales By Fareeza Haniff As the Ministry of Health struggles to deal with the issue of alcohol consumption in the country, especially as it relates to young...

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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Ah, Christmas—the season of goodwill, good cheer, and, let’s not forget, good riddance!... more