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Several injured in bus, car collision

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Several persons sustained injuries, last night, when a car and a minibus collided on the East Coast Demerara Public Road in the vicinity of Vryheid’s Lust, around 20:30 hours. A passenger of the...

Govt. offers to sell its shares in GT&T

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…questions company’s annual $1B payout as advisory fees By Tusika Martin Government has offered to sell its 20 percent shares in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T). Chairman of...

Corbin doing well after successful surgery

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After undergoing successful surgery yesterday at a Long Island, New York, medical facility, Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Robert Corbin, is said to be doing well....

Thief steals from Traffic HQ, shot dead

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An unidentified man who chose the Police Traffic Headquarters at Eve Leary to steal a minibus windscreen succumbed at the Georgetown Hospital hours after he was shot by a police rank. The man, who...

Govt. expands range of critical services

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…Opposition sees threat to workers’ rights From the time the People’s Progressive Party came to power there has been a complete paradigm shift as it relates to their traditional position of...

NGOs mount protest outside Office of the President

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…cite delay in legislation against child abuse Several entities yesterday staged a picketing exercise outside Office of the President to protest the delay in the implementation of legislation...

Dr Van West Charles will accept PNCR leadership role

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Long time People’s National Congress Reform member, Dr. Richard Van West Charles, has announced that he will accept the leadership of the party but wants an overhaul of the electoral process in the...

26 invited to Guyana U-19 trials

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Regional series slated for Jamaica from July 8 to August 6 The Guyana junior selection panel yesterday named a 26-man squad to contest a possible three, three-day trial matches before Guyana’s...

Slain GPL boss’s colleagues ID suspect

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Police believe they have caught one of the men involved in the killing of GPL Chief Security Officer, Clifford Peters, in Lamaha Park last Monday. The suspect, a 23-year-old resident of West...

Two-year-old needs open heart surgery

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– Family seeks help from public A mother is seeking the help of the general public to save the life of her son, who requires open heart surgery. Two-year-old Zephaniha Ramnarayan was last...

Nicolette Fernandes falters in close contest

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Guyana’s Nicolette Fernandes did the Caribbean proud in her match Wednesday night despite going down to American opponent Latasha Khan ranked #33 in the world. She won a tight first game then was...

PAY YOUR BILLS!

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Uncle Freddie has me baffled. I am confused as to how an accident can occur on top of a pothole, yet it is being alleged that the guilty party was attempting to swerve away from the pothole. I...

PNCR outlines benefits for Opposition Leader

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The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has not yet considered whether the Opposition Leader, Robert Corbin, should be entitled to benefits even after he demits office. However, according to...

Hikers ‘A’ remain unbeaten

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The in form Hikers ‘A’ men’s team produced another impressive performance by demolishing Old Fort ‘A’ 8 goals to 2 to place themselves at the top of the A division pool. The two GCC men’s...

Agriculture Minister debunks UNAMCO discrimination charges

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By Tusika Martin Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud on Wednesday lashed out at the former owner of Case Timbers Limited (CTL), who alleged that government is discriminating by not granting...

“Steel Donkey” gets bail on stabbing charge

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Sixty-year-old Yvonne Edwards, called “Steel Donkey”, of West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme was yesterday granted $40,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson after she appeared in court,...

Police seek two for taxi driver’s murder

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Police have issued wanted bulletins for Eon Daniels, 23, and Cladwin Sherwin Mc Donald, 21, in connection with the murder of taxi driver Rolston Bernard Henry, whose mutilated body was found at Onion...

Drug addict accused of stealing laptop

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Dwayne Stevenson, 40, of 23 John Street, Werk-en-Rust, was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of stealing a laptop computer on April 24, last, at Princes Street. The computer belonged to...

Banks Beer Division One soccer winners receive prizes

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– Company extends support to outlying regions Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Banks Beer Division One winners, BK Western Tigers were conspicuously absent from the presentation ceremony...

Sita Ramlal interdicted

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Registrar of the Supreme Court, Evelyn Sita Ramlal, was on Wednesday indicted from duty. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) took the decision to proceed with this form of action pending the...

Guyanese Latiff (5-48), Carmichael (68*) impress in T&T

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Former Berbice medium pacer Luke Latiff grabbed 5-48 and former Guyana under-19 batsman Kellon Carmichael hit an aggressive unbeaten 68 to impress in the fifth round of the Trinidad and Tobago...

‘Mothers in Black’ takes a stand against wanton road accidents

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In light of the recent upsurge in accidents, the group, Mothers in Black, is urging road users to exercise safety precautions and caution when using the roadways. According to the group, despite the...

Evolution is a two way street

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Dear Editor, A. I. Gafoor’s letter, “Mutation is not evolution” (Kaieteur News May 6th) is premised on a single error; that biological evolution always move towards greater complexity. His...

New Amsterdam/Kwakwani ferry service to return

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The New Amsterdam/Kwakwani ferry service which was terminated nearly two decades ago will be reintroduced shortly, General Manager of the Transport and Harbours Department, Kevin Trim, has...

Alleged power of attorney forgery lands man in court

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Fifty-one year-old John Heywood, of East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, was yesterday placed on $75,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, when he...

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A Tale of Two Non-appointments

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In Guyana, under the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) government, the Constitution... more