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Two found

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Bodies recovered at Essequibo River mouth Anxiety turned into grief yesterday for the relatives of four fishermen after two bodies were recovered yesterday. Ranks of the Guyana Defence Force...

US Air Force C-130 J arrives for ‘Operation Southern Partner’

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Some 20 airmen from the United States Air Force Southern Command arrived in Guyana last Sunday aboard a United States (US) Air Force C-130 J Hercules Plane with the aim of exchanging information and...

Guyana/US ink deal to help reintegrate deportees

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“The deviant behaviour of most of these deportees is a product of the environment in which they have resided and these countries, therefore, have the moral responsibility for their...

CJIA staffers avert disaster

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Fire of an undisclosed origin erupted within an engine room at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, around noon yesterday causing panic among some staffers. Reports are that quick action...

Collapsing city’s sewage system could lead to public health issues

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Sewage could create breeding places for vectors and vermin – Royston King The situation of the capital city’s failing sewage system could lead to all kinds of public health challenges and...

Man torches mother’s house

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Police last evening were trying to track down a man who allegedly set fire to his mother’s Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, home. According to reports, the fire which started around 19:00hours,...

UG medical programme on par with UWI

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– Dr Max Hanoman The medical programme at the University of Guyana (UG) has been officially accredited by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health...

Suspects appear in court

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Two men whom police claim are involved in the brutal murder of RK security guard, Simone Coleridge, were yesterday charged with the capital offence of murder, when they appeared before Acting Chief...

Tropical Passion beats the odds at Rising Sun

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Vanessa scored two victories, Coconut Boy returned to winning ways and The Gap also scored a big win. But it was Tropical Passion that defied the odds and the inclement weather to create one of the...

Rugby West Indies selects squad for Abbotsford Int’l Sevens

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Rugby West Indies recently announced a “Select Squad” to participate in the Abbotsford International Invitational Sevens Tournament, slated to be staged in Greater Vancouver, British...

All Saints Primary clinch Godfrey ‘Half Man’ Memorial Football competition

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All Saints Primary school made full use of home advantage to play unbeaten and come out winners in the Under-12 competition, when the third edition of the Annual Godfrey ‘Half Man’ Eleazar...

Three inducted into CONCACAF Hall of Fame

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…as successful XXVI Ordinary Congress is held Jamaica’s Anthony James, Nicaragua’s Julio Rocha and Clive Toye of the United States of America were inducted into the Confederation of North,...

Team sent to Pomeroon to investigate caterpillar infestation

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A high-level team from the Ministry of Agriculture has been dispatched to the Pomeroon following reports of a caterpillar infestation. The team was sent to investigate and take necessary action by...

Fixtures to be drawn for GS&WCA 15/15 tourney Saturday

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The drawing of fixtures for the 2009 Guyana Softball and Windball Cricket Association (GS&WCA) sponsored countrywide 15/15 Tapeball cricket competition will take place on Saturday evening at the...

Guyanese Latiff (7-76 & 66) dominates in T&T

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Carmichael, Lyght, Crandon, Hinckson also impress Former Berbice senior Inter-County all-rounder Luke Latiff starred with both bat and ball over the weekend, as the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board...

Regional body to examine post-EU market access

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The Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM), in collaboration with the ACP Business Climate facility (BizClim), will host a workshop on Regulatory Regimes for Professional Services in Europe...

Antoine Gordon dominates National Junior Weightlifting Championships

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Antoine Gordon snatched 25kgs and clean and jerked 32.5kgs, in the process amassing a total of 57.5kgs with a body coefficient of 143.19, to cop the best lifter prize when the Guyana Amateur...

Headmaster in custody for allegedly having sex with student

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Police ranks on the Essequibo Coast have taken into custody a 50-fifty-year-old headmaster, of Karawab, Upper Pomeroon River, after allegations surfaced that he was sexually engaged with a...

Low revenue collection fails to stymie Rising Sun NDC

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The Profit/Rising Sun Neighborhood Democratic Council on the West Coast Berbice is aiming to execute a $5.5 M work programme in its ten villages this year even though it is hobbled by constraints...

JC Chandisingh, Berbice High to clash in Kool Kidz final

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JC Chandisingh Secondary School of Rose Hall Town and Berbice High School of New Amsterdam reached the final of the RHTYSC/Kool Kids Inter Secondary School 20/20 cricket tournament, after defeating...

Peter’s Hall, Eccles cop titles

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Peter’s Hall and Eccles won the Boys and Girls titles respectively as the East Bank Demerara Zone of this year’s AL Sport & Tour Promotions/Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport Regional...

Guyana Model Search, Designer/Stylist portfolio airs June 11

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The countdown is on for the Sonia Noel-spearheaded Guyana Model Search and Designer/ Stylist portfolio 2K9. And while Chief Executive Officer Noel is promising much more excitement this time around...

Woodlands Hospital observes 40th anniversary

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From June 2, 1969 when it was established to today, Woodlands Hospital has been transformed into a modern health institution. This is according to one of the founding members of the hospital and...

Bacchus Construction Co. sponsors weekend golf tourney

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Another golfer has stepped forward to sponsor a tournament, as the local season continues this weekend at the Lusignan Golf Club. Golfer Kishun Bacchus of Kishun Bacchus Construction Company will...

Rangers SC qualify for National quarter-finals

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Rangers Sports Club (RSC) defeated Zeeburg Warriors by 20 runs on Sunday to become the first team to advance to the quarter-finals of the Trophy Stall 15 overs nationwide softball competition. RSC...