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Body found at #78 Village foreshore

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Businessman abducted in Suriname waters… NUMBER SEVENTY-EIGHT FORESHORE, CORENTYNE – Masked gunmen murdered Corentyne businessman Fazal Hoosein and dumped his corpse in the Corentyne River,...

Guyana Times owners buy VCT 28

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VCT Channel 28, founded by Anthony Vieira, was this week sold to the Ramroop Group of Companies, owner of Guyana Times. The assets sold to the Ramroop Group include the business office and studio at...

Army radio link leads to soldiers’ arrests

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A massive radio communications network, linking the Police and stakeholders in the gold and diamond mining sector, has contributed to an increased sense of security among miners, at this time, one...

Child prostitution rampant in Region Eight

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…Human Services Ministry set to tackle social scourge By Gary Eleazar Having been apprised of the various services available at the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and by extension,...

More CLICO employees sent packing

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…company mum As the debacle continues within the Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO), 12 employees were yesterday issued with termination letters by Chief Executive Officer of CLICO, Geeta...

Lawmakers, prosecutors, investigators meet to boost justice system

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By Tusika Martin Local prosecutors and police investigators were yesterday brought together with the main players in the local justice system in an effort to close the gaps in prosecution that...

Commissioner uncovers $$$multi-million fraud at City Hall

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A fraud amounting to at least $3.3m has been uncovered in the Georgetown Municipality’s City Treasury Department and this may just be the tip of a multi-million dollar iceberg. A source close to...

Wobbling Titan causes three vehicle smash-up on Sheriff Street

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…four injured Three people– a local squash player and two drivers –and a seven-month-old baby, are nursing various injuries to their heads and body following a three-vehicle collision...

GNCB on aggressive campaign to recover money from defaulters

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…as Amelia’s Ward resident is appointed receiver of Ocean View The Guyana National Cooperative Bank (GNCB) is currently on an aggressive campaign to recover monies borrowed by clients over the...

NATI staff on ‘sit out’

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GARRISON ROAD, FORT CANJE – Nine workers at the New Amsterdam Technical Institute entered their fourth day on ‘sit out’, yesterday. The workers have not been confirmed as permanent members of...

Blood collection improving

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The blood collection effort seems to be improving in the country as at the end of May, a total of 3,286 units were taken in. Of that number, the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) collected...

GDF Coastguard officers being trained locally

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With increased interests in Coastguard operations and the limited scholarship places available, 11 Officers of the Guyana Defence Force are in the midst of a local 16-week training programme. The...

Food for the Poor celebrates 18 years of benevolence in Guyana

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Striving to meet and assist as many as possible of the poorest of the poor on the local shores, Food for the Poor (FFTP), on Wednesday last, marked 18 years of existence in Guyana. The entity’s...

BRING BACK THE BRITISH MANUALS

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The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown along with the Ministry of public works has been engaged in an exercise aimed at improving the drainage and outlook of the city of Georgetown. Yet the same...

Since when Black Clothes tun traffic cop?

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Dem boys use to think that Bharrat coulda sell. Dem talk when he sell GAC, de stockfeed plant, de oil company, Guyana Stores, and a whole heap of places. Some of dem even call he Peter SELLERS. Well...

Peeping Tom’s jumbie economics

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The term voodoo economics was coined by President Bush, Senior. During the Republic primary in 1980 when he first entered the presidential race, he used the term to derogate the economic policy of...

Majority of teen mothers become pregnant in Fourth Form

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By Fareeza Haniff As the Ministry of Health continues to grapple with the issue of teenage pregnancy in Guyana, a survey done in August 2007 found that of some 276 teenage mothers, the majority...

Restoration fund to finance rehab of Le Repentir – Royston King

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A restoration fund will be set up in order to secure funding for the rehabilitation of Le Repentir Cemetery. Royston King, Public Relations Officer within the Mayor and City Council, made this...

Colin Mack PI concludes

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– magistrate to rule today Embattled promoter, Colin Mack, is to know his fate today when Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson is expected to make a ruling to determine whether a “prima...

Schools’ basketball lands strategic collaboration

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– NSC, SS, NLE launches fourth NSBF By Edison Jefford Schools’ basketball is expected to achieve new levels of success with the development that three major stakeholders will collaborate to host...

Guyanese pair helps Rousillac United to promotion in T&T cricket

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The Guyanese cricketers Elton Baker and Travis Blyden will return home this month after completion of a successful maiden season in Trinidad domestic cricket. The pair played a huge role in their...

Industry/Cummings Lodge Super Kings to play Floodlights XI

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Industry/Cummings Lodge will challenge Floodlights XI in a 25 overs softball cricket match tomorrow night, starting at 6:30pm at the GCC Ground, Bourda. Regular member of Floodlights XI squad, Bedi...

New Line Aqua Farm 1st division competition launched

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DCB head says two-day cricket plays important role By Sean Devers While the glitz and glamour of 20/20 cricket is undoubtedly providing plenty of new fans, plus much needed funds for players and...

Mohamed 84, Salim 78, Khan 6-13 guide Good Success to victory

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Good Success defeated Maria’s Pleasure by 184 runs, as play in Zone B of the Sterling Products 40 overs cricket competition continued last Sunday at the Wakenaam Community Centre Ground in Good...

Collins to employ new strategies

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Frederick Collins, holder of the National Scrabble title, in an interview with Kaieteur Sport yesterday, revealed that he intends to employ a few new strategies, during his clash against Abigail...

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A flawed interpretation of international law

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – The assertion that “under international law, Venezuela is responsible for... more