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Blackout cripples Georgetown Hospital generator

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– three-year-old girl succumbs as staff operate machines manually By Michael Jordan An approximately four-hour power failure last night crippled crucial sections of the Georgetown Hospital, and...

DEA finds trawler off Grenada coast

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The US Drug Enforcement Agency has located the ill-fated Island Princess off the coast of Grenada. Reports indicate that the DEA operatives have been tracking the Guyana cargo boat and are still to...

Guyanese on vacation dies in hotel

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Joseph Goricknauth Ramdyal, 56, a Guyana-born US citizen was yesterday found dead in his room at the Pegasus Hotel. The man, who had booked into the hotel on October 2 and was scheduled to leave...

Kwame McCoy took leave

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– DPP asks Police to find Julius The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack, according to President Bharrat Jagdeo, has asked the police to find the 15-year-old boy from whom...

Man shot dead while robbing taxi driver

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A 38-year-old man described as a seasoned criminal was shot dead around 01:30 hrs yesterday in Lamaha Street, Queenstown while attempting to rob a taxi driver. Police said that Junior Gardener,...

Dem boys seh… De Big man give dem a sign

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Dem boys seh that de Man above does wuk in mysterious ways. Sometimes he does wuk so strange that other people does get blame. And when people look at de situation dem can’t help but understand...

Afro-Guyanese observe Holocaust Day

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Pay homage to ancestors with Libations, floral tributes (By Mondale Smith) “Tu ta Shinda- We will win” was the common chant that echoed yesterday when Guyanese of African heritage remembered...

Passengers steal car in Sophia

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A Crane, West Coast Demerara, man was beaten and relieved of his car after he picked up a woman and her two male companions on Sunday night. The victim, Osapho Nurse, was lured to ‘B’ Field,...

Body found in canal…

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The body of an unidentified male was discovered yesterday afternoon in a manhole leading to a canal east of the Guyana Revenue Authority License Office. The decomposing body bore gaping wounds to the...

Two Ministry staffers fired for not heeding orders

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At least two employees of the Ministry of Public Works were fired recently for failing to remove illegal structures and signs erected on Government’s reserves. This was confirmed by Minister of...

Republic bank honours top achievers

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Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited, yesterday hosted a presentation ceremony in honour of the top achievers for the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate...

Two more lawyers admitted to local Bar

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Two more lawyers were yesterday admitted to the local Bar. The new attorneys at law, Latoya Hobbs and Latchmie Rahamat, had their petitions presented by Attorney at Law Nigel Hughes before Justice...

Son allegedly assaults centenarian mother

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A musician was in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, allegedly for unlawfully assaulting his mother, a centenarian. Appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, Desmond...

Man survives being run over by truck

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A ship yard foreman is counting his blessings after he survived being run over by a truck yesterday. Shawn Baker, 30, of Mocha, East Bank Demerara, was at the time directing traffic in the...

Jagdeo cites conflict of interest within Caribbean Court of Justice

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…as cement row with TCL heats up President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday voiced concern that the Chairman of the Trust Fund of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Dr Rollin Bertrand, is also the chief...

NARI’s research capacity is weak – Agri Minister

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At a time when much research is needed in Guyana to deal with the effects of Climate Change, the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) is cited to be very weak in its research and...

Guyana need Nagamootoo for 50 overs tournament

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By Sean Devers Despite not being selected by Berbice for the Inter-County tournament which was used to select the Guyana squad for this year’s Regional One-Day competition in Guyana on October...

Golden Jaguars to compete in Suriname Independence Anniversary tourney

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French Guiana & Netherlands Antilles also invited Guyana’s senior football team ‘Golden Jaguars’ have been invited to play in a special tournament to mark Suriname’s...

Paul Adams is best intermediate scrabble player

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Fred Collins back in winners’ row Banker, Paul Adams distinguished himself from among the second tier players, winning five of his six games with a positive spread of 155 to cart off the honours...

Hand in Hand brings smiles to the faces of 3 young riders

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Receive one BMX cycle and helmet each Because of their discipline, dedication and commitment displayed during the annual Teach Them Young eight-weeks cycling programme, Nicholas Nandan, Christopher...

Guyanese dominate Antiguan PM 10k Race

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Forde, Morgan repeat wins, Straker finishes second By Edison Jefford Cleveland Forde and Alika Morgan ensured that the Golden Arrowhead flutter in Antigua and Barbuda Sunday afternoon when they...

Female IGG Volleyball team working on systems

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Male basketballers show steady progression Coach of the Guyana’s Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) Female Volleyball team, Trevor Smith remained optimistic that his charges will give a good showing in...

Riddim Squad, Santos, Uprising & Houston Stars advance to final four

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The 2009 Western Union Division One league has now whittled down to the final four (Super Four) following action among the initial nine teams. Riddim Squad ended the first leg as the top team with 24...

Man steals raw gold from employer as payment

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A man who took several ounces of raw gold from his employer was remanded yesterday. Kumar Narine, 41, of 70 Vigilance, East Coast Demerara, was refused bail after appearing before acting Chief...

CI beat Parika Warriors to take title

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Cornelia Ida beat Parika Warriors by 48 runs in the final of the Azad Khan Lumber Yard under-19 Cricket Final at West Meten-Meer-Zorg ground on Sunday. Warriors won the toss and invited CI to bat in...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more