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Mother of three fished out of Nismes canal

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…husband confesses to murder, attempts suicide By Gary Eleazar and Jenelle Carter The Canal Number One Polder was last evening thrown into mourning after the body of, 25- year-old Sunita August who...

Cop kills self in front of wife

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The community of Charity, in the Pomeroon, was plunged into shock around 15:00 hours yesterday when Police Constable Chaavekanand Kishore shot himself dead with the .38 revolver he was permitted to...

GEA seizes more illegal fuel in East Coast raids

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Guyana Energy Agency officials yesterday swooped down on two locations along the East Coast Demerara foreshore and seized in excess of 500 gallons of smuggled diesel. The fuel was seized at Montrose...

Dem boys seh… Is old house pun old house

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Is nuff pressure and dem reporters having a field day although some of dem missing de whole boat. Imagine dem boys pick up de newspapers to read bout de fire that destroy Globe Yard. One newspaper...

Mother of three fished out of Nismes canal

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“Ziah was not a thief he was a hustler”- relatives

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(By Mondale smith and Latoya Giles) One day after the execution-style killing of Nicholas ‘Ziah’ Hoyte, his relatives and friends gathered at his childhood home at 54 Fifth Street, Alberttown. As...

Taxi driver released from Police custody

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The murder of 22-year-old Luciana Bhagwandin has taken yet another interesting twist as the taxi driver who was initially arrested has been released from police custody. Reports are that the taxi...

Guyana pledges $200M for Haiti’s disaster

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-PPP, PNCR, AFC express shock As the world struggles to come to grips with news of the catastrophic damage and possibly thousands of death in Haiti as a result of a 7.0 earthquake Tuesday, Guyana...

GPL’s CEO departs in good standing – Brassington

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Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Guyana Power and Light Company, Winston Brassington, in an invited comment Tuesday said that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer Bharrat Dindyal, has...

Bauxite union presents case to TURB

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…but warns only justice will be accepted As a two-month old standoff continues between the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) and RUSAL’s Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI),...

‘Happiness Ambassadors’ visit Guyana

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Coca-Cola’s team of three young “Happiness Ambassadors” stopped over in Guyana on their year-long global adventure known as Expedition 206 to find out what makes people happy around the world....

GPL’s CEO departs in good standing – Brassington

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Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Guyana Power and Light Company, Winston Brassington, in an invited comment Tuesday said that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer Bharrat Dindyal, has...

Excavator sinks off Kingston

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This excavator which works under the supervision of the Guyana Marines Services, a private company, was submerged in the sea behind the Pegasus Hotel. Its owner, Netram Toolsie, called Prakash, of...

Fire Service receives eight more trucks

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The Ministry of Home Affairs handed over eight fire fighting units to the Guyana Fire Service (GFS); six water tenders and two water carriers valued in excess of $60.9M, at a ceremony held at the...

Govt contributing to municipality’s financial woes- City Mayor

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As the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) continues to grapple with dwindling financial resources, its position may not be entirely caused by itself. According to City Mayor, Hamilton Green, the...

GWI takes water to Mahaicony

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Guyana Water Inc has commenced the installation of distribution mains in a hitherto unserved section of the Central Mahaicony area. The section is to the southern side of the roadway where the...

Guyanese footballers set for try-outs in the USL Leagues

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By Franklin Wilson Guyanese footballers continue to be exposed to high level Leagues in the Caribbean and more frequently now, the United States of America Division 1 and 2 Leagues. These...

KUMAR SINGH, THE LITTLE GIANT

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By Rawle Welch Growing up as a cattle farmer in the village of Cromarty, Bush Lot, Berbice, 2009 champion jockey Kumar Singh was always destined to become a jockey, having shepherded his cows on the...

GRA celebrates 10th anniversary

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The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) will celebrate its 10th anniversary on January 27, 2010. Commissioner-General, Khurshid Sattaur, said that the organisation will reflect on the bold steps it has...

RHT Farfan & Mendes are 2009 Tenelec Inc. U-15 cricket champs

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Beat Tucber Park on first innings; Loyden Lewis cracks 62*, Perreira snares 7 wkts Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes (RHTF&M) are the Tenelec Inc. Berbice Under-15 cricket champions. They lifted...

AAG to continue training officials this year

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Benefited most from GOA training in 2009 By Edison Jefford The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) maintained its place as the Guyana Olympic Association’s (GOA) favourite affiliate last year...

Jamaican national charged for trafficking cocaine

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A Jamaican national who was caught at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with a quantity of cocaine was yesterday remanded by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Jason...

Youth remanded for break and enter charge

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Peter Giddings, 20, was yesterday remanded by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. The youth who hails from Linden appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer a charge of break...

A&S Import and General Store softball cricket to bowl off this weekend

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The inaugural A&S Import and General four-team twenty/20 softball knockout cricket competition will get underway this weekend at the Carifesta Sports Complex ground, Carifesta Avenue, and an...

Guyana Draughts Association to be launched on Saturday

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The recently elected Guyana Draughts Association (GDA) will be officially launched as Guyana’s newest Sport on Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from 10:00hrs. Director of Sports Neil...