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Trawler returns to shore minus crew member

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The MV Divinity 3 left Port Georgetown last Friday with its Captain and seven crew members but it returned early yesterday morning minus one of the crew. Ramkumar Seeram called ‘Rano’ or...

Guard murdered at worksite

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Shock, dismay and outrage were expressed as word spread yesterday of the brutal murder of a security guard who up until his death, worked at the Supervisor’s Club on Silverballi Street in Linden....

Victim’s eyesight not threatened

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Pretipaul Jaigobin is said to be in much better spirits and is now listed as stable. He has managed to open his eyes and from reports there is not much threat to his eyesight. Yesterday, too, this...

Girl , 5, brutalised by guardian

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A five-year-old girl was admitted to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, Best Village, yesterday, after teachers at the nursery school which the child attends, found marks of violence on her body....

Conflicting reports surround highway death

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Relatives are raising questions about the death of a 23-year-old taxi driver who police say perished in an accident on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway on Wednesday night, but who relatives believe was...

‘Fip’ Motilall in a difficult position – Dr Luncheon

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When asked yesterday about whether Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall, the contractor to build the Amaila Falls access road, has imported any heavy-duty equipment to undertake the project, Head of the...

Govt spokesman knew of Kissoon’s attack in advance

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Information is now circulating that someone in the government employ knew long before hand that there would have been an attack on Freddie Kissoon. People are now reporting that early Monday evening,...

Dem boys seh…People pickin’ up all kind ah ting

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People really paying close attention to wheh dem walking. Dem seeing everything that deh pun de ground and even wha deh in people yard. Dem boys seh that there was a time when people use to find...

Region Three REO dies suddenly

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Regional Executive Officer of Region Three, Winston Reginald Davidson, died sometime around 02:00 hours yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Davidson was 50. His wife Vanessa told this...

Pump attendant charged with forgery

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Diane Torrington, 21, of Hyde Park, East Bank Demerara, a female pump attendant at the Two Brothers gas station was yesterday placed on $185,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. It...

As fight night looms Promoter promises scorching night of boxing

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By Michael Benjamin Approximately one week from today, World International Boxing Association (WIBA) bantamweight champion, Shondell Alfred will square off with Corrine ‘Sexy Panther’ Van Ryck...

GPL disconnect Neal & Massy Group

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– retain Inter-Organisation B/ball title In a combination of smothering defence and clinical offensive attacks, Guyana Power and Light (GPL) disconnected Neal & Massy Guyana Limited to...

US congratulates Guyana on 44 years of Independence

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“On behalf of President (Barack) Obama and the people of the United States, I extend my congratulations to the people of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana as they celebrate 44 years as an...

Fatal accident drivers to appear in court today

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The mother and older sister of 11-year-old Austin Lashley, who died in the wee hours of Wednesday, are out of hospital. His younger sister Ackenette remains hospitalised with head injuries. The two...

Health Ministry urges consumers to be more alert

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Consumers are being urged to be more vigilant and try to empower themselves when seeking to make purchases. This appeal comes even as the Ministry of Health through its Food and Drugs Department...

Goodluck captures WIFB Individual Championship in final day thriller

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Five Guyanese finish in top 10 Guyana’s Ransford Goodluck is the new King of Caribbean shooting. The Guyanese veteran marksman fired his way to victory with wins at the 300 yard range with 50...

Health Ministry receives fresh batch of H1N1 vaccines

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“There is always somebody to be blamed and we know who is to be blamed,” Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy asserted yesterday, even as he commented on the H1N1 vaccines that were found to be...

Paramaribo Embassy staffer ‘forced to resign’

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– Guyanese claim discrimination Guyana’s newest Ambassador to Suriname Merlin Udho has termed “garbage”, accusations of discrimination by some Guyanese, while she is refusing to comment...

Inmate busted with ganja in New Amsterdam Prison

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An inmate who was found with over 258 grams of marijuana at the New Amsterdam Prison has been taken into custody as the authorities try to find out how he had become of such a large amount of the...

One-Day Horse racing at Rising Sun Turf Club

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The Brother of St Andrew in the Anglican Diocese of Guyana in collaboration with the Rising Sun Turf Club will hold a One-Day Horse racing meet on Sunday at the Rising Sun Turf club in West Berbice....

$1/2B revolving fund to be launched next Friday

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– Micro-credit scheme caters for single-parents Government’s micro-credit revolving fund scheme aimed at assisting single-parents is to be launched next Friday. Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger...

Sharma’s lawyers withdraw High Court motion

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Lawyers for embattled television station owner Chandra Narine Sharma have now withdrawn their High Court motion seeking to have certified copies of Sharma’s passport made available for his defence....

Berbice teachers barred from attending college during school

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Students cannot be left unsupervised – Education official A senior education official in Berbice has issued instructions barring teachers from attending college during school hours. This was a...

Three teens remanded for pawn shop robbery

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Three teenagers accused of robbing the First Choice Pawn Shop were all remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive Hamilton, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. Avinash...

National Awards not ruled out for this year – Dr. Luncheon

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While the traditional announcement of National Awardees was not made at this year’s flag-raising ceremony, Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon has not ruled out the annual presentation. Speaking...

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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