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Deviant GECOM starts house-to-house registration from today -says elections preparations underway

Deviant GECOM starts house-to-house registration from today -says elections preparations underway

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Deviant GECOM starts house-to-house registration from today -says elections preparations underway

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has confirmed that house-to-house registrations will start today. The disclosure comes hours after breaking news by Kaieteur News earlier this week which...
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SARA findings of business interests force Phillips to resign

SARA findings of business interests force Phillips to resign

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on SARA findings of business interests force Phillips to resign

After noting the numerous business interests of its Special Assistant, Eric Phillips, head of the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA), Professor Clive Thomas, informed Phillips that his...
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Govt. business will continue in Parliament – Minister Bulkan

Govt. business will continue in Parliament – Minister Bulkan

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Govt. business will continue in Parliament – Minister Bulkan

Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, has said that there is no restriction on the meeting of the National Assembly, since the body has not been dissolved. And while Opposition Leader, Bharrat...
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Opposition pickets GECOM headquarters; signals contempt proceedings

Opposition pickets GECOM headquarters; signals contempt proceedings

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Opposition pickets GECOM headquarters; signals contempt proceedings

The Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday ramped up pressure of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to start preparations for elections to be held within three months. The...
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Construction worker electrocuted at Stewartville

Construction worker electrocuted at Stewartville

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Construction worker electrocuted at Stewartville

The workers and management of A. Forrester Lumberyard of Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, got what was probably the worse shock of their lives when one of the construction workers at the lumberyard...
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ExxonMobil has more than 30 leads to explore on Stabroek Block

ExxonMobil has more than 30 leads to explore on Stabroek Block

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on ExxonMobil has more than 30 leads to explore on Stabroek Block

ExxonMobil and its other partners on the Stabroek Block, Hess Corporation and CNOC/NEXEN, have had a wonderful run of success with discoveries such as Pacora, Longtail, Pluma, Ranger and Hammerhead....
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East Bank Dem. Overpass elevators miss third deadline…to be commissioned before year end- Minister Ferguson

East Bank Dem. Overpass elevators miss third deadline…to be commissioned before year end- Minister Ferguson

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on East Bank Dem. Overpass elevators miss third deadline…to be commissioned before year end- Minister Ferguson

“Those elevators will be commissioned before the end of this year”These were the words of Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Annette Ferguson, at a press conference yesterday. She was...
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Eric run before Thomas ketch him

Eric run before Thomas ketch him

Jul 20, 2019 Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Eric run before Thomas ketch him

Old people got a saying, ‘Dankey ears big he can’t hear he own story.’ Imagine SARA hear how people thief oil blocks and hustling Government property and converting dem to private property. But...
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The education system is elitist

The education system is elitist

Jul 20, 2019 Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The education system is elitist

The education system is elitist. It is based on identifying the best. What an extremely high failure rate means is that the best students get the better education while the poor students are resigned...
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Govt. proposes inter-country adoption

Govt. proposes inter-country adoption

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Govt. proposes inter-country adoption

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, has tabled Bill No. 10 of 2019, the Adoption of Children (Amendment) Bill 2019, which will see Guyana assenting to a United Nations...
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Private Sector Commission says uncertainty prevails

Private Sector Commission says uncertainty prevails

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Private Sector Commission says uncertainty prevails

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) contends that Guyana has been forced to stand in waiting, its economy, investment and the business of the country made to suffer, while a general environment of...
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Business Ministry to phase-out 18-yr-old E’bo fare structure

Business Ministry to phase-out 18-yr-old E’bo fare structure

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Business Ministry to phase-out 18-yr-old E’bo fare structure

The 18-year-old fare structure, which is presently being used by the Essequibo Coast Minibus and Hire Car Association, may finally be phased out and updated with a new fare structure. The Association...
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Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship – Group A… ‘Lady Jags’ topple Saint Lucia in clinical fashion for 3rd win – Suriname blank Antigua & Barbuda

Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship – Group A… ‘Lady Jags’ topple Saint Lucia in clinical fashion for 3rd win – Suriname blank Antigua & Barbuda

Jul 20, 2019 Sports Comments Off on Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship – Group A… ‘Lady Jags’ topple Saint Lucia in clinical fashion for 3rd win – Suriname blank Antigua & Barbuda

By Franklin Wilson Guyana’s ‘Lady Jags’ have for the third successive occasion in this group romped to a 2-0 win, this time they have added to their list the previously unbeaten Saint Lucia to...
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Althea Padmore is new SOCU acting Head

Althea Padmore is new SOCU acting Head

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Althea Padmore is new SOCU acting Head

The Guyana Police Force has announced the appointment of Ms. Althea Padmore as the acting Head of the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU). She replaces former SOCU Head, Assistant Commissioner Sydney...
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Contract signed for $200M North to Central Rupununi bypass road —will significantly reduce travel time

Contract signed for $200M North to Central Rupununi bypass road —will significantly reduce travel time

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Contract signed for $200M North to Central Rupununi bypass road —will significantly reduce travel time

Construction of the North to Central Rupununi, Region Nine, bypass road will commence soon, following the signing of a $200M contract between the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), JR...
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Global AIDS response declines by nearly US$1B – UNAIDS finds

Global AIDS response declines by nearly US$1B – UNAIDS finds

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Global AIDS response declines by nearly US$1B – UNAIDS finds

Even as countries continue to battle the scourge of HIV/AIDS, the gap between resource needs and resource availability is widening. For the first time, the global resources available for the AIDS...
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“I was hungry so I took his money”, Cosmetologist tells court.

“I was hungry so I took his money”, Cosmetologist tells court.

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on “I was hungry so I took his money”, Cosmetologist tells court.

“I was hungry so I took his money and bought chicken for the both of us. And he knows that.” The court heard that story after the defendant pleaded guilty to one of the charges that were read to...
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Two years in prison for gold band snatcher

Two years in prison for gold band snatcher

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Two years in prison for gold band snatcher

After three weeks of being in limbo about his fate, a father of two who admitted to pulling off a woman’s gold band to obtain money to take care of his children was yesterday finally sentenced....
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First Lady says “no quick fix” for education

First Lady says “no quick fix” for education

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on First Lady says “no quick fix” for education

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, on Thursday evening, reiterated the importance of education to youth development, noting that there is “no quick fix” that will supplement quality education. She...
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Guyana Boys win, but Girls lose at Regional Squash

Guyana Boys win, but Girls lose at Regional Squash

Jul 20, 2019 Sports Comments Off on Guyana Boys win, but Girls lose at Regional Squash

Guyana’s boys and girls had to deal with contrasting fortunes at the XXXVII Junior Caribbean Team Squash Championships 2019 at the QPCC Indoor Racquet Center in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday....
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Guyana Watch’s silver jubilee outreach begins today

Guyana Watch’s silver jubilee outreach begins today

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Guyana Watch’s silver jubilee outreach begins today

With a track record that has seen it attending to more than 75,000 patients, the New York United States-based Guyana Watch Inc. organization is this year celebrating its silver jubilee. To...
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Guyana Baseball League takes GUYSUCO, NICIL to court over land for sports facilities

Guyana Baseball League takes GUYSUCO, NICIL to court over land for sports facilities

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Guyana Baseball League takes GUYSUCO, NICIL to court over land for sports facilities

The Guyana Baseball League (GBL) has instituted legal proceedings against the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) and the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL), for the...
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Fisherman beaten to death, brother left critical -cops hunt three

Fisherman beaten to death, brother left critical -cops hunt three

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Fisherman beaten to death, brother left critical -cops hunt three

Police are hunting for three men who inflicted a beating on two brothers on Thursday night that left one dead and the other critical. The slain man was identified as Alvin, also called ‘Chockoloo,...
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak declared an int’l public health emergency

Congo’s Ebola outbreak declared an int’l public health emergency

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Congo’s Ebola outbreak declared an int’l public health emergency

The Ebola Virus Disease [EVD], which occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC], has now been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organisation...
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Building human resources capacity at NAREI 12 Researchers to benefit from US$85,000 training in Costa Rica

Building human resources capacity at NAREI 12 Researchers to benefit from US$85,000 training in Costa Rica

Jul 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Building human resources capacity at NAREI 12 Researchers to benefit from US$85,000 training in Costa Rica

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) in its 2020 Budget will be including several innovative sustainable crop production projects aimed at further diversifying and...
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Annai Sec’ plummet to 6-2 defeat as Speyside topple Dolphin 3-1

Annai Sec’ plummet to 6-2 defeat as Speyside topple Dolphin 3-1

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As Petra’s Fifth Annual Goodwill Int’l Series gets underway Kaieteur Sports- It was a kaleidoscope of colours at the Queen’s College ground on Sunday as the Petra Organisation kicked off its...
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Queen’s College captures 2024 Georgetown Inter-Schools Chess Title

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GGA looking to continue growth, following National Sports Awards 

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