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Remembering their roots

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Cops under close arrest for prisoner’s escape

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Murder accused Trevor Major may have used the negligence of ranks to make good his escape on Wednesday. Police, in a press release, said that two ranks are under close arrest, although investigators...

Regional Immigration Officers to undergo standardized training

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…will be expected to act in harmony The Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) and Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) yesterday signed a memorandum of...

Man dies after drunken fall

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After spending 11 days in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital, Mahindra Mohanlall succumbed Wednesday morning to injuries he sustained when he fell from his landing while...

Sanata Complex deal stinks to ‘high heavens’

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…officials should all be charged and placed in jail -AFC The Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Bill 2008 that was successfully presented to the National Assembly yesterday attracted several hours of...

$$B approved to avert increase in GPL tariff

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The National Assembly last evening passed the first Supplementary Appropriations Bill amounting to some $4.8B in current and capital estimates. According to Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, the bulk of...

Captain missing after Mazaruni boat mishap

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The search is continuing for a boat captain, two days after the boat he was piloting went down in Olive Creek, middle Mazaruni River. According to the police, Azim Khan, 36, of Bartica, disappeared...

Local doctors trained in Diabetic Foot Care

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A two-week training programme in diabetic foot care, conducted by a four-member Canadian team of podiatrists, concluded yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Diabetic Foot Centre. Twenty...

Collapsed Providence koker leaves residents in distress

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…water inundates homes, damages appliances In the early hours of yesterday morning, the Peter’s Hall koker collapsed and caused water that reached two feet deep in places to flood homes, yards...

Jilted teen hangs self

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After a bitter fight with his common law wife, 19-year-old Vickram Prashad went home and hanged himself on Wednesday night. The young man was found dead at around 6:30hrs yesterday morning by his...

Runaway teen remanded to police custody

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Yesterday, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, the magistrate ruled that a 15-year-old would have to remain in police custody until September 5, 2008. It is alleged that the teen ran away from...

Utility poles fall in southern Georgetown

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Two utility poles yesterday fell at around 11:15hrs yesterday in Princes Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, startling the residents in that area and threatening many with electrocution. The homes in...

Courts hosts Emancipation Dress Contest

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Courts Inc. yesterday hosted its 2008 Emancipation Dress Competition involving staff at the Main Street location. Each staff member was given the opportunity to enter the competition which was judged...

From President Bharrat Jagdeo

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One hundred and seventy-four years ago, on August 1, 1834, the most hideous and barbaric system of human exploitation was abolished, and full and final freedom announced for all enslaved Africans...

From the People’s National Congress Reform

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On the occasion of Emancipation Day 2008, the People’s National Congress Reform joins the rest of the nation in celebrating the 170th anniversary of the freedom of slaves in Guyana and the rest of...

From the Alliance For Change

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August 1, 2008 commemorates the 170th Anniversary of the abolition of the enslavement of Africans in the British colonies. As Guyanese observe Emancipation Day, we must be mindful of the fact that...

DCC Guyana leg launched

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Flood light football to hit Stadium for 1st time By Franklin Wilson The 2008 Digicel Caribbean Cup (DCC) train is set to make the second stop on its Caribbean 5-month tour in Guyana from August 6 to...

Namilco Annual ‘Wheat-up’ Cycle Road Race postponed

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The annual Namilco ‘Wheat-up’ cycle road race which was scheduled to take place today from the Flour Mill to Long Creek on the Linden Soesdyke Highway and back has been postponed. President of...

Women squad called to trials for AWIRA Sevens Championships

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The NAWIRA Women’s Sevens Championships will take place in Bahamas, on October 25 and 26, to coincide with the NAWIRA Rugby World Cup Sevens Qualifying Tournament. The Guyana Rugby Football Union...

GRFU names 29 players in squad for World Cup Sevens qualifier

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The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has called up 29 players to prepare for Guyana’s participation in the NAWIRA Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 Qualifying Tournament to take place on October 25 and...

4th Annual Regan Rodrigues Memorial 50-miler set for Sunday

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Defending champ Robin Persaud to be tested While the Annual Namilco ‘Wheat Up’ road race has been rescheduled for August 10, the best riders in the national will throw down the gauntlet to each...

TCL Group regional U-19 One-Day cricket

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Guyana battle T&T today for place in second successive final Champions Jamaica must win big to advance By Sean Devers in Barbados After an emphatic victory against the Leeward Islands in the...

Nuff kok pass

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When things ain’t go right people does seh, “kok pass”. Dem boys seh that kok pass Tuesday when all dem big businessmen meet fuh a tax seminar at Pegasus. Was nice to see de whole place full...

Emancipate yourself from negativity

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The Parrot like many others would be joining in the celebrations of the 174th anniversary of Emancipation form slavery. The celebrations on this, the first day of August, can be seen as ushering in...

The view from an East Indian on Emancipation Day

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I guess no matter how much I like to refer to myself as a “raceless” person occupying space in a country called Guyana but quintessentially a human being who believes that rights cannot be...

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The possible return of an old weapon

Kaieteur News – There exists a weapon more insidious than the outright banning of dissenting voices. That weapon involves... more