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Berbice hotel attack… Venezuelan suspect claims he was hired to kidnap owner

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– victim was to have been taken to Suriname Severino Lopez, the surviving Venezuelan suspect in last Friday’s attack on the Malinmar Hotel, has claimed that he and his associate were hired to...

Murder at Psychiatric Ward … If I had money my daughter would be alive today – mother

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By Jenelle Carter Jacqueline Vieira, the mother of Natasha Vieira who was murdered in the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Psychiatric Ward on Saturday morning, says her daughter would have been alive...

Jagdeo secures largest block of votes at 29th Congress

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President Bharrat Jagdeo received the overwhelming majority of the votes cast at the 29th Congress of the People’s Progressive Party, with former President Janet Jagan and Minister of Culture Youth...

Agricola man held with stolen gun from Bartica massacre

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An Agricola, East Bank Demerara man, who was found in possession of a weapon stolen during the Bartica massacre, was last week remanded to prison when he appeared before a Georgetown Magistrate....

Mechanic dies in hit and run accident

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…driver threatens public-spirited citizen with cutlass Police are on the hunt for the driver of a route 63 minibus which killed a 32-year-old mechanic of Lot B2 Bel Air Village, East Coast...

Previous privatisation policies created ad hoc accounting process – Brassington

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…proceeds from sale to JFL yet to be placed in Consolidated Fund Previous privatization processes have created ad hoc accounting processes in Guyana. This is according to Head of the Privatization...

Another prisoner escapes

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A manhunt has been launched for a prisoner who escaped from the Timehri Prison on Saturday night. Shawn Yhap, who is serving time for simple larceny, used the opportunity while on an outdoor exercise...

GDF Coast Guard rank burnt in explosion

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A Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard is now nursing serious burns about his body after an explosion occurred on the vessel on which he was stationed. Kaieteur News understands that the rank was aboard...

Parents prosecuted for not sending children to school

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Six parents were successfully prosecuted for not sending their children to school as the Ministry of Education attempts to deal with the issue of none and low attendance at schools countrywide. This...

Berbice man seeks police assistance to find nephew

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A Berbice man is optimistic that officers of the police force will soon be able to get to the bottom of how his home got invaded, and at the same time determine the whereabouts of his nephew, from...

Barticians give Government deadline for rehabilitation of road

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Residents of Bartica have given the Government up to today to make an official decision on whether or not the Four Mile Bartica-Potaro Road will be fixed before the end of this year. One resident...

Pirate ‘Long Hair’ sent back to Guyana

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SPRINGLANDS, CORENTYNE – Kevin Narine, called ‘Long Hair,’ of several places of abode, arrived in Guyana from neighbouring Suriname at about 11:30 hours yesterday. The man is suspected to...

Injured dancer takes a turn for the worse

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Twenty-one-year-old Andrea Roach, the dancer who suffered spinal injuries during Emancipation Day celebrations, has taken a turn for the worse. Roach was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital on...

Adventure Training College attracts more funding

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ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – The Metro Office and Computer Supplies store was added to the list of donors as the drive to secure funding for the restoration of the Felix Austin Police College...

Berbice police move towards being computer literate

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WELDAAD, WEST COAST BERBICE – Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force has embarked on a drive to ensure that all ranks are computer literate. This is according to Assistant Commissioner...

Autopsy to be performed today on body found

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SPRINGLANDS, CORENTYNE – Bishun Singh, called ‘Ears’, of Lot 19, Grant 1803, Crabwood Creek, was identified as the person whose body was lying at the Skeldon Hospital Morgue for almost two...

Simon blisters field to capture 4th Regan Rodrigues Memorial 50-miler

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His progress has been very encouraging over the past few months and Carlton Wheelers Cycle Club rider Tony Simon has established himself as a serious competitor when he blistered the entire field to...

Guyana beat Barbados to advance to quarter-finals

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Guyana’s ‘Junior Jaguars’ have booked a place in the quarter-finals of the 2008 Caribbean Football Union under-17 Youth Cup following a hard fought 1-0 win over Barbados in extra...

Digicel hosts successful one-day clinic

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Lone female from Marouka Digicel hosted a successful one-day clinic at the GCC ground Bourda yesterday which attracted over 40 aspiring footballers including one female all the way from Marouka....

Guyana complete whitewash over T&T

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– Punch, Sheppard voted MVP’s Captain Kattie Ann Punch (53) and Sherica Campbell (78) featured in a 2nd wicket partnership of 152 which helped propel the locals to a formidable total of...

The operations of GWI need thorough investigation

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Dear Editor, I have read a letter in the Kaieteur news of 28th July 2008, sent by a concerned citizen, about the terrible state of affairs at GWI. Regarding the significant turnover of staff and...

Over-35 Rugby Club appoints new executive

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– prepares for International tourney The Over-35 Rugby Club yesterday met at the GNIC Sports Club for their Annual General Meeting and elected a new executive to run their affairs even as they...

Noise pollution perennial on the E’bo Coast

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Dear Editor, As a means of boosting our national revenue, I believe Section 174A of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Amendment Act, if not other legislation as well, should be stringently...

Oh, what a tangled web we weave

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Dear Editor, John Da Silva’s attempts to justify nullification of verdicts handed down by juries in criminal trials are patently ridiculous. There are very sound reasons for the manner in which...

GABA to get new Head

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– Bowman set to demit office By Edison Jefford Embattled Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) President, Chris Bowman recently revealed that he will not be seeking re–election at the...