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Health Minister adds insult to injury

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“Kaieteur News is waging a war against the Government,” was the observation of Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy when he hosted a press conference yesterday to refute the claims contained in the...

Airport lights force more cancellations

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All flights arriving and departing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport last evening were cancelled after the runway lights shut down. Kaieteur News was told that, at about 18:45 hrs, the lights...

Two years after tragedy…

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Tucville Sewage Depot sealed It has been a little over two years since four-year-old Brianna Dover perished in a sewage depot at Tucville. Today, officials are putting the finishing touches to the...

Lotto money still not paid to Consolidated Fund

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…in contravention of Fiscal Management and Accountability Act The Auditor-General’s Report of 2006 has recommended to the Ministry of Finance that it takes appropriate measures to close a...

Mon Repos couple seeks assistance for child with rare defect

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A Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara couple is concerned about the wellbeing of their only child, since they are fearful that her life may be in jeopardy due to an unusual defect with which she was...

CANU destroys marijuana farm in Corentyne

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…intercepts postcards with cocaine at GPOC Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit have begun investigations into the discovery of several postcards containing 60 grams of cocaine that were...

Le Repentir workers saddled with decomposing bodies

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While the Mayor and City Council is yet to straighten their act as it relates to the non-functional Le Repentir Mortuary, workers there are forced to work under inhumane conditions. On Saturday last,...

Tourism Ministry launches special Carifesta Kaieteur package

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Tourism Minister Manniram Prashad yesterday said that he is not worried about the travel advisories that are being issued by many countries highlighting negative perceptions of Guyana. He told the...

Mentally disturbed man wounded after breaking into car

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A mentally-challenged man was wounded last Saturday when he attempted to enter a car parked outside the movie World DVD and Video Club on D’Urban Street, Georgetown. Eyewitnesses said that the man,...

Health Ministry says…

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No evidence of cancer being an African-Guyanese problem Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has said that his ministry does not have any evidence to indicate that cancer is mainly an African-Guyanese...

Extensive health plan in place for Carifesta X

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– Dr Ramsammy All health facilities and institutions operating in Guyana will be put on alert during the hosting of CARIFESTA X in the country. This is according to Minister of Health, Dr....

Govt. moves to enhance potable water

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The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC), and Globe Manufacturing Drug Company, yesterday launched its new...

Nurse/midwife reflects on stunning 44-year career

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By Yannason Duncan It was her late mother Vivian’s earnest desire that her second daughter, Lucille Stephney, become a nurse; and to help make that desire become a reality, Vivian used the only...

Visiting spiritual leader spreads message of peace

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Founded in 1937 in a rural village in India by a wealthy diamond trader, known in the spiritual world as Brahma Baba, the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (BKWSU) has grown from an initial...

$$M Uniform Assistance programme commences today

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A $55M Uniform Assistance programme is slated to commence today, and is expected to benefits some 26,000 school children countrywide. This is according to Human Services Minister Priya Manickchand,...

Baby buried in Guyhoc backyard

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Police in Georgetown yesterday questioned the occupants of a Guyhoc Park house after it was learnt that a baby was buried in their backyard without permission from the Public Health Department....

Peter’s Hall flood protection more secure

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– damaged koker replaced The koker door which collapsed some two weeks ago at Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara, causing flooding to residents in the area, has been replaced. All works on the...

Medical outreach team visits Mon Repos

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Six overseas Outreach Medical teams are currently in Guyana. One visited Mon Repos yesterday. The teams will be operating in Guyana for the next four days to extend primary health care to the various...

Who is who in the Guyana Goodwill swimming team

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Guyana will be the host of the annual Goodwill Swimming Championships, which includes junior swimmers from Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. The event gets underway on Friday at the Castellani Pool...

Chess clinic held at the Art of Living Foundation

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In an effort to spread the game of chess through out the country, the Guyana Chess Federation in association with the Director of Sport, Neil Kumar, held a chess clinic at the Art of Living...

GCA invites U-17 players for practice session at GYO tomorrow

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The Georgetown Cricket Association selection panel headed by Chairman Alfred Mentore has invited all players from Georgetown clubs who were born on or after the 1st September, 1991 to report to the...

Home Affairs Ministry hosts One-day, 3-team dominoes competition

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Three teams drawn from a number of departments within the Ministry of Home Affairs will face off in a one-day dominoes competition tomorrow afternoon at the Ministry’s Canteen, Brickdam. Patrick...

Sponsor Steve Naraine hands over the man-of-the-match trophy to Ragbeer Ramchand at the presentation.

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Alonzo Greaves won the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) sponsored “Wheat Up” 65–mile cycle road race from Agricola to Loo Creek on the Linden Soesdyke Highway and back on Sunday. Greaves who...

Steve’s Jewellery beat Everest in 20/20 fixture

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Steve’s Jewellery overcame Everest at the Everest ground last weekend in a 20/20 Tapeball cricket match sponsored by Steve’s Jewellery. The winners rattled up 150-9 in their 20 overs. Ragbeer...

Sensei Winston Dunbar returns from England

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Fifth Dan Black Belt Karate Master Winston Dunbar has returned home with a desire to generate greater interest in the art of Wado-Ryu after successfully attending the Wado-Ryu Summer Academy in...