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Girl, 13, raped and killed

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…14-year-old suspect in custody By Fareeza Haniff Grief struck the quiet community of Bath Settlement on the West Coast of Berbice yesterday, when the body of 13-year-old Kavita Panday, fondly...

Burglars torch cambio safe, cart off $9.1M

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Burglars carted off an estimated $9.1M in jewellery, local and foreign currencies, 15 Cricket World Cup silver coins, 6 silver Carifesta coins and 8 sets of Carifesta stamps, after torching open a...

Land of Canaan fire causes $60M in damage

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– owners suspect arson A mysterious fire at Land of Canaan, on the East Bank of Demerara, last Sunday night has left millions of dollars in damage, with the owners of the property not ruling...

Overwinning man is latest road fatality

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BELLE VUE, BERBICE – Fifty-one-year-old Saheed Ramatulla, of Overwinning, on the outskirts of New Amsterdam, was pronounced dead on arrival at the New Amsterdam Hospital yesterday. The man was...

Man placed on $ 30,000 bail for $240 robbery

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Trevor Bailey, 19, of B Field, Sophia, was yesterday placed on $30,000 bail for allegedly robbing Shameer Rahim of $240. It is alleged that the accused, on September 6, being armed with a deadly...

Residents demand refund from NDC for land not received

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A special meeting of the Grove/Haslington Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) was convened yesterday to determine how to refund monies to several persons for land that they have not received. The...

Retired head teacher’s murder… Second person charged

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Almost four months after a retired head teacher of Friendship, East Coast Demerara was murdered, a second person has been placed before the courts charged with the capital offence. Yesterday, a...

Alleged cattle rustler died from shock and hemorrhage

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NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – An autopsy was performed yesterday on the remains of 35-year-old Marlon Fraser, called ‘Bruk Hand’, of Lovely Lass Village on the West Coast of Berbice. It has...

Hadfield St. resident on buggery charge

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Thirty-eight-year-old Randy Morgan of Hadfield Street was yesterday remanded to prison for allegedly buggering a seven-year-old child. It is alleged that the accused, on August 7, sexually...

Education Ministry to get tougher on truancy

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Parents will be placed before the courts – Minister Baksh As the age-old issue of parents not sending their children to school continues in certain parts of the country, the Ministry of Education...

Fire razes Princes Street residence

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A fire of yet unknown origin yesterday razed a residence at Lot 24 Princes Street, Werk-en-Rust, while the heat from the blaze also damaged three neighbouring houses. According to Neville Lewis, 24,...

Rice blast attacks under control

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Attacks of rice blast in Region Three have been successfully quelled, and fears expressed by some farmers that it would spread throughout the whole area under rice cultivation have subsided. The...

Hinckson PI: Defence renews bail application

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As the Oliver Hinckson preliminary inquiry continues, the team of lawyers representing the sedition accused yesterday renewed their bail application. As has been the case in recent appearances,...

Opening of Stella Maris Primary… Students, teachers confronted with offensive conditions

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What should have been an exciting first day of school for students of Stella Maris Primary turned out to be a disaster, since neither the internal sections nor the compound of the school were...

Sunburst Camptown to face Alpha in Carifesta Football final

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Santos, Pele falter at semi-final hurdle By Franklin Wilson In the battle of the titans, Sunburst Camptown prevailed in the penalty shoot out (3-2) after a 1-1 stalemate in regulation and extra time...

International Literacy Day observed with great enthusiasm

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Saint Stanislaus College was a hive of literacy-related activity as part of the plans to observe International Literacy Day yesterday, and in keeping with the observance of Education Month. September...

Chanderpaul features as ICC Awards nominations unveiled

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Shivnarine Chanderpaul of the West Indies, Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene and South Africa’s Dale Steyn have been nominated for both the Cricketer of the Year and Test Player of the Year...

Rotary Club commissions solar-powered water pump – over 200 persons benefit

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By Rustom Seegopaul Wrapping up a project approximately four years in the making, the Rotary Club of Georgetown and the New Highway Producers Co-op Society (NHPCS) on Sunday commissioned a...

LABA Basketball Festival: Hiccups force cancellation of final

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By Edison Jefford A communication hiccup among other contractual breaches forced the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) to reschedule its Summer Basketball Festival final for Saturday...

PS Booker makes good on promise

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Rupununi residents benefit from government’s intervention

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Aspiring cricketers of Rupununi will now be able to access the expert input of cricket coach Maurice Peters, following the intervention of Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds. At a simple ceremony at his...

Loris Nathoo wins DDL Carifesta/Topco Juice Chess Tournament

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It took the final round to decide the champion of the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Carifesta/Topco Juice Chess Tournament. Heading into the final round, four players were tied on five points...

Albion Community centre are UCBA/BCBC champs

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A fine all round performance by Wet Indies player Sewnarine Chattergoon with 76 was the catalyst for Cricket power house Albion Community Centre’s comfortable 7 wicket victory over Young Warriors...

Neal & Massy first-division cricket: Ferrier spurs MSC to victory, DCC steal last-ball win against Everest

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By Sean Devers An entertaining unbeaten 60 from 28-year-old Guyana One-Day player Dion Ferrier and a four wicket haul from West Indies under-19 Vice-Captain Steven Jacobs helped Malteenoes Sports...

Floodlights ‘A’ lose in thriller at Mahaicony Creek fundraiser

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A far more than expected crowd had a fun filled day at the Hido Cricket Ground in Mahaicony Creek with three games of exciting softball matches. In the first semi-final between Floodlights A and the...

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Ministry of Education, GTU at loggerheads over reshaping ‘Nationals’

Norway should be shown the door

Kaieteur News – Guyana should do no business ever with Norway. The mere possibility of re-entering a deal with Norway... more