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Woman gunned down outside home

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– killers flee in victim’s car A 26-year-old woman was gunned down outside her Lot 78 David Street Kitty home shortly after 22:00 hrs last night by two men who escaped in her car. Alecia...

Teen dragged from nightclub, throat slashed

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Police on the East Coast of Demerara are on the hunt for a man who hauled his ex-girlfriend by her hair from a Haslington nightspot and slit her throat, leaving her for dead. Minella Hackett, 18,...

Torture Report may be made public this week

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…Parliamentary motions seek to have victims compensated For several months now, the long-awaited report into the investigations of torture by the Joint Services has been kept secret, despite its...

Three shot at Wales barbecue

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Three men are presently nursing gunshot wounds after a policeman opened fire on them at a barbecue held at Post Office Street, Wales, West Bank Demerara early yesterday morning. The men reportedly...

Diwali Pageant slated for National Park

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Come October 25, the National Park will come alive with the much anticipated 2008 Miss Guyana Diwali Pageant that will see ten beautiful and talented ladies battling for the queen and runner-up...

Carifesta X participants to be paid by this week

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– official The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport is to begin paying out an estimated $200M to Carifesta X participants this week. An official told Kaieteur News that the payments are...

Three Nigerians held in Essequibo

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Police in Essequibo have detained three Nigerians whom they suspect are part of an illegal human smuggling ring. The men were held at about 16:00 hours on Saturday while they were travelling in a car...

Man found dead in Mon Repos drain

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Police are investigating the death of a 57-year-old man whose body was found in a drain at the Mon Repos Market Road yesterday afternoon. Kaieteur News understands that Harold Persaud, who is said to...

National Commission on Disability hosts workshop

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The National Commission on Disability recently hosted a two-day workshop for Disabled People’s Organisations at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (Red House), Kingston, Georgetown. Under the theme,...

City Hall unable to restore Kitty Market

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Potential buyer to present proposal – Mayor Green Vendors at the Kitty Market are optimistic that the City Council would one day engage restorative work on the municipal facility, in order to...

Demerara accident victims still unidentified

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Police are still trying to identify the victims of two separate accidents which occurred respectively at Mc Doom on the East Bank and Success on the East Coast of Demerara on Friday last. Both...

Climate change to be addressed at school level

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– Education Officer It is crucial that both teachers and students of public schools understand the importance of climate change, in order to better relate to the constant transformation of the...

Vendors file injunction against City Hall to prevent breakage of stalls

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On Friday, six vendors operating out of the Vendors Mall, located on Water Street, filed an injunction against the Mayor and City Council (M&CC). This action has effectively halted plans by the...

Santa Rosa toilet bowl politics…PTA to install sanitary block donated by AFC

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More than two weeks after the AFC had donated toilet bowls to a school at Santa Rosa, Education Minister Shaik Baksh is yet to respond to the request from that school’s parent teachers...

Anti-dengue fogging exercise to begin soon

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The Ministry of Health is closely monitoring the dengue situation in Guyana, following an increase in the number of cases found this year. It was earlier reported by the ministry that over 300 cases...

500 graduate from Benschop Foundation’s free computer course

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A batch of more than 500 participants turned up at the office of the Benschop Foundation in Robb Street to graduate from that organisation’s ongoing ‘Introduction to Windows’ computer...

Most melamine products removed from market

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– Health Minister Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has revealed that almost all products containing melamine have been removed from the local markets. In an invited comment to this newspaper,...

EIGHT IS GREAT! Griffith’s ton spurs DCC to Beharry Cup 2nd division cricket title

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By Sean Devers Forty-eight-year-old Lyndon Lyght yesterday lifted his eighth second division championship trophy as DCC Captain when the Queenstown unit, spearheaded by an even ton from Guyana...

Winston Pompey faces sternest test against Rawle Frank

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By Michael Benjamin There comes a time in every boxer’s life when he is truly tested. The direction of his career depends greatly on how he responds to that test. When Winston Pompey signed a...

Carlton Wheelers Cycle Club 6th Annual Track Meet…Ian Jackson pedals to victory in 30-lap feature

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By Franklin Wilson Ian ‘Dumb Boy’ Jackson has once again proven that a physical disability has noting to do with excelling on the field of sport when the playing field is level. Jackson...

Guyana continue good showing at Shoto Cup Karate tourney

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Guyana continued their good showing at the ISKF World Shoto Cup Karate tournament being staged in Canada. Reports emanating from team manager Colin Ming at the event reveal that Guyana has made it...

D’Andrade lauds Trinidad exposure

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– plans to take on field at SA 10kBy Edison Jefford National distance athlete, Lionel D’Andrade stated that his recent exposure in Trinidad and Tobago has harnessed him into the type of...

DCB Hand-in-Hand 50-overs 2nd division KO cricket…GNIC, DCC, MCYS & GCC advance to 2nd round

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By Sean DeversNational under-19 left-hander 17-year-old Jeetendra Sookdeo stroked 15 fours in a magnificent 157 before returning to capture three cheap wickets to spur GCC to a commanding 191-run...

GCA DeSinco 40-overs U-19 cricket…Sookdeo (136*), Fernandes (75), Nanan (5-16) gave GCC 185-run win

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Seventeen-year-old National under-19 opener Jeetendra Sookdeo followed up his stunning second division century on Saturday with another entertaining batting display as he stroked an unbeaten 136 to...

Eccles Sports club defeat Auto World & General Store

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Eccles Sports Club defeated a star studded Auto World & General Store side in a feature softball cricket match played last Friday night. Eccles, batting first made 166 for 9 in their allotted 25...

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