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Taxes account for bulk of $128.9B Budget

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…Value Added and Excise Taxes to rake in some $41.3B this year By Gary Eleazar In outlining the largest budgetary expenditure in Guyana’s history, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh told the nation...

Sugar industry problems caused economic malfunctions

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By Tusika Martin The problems in the sugar industry during 2008 caused numerous problems for the country’s economy, leading to a decline in growth from the projected 4.8 percent to 3.1 percent. The...

Guyanese siblings face deportation from Canada

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Two Guyanese students of the University of Toronto at Scarborough are facing deportation from Canada, news reports have stated, but they are hoping that a last ditch legal effort will keep them in...

‘Bathroom Crapaud’ remanded for carnal knowledge

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Thirty-six-year-old Azad Khan, called “Bathroom Crapaud”, of Lot 20 Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, was yesterday remanded into police custody after making his court appearance...

HGP TV owner dies of heart attack

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International recording artist and proprietor of the Halagala Productions (HGP) Television Station in Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara, Terry Nelson-Fraser, died of a heart attack yesterday, 13...

Pastor denied bail for trying to smuggle drugs into prison

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A man who presented himself as a “man of God” had been humbled and made to spend his time with the prisoners in the Camp Street jail until he is required to return to court for a case against...

Charles Ramson sworn in as new MP

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Attorney-General Charles Ramson was yesterday sworn in as a new Member of the National Assembly for the second time. The former Justice of Appeal was named the new Attorney-General last Friday by...

$128.9B Budget sees decline in major sectors

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…growth hinges on success of Skeldon sugar factory By Gary Eleazar Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday announced a $128.9B Budget that aims at having the economy of Guyana withstand the...

Two Essequibians die in separate road accidents

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Ariel Sahoye, a three-year-old girl, met an unexpected demise when the bus that usually drops her home from school every afternoon struck her down and killed her on the spot. Kaieteur News...

Defence finds discrepancies in evidence-in-chief

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in La Jalousie murder trial Senior Counsel Bernard De Santos yesterday pointed out discrepancies in the evidence given by a witness, Chetram, in the Magistrates’ Court and the evidence given in...

Husband still critical

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After slicing open his wife’s stomach on Saturday last, Charles Woolford remains in a critical condition at the Georgetown Hospital. Yesterday he was unconscious and handcuffed to his hospital...

First microvascular surgery done at GPHC

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Guyana’s first microvascular free tissue transfer was among one of 10 surgical procedures performed on burn patients over the past week at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). A...

No tax system is foolproof – Jagdeo

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President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Friday that there is no tax system in the world that is without loopholes. The President was responding to remarks on the recently publicised report that pointed out...

Four fined for cross-dressing

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Anthony Bess, 21, of Bourda, Georgetown; Joshua Peters, also 21, of 52 Victoria Road, Plaisance; Seon Persaud, 20, of Lot 66 Leopold and Croal Streets, Georgetown; and Joseph Fraser, 21, of 42 Norton...

Carrington pleased with agenda for Summit of the Americas

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Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Edwin Carrington, has expressed satisfaction with the agenda and the preparations in place for the hosting of the Fifth Summit of the...

Faulty GPL generator causes problems in West Demerara

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Residents on the West Coast of Demerara are at their wits’ end because of the continuous blackouts. From Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara to Parika, on the East Bank of Essequibo, the...

Over 600 units of blood collected in January

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Things seem to be looking up for the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), as the blood bank has been able to acquire a total of 624 units of blood countrywide for the month of January. Kaieteur...

Predicted ‘Bird Flu’ outbreak could overburden Jamaica’s health system

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Jamaica’s already fragile public health system could be severely overburdened if there is an outbreak of the Avian Flu (Bird Flu), which some health experts predict could occur by next year. Allan...

Parliamentary committee seeks public views on global food prices

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The Parliamentary select committee that is examining the impact of global food price increases is seeking to discuss the implementation of governmental interventions, and as such is inviting the...

Rupununi CHW is Health Worker of the Year

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– Eight out of ten regions recognised for good performances Stephen Fredericks, a Community Health Worker stationed at the Nappi Health Post in Region Nine for the past 10 years, was yesterday...

John Edwards named GAPLF most outstanding athlete

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Morgan & Rahim are most improved senior and junior athletes By Franklin Wilson National Heavyweight Power Lifting king ‘Big’ John Edwards was voted the most outstanding athlete for...

Neal and Massy honours its sports personalities

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Neal and Massy (N&M) Guyana Group honoured its Sports personalities for 2008 at an Awards ceremony last Friday evening at Neal and Massy Staff facilities at Ruimveldt. Employees of NM Security...

Expulsion of RSTC a negative development

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– GHRA declares more positives In his 2008 report, President of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA), Vic Oditt said that the expulsion of the Rising Sun Turf Club (RSTC) was one of the...

Murder accused charged with assaulting prison officer

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High profile prisoner Dwight Da Silva appeared in court yesterday for allegedly assaulting Dasslyn Grandingston, a female prison officer at the Camp Street Prison. It is alleged that Da Silva, on...

NSC Mash Table Tennis tourney continues Friday

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Play in the Annual National Sports Commission Mashramani Novice Table Tennis Tournament being played at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall continues on Friday with competition in two categories. Action...

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Jones, Chase lead Kings to maiden title against Warriors

What an astonishing display of defeatism!

Kaieteur News – In a letter addressing media coverage of oil revenues, former Prime Minister of Guyana, Samuel Hinds... more