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13-yr-old aborts foetus in school toilet

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By Latoya Giles With a number of non-governmental organisations and Ministry of Social Services, claiming that moral values of young adolescents are declining, a 14-year-old from a city school...

Janet Jagan was not a hindrance to national unity

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– Pres. Jagdeo Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday told media operatives that the People’s Progressive Party has taken careful note that detractors of former President Janet Jagan have...

Man admits to fathering his daughter’s child

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Police on the Essequibo Coast have detained a Pomeroon man who admitted to being the father of his 16- year-old daughter’s unborn baby. This newspaper was told that the man was taken into police...

Having dedicated most of his life to the fight against human rights violations and injustice…

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Donald Trotman is a special person Pull Quote: “It’s in my nature to oppose oppression and violations of freedoms and rights” By Nadia Guyadeen The dictionary defines the word “special” as...

The Walter Roth Museum – a preserver of the Amerindian legacy

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By Sharmain Cornette Created with the aim of keeping the legacy of Guyana’s first people alive, the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology contains a wealth of historic information and artefacts about...

2009 Pakaraimas Safari dubbed a success

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After travelling across the majestic Pakaraima Mountains, participants in the 2009 Safari have ended their journey satisfied about taking part in an adventure of a lifetime. The Safari took...

GRA rectifies glitches with road service licences

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Motor vehicle owners have begun experiencing improved service as the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is currently working to update its new Licence Revenue Office Management Information System...

Historic Potaro River expedition ends successfully

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Explorer, Charles Montier, and his two native Amerindian tour guides, Rupert Williams and Danny Daniels, of Chenapow Village have made history in Guyana for being the first team to successfully...

Women fight over man, one lands in jail

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Twenty-year-old Leonora Browne, of 14B Tucville, was yesterday remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. It was alleged that the accused on March 27, at Young Street,...

French national dies in Konawaruk

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A cave in of an excavated pit, in White Water Backdam, Konawaruk, during heavy rainfall, claimed the life of a French geologist, Guy Gois. According to a police report, the 56-year-old geologist was...

Ramesh Dookhoo elected GMSA President

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Banks D.I.H Executive, Mr. Ramesh Dookhoo has again been elected President of the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association Ltd. for 2009-2010. He was elected at the Association’s Annual...

Community Focus—Alberttown, the town within the capital

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(By Alex Wayne) Georgetown is indeed an interesting city with many historical sites and location quite worthy of mention. However, one community within its environs that really caught my attention...

Former cop moves to court over dismissal

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…had permission to study law in Trinidad A former Police Officer turned Attorney at Law has moved to the court to have the Police Service Commission (PSC) show cause why a decision to dismiss him...

No talk of a plan of action

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Financial situation in Guyana… – GTUC president President of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Gillian Burton, says that so far there has been no talk of a plan of action to get Guyana out...

Greater care must be taken by the media to lessen errors

Apr 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Greater care must be taken by the media to lessen errors

Dear Editor, How can our children excel at English exams when they’re exposition to the language is of its poorest in the electronic media, especially on television? Some of the most horrendous...

Is this not party paramountcy?

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Dear Editor, I would like to add my voice to those who have offered condolences on the passing of Janet Jagan. The Guardian in London has recently published an obituary that represented a...

Commuters must be vocal in their observations, discomfort

Apr 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Commuters must be vocal in their observations, discomfort

Dear Editor, It is with much disappointment that I read about minibus operators holding the general public at ransom. Their ignorance and aggressive attitudes will not last for too long. There are...

The concepts of ‘brain gain’ and ‘brain circulation’ remain unclear

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Dear Editor, In my previous letter, I stated that if Ms. Lowden’s observations that Government is allocating significant resources to the education sector are correct, then the Government must be...

A glaring disregard for a fundamental tenet of journalism

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Dear Editor, I have read with disgust a story captioned “NICIL presses Robert Badal for dividends” in the Kaieteur News’ edition of 2nd April 2009. This story contains several gross...

Guyana / USA Soccer League set to kick off next Wednesday

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The Guyana/USA Soccer League will kick off their 2009 season on Wednesday April 8th under lights at Aviator Sports Complex at the Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York. In its second season, the...

Domestic abuse is everybody’s business

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Dear Editor, We are very disturbed after reading the articles in the Kaieteur and SN, dated Thursday, April 2, 2009, about the 38-year-old Vreed-en-Hoop mother of four who was killed by her lover. It...

Pele bang Uprising 11-2, GDF beat Rhythm Squad 4-3 on penalties

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By Franklin Wilson Pele pulverized Uprising, banging their way to a whopping 11-2 win and a semi-final place when the Georgetown Football Association Milo under-21 tournament continued yesterday with...

Our hope; Our future

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This Wednesday and Thursday, more than eighteen thousand of our “eleven-plus” children – and some admirable exceptions – will be writing their “Sixth Grade Assessment Examinations”. This...

Senior U-15 team defeat junior counterparts in Bartica football League precursor

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Rasta’s overcome Baldheads A ‘Just Over 15 side’ defeated their ‘Just Under 15’ counterparts 3-2, when the ‘I Movement Promotions’ of Bartica organized a...

Caribbean needs to advocate for mitigation, technological transfer programmes – Dr. Greene

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The Caribbean and other coastal states need to advocate for programmes that stress mitigation and technological transfer when they begin negotiations with the Conference of the Parties of the United...