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GRA officers, Customs brokers slapped with initial 72 conspiracy, forgery charges

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Fidelity Investment scam… A total of 72 charges were read to 13 employees of the Guyana Revenue Authority and two Customs brokers yesterday when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate...

CLICO (Guyana), NIS debacle to feature at FITUG May Day rally

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General Secretary of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) Carvil Duncan, yesterday, outlined plans for the annual May Day rally. He said that this year the debacle surrounding...

Action committee to file injunction to stop RPA elections

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The Action Committee within the Guyana Rice Producers’ Association will be filing an injunction in the High Court today to suspend the upcoming elections of the organization. Yesterday, during a...

Mahaica man loses three vehicles to arson in one month

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Over the past month Imran Hoosain has lost three vehicles to fires, believed to be the work of an arsonist, but he remains baffled as to who is the culprit. Early yesterday morning, Hoosain was...

Father of five electrocuted at worksite

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A Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara family was thrown into mourning around noon yesterday after the patriarch was electrocuted. Reports are that 44-year-old Indar Persaud was pronounced dead on...

Beauty pageant coordinator remanded

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Beauty pageant coordinator, Leon Roberts, was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the indecent assault of a delegate of the Miss Linden Town Week pageant. The charge was read to...

Carnegie School of Home Economics is 76

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Carnegie School of Home Economics yesterday celebrated its 76th anniversary, an occasion commemorated with several activities, including the launch of its website. Celebrations began with a...

Essequibo man robbed, bound in home

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Police on the Essequibo Coast have launched an investigation into a robbery at Maria’s Delight, Monday evening. Reports are that some time around 21:30 hours on Monday two men pounced on...

Guard in shooting death probe released

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The R.K Security guard who was questioned about the death of Julian Embrack has reportedly told investigators that his colleague was unhappy about the way some of his superiors were treating him....

Guyana contingent returns from Summit duties in Trinidad

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The Guyana contingent comprising ranks from the Guyana Defence and Police Forces that provided security at the just concluded Summit of the Americas in Trinidad recently returned to the country....

City Council begins clean-up with government money

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With money recently provided by the government, the Mayor and City Council has launched a massive campaign to restore Georgetown to its former resplendent glory. Commencing on Monday, workers...

Foo (15-94) spins Berbice to emphatic 8-wkt win against E’bo

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By Sean Devers in Essequibo In association with Arabian Hotel Another mesmerizing spell of leg spin bowling from national under-19 all-rounder Jonathan Foo spearheaded defending...

Cellink Premier League kicks off in style

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‘The Hammer’ bang Tigers, Sunburst too bright for Flamingo The 2009 Cellink Premier League (CPL) got off to a fiery start on Monday evening at the Tucville ground with defending champions...

Final compilation of Scrabble players to compete for Nationals decided

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Executives of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) has announced the final set of players that have qualified to contest for the National Championships slated for May 23 – 26 at...

Coca Cola U-15 football semis set for Sunday

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Conquerors oppose Santos, Uprising face Renaissance The 2009 Coca Cola under-15 football competition sponsored by Banks DIH Limited and organised by the Georgetown Football Association has reached...

Drepaul replaces Mohamed as National youth selector

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Says he is happy to make an input to Guyana’s cricket Chairman of the Demerara youth selection panel Nazimul Drepaul has been appointed to replace former Guyana first-class wicketkeeper Sheik...

Three Nigerians freed of cocaine trafficking charge

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Three of the four Nigerians who were jointly charged with trafficking in narcotics between Venezuela and Guyana were freed by Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty on a no case submission made by Attorney-at-law...

GFF elects officials to fill available positions

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On Saturday last the Guyana Football Federation held its 2009 Annual General Meeting at the Ocean View International Hotel, Lilliendaal. Present at the meeting, in keeping with constitutional...

GTTA to address psychology of TT players

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– says it’s necessary for international meets The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) is of the opinion that it ought to deal with the psychological aspect of players after assessing...

Customs officers strike in Suriname

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…affect border crossings Industrial action by Customs officers in Suriname has effectively shut down the operations of the Moleson Creek Ferry and other legal crossings on its borders with Guyana...

Greater cooperation needed between Guyana, other South American states – Min. Persaud

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There is need for greater cooperation between Guyana and other South American states, particularly in the area of food and bio-diesel production, Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, said during...

Pompey competes on Penn’s World All–Star team

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– ran fastest split on 4x400m anchor leg Guyana’s Aliann Pompey continued her fertile form when she sprinted to the fastest split time on the World All–Stars team at the 2009 Penn’s Relay...

Berbicians to make annual trek to Highbury for Indian Arrival

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A spokesman for the Berbice Branch of the Indian Cultural Committee (ICC) has said it is making arrangements to accommodate a bigger crowd of visitors to its annual Indian Arrival Day programme at...

Annie’s Playmate among outstanding horses at Mahaicony Meet

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Royal Champion, Tropical Passion also impressive In front of a packed house and in conditions made heavy due to overnight and early morning rain, a number of horses came good to score big wins on a...

TRIPS to generate new Compliance certificates

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Come Monday all of the Guyana Revenue Authority’s Compliance certificates will be computer generated using the Total Revenue Integrated Processing System (TRIPS). The Certificates will now take...