By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2013
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With just one airline plying the Georgetown-New York route, United States Authorities decided to fly in 26 Guyanese nationals who have been deported from the United States for various offences. The special flight arrived at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport just after 3:30 pm on Tuesday with heavily armed U.S Security officials escorting the deportees […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2013
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The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) is calling for the establishment of a safe house to protect victims of domestic violence from further abuse. Guyana has seen significant rise in cases of domestic violence over the past five years. For this year alone, at least 7 women have been murdered by their partners. The […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2013
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Prominent Attorney Nigel Hughes has tendered his resignation as Chairman of the Alliance for Change following revelations in the Kaieteur News that he serves as the Company Secretary for the Amaila Hydro Inc. which has been smeared in controversy surrounding the Amaila Falls Hydro power project and ongoing questions and concerns from the political opposition. […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2013
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Several city vendors who ply their trade along the pavement of Regent Street armed themselves with placards and candles on Monday night as they launched a soulful protest outside the Cambellville home of Town Clerk Carol Sooba. The vendors sang hymns and lit candles as part of a vigil to bring attention to the latest […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2013
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Amidst controversy and criticism over its location at the Kitty Seawall, the 1823 Demerara Uprising monument was unveiled on Monday evening during a cultural programme organised by the Ministry of Culture and attended by the President and other Government officials and special invitees. Notably absent from the unveiling ceremony were members of the Parliamentary Opposition […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2013
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Police investigators are probing the death of two security guards in two different parts of the country. In Berbice, a 78-year-old watchman was found badly beaten on August 1, 2013 at his work site. He was rushed to the Georgetown Hospital where he died on August 4th. According to a police report, the man who […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2013
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The Guyana Police Force on Monday issued a bulletin for Richard Lord who is wanted in connection to the murder of 5 year old Kimberley Houston and 2 year old Tarif Lord which occurred on July 31, 2013, at Zeelugt Squatting Area, EBE The two young children were chopped to death as their father went […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2013
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A lightning strike along the Linden Soesdyke Highway has severely damaged several GT&T cables and service equipment, leaving a communication black out in the mining town of Linden and several other communities. All GT&T land line, cellphones and internet services have been affected by the disruption. The disruption was first discovered on Sunday morning. A […]
By News Source Guyana on August 3, 2013
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By Rawle Toney For most Guyanese footballers at age 19, they settle for playing in their domestic league; at least whenever there’s one, but for Trayon Bobb things are different. The Uitvlugt village native at age 16, had found a way ‘out’, thanks to former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Technical Director Jamaal Shabazz who spotted […]
By News Source Guyana on August 3, 2013
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Providence, Guyana – To say that the Guyana Amazon Warriors made light work of the Jamaica Tallawahs would be a grave understatement in itself. The Tallawahs playing their first match of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League were blown away by a strong Amazon Warriors performance, who was brilliant with the bat, ball and in the […]