By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2013
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A Crane, West Coast Demerara Fire ton Tuesday afternoon left eight persons homeless and residents questioning the unavailability of fire hydrants in the community. The fire which is believed to have been electrical in nature ravaged the 5 bedroom two storey house just after 2 o’ clock on Tuesday afternoon. One of those left homeless, […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2013
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At least three reporters attached to the Guyana Times Newspaper and TVG Channel 28 Evening News have tendered their resignations to the company with immediate effect over concerns about being asked to read stories on the evening television newscasts about the Publisher of the Kaieteur News Glen Lall. Anchor/Reporter attached to TVG Leanna Bradshaw, handed […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2013
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Three young children were rushed to the hospital in Mabaruma, Region 1, after they became ill over the weekend just after ingesting “gold finger” sweets that they had bought from a small shop in the community. Upon investigation, it was found that the sweets were laced with cocaine. Reports out of the Mabaruma community indicate […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2013
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In a statement issued early on Tuesday morning, Regional airline, LIAT announced that pilots who were schedule to work on Tuesday morning have stayed away from the job as part of industrial action by the pilot’s trade union. The airline said “due to action taken by its airline pilots’ trade union LIALPA, pilots who were […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2013
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(Barbados Nation) An air of sadness enveloped the Pinder household at Cypress Street, The City, yesterday as family and friends grieved over the death of 14-year-old Andgan Smith, who was stabbed several times to the chest, allegedly by a 12-year-old playmate. The incident occurred on Friday evening near a pasture not far away at Pondside, where […]
By News Source Guyana on November 4, 2013
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The Guyana Police Force has announced that inn efforts to ease the traffic congestion and to facilitate the ongoing road construction along the East Bank Demerara corridor, heavy duty trucks and tractors and trailers will not be permitted to traverse the road during the rush hour. In a statement the Police Force said beginning Monday […]
By News Source Guyana on November 2, 2013
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Thirty-two year old Guyana Defence Force Officer, Lieutenant Ronald Gonsalves is being remembered by friends and relatives as a respectful and easy going young man who was committed to his family and job. Gonsalves died on Friday when the vehicle he was travelling in with two other soldiers, crashed into a power pole on Mandela […]
By News Source Guyana on November 1, 2013
News, Sports
It had all the fanfare as customary for the past 23 years; all the various media houses were present, sponsors and Government, but only this time around, it’s for school’s football as Kashif and Shanghai launched its inaugural Secondary School tournament at the Pegasus Hotel on Thursday. Twenty Four teams, drawn from across Guyana will […]
By News Source Guyana on November 1, 2013
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Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce (ag) Irfaan Ali formally launched Tourism Awareness Month 2013 under the theme ‘Communication and Information sharing for Tourism Development’ this evening with a call for a shift in the thinking of all Guyanese with regards to the sector, even as he outlined some major undertakings that would help raise the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 1, 2013
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Prime Minister Samuel Hinds used the National Education Awards on Thursday to speak about improvements in the education system since 1992 when his party came to office. This annual ceremony recognises the best performers at all tiers of the education system including National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), Guyana Technical Education […]