Monthly Archives: December 2009

7 CIA agents & 5 Canadians taken out by Taliban strike in Afghanistan

Aljazeera: Seven American CIA agents and five Canadian soldiers have been killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan, officials say.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack on the Americans, carried out at a US base in the eastern province of Khost, saying that the attacker was an officer in the Afghan army.
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GRA makes record revenue collection in 2009

-surpasses $86.4b estimate
The GRA says it set a new record in revenue collection this year, although it continues to be challenged by some sections of …

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Foulmouth murder accused appears in court

Twenty-three-year-old Paul Charles of Foulmouth, Essequibo River, was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s …

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Hits and Jams partner robbed of $1M by gunman

Hits and Jams entertainer Dwight Ferguson was robbed of $1M in the city yesterday afternoon. Two men have been taken into police custody.
Police in a …

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Miner shot, robbed in Tiger Bay

Two armed men shot and wounded a gold miner outside of German’s Restaurant on New Market Street yesterday.
It is believed the men had been watching …

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Fire wrecks North East La Penitence home

A midday fire yesterday left several persons contemplating where they would be spending the night after the top flat of their two-storey house was completely …

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Baksh concerned over parts of UG plan

–but lauds strides in tertiary education
Education Minister Shaik Baksh says he is concerned with some aspects of the University of Guyana’s Strategic Plan, but he …

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National security has improved – Ramotar

PPP for year-long celebration of 60th anniversary
Describing the last year as one of “mixed fortunes,” PPP General Secretary Donald Ramotar yesterday said national security has …

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Hilaire tells GCB ‘adapt or die’

By Marlon Munroe
West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) CEO Dr. Ernest Hilaire is urging the Guyana Cricket Board to prepare itself for a rapidly changing cricket …

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Spring tides overtop seawall

The authorities are continuing to monitor the effects of spring tides which began rolling in on Tuesday, as water overtopped several sections of the seawall …

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Kashif and Shanghai to discontinue monetary incentives announcement

By Rawle Toney
The Kashif and Shanghai Organisation said yesterday it will desist from announcing cash incentive prizes to teams over its public address system in …

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Bandits escape by river after raiding East Bank business

Police are still hunting the robbers who invaded Engineering Construction Cooperative (ECC) on Tuesday escaping with several million worth of booty in a boat along …

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Gayle cleared of serious injury

PERTH, Australia,  CMC – West Indies captain Chris Gayle has been cleared of serious injury and is expected to return to Australia’s Big Bash Twenty20 …

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Sarwan cops GCB Cricketer-of-the-Year award

By Marlon Munroe
West Indies middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan was named Cricketer-of-the-Year on Tuesday evening when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) hosted its annual awards …

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New York magazine names Bolt Person of the Year

BROOKLYN, New York, CMC – Popular United States-based Caribbean publication Everybody’s Magazine has named Jamaica’s sprint superstar Usain Bolt as its “Person of the Year.”
Bolt, …

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