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Cornelia Ida Hindu school spearheads blood drive again

THE student body of the Saraswattie Vidya Niketan (SVN) school in collaboration with the National Blood Bank, the Society for Empowerment and Wholistic Advancement (SEWA) and the Cornelia Ida Temple Committee held a blood drive on the premises of the school at Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara, to support the National Blood Bank’s ‘Good Samaritan’ programme.
The two-day blood drive on Saturday and Sunday saw a total of 534 persons

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Dr Anthony calls for special cycling event to commemorate 50th Independence Anniversary

MINISTER of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony last Sunday joined several other cycling officials and enthusiasts at the finish line to witness the culmination of the 31st Annual National Sports Commission (NSC) Independence three-stage cycle road race, before delivering the keynote address at the prize-giving ceremony held at the National Cultural Centre shortly after.
Dr Anthony lauded the efforts of national cycling coach Hassan Mohamed,

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Clearing up some obvious serious misconceptions as to the purpose, use and functions of the Lighthouse

HAVING read an article in Kaieteur New of Wednesday May 8, 2013 in relation to the Marriott Hotel which reads in part, “It has imposed itself over the Kingston skyline, so much so that those at seas, who so require, are now unable to detect the signal from the lighthouse”. If this report is indeed true then Guyana is treading on dangerous ground.
The Georgetown lighthouse is located in its internationally known position of Latitude 6 49.5 N Longitude 58 09.9 W.

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Editorial

  • Georgetown garbage scourge horrors
    20.05.13 Letters >> Editorial

    THE disgraceful and smelly environment relative to the particular southern

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Our World

  • Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic
    JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase....

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BRIDGE WATCH

  • DEMERARA HARBOUR BRIDGE CLOSURE TO ROAD TRAFFIC


    2013-05-20 12:30 hrs
    2013-05-21 13:30 hrs
    2013-05-22 14:30 hrs

    Double Lane Traffic 7:00hrs to 7:20hrs -Monday to Friday For Retraction Schedule

    BERBICE RIVER BRIDGE CLOSURE TO ROAD TRAFFIC


    2013-05-20 12:00 hrs to 13:30 hrs
    2013-05-21 13:00 hrs to 14:30 hrs
    2013-05-22 14:00 hrs to 15:30 hrs

    The opening lasts for 1½ hrs

     

     

EXCHANGE RATES

  • Exchange rates as at 2013-05-20

    Currency
    Buying
    Selling
    G$ / US$ $204.48 $206.92

    G$ / CAD$

    $198.73

    $201.02

    G$/EUR$ $262.95 $266.28
    G$ / GBP $ $310.71 $314.62
    G$ / XCD $ $74.90
    G$ / BBD$ $101.12

    G$ / BZD$ $99.23
    G$ / JMD$ $2.14
    G$ / TT$ $31.70

     

WEATHER

Updated: 3:48 PM GYT on May 21, 2013
Tuesday Tuesday Night
Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain Mostly cloudy
Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain Mostly cloudy


PoP: 70%  

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