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Reporters held at gunpoint.

For the third time in less than five years, Guyana's leading newspaper, Kaieteur News, came under attack from gunmen, reports Caribbean Net News (May 29, 2007). Police say two men invaded the editorial department and held several reporters at gunpoint including, Editor-in-Chief, Adam Harris. The

Guyana Government and the Guyana Press Association (GPA) have since condemned the attack. Police said the target appeared to be the newspaper's publisher, Glenn Lall, who was in the United States at the time. In Dec. 2004 the paper's printing press was fire-bombed, while on Aug. 8 last year gunmen killed five press men by placing them face down on hardened concrete before shooting them to the back of the head. The government says the gunmen are part of a criminal network.

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  • ROCKET DEAL TO BE SIGNED.
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  • DISPUTE OVER SATELLITE LAUNCH SITE.
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  • PHONE MONOPOLY ENDING?
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