August 2024

[Jamaica Observer] – The smell of blood and loud wails from grieving relatives of the victims of Sunday night’s mass killing in Cherry Tree Lane in Clarendon, Jamaica permeated the atmosphere on Monday morning, telling the tale of the terror which unfolded while people played a game of bingo and listened to music at a
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In all of the University of Guyana’s (UG) 61 years in existence, it has not managed to put together a teaching programme or institute that holistically addresses all of the work that needs to be done country’s marine and riverine sector. But now, with the launch Monday of the Institute for Marine and Riverine Ecologies
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Former England batter Graham Thorpe died after being struck by a train at Esher railway station, Surrey, the opening of an inquest into his death on Tuesday has heard. On Monday, Thorpe’s family had confirmed the 55-year-old took his own life following a battle with depression and anxiety. Speaking on Tuesday at Surrey Coroner’s Court in Woking,
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By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy Montra Jaguars, Mahdia (Movements Family), Titans All-Stars and Diamond Gunners are through to the semi-finals of the second Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast following pulsating quarter-final action at the Enmore Community Centre ground on Sunday (August 11). Watched by a colourful, vibrant and packed crowd at the East Coast Demerara
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The 2024 President’s Cup Table Tennis Tournament brought together young table tennis players from across the country on Sunday (August 11) at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. The event featured several categories, including Novice Boys and Novice Girls, which pitted the players from the various summer camps across the country, ‘B’ Class Open, Doubles and
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Please see below Government of Guyana statement: The Government of Guyana was informed that Rickford Burke, a Guyanese residing in Brooklyn, New York, lodged a formal complaint with a Department within the Federal Bureau of Investigations alleging that the Government of Guyana is persecuting him [or words to this effect as we have not seen
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Javed Ali and his team at Slingerz Racing Stables were triumphant at the 16th running of the Guyana Cup when Olympic Kremlin pulled off an upset win in the 1600m feature race at a packed Rising Sun Turf Club on Sunday (August 11). Olympic Kremlin, who arrived in Guyana on Wednesday last, found the perfect
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