August 2024

A star-studded United States side showed their quality when it mattered as they fought back from a 13-point deficit to beat Serbia in a thrilling Olympic men’s basketball semi-final. The vast array of NBA superstars, led by LeBron James and Steph Curry, trailed 76-63 going into the final quarter. But they turned up the heat
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Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo claimed a surprise Olympic 200m gold medal as Noah Lyles was denied a sprint double at Paris 2024. Tebogo, 21, stormed clear of his rivals to clock an African record of 19.46 seconds and finish ahead of American Kenneth Bednarek, who crossed the line in 19.62. Lyles, crowned the world’s fastest man
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A 12-year-old girl, Chitwrattie Rohan, died on Thursday morning following an alleged choking incident involving her cousin. The incident occurred at Rohan’s home in Martyrs’ Ville, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. According to reports, the children were playing together when a scuffle broke out between Rohan and her cousin, also 12-years-old. During the altercation, Rohan
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Roy Anthony Callendar, a 64-year-old laborer from Grove Housing Scheme, faced serious legal trouble on Wednesday after being charged with setting fire to a dwelling house. The charge comes in connection with an incident on Sunday, August 4, 2024. According to the allegations, Callendar intentionally set fire to a house belonging to Maria Singh, located
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Matthew Beharry, 33, a fisherman known as ‘Shortman,’ was arrested late Tuesday night after being found in possession of 134.5 grams of cannabis. The arrest occurred around 11:45 hrs by CID officers from Regional Division #2. The officers were on mobile patrol when they acted on information received and visited a boat house at the
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Mark Chester, a 29-year-old labourer from Queenstown, was charged with attempted murder on Wednesday, August 7. The charge stems from an alleged attack on Marlon Jones, a 45-year-old self-employed resident of Lot 2 Queenstown, on April 12, 2024. The case at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court, was presided over by Tamieka Clarke. Chester appeared virtually
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One of the major challenges currently faced by the housing sector is addressing the issue of squatting. While some areas are being regularized, Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal said that squatting along sea defenses and river banks will not be tolerated or legitimized. “There is sea defense, and as much as some individuals
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On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha will be hosting a massive Hindu Youth Summit bringing together hundreds of Hindu youths from across Guyana from mandirs, Hindu organisations and the wider community. Teams of youth from Trinidad, Suriname, the United States of America will also be participating. The Hindu Youth
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Three men were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the alleged theft of two bulls valued at $240,000 in Corentyne, Berbice. The bulls were reported stolen from Ganisey Parsram, a 63-year-old pensioner from #64 Village, Corentyne. The suspects, identified as Noel Gray, 26, Shermond Thompson, 44, and Oudwin Binda, 47, are all labourers from the
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