October 2024

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) will be hosting the 2024 Senior 50-Over Inter-County tournament, set to bowl off on October 13. “Teams and players alike will prepare for the upcoming Regional Super50 Tournament, which bowls off on October 29 in Trinidad and Tobago, with the customary Inter-County competition, which Demerara are the defending champions,” the Guyana Cricket Board
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Press Release issued by Cricket West Indies On behalf of Cricket West Indies (CWI), President Dr. Kishore Shallow extends heartfelt congratulations to the Saint Lucia Kings for their remarkable achievement in securing their inaugural Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title. In a thrilling final at the National Stadium in Providence, Guyana, the Kings defeated
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A 29-year-old firefighter, Latoya Chu, faced seven cybercrime charges when she appeared before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Monday. The charges relate to alleged incidents that took place between February 23 and February 26, 2024. Chu, who is a mother of three young children aged nine, eight, and one, pleaded
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Guyanese law students Sherry Ann Hinds and Sheneza Clarke both achieved outstanding success at the Hugh Wooding Law School’s annual graduation ceremony, held last Saturday. The Trinidad-based institution presented 213 students from across the Caribbean with the Legal Education Certificate, following two years of rigorous legal training. Among the graduates, only three students received certificates
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali is set to address the National Assembly this Thursday, October 10, at a sitting at 10:00hrs, marking his second address to Parliament since taking office. The address, confirmed through the official Order Paper for the 86th Sitting of the 12th Parliament of Guyana, also confirms the return of the legislative body
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A state-of-the-art soil chemical services laboratory was commissioned on Monday at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. The $100 million rehabilitated facility consists of cutting-edge technological equipment to revitalise soil management and improve crop yield within the country. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha and a representative from the
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The Agriculture Information System (AIS) was launched on Monday, marking a pivotal shift in improving the sector through technology. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, at the launch of the system at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, emphasised the need to embrace technology to improve services and develop a better data system. The system offers several components
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Five men accused of the abduction of Joshua David will be detained in custody for a further 72 hours after investigators successfully managed to obtain extensions for their detention on Monday. The five men surrendered to the Brickdam Police Station, Georgetown on Friday. They are: Aaron Alleyne called ‘Cats’, Wayne Barker, Damion Barlow, Dwayne Griffith
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The armed bandit who robbed a New Amsterdam, Berbice jewellery and pawnshop on Monday died from a gunshot wound to his chest. Police Headquarters reported that two men wearing hoodies and armed with handguns went to a jewellery store and pawnshop at Trinity Street and Main Road, New Amsterdam at about 10:20 hrs. At the
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The Guyana Lottery Company Limited (GLCL) on Monday launched its Lotto Supa 6 Christmas Spectacular promotion at its office on Lamaha Street, in Georgetown. Through this promotion, the winner will take home a brand new Toyota Yaris Cross from Beharry Automotive Limited, valued at almost $10 million (duty included). To win the car, along with
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