November 2024

Police said on Saturday that the alleged shootout between officers of the Lethem Police Station and two wanted suspects – Cortland ‘Buck’ Jones and Rickford King – is being looked into by the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). The two men of Aranaputa Valley, North Rupununi, were wanted by Police for more than two years
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Umar Kremlev, President of the International Boxing Association (IBA), has congratulated Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) President Steve Ninvalle on his re-election to the helm of the local fraternity. This was conveyed in an official press statement on Saturday. According to the correspondence, “Please accept my sincere congratulations on the elections in Guyana, resulting in which
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The stage is set for the exciting 19th edition of the Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival from November 28 to December 1 at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. Teams will battle in several categories, namely Open Men, Open Ladies, Men’s Over-35 and Men’s Over-45. The Open Men competition will feature eight teams, namely
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Leticia Reynolds, a 23-year-old resident of West Coast Berbice (WCB), is hospitalised in a critical condition after she was chopped and stabbed multiple times by her fiancé. The woman’s fiancé is 26-year-old Philon Edwards, a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Corporal. Police Headquarters said the incident transpired at the couple’s house in West Berbice at around
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The Ministry of Housing and Water, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), allocated 400 house lots on Friday at the Amelia’s Ward Phase Four/Conception Fitz Hope Housing Development in Linden, Region Ten. The land allocation exercise, held at Watooka Guest House, was led by Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal and Minister
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Guyana has been experiencing major success in honey production, having already produced approximately 18,000 gallons of honey as of October this year. This is according to the Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Friday afternoon at the first-ever honey fest hosted at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) at Mon Repos. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar
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Burchell Rover, a 23-year-old fisherman of No. 77 Village, Upper Corentyne, Berbice, died on Friday after he reportedly rode into a parked lorry. Rover was riding motorcycle CL 3169 and allegedly crashed into a parked motor lorry, GYY 6686, owned by Garuda Transportation of Robb Street Lacytown, Georgetown. The News Room understands that Rover was
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Following the void that was created due to the sudden passing of Technical Director Terrence Poole, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has officially appointed International Technical Officer (ITO) Elton Chase to that position with immediate effect. Chase holds the distinction of being Guyana’s first International Technical Officer (ITO) and one of the small cadre within
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India’s openers ensured they maintained their dominant position against Australia with an unbroken century stand on day two of the first Test in Perth. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul guided the tourists to 172-0 at close, a lead of 218. Click here to view full scorecard Jaiswal, who is playing in Australia for the first
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Mercedes driver George Russell pipped Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to pole position at the Las Vegas Grand Prix with the final lap of an engrossing qualifying session. Russell snuck ahead of Sainz by just 0.098 seconds while Alpine’s Pierre Gasly pulled off a major shock by taking third place. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was fourth after a
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