November 2024

Last Wednesday, Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water Susan Rodrigues symbolically turned on a water main at Bamia, a community along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway that would see some 200 families benefitting from potable water. For over 30 years, residents have had to struggle to get water daily, at times fetching in buckets over
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) is excited to unveil a formidable 15-man squad for the first two matches of the upcoming ‘Rivalry’ T20I series against England, set to ignite at the iconic Kensington Oval in Barbados. A subsequent announcement will reveal the squad for the remaining games in St. Lucia. This highly anticipated five-match series promises
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Two men, John Gillette, 21, and Naresh Persaud, 20, were formally charged on Thursday, November 7, with Break-and-Enter and Larceny following an alleged burglary in Bartica. The pair appeared before His Worship Mr. Teriq Mohammed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court where they faced charges under Section 229(a) of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01.
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Collin Obermuller, a 44-year-old businessman, and his wife, 25-year-old Autricsha Alexander, both residents of Lot 53 Third Avenue, Bartica, were formally charged on Monday with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The couple appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court to answer the charges. The pair was charged jointly under
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In keeping with its manifesto promise, the PPP/C government will increase the old age pension to $41,000 in 2025. This represents an increase of $5,000 above the $36,000 currently paid to pensioners aged 65 and over. To address concerns about the duplication of pension books, which has recently come to light, General Secretary of the
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) is delighted to announce the finalisation of a new six-year media rights agreement with ESPN Caribbean, ensuring exclusive broadcast and digital coverage of all West Indies Men’s and Women’s home international matches, as well as the Men’s and Women’s regional tournament, the CG United Super50 Cup. The agreement, which runs from
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Futsal fever returns to the Retrieve Hard Court in Linden on Friday night with five eagerly anticipated matches in the ExxonMobil Futsal Championship, marking the penultimate night of the group stage. Organised by New Era Entertainment, the tournament has reached a critical juncture, with teams vying to secure a top-two finish in their respective groups
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Police are investigating a shooting incident that left a 14-year-old student hospitalised after he was shot in the chest during an altercation at Durban Park, Georgetown, on Thursday evening of. The victim, a Form 3 (Grade 9) student from ‘B’ Field Sophia, was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) with a gunshot wound
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The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) recently concluded the first phase of its CONCACAF C Licence education programme, designed for coaches involved with Guyana’s Elite League and Youth National Teams. This programme ensures the coaches fulfill Club licencing requirements and meet minimum coaching criteria as stipulated in the CONCACAF regulations. The course is structured in three
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In a surprising turn of events, a well-known 24-year-old ‘cotton candy’ vendor has been arrested in connection with an incident that occurred at Marian Academy in Georgetown on Friday last. The arrest followed a report made by a 12-year-old student and an 11-year-old student of the school who both encountered the vendor’s vehicle on the
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