February 2025

Two bandits were nabbed by Police on Monday after they were involved in a larger gang that reportedly robbed several persons on Monday at La Jalousie, West Coast Demerara. The bandits nabbed are Perciven Aaron, a 21-year-old labourer of Thomas Street, Georgetown, and Isaiah Bowen, a 19-year-old from Church Street, Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara. Police
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It was another action-packed day at the Pepsi-sponsored Michael Parris Under-16 Boxing Championship, held last weekend at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis Gym in Albouystown. Young pugilists from various gyms stepped into the ring, trading leather in a showcase of emerging talents by the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA). Among the standouts was Ken Harvey of
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Three persons drowned in separate incidents on Monday, according to information from Police Headquarters. Seeta Ghannie, a 44-year-old housewife, of Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara, drowned at the Azeeza Akousa Creek, along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway at about 17:30 hrs Monday. She was reportedly at the creek with her husband, Vijay Ghannie, and other relatives.
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A majestic spell of bowling from spinner Reyaz Latif fired defending champions Demerara to a commanding 181-run win over the Select XI on Tuesday when the Guyana Cricket Board’s Inter-County Under-15, 50-over competition bowled off at the Lusignan ground. In the other first round match at the LBI ground, Berbice defended what seemed like a
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Guyana Harpy Eagles will likely have Tagenarine Chanderpaul back in their lineup for their vital fourth-round clash against Jamaica Scorpions, beginning March 5. Captain Tevin Imlach announced this at a virtual press conference organised by Cricket West Indies. Chanderpaul missed the previous round of the West Indies Four-Day Championship after suffering a burst webbing on
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Investigators probing the murder of young mother, Kenesha Vaughn received legal advice to charge her alleged killer, Marlan DaSilva with murder. The News Room was reliably informed that DaSilva is scheduled to appear in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. The development came shortly after the Police approached the High Court to extend the detention
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Sanjay Khan, a 23-year-old fisherman of Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice, has been missing since February 16, after going to sea from Number 66 Fisherman’s Cooperative. Reports indicate that he fell overboard while hauling in fish; the seine hook reportedly caught on his foot. The incident reportedly occurred in Suriname waters. Khan was expected to return
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On Tuesday, the National Under-20 Women’s Football Team qualified for the Concacaf Championship with a hard-fought 1-0 win against the powerful Haiti at the Antigua and Barbuda Technical Centre. Myanne Fernandes scored the crucial goal, securing Guyana’s place in the tournament’s main draw for the second time. Guyana needed a victory to progress from Group
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For the year 2024, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) certified a total of 28 businesses including medical laboratories, GNBS Executive Director, Trevor Bassoo said. This is indicated by a “Made in Guyana” certification mark on their products. This signifies that those businesses met the required quality standards, giving them a competitive advantage among
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Students, staff, and the surrounding community of the University of Guyana will soon benefit from dental services at the Turkeyen Campus with the launch of the University’s College of Medical Sciences’ first dental teaching clinic. A new state-of-the-art Dental Training Clinic and Laboratory will double the number of dentists the University can admit to the
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