March 2025

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Navindra Rambarran, a 25-year-old Pump Attendant from Evergreen, Essequibo Coast. Rambarran died sometime between 20:14hrs Wednesday and 05:30hrs Thursday at Evergreen. Investigations thus far revealed, that Rambarran lived with his wife, Sarah Camble who told police he would consume alcohol occasionally. The wife stated that at
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A heartbreaking incident on the Essequibo Coast has claimed the life of three-year-old Alaia Etwaroo, a preschool student, following a tragic accident at her family home on Wednesday. The incident occurred around 17:20hrs at Lot 98, ‘EX Mouth’, Essequibo Coast, where Alaia lived with her mother, 28-year-old Saudia Hannif, a housewife, and her father, 30-year-old
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A 47-year-old truck driver has been granted bail following charges of causing death by dangerous driving, after a tragic accident in which a Venezuelan national lost his life. Rambeer Singh, of Lot 96 Lima, Essequibo Coast, was charged in connection with the fatal incident that occurred in October 2023 at Cullen Public Road, Essequibo Coast.
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The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Friday condemned a brazen theft that took place Thursday afternoon at the Amelia’s Ward Police Outpost in Linden, where two adult males managed to unlawfully remove an impounded motorcycle from the compound. The GPF is treating the matter with the utmost seriousness and has launched an investigation into the
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The annual KFC Fitness Challenge, set for Sunday, March 23, at the National Park in Georgetown, will feature a new and highly anticipated Joint-Services category, pitting servicemen and women from Guyana’s disciplined forces against each other. This year’s event, promising a day of intense physical competition, has been expanded to include a “high-energy face-off” between
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Kirsty Coventry has been elected the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), becoming the first woman and African ever elected to the position. Coventry, 41, will also be the youngest ever to assume the role and came through a field of seven contenders in the seaside resort of Costa Navarino in Greece to
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Quentin Sampson, Zeynul Ramsammy, Isai Thorne, Richie Looknauth, and Adrian Sukhwa have secured spots in the Guyana Rainforest Rangers squad for the upcoming Cricket West Indies (CWI) Breakout T20 League. Sukhwa, who topped the run charts with 241 in last year’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) T20 tournament, and Ramsammy, who impressed with both bat and
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By Shara Seelall of FAO (Guyana) Guyana is a living testament to the profound and inextricable link between “Forest and Foods”, this year’s theme for International Day of Forests, celebrated on March 21. Beyond the majestic trees and sprawling landscapes, Guyana’s forest is a story of human connection, particularly for its Indigenous Peoples, who have
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In his Tuesday night’s ‘Issues in the News’ commentary, Attorney General Anil Nandlall made a striking claim regarding the ongoing fraud trials related to the 2020 elections. He labelled the defence strategy as “absurd” and accused the defence lawyers of attempting to deflect blame onto election observers. Nandlall, speaking candidly, questioned the credibility of the
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An eight-year-old girl has sustained injuries after being struck by a speeding motorcycle on the Cumberland Public Road in East Canje Berbice. The victim, Sherry Fraser, a student at Cumberland Primary School and resident of Lot 201 Victoria Street, was involved in the incident that occurred on Monday, March 17th, 2025, at approximately 14:50 hrs.
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