April 2025

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has announced its team for the Rugby Americas North (RAN) International Rugby 15s Tournament match against the Cayman Islands. The match, part of the RAN 15s Tournament series in the Caribbean, which contributes to international rankings, will take place on Saturday from 14:00h at the National Park Rugby Ground.
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A senior police officer has been formally charged with murder following the fatal shooting of a young man in Linden earlier this month, according to advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions. Sergeant Philbert Kendall, aged 45, was brought before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where he was charged with the murder of 21-year-old Ronaldo Peters.
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Deon Jeffery, a 25-year-old contractor from Parfait Harmonie, is calling for his name to be cleared after being wrongfully detained in connection with the tragic disappearance and death of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge. Jeffery, who was held by police for over 12 hours on Thursday, has described the ordeal as “stressful and humiliating”, saying the false
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The post-mortem examination of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge has been postponed, following a request by her grieving parents for an independent pathologist to carry out the procedure. During an emotional meeting with President Dr Irfaan Ali on Thursday evening, Adrianna’s family did not settle on the government’s proposal to have Barbadian expert Dr Shubhakar Karra Paul
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Brydens Guyana Incorporated on Thursday announced it is the Master Distributor of Samsung in Guyana when it introduced the brand’s new series of smart appliances. During the event held at the Atlantic Conference Centre of the Pegasus Corporate Suite, Georgetown, the company’s CEO Natasha Das said they had been Samsung’s Master Distributor for a year
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The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will send a four-man team to compete in Curaçao on May 3, as part of its ongoing efforts to expose some of Guyana’s emerging talent to regional and international competition. “This proves just how important our Pepsi-sponsored Michael Parris Under-16 Championship is to the GBA. It’s through this tournament that
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The owner of the Double Day Hotel in Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, remains in police custody as authorities continue to investigate the disappearance and subsequent death of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge. While the Guyana Police Force has yet to officially confirm the detention of any suspects, despite persistent enquiries, well-placed sources close to the investigation have
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Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday voiced deep concern and suspicion over the involvement of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) and the Alliance for Change (AFC), following the circulation of a fraudulent link posing as an official recruitment portal for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). Speaking at a press briefing, Dr Jagdeo revealed
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has described the latest International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) from the U.S. Department of State as a “positive” and encouraging assessment of Guyana’s efforts to combat drug trafficking and financial crimes. Speaking on Thursday, Jagdeo said that despite some ongoing concerns about bias in such international evaluations, the 2025
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At some point, you’d think the toss gods would show Royal Challengers Bengaluru a little mercy at home. But once again, the coin turned its back on Rajat Patidar. This time, though, the bad luck ended right there as they posted 205 for 5, their highest score at home so far. For all that, another
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