July 2025

Eden Corbin spent many of his formative years in spaces like the Youth Parliament, the University of the West Indies’ Guild of Students, and working his way up in the legal profession. Now, he is one of several young candidates in this year’s election race—and Corbin is ready to bring fresh energy to the local
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The newly rebuilt Brickdam Secondary School was officially opened on Monday afternoon, marking a major milestone in the school’s history. The modern facility, constructed at a cost of $560.7 million, will welcome over 485 students and 51 teachers when the new academic year begins in September. The school boasts 22 classrooms, three staff rooms, a
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President Irfaan Ali on Monday highlighted the importance of balancing academic and technical education with the development of well-rounded individuals. While speaking at the opening of the New Brickdam Secondary School, President Ali posited that true human capital must be understood within a national ecosystem that includes sports and physical education. And so, over the
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A DJ and a selector were Monday remanded to prison after they were charged for inciting rape committed on a 20-year-old girl at Raghoo’s Bar at Soesdyke Junction last week. The accused, Leon DeFreitas, 37, and Ryan Rajnarine, 30, appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Friendship Magistrate’s Court. The charge was laid under Section
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Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of Mocha businesswoman Desiree Hyman, who was gunned down last Friday in First Street, Mocha, East Bank Demerara. After a weekend of investigation, ranks acting on intelligence conducted an operation on Sunday, 20 July, between 18:00 and 19:30 hrs, which led to the arrest
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Press Release from the Guyana Cricket Board The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has named two teams to participate in a pivotal two-day Under-17 trial match scheduled for July 22 and 23 at the LBI Ground on the East Coast of Demerara. This trial fixture forms a crucial part of the Board’s early preparation for the
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Rouge Salon and Spa is sponsoring the upcoming National Junior Chess Championship Qualifiers Tournament, scheduled from July 25-29, with July 27 as a rest day. This seven-round competition, hosted by the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF), will be held at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence, aiming to select the top nine junior chess players who
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Hours after he was arrested, Shaka Phillips has confessed to shooting and killing Linden teacher, Jenel Phillips on Saturday night in Linden. Police Headquarters said that Phillips claimed that he threw the murder weapon, a gun, in the Demerara River. Investigators have since took Phillips at the area where he claimed he toss the gun
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Minutes before she was shot and killed in Linden Saturday night, Jenel Pollymore, a young mother of three, begged her ex-partner, from whom she tried to escape, to spare her life. “She started to beg. She said ‘don’t kill meh.’ He shot the first bullet to her and eventually she start run…but he run behind
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