December 2025

Santa Rosa Primary were crowned the MVP Sports Girls’ Under-11 Pee Wee Football champions, winning a sensational all-Region One final 3-2 against rivals Waramuri Primary at the Ministry of Education Ground on Saturday. Santa Rosa, maintaining their unbeaten record throughout the tournament, took the lead in the 12th minute through their talisman, Rovena Johnson. Waramuri,…
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England’s Ashes hopes are all but over in fewer than six days of cricket after an eight-wicket defeat by Australia in the second Test at the Gabba. England finally showed some application with the bat on the fourth day of the pink-ball match in Brisbane, yet still succumbed to their second crushing defeat of the…
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Essequibo and Berbice pulled off contrasting wins on Saturday when the T20 segment of the Guyana Cricket Board/Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Senior Women’s Inter-County competition bowled off at the LBI Ground. Click here to view more photos  In the opening contest, Essequibo, fresh off their title success in the just concluded 50-over competition,…
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat his McLaren title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to pole position with an imposing performance in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Both Verstappen’s laps in the final session were good enough for pole. He was 0.201 seconds ahead of Norris, who edged Piastri by 0.029secs. Norris heads…
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The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has issued a renewed call for miners nationwide to ramp up gold declarations to meet the 2025 national production targets. In a statement on Saturday, the association stressed that the mining sector’s sustainability depends on transparency, compliance, and a firm rejection of illicit trading channels. The GGDMA…
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Here are some numbers from the final day of the drawn opening Test between West Indies and New Zealand in Christchurch. An epic stonewall from Justin Greaves had him face more than half the deliveries of his 12-Test career in this one innings alone, as West Indies pocketed their first points in their sixth Test…
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A narcotics case before the Weldaad Magistrates’ Court on Friday turned tense after one of the accused reacted angrily to the Magistrate’s ruling. Richard Barrow, 44, of Smithfield Village, and Alfred Ambrose, 24, a mason of Patrick Dam, Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, appeared before Magistrate Sheveen Lalaram. The court was informed that on Thursday, December…
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A taxi driver was on Friday remanded to prison after being charged with possession of 41.667 pounds of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Micheal Pollydore, 41, of ‘B’ Field Sophia, East Coast Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Sheveen Lalaram at the Weldaad Magistrates’ Court. The charge alleges that on December 2, 2025, he was found…
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  A teenage boy yesterday pleaded with a High Court judge not to show mercy to the man who brutally murdered his mother, moments before 25-year-old Linden Benjamin was sentenced to life imprisonment, with parole possible only after 30 years. The emotional request came from the son of 31-year-old Lisa Lucille George, who told Justice…
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico is fast approaching. Here’s what to know about the tournament’s format, groups and more. What is the 2026 FIFA World Cup format? The World Cup draw Friday separated 48 teams (and placeholders) into 12 groups of four teams each. Each team will play…
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