January 2026

Press Release from the Guyana Cricket Board The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) extends warm congratulations to the Government of Guyana (GoG) on the presentation of the National Budget for 2026, which once again underscores Government’s unwavering commitment to national development. Of particular significance is the allocation of $6 billion towards sport development, including $1.3 billion…
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Travis Brewster, called “Turpin,” a 34-year-old gold miner of Victory Valley, Wismar, Linden, has been charged in connection with the alleged murder of Emmanuel Williams, called “Chiney.” Chiney died on Friday January 23, 2026 at 14 Mile, Issano Landing, Middle Mazaruni. Brewster appeared via Zoom before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on…
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Three juveniles and an 18-year-old have been charged for assaulting a young man at the Windsor Forest Park, West Coast Demerara Sunday last. The 18-year-old has been identified as Shaquan Straker of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo. The three juveniles are also Region Three residents. The four persons were charged with the offence of Attempt to…
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Former President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. William Warren Smith passed away. Dr. Smith served as the bank’s President from 2011 to 2021. Regional leaders have hailed him as a well-respected figure, committed to the Caribbean’s development. Guyana’s Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh said his leadership marked a defining period of the bank’s history….
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Travis Fraser, a 53-year-old cane harvester of Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, who was nabbed with cannabis and cocaine, has pleaded not guilty to the crime and was granted $100,000 bail. According to a release from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), Fraser appeared before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on charges related to…
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(Reuters) – Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning actor who brought the eccentric Moira Rose of “Schitt’s Creek” to global acclaim, has died at 71, said a representative from the office of her manager Marc Gurvitz. Among other roles, O’Hara also portrayed Kate McCallister, the mother of Macaulay Culkin’s character in the movie “Home Alone,” and Delia…
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Days after popular Rupununi tour guide Leon Baird was found dead, the Guyana Police Force said no arrests have been made yet, but investigators are working to “establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.” Baird, a tour guide of St. Ignatius Village, was found dead on Sunday at the eastern bank of the Rupununi River,…
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Guyana’s senior men’s national basketball team tips off its regional season this weekend as they compete in the Nations Cup tri-nation tournament in Suriname, marking an important first step in what promises to be a demanding and defining year for the programme. The Guyanese open the tournament on January 31 against French Guiana before matching…
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Fan group Football Supporters Europe (FSE) says it is “extremely concerned by the ongoing militarisation of police forces in the US” before this summer’s World Cup in North America. It comes after two US citizens were shot dead by federal agents carrying out US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis over the past month. US authorities…
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