March 2026

Joel Anthony Tamesar, a 28-year-old construction worker of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, died after he was stabbed during an altercation on Sunday. Police Headquarters reported that Tamesar was in a Lust-en-Rust shop when he got into a fight with a 38-year-old man sometime between 19:30 hrs and 19:45 hrs. During the altercation, the 38-year-old…
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The Ministry of Housing and the Central Housing and Planning Authority’s priority remains the delivery of serviced house lots to Guyanese families. As such, underperforming contractors responsible for infrastructure works in sections of Stewartville East and West, Region Three, have been terminated and the works re-tendered. The Ministry is focused on ensuring the programme is…
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Progress continues steadily at the Leonora/Groenveldt Housing Scheme in Region Three, where housing units are currently under construction as part of the Government’s national housing programme. Minister of Housing, Collin Croal along with Minister within the Ministry of Housing, Vanessa Benn and Permanent Secretary, Bishram Kuppen, visited the development to assess ongoing works and engage…
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The Lusignan Golf Course came alive with competitive action when Crown Mining recently hosted its golf tournament on Sunday (March 1), bringing together 42 golfers for a day of skillful shot-making and spirited competition on the club’s well-prepared fairways and greens. Bholawram Deo produced the standout performance of the tournament to secure Overall Best Net…
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All of Pakistan‘s squad members from the T20 World Cup have been fined PKR 5 million (US$18,000 approx.) by the PCB following their underwhelming campaign. Pakistan were eliminated from the tournament following the Super Eight stage, missing out on the semi-finals of an ICC men’s event for the fourth successive time- the first such instance in Pakistan’s history….
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Shai Hope did not dodge the question. West Indies had posted 195 in their virtual quarter-final against India at Eden Gardens, but his 33-ball 32- which included 17 dot balls, just 10 attacking shots and nine false shots, according to ESPNcricinfo’s data- left them a few runs short as India chased the target with four balls…
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BBC News – The attack that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came not in the middle of the night, as might have been expected, but in the middle of the morning. That was because the US and Israel decided to take advantage of a piece of crucial intelligence that had arrived hours before….
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India secured a T20 World Cup semi-final showdown with England after a tense five-wicket victory over West Indies thanks to Sanju Samson’s scintillating unbeaten 97. Samson produced a chanceless knock off 50 balls – hitting 12 fours and four sixes – as India chased down 196 in a thrilling winner-takes-all encounter to round off the…
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Three masked bandits armed with firearms targeted the G. Sudhai and Son supermarket in Rose Hall Town on Saturday evening. In an interview with reporters, Gurudat Sudhai, the owner, recounted the harrowing incident, explaining that around 19:05 hours, while he, his wife and staff assisted customers, the intruders entered the store brandishing two AK-47 rifles…
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Police in Regional Division 4 ‘C’ are investigating an alleged double homicide involving a 23-year-old taxi driver of Melanie Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD), and a 25-year-old labourer of Coldingen, ECD. According to a statement from the police, Joshua James and Jonathan Hassan were involved in an altercation at a residence at Bareroot, ECD…
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