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President Dr. Irfaan Ali, on Tuesday night, said he spoke to the 10-year-old boy injured in the Charlotte Street shooting and assured him that the entire nation stands by his side. “I assured him that he carries with him the love and compassion of an entire nation, and that we will stand firmly by his…
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A devastating head-on collision between two motor lorries claimed the lives of three people on Tuesday afternoon along the Loo Creek Public Road on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. Two of the victims have been identified so far. They are Lional Campbell, 73, of Kuru Kururu Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, and Venezuelan nation, Meli, only name given). The…
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Moments after chasing down and riddling his estranged wife with bullets on Charlotte Street, Georgetown, on Tuesday, 36-year-old Alroy Solomon turned his weapon on their 10-year-old son, shooting the boy in the chest, before fatally shooting himself. The woman, identified as Teekadai Atiya Solomon, 36, was killed in front of her rented apartment at Lot…
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See Message from the President below: I am deeply distressed and saddened by the tragic incident today in which a man, Alroy Solomon, is reported to have taken his own life and that of his wife, Atiya Solomon, and to have seriously injured their child. The family remains the basic cell of human society, and…
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In an unprecedented move to amplify the voices of children, the Childcare and Protection Agency hosted its first national Children’s Conference on Tuesday, bringing together children from across the country to engage directly in discussions about their safety, wellbeing and future. The conference saw the participation of 200 children. It provided a platform for children…
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A woman and her partner tragically died in an alleged murder/suicide incident in Charlotte Street, Georgetown, on Tuesday at about noon. The woman has been identified as Teekadai Atiya Solomon, 36; the shooter has been identified as 36-year-old Alroy Solomon. The couple’s 10-year-old son was also injured in the shooting and was taken to the…
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Early childhood development has advanced significantly over the past five years, through several successful initiatives implemented by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security. Among the initiatives introduced since 2020 are the National Integrated Childhood Development Policy, National Home-Based Care Policy, Child Advocacy Centres, establishment of the first Day and Night Care Centres and…
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Despite a fine all-round effort from Test player Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Everest suffered a 191-run defeat at the hands of Police when the Georgetown Cricket Association hosted one match in its Two-Day, First-Division competition sponsored by GISE, Star Rentals and the Trophy Stall last weekend. Played on August 23-24 at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve…
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Guyana copped four bronze medals at the recently held CAREBACO Junior Individual Badminton tournament in Bridgetown, Barbados. Joel Rambiriche medalled in the Boys Under-11 Singles and then teamed up with Liam Brumell to cop third place in the Boys Under-11 Doubles. In the Under-19 Mixed Doubles, Guyanese Mishka Beharry and Jamaican Daniel Forde joined forces…
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Team Coach FM Anthony Drayton believes Guyana’s four-member Under-16 team delivered a strong performance against tough Latin American opponents at the FIDE World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad in Barranquilla, Colombia, highlighting the unpredictable nature of the competition. In nine rounds of battle to keep the Guyana Flag flying, they faced opposing teams from Colombia, Venezuela,…
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