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Popular Guyanese talk show host and politician CN Sharma and his wife, Savitree Sharma, have endorsed the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) and President Dr. Irfaan Ali ahead of the 2025 General and Regional Elections. See below the full statement issued by Savitree Sharma, CN Sharma’s wife:  Well-known Guyanese, renowned activist, television talk show host
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(Reuters)  Ozzy Osbourne, frontman of 1970s heavy metal band Black Sabbath, earned his infamy biting the head off a bat on stage and pursuing a drug-fuelled lifestyle before reinventing himself as a loveable if often foul-mouthed reality TV star. Known to fans as “The Prince of Darkness” and the “Godfather of Heavy Metal,” Osbourne has
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Three remanded were remanded to prison on Tuesday after being charged with armed robbery. The individuals charged are Delroy Parks, also known as “Sickie,” 42, a laborer from Lot 50, Cromerty Village; Amzad Ally, known as “Cow,” 30, a taxi driver from No. 70 Village; and Antwan Kyte, known as “Turtle,” 34, a security guard
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A tragic incident has occurred in Number 71 Village, Corentyne Berbice, where a 19-year-old boy, Yodesh Inderjit, has drowned while hunting for wild ducks. Yodesh, a carpenter, set out with two friends around 3:00 PM to pursue ‘wisy wisy’ ducks along the sea dam in the village on Monday. His father, Loknauth Narine, told the
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A total of 24 wickets tumbled on the opening day of the Guyana Cricket Board’s Two-Day Under-17 match at the LBI Ground, East Coast Demerara, on Tuesday. The 13-a-side red ball game is being contested by TEAM A, captained by Richard Ramdeholl, and TEAM B, led by Dave Mohabir. By stumps on a bowler-friendly day,
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Three down and one more to go from a zone perspective in the third Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast as the final zone champion will be crowned in the Cinderella County of Essequibo this weekend. Montra Jaguars (Berbice), Eccles All-Stars (East Bank Demerara/West Demerara), and Titans All-Stars (East Coast/ Georgetown) are the three-zone champions,
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The Cue Sports Association Guyana (CSAG) has announced its next national ranking tournament, “Uncle Alfred’s King of the Slate 9-Ball Challenge,” set to begin on August 17, 2025. The event, which promises to be a local cue sports calendar highlight, will occur at Butcher’s Chill Spot on Sheriff Street. With over GYD$500,000 in prize money,
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(CNN) The United States will require international visitors to pay a new “visa integrity fee” of at least $250, added to existing visa costs, according to a provision in the Trump administration’s recently enacted domestic policy bill. The fee will apply to all visitors who are required to obtain nonimmigrant visas to enter the United States. This
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Despite the option to combine forces formally, no political party submitted a Joinder of Lists to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) by Monday night’s deadline. This means that all six parties which filed candidate lists last week — APNU, PPP, WIN, AFC, ALP, and Forward Guyana — will officially contest the upcoming elections as separate
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To ensure they are compensated in the event of extreme weather conditions and their livelihoods are protected from increasing threat of climate change, President Dr Irfaan Ali on Tuesday launched a premium-free crop insurance venture for rice farmers. The programme, unveiled in partnership with Indian agricultural giant United Phosphorus Limited (UPL) and Philip Morris International,
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