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  The Guyana Police Force has shut down a city bar and arrested several persons following the circulation of a shocking video which showed a young woman being sexually violated in full view of patrons, with onlookers filming instead of intervening. Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud, confirmed the development in
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The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched an urgent investigation into disturbing videos circulating across various social media platforms, which appear to depict an alleged sexual assault involving a female victim. In a press statement issued Friday, the Ministry expressed “grave concern” over the explicit content and confirmed that the Guyana Police Force, in collaboration
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Six of the seven lists submitted by political parties on Nomination Day have just been approved by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). This was confirmed by GECOM Commissioner Sase Gunraj, who noted that the only rejected list was that of the Horizon & Star Party. Friday marked a crucial deadline in the run-up to Guyana’s
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Professional basketball star Joy Adams and the highly touted Ramlall sisters- Amisha, Ashna and Arshia- have been named in Coach Willon Cameron’s final roster for the highly anticipated Georgetown Women’s Basketball Classic against Suriname, scheduled for August 10-11 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The international match-up, hosted by the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF), is
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Opposition Leader and Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC) – the largest party within A Partnership for National Unity – Aubrey Norton has announced that the APNU has finalised its manifesto after what he described as four years of wide-ranging engagements with citizens, professionals and coalition partners. Speaking at a press briefing on
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Bradley Sampson, also known as ‘Dirty Doggie’, on Friday faced a series of charges — including unlawful wounding — all of which he denied before being granted bail in the sum of $260,000. Sampson, 36, a resident of Lodge, Georgetown, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where Magistrate Faith McGusty read a total of six
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Years ago, in 2018, Kerensa “Kerri” Gravesande-Bart co-founded Strategic Recruitment Solutions Inc. That was a 100% Guyanese recruitment and staffing company focused on training locals so they could grasp employment opportunities in the oil and gas sector. Then, the oil and gas hadn’t yet taken off, and perhaps, nobody really imagined Guyana would become such
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Police are investigating an armed robbery that left two women traumatised after they were attacked at gunpoint in their own yard at Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, on Thursday night. The incident occurred at around 21:30 hrs. The victims have been identified as 26-year-old teacher Rayleen Patterson, who lives at Parfaite Harmonie, and her aunt,
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Police have launched an investigation into the death of Ron Clarke, a 30-year-old taxi driver whose body was discovered in Victory Valley, Wismar Linden, on the evening of Thursday. Clarke, who lived at William Street, Kitty, and also at Lot 76 Wisroc Housing Scheme, was found lying motionless in a drain at around 19:15 hrs.
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Main Street Avenue will once again come alive with colour, culture and the spirit of freedom as the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) prepares to host its much-loved African Marketplace — part of this year’s Emancipation Festival. Queen Mother Atyang, speaking at the festival’s launch earlier this week, reminded the public that the bustling
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