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The highly anticipated Georgetown/East Coast Demerara Zone is set for July 19 and 20 access venues, and a top field of players will be on show for the 32 registered teams. The defending national champions, Titans All-Stars, will be led by Leon Johnson, who has the services of Christopher Barnwell, Keemo Paul, Kemol Savory, Quentin
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(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructed U.S. diplomats worldwide not to comment on the fairness or integrity of elections conducted by foreign countries, according to an internal note seen by Reuters on Thursday, in a significant departure from Washington’s traditional approach of promoting free and fair elections overseas. The order, sent to
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As the 1 September 2025 regional and general elections approach, new faces on the PPP’s regional list for Region One (Barima-Waini) say the party’s plan for the next five years will continue the ongoing development agenda and is built on sound thinking. Andrew Cox, one of the new candidates, on Wednesday night described the party’s
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The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) has backed taekwondo athlete Ceili Peterson as she prepares to compete at the 2025 FISU World University Games in Germany. Peterson, a rising star in Guyanese sport, is currently ranked among the top 20 in the world in her weight class. Her participation in the prestigious multi-sport event, which kicked
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Daniella Chase, a Guyanese author and entrepreneur, is set to launch her first book, an inspiring autobiography on Saturday, July 19, at the Umana Yana in Georgetown. The book, titled ‘Becoming Boulder with Every Step – Walking in Purpose, Trusting Divine Timing’, traces her journey from a spirited childhood in Bartica to becoming a businesswoman,
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Thursday fired up residents living along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway with a bold promise to deliver 24-hour electricity, expanded land access and state-of-the-art health and education facilities – all while urging them to deliver nothing short of 100% of the vote for the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C). Addressing scores of
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A hire car driver was charged and remanded to prison on Thursday after being implicated in a fatal hit-and-run accident on the public road at Line Path, Corentyne Berbice Avinash Naidoo, 32, of Lot 1105 Section ‘B’ Line Path Village, stood before Magistrate Tuanna Hardy at the Springlands Magistrates Court. It is alleged that on
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Police on the West Bank of Demerara are investigating the discovery of an unlicensed firearm found hidden in a rice bag at the home of a 52-year-old Social Worker in West Minster, Parfaite Harmonie. The discovery was made around 17:30 hrs today after the woman contacted the police upon finding the weapon. According to initial
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  Police are investigating a tragic accident that claimed the life of a motorcyclist on Thursday afternoon along the Covent Garden public road, East Bank Demerara. Dead is 55-year-old Gerald Da Silva of Lot 10 Covent Garden, who was riding his motorcycle when he was struck and run over by a motor lorry. The accident
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A second auction for oil blocks offshore Guyana could be held in 2026, according to Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo. However, the government wants to complete seismic surveys offshore before that auction. Several companies are interested in conducting these surveys, and on Thursday, the Vice President said the government may allow multiple companies to do
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