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After both suffering defeats in their first game of the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League, Guyana Amazon Warriors faced off with Central Stags at Guyana National Stadium, Providence, with the home side chalking up their first win by an emphatic 66 runs. Stags captain Tom Bruce won the toss and inserted the home side, but
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Activists of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) have filed an official Police complaint after an incident in which supporters of the recently launched WIN party, led by businessman Azruddin Mohamed, were seen pulling PPP flags from a vehicle and throwing them on the ground, which was caught on video. Guyana’s main elections law, the Representation
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Dawn Hastings-Williams, a former General Secretary of the PNCR and former Minister of State under the APNU+AFC coalition, has joined forces with embattled businessman Azruddin Mohamed. Mohamed, who has been sanctioned by the United States government, is seeking to contest the 2025 General and Regional Elections with his party, ‘We Invest in Nationhood.’ In a
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The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) said five persons were arrested after ranks found five parcels of cocaine in motor cars at Turkeyen. CANU, in a release, said an intelligence-led operation was conducted on Wednesday in the vicinity of Turkeyen. Two motor cars were intercepted, and several parcels containing a “whitish powdery substance suspected to be
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See below the full statement issued by the Guyana Police Force in response to a statement issued by the Hughes, Fields and Stoby law firm:  The Guyana Police Force (GPF) wishes to respond to a statement earlier today by Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes, in which he contends that Magistrate Judy Latchman, who is presiding in the
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Dr Asha Kissoon, who defied her political partners and refused to vacate her seat in the National Assembly, has said she has no apologies for what she did. Her decision, she explained, was driven by being stonewalled and berated by those who were supposed to support her. Refusing to be a puppet, she said she
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Jaipaul Sharma, a former member of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) coalition, on Friday revealed that he has now joined the Alliance for Change (AFC) and will be a candidate for the September 1, 2025 General and Regional Elections. “I’m so pleased to be in his leadership because I personally believe that the
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A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is proposing to spend an additional $400 billion in its first budget, should it be elected to office after the September 1, 2025 General and Regional Elections. Party leader and Presidential candidate, Aubrey Norton, said the spending on personal and household incomes will amount to no more than 30%
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For the first five months of 2025, a total of 889 e-tickets were issued through the new automated electric ticketing system, Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken said on Friday. Through the real-time traffic monitoring and data driven intervention, Hicken affirmed that the system has “significantly” improved drivers compliance to the laws when using the roadways.
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In the third game of the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League at Guyana National Stadium, Providence, Hobart Hurricanes XI defeated Dubai Capitals by seven wickets with 18 balls remaining. Hurricanes captain Ben McDermott won the toss and inserted the Dubai outfit even though the Capitals had seen success defending a target in the first match
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