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Joe Root’s masterful unbeaten 99 held England together on an attritional first day of the third Test against India at Lord’s. In lethargic conditions, Root showed supreme grit and determination to take the home side to 251-4. On a slow, dry pitch that looks set to turn and grow uneven as the match progresses, England
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Three men have been remanded to prison after they were charged in connection with the recent seizure of more than 24 kilograms of foreign marijuana by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on the West Coast Demerara. Kenner Arjun, Antonio Bobb, and Pooran Seemangal appeared before Magistrate George at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 10th
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A 77-year-old man has died following a tragic accident on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara, on Thursday morning. Dead is Mike Dasrat of Lot 24 Brickery, East Bank Demerara. The accident occurred at around 09:42hrs and involved Dasrat’s motor jeep, PLL 8152, and a motor lorry, GAE 5317, driven by 37-year-old Aubrey Herman
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Residents living along the B-Field Sophia Access Road can soon expect major improvements to their daily commute, following the award of a $1.5 billion contract for the reconstruction and widening of the carriageway. On Thursday, Ministers Deodat Indar and Kwame McCoy met with residents in the area to provide details about the project and address
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Police have arrested 19-year-old Junior Linton, known as ‘Butter’, in connection with an early-morning armed robbery in Albouystown that left a 61-year-old man beaten and robbed of $30,000 in cash. The incident occurred at about 05:00 hrs on Thursday along Hogg Street, Albouystown. Reports indicate that the victim, Yasmin Mohamed, a labourer, was riding his
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Twenty-three-year-old Joshua Taylor was fatally wounded early Thursday morning during attempts to restrain him after he took possession of his father’s licensed firearm and began shooting indiscriminately. The incident occurred between 00:15 hrs and 01:15 hrs at South Turkeyen, Georgetown, outside Taylor’s home. The News Room understands that investigations revealed Joshua’s father, Garvin Taylor, was
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Big promises of cash transfers made by the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) at its campaign launch on Sunday have been shot down by General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, as “extravagant and unsustainable.” “It is a lot of unsustainable promises. They are very extravagant on promises as they
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The United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, on Wednesday said the longstanding ban on Guyana’s catfish exports to the United States is moving closer to being resolved. Exporters were severely affected when the ban was imposed in 2017, following protocols established by the US in 2016. Although countries were given a transitional period to
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  Akash Parsaram, known as ‘Samsung’, a 21-year-old construction worker from Success, East Coast Demerara, has been charged with armed robbery and possession of a smoking utensil. Parsaram was arrested on July 7, 2025 and charged Thursday by ranks from the Beterverwagting Police Station. Police said he is accused of robbing a 16-year-old trainee woodworker
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  A teenager in Berbice suffered a fractured leg after he was mistakenly identified as a robbery suspect and struck by a police vehicle. Orandy Welcome Jr., a Fitter and Machinist from Cumberland Village, East Canje Berbice, told reporters that on Monday afternoon, July 7, he had just dropped off a friend and was turning
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