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From ISKCON of Guyana Hare Krishna Study Centre: The Ratha Yatra festival has become a common sight in most major cities worldwide since 1967, through the Hare Krishna movement. Its founder-acharya, His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, successfully transplanted this ancient celebration, which now occurs annually in London, Paris, New York, and other major
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Two construction workers were remanded to prison for the murder of a teenager from Litchfield. Antwone Campbell, 19, and Rayon Frank, both residents of Number 40 Village, appeared before Magistrate Michelle Matthias at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning. The court heard that Campbell and Frank murdered 18-year-old Jerroy Gordon of Litchfield Village
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[Jamaica Gleaner] – Four CARICOM member states will implement full free movement of nationals by October 1, 2025, marking a major step forward in regional integration under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). They are Barbados, Belize, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica. The announcement was made by CARICOM Chairman and Jamaican Prime
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Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle has criticised South Africa’s stand-in captain Wiaan Mulder for not going after Brian Lara’s record of the highest individual Test score earlier this week, when he declared on 367 not out against Zimbabwe. Gayle, a former team-mate of Lara, said Mulder “maybe panicked” and made an “error” by not
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Christian Horner has been sacked as Red Bull team principal after 20 years in the role. The 51-year-old has been in charge of the Formula 1 team since its inception in 2005, leading them to eight drivers’ championship and six constructors’ championship titles. The dismissal follows months of declining form for the team and internal
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  Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, has sounded a warning to Guyanese to remain vigilant as the country prepares for elections on September 1, pointing out that the high-profile cases related to the alleged rigging of the 2020 General and Regional Elections will not be concluded before the polls. Speaking
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  A fire, the cause of which is yet to be determined, has rendered six individuals homeless after it engulfed their residence on Tuesday afternoon. In an interview with reporters, Imran Khan, of Lot 61 East Canefield, East Canje Berbice, disclosed that he lived in the three-bedroom wooden and concrete house with his wife and
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A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is proposing to spend 58 percent of the 2025 budget on direct cash transfers, thereby completely removing public sector investment in critical sectors like health, education, housing and infrastructure. It was Dr. David Hinds, one of the leading APNU coalition partners, who made the suggestion at the launch of
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The organisers of the ‘Queens of the Pitch’ cricket tournament have condemned the politicization of its sporting activity by We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) – a political party led by US-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed – on Sunday. The activity, which was held in the village of Wikki Calcuni in the Berbice River, was marred by
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The Guyana Police Force is hunting for 34-year-old Brian Semple, known as ‘Big Face’, who is wanted for the brutal murder of 18-year-old Jerroy Gordon at #40 Village, West Coast Berbice. The fatal attack occurred on the night of July 3, 2025. According to reports, Jerroy and his 16-year-old brother Jerry were returning home on
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