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A United States congressman says the U.S. Congress is alarmed about businessman Azruddin Mohamed’s candidacy in the upcoming elections. “In the U.S. Congress we are alarmed by the regime in Venezuela’s attempt to undermine Guyana through its pro-Maduro puppet candidate Azruddin Mohamed, who is sanctioned by OFAC,” Congressman Carlos Gimenez said in a post on
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President of the Guyana Cricket Board, Director of Cricket West Indies and businessman Bissoondyal Singh has endorsed President Irfaan Ali for a second term. Delivering remarks at the Berbice Cricket Board’s annual awards ceremony, Singh told the gathering at the St. Francis Community Developers in Rose Hall Town: “It is with absolute conviction and unwavering
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Road Warriors have been crowned champions of the inaugural MCYS/Ansa McAL June Madness Futsal Championship, defeating Guyana’s top side, Sparta Boss, in a captivating final at a sold-out Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Sunday morning. Lady Canaimas also secured the women’s title, continuing their dominance in female futsal. The championship match, witnessed by dignitaries including
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More than a month after he was intercepted and subsequently charged, Olrick Fingal was granted $750,000 bail for a drug trafficking charge. Magistrate Fabayo Azore granted Fingal bail on Monday when he made this second court appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Fingal was charged with having 3.8 kilogrammes of cannabis in his possession for
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The Berbice Cricket Board on Saturday evening held its annual award ceremony, rewarding top cricketers, clubs, administrators and personnel for their contribution to the sport in 2024. The ceremony, hosted at the St. Francis Community Developers building in Rose Hall Town, was attended by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr., Minister of
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A viewing and tribute service was held at the Berbice High Court before the final farewell to Senior Counsel Murseline Bacchus on Sunday. Following this, another service took place at his home in Sheet Anchor Canje, where family, friends, and colleagues gathered to pay their respects before burial at the Stanleytown cemetery. At the Court,
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Jasprit Bumrah is fit and available for the second Test against England, but India are not giving away whether he will play at Edgbaston, given he is likely to feature in only three of the five fixtures in the series. India are also all but certain to play two spinners at Edgbaston, given the patchy grass
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See below the full release from the Carter Center:  The Carter Center has launched an international election observation mission to Guyana in advance of the country’s general and regional elections scheduled for Sept. 1. The Center was invited to observe this year’s elections by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. A four-person core
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Mickey Arthur will next month oversee Rangpur Riders‘ Global Super League title defence even though he won’t be present in Guyana, the venue of the tournament. Arthur will be 7,500km away in Derbyshire, from where he will do the job remotely, according to Rangpur’s team director Shanian Taneem. Arthur had a similar arrangement with Pakistan where he oversaw strategies remotely during his
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Carlton Jacobs, a 67-year-old labourer from Obama Drive, Amelia’s Ward, Linden, was found dead in his house on Sunday morning. Police Headquarters said the man is believed to have died sometime between 16:10 hrs Saturday and 06:40 hrs Sunday. It was reported that Jacobs lived alone in an unfinished two-storey wooden and concrete house, in
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