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At least 10 people have been killed in a crush outside a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Bengaluru, which was hosting a victory parade to celebrate the home team’s Indian Premier League title win. Thousands of people – young and old – lined the streets on Wednesday to welcome the Royal Challengers Bengaluru
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Lack of vision and internal disarray are driving a growing wave of resignations from the Alliance For Change (AFC) and the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R), according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, who believes the exodus will intensify as Guyana draws closer to the 2025 elections. “These people are not just leaving—they’re running from
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Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, has criticised Tuesday’s actions of opposition-nominated Commissioners at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), following their latest walkout during a statutory meeting. He warned that such tactics would not be allowed to derail the country’s electoral preparations. Commissioner Desmond Trotman staged the walkout minutes into Tuesday’s
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The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has launched a coordinated emergency response and damage assessment following a high wind event that affected multiple communities across Guyana on June 2, 2025. Preliminary reports indicate that several areas experienced significant wind gusts, leading to structural damage to homes, schools, and other public infrastructure. The CDC has deployed rapid
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  With hundreds of flights already operating across the globe, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has further expanded its service by offering non-stop flights between Guyana and the Netherlands, commencing on June 4, 2025. The airline will operate the new route twice weekly—on Wednesdays and Saturdays—utilising an Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Through this new route, passengers will
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Guyana ended a forgettable campaign in the Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship, losing a third straight match in emphatic fashion, this time against Puerto Rico. Competing in Group A at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela, Costa Rica, Guyana lost 7-0 to the Puerto Ricans. Unbeaten table-toppers USA and second place Costa Rica advanced to
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A 28-year-old driver was placed on $1 million bail after he was charged in relation to the explosions that occurred at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost and the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) substation in Georgetown last month. Jason Jacobis of Annandale, East Coast Demerara, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. He was
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The statutory meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday came to an abrupt end following a walkout by opposition-nominated Commissioner Desmond Trotman, stalling key election preparations. Trotman’s exit, just minutes after the meeting commenced, effectively halted discussions on several agenda items crucial to the advancement of the Commission’s work in the lead-up to
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England romped to a 3-0 series clean sweep over West Indies with a seven-wicket victory in the third one-day international at The Oval. Chasing 246 in 40 overs after rain, Jamie Smith crashed 64 from just 28 balls – his first ODI half-century – as England reached 100 after just eight overs. That was the
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In response to several violent and physical attacks against traffic officers by citizens, Traffic Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mahendra Singh, said ranks have been instructed to use taser guns as a non-lethal measure in confrontations. In a statement, Singh revealed that a significant number of citizens are bent on breaking the laws by committing traffic breaches
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