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In an operation conducted on Sunday,  officers from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) intercepted a suspect in the Norton Street area, Georgetown. Acting on reliable intelligence, the officers stopped a male individual carrying a backpack. Upon searching the backpack, authorities discovered a 9mm submachine gun along with a matching magazine. The suspect was promptly arrested
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali, in a Sunday night address, blasted the policies of the former APNU+AFC government which was in office from 2015 to 2020. In his emphatic address, the President outlined several instances where the former coalition government engaged in wasteful spending all while failing to deliver on key promises to citizens. For one,
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An altercation ended in death on Sunday when Alexis Roxanne Harris, a 29-year-old farmer from Hill Foot, Linden Soesdyke Highway, was stabbed by her reputed husband, James Lord, at her sister’s residence in Free and Easy, West Bank Demerara. The violent confrontation unfolded around 12:20 hrs when Lord, who had visited the residence to see
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Dr. Malcolm Goodchild, a prominent Guyanese-born physician, lost his life in a head-on collision on Interstate 85 on Saturday. The accident, which occurred near Exit 62 northbound, involved two vehicles and resulted in one of the cars catching fire. Dr. Goodchild, 50, who was the President of CMG Surgical Specialists and a former general and
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Tragedy unfolded Sunday afternoon as two young girls, Akira La Rose, 10, and Joylyn Jack, 11, drowned while celebrating a birthday at Enchanter Creek along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. According to the official statement from the Guyana Police Force, the incident occurred around 3:30 hrs. Akira of Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, and Joylyn, of Tuschen, West
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A family outing meant to celebrate 10-year-old Anaya’s birthday turned to heartbreak on Sunday afternoon. While enjoying a day at a creek along the Linden Soesdyke Highway, tragedy struck as Anaya and her cousin, Joylene, both drowned. Joylene was retrieved from the water first and was found to have a pulse. Family members and bystanders
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Antigua and Barbuda Falcons pulled off a stunning two-wicket victory over St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots with just two balls to spare in a tense match at the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL). After winning the toss and inserting the opposition, the Falcons restricted the Patriots to 153-8 off their 20 overs. Mohammad Amir
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Press Release from the Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation Guyana’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) team showed remarkable grit and determination at the Pan-American Games on Saturday night in Monterrey, Mexico. In an intense night of action featuring 33 bouts, Guyana secured two silver medals and one bronze medal, a testament to the resilience of the
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Marlon Fraser, a 30-year-old pedal cyclist, died in a traffic accident late Friday night on Delhi Street, Georgetown. The fatal collision occurred at approximately 11:20 hrs when Fraser was struck by a motor car while attempting to cross the road. The motor vehicle involved, a car with registration number PAC 1898, was owned by Dolores
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A tragic accident resulted in the death of Joseph Hollingsworth, a 49-year-old machine operator from Section B, Pattenson, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown. The incident occurred Saturday morning at approximately 9:30 hrs at Coglan Dam, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara. According to preliminary reports, Hollingsworth was engaged by Travis Pierpont, a businessman from Onderneeming Parfaite Harmony, West Bank
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