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Cricket fans in Guyana can purchase tickets and merchandise for the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) from Monday, 12 August. The tickets will be sold at the local box office at 233-234 Camp Street. The Guyana Amazon Warriors will be in action from September 20  against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, with several other
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Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken, along with his Executive Leadership Team (ELT), successfully conducted a ‘Family Violence Presentation’ on Saturday at the Officers’ Mess Annex, Eve Leary. The presentation, aimed at enhancing the Guyana Police Force’s approach to tackling family violence, featured insights from Police Legal Advisor Mandel Moore and Assistant Superintendent Delon Fraser. The
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Following an armed robbery at the ‘Thousand Dollar Store’ in Mc Doom, East Bank Demerara on Friday, detectives from Regional Division 4’A’ recovered a firearm and several stolen items. The robbery, carried out by two armed bandits, prompted a swift response from law enforcement. In the early hours of August 10, at approximately 6:20 hrs,
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Jose Awad, a 30-year-old inmate who escaped from the Lusignan Prison, was recaptured on Friday, following an extensive manhunt. Awad had been serving a sentence for ‘Break-and-Enter-and-Larceny’ when he fled the prison on May 14, 2024. The recapture occurred at approximately 17:50 hrs in El Paso/Tumatumari Village, Region 8. Acting on intelligence provided by Senior
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See below the full statement issued: Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Ltd- GBTI, is excited to announce the launch of its new HomeStart Advantage account, a savings account designed to bring customers one step closer to their dream of homeownership. This innovative account offers a unique combination of incentives, including flexible savings options,special discounts
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See below the full statement issued by the Ministry of Finance: With the country’s economy continuing to expand at a rapid pace and transformation being visible throughout Guyana as construction projects continue with many nearing completion and the agriculture and tourism sectors especially growing, Guyana’s National Assembly today approved over $40 Billion in Supplementary Funding
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Guyana’s Under-17 cricket team got a pep talk from GCB President Bissoondyal Singh as they gear up for the CWI Rising Stars Championships. The young guns have been working at the GCB Indoor Facility, fine-tuning their skills before departing for Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday. Head coach Ameer Rahaman is confident in his squad, highlighting
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Responding to questions from the Opposition in the National Assembly on Friday, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr. indicated that the aim is to open the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall for public use by September 30, 2024. The indoor facility is currently under renovation and according to the minister, there were periods
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Keshav Maharaj bowled 28 overs unchanged from the Media Centre End, albeit with weather-related interruptions, as South Africa frustrated West Indies on the third day of a rain-affected Test. The squeeze only brought four wickets, and with 90 minutes lost in the day and more rain on the way, the chances of victory for either side
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See full press release from Police Headquarters: Dorwin Bess, Marlon Gary Eleazar and Alex Wayne were charged in 2022 at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court for two counts of Conspiracy to Commit a Felony, Contrary to Section 33 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01, committed on businessman Afras Mohamed. In August 2023, Rickford Burke
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