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The Los Angeles Lakers have postponed Friday’s NBA fixture against the Charlotte Hornets amid ongoing wildfires in the region. NHL side Los Angeles Kings, who also play at the Crypto.com Arena, postponed their meeting with the Calgary Flames, which was scheduled for Thursday. Firefighters in Los Angeles are battling a number of blazes in city suburbs, as nearly
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See below the full statement issued by GECOM: The Guyana Elections Commission has taken note of the contents of  two (2) letters authored by R. Williams and published in the Kaieteur News on the 7th and 8th January, 2025  respectively. In the first letter published under the caption, “Partisan Appointments Threaten Electoral  Integrity at GECOM”,
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Adrian Mohammed, a 34-year-old Trinidadian plumber with no fixed place of abode in Guyana was charged and remanded to prison for simple larceny. Mohammed was arrested on January 6, 2025, after being accused of stealing a quantity of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, and snacks valued at $264,400 from Kevon Cummings, a 28-year-old minibus driver.
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A bag containing 66 grams of marijuana was found and seized by the Police during a raid at the Mahdia Arcade in Region Eight on Wednesday. According to a statement from Police Headquarters, the raid was carried out at about 11:00hrs by a Detective Inspector Seetaram and two other ranks. During the process, several persons
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In 2024, 21 deaths were recorded from fires while in 2023, there were 46 recorded deaths. This represents a significant 54 per cent reduction in fatal fires. Fire Chief Gregory Wickham, speaking to the News Room, noted that some of the tragedies involved persons trapped in buildings while others were maliciously set or electrical. Despite
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(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil signalled on Tuesday that sharply lower oil refining profits and weakness across all its businesses would reduce its fourth-quarter earnings by about $1.75 billion from the prior quarter. The oil major also said in an SEC filing that upstream asset sales would benefit results by about $400 million, but overall impairments
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The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly transformed the landscape of Regional Four-Day Cricket. Since Cricket West Indies (CWI) commenced the Professional Cricket League (PCL) in 2014, it has opted for a full home-and-away format; six franchises complete 10 matches- five at home and five away. Now, franchises are limited to a maximum of
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Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai said Wednesday that reports of domestic violence, sexual abuse, incest and other criminal activities in the hinterland have not been made directly to her. “It has never been reported…  personally as a Minister engaging at the community level, publicly and privately,” Sukhai said. She did not rule out that
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A Chinese national reportedly fell into the Demerara River during rigging and offloading operations on the new Demerara River Bridge. A release from the Ministry of Public Works noted that the incident occurred at about 20:20 hrs on Wednesday. Hours later, the man remains missing. “The worker was carried by the swift current downstream. Immediate
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The government has forged a strategic partnership with G-Mining, Canadian gold company, to train thousands of Guyanese to work in one of the country’s largest gold mines in Region Seven. Starting with 1500 trainees, the programme will begin in February 2025 and steadily expand. Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton provides details of the project Once
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