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The Mahaicony Magistrate’s Court, constructed inside the police station compound in the village, at a cost of more than $204M, opened on Monday, ending decades of struggles by residents to travel long distances for legal services. Sittings will be held twice per week and will commence next Monday. Principal Magistrate Alan Wilson will be presiding.
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Cricket West Indies is pleased to announce the squad for the tour of Pakistan, which will feature two Test matches from January 17–29, 2025, at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The series, which marks the final installment of the two-year World Test Championship cycle, will see the West Indies playing a Test series in Pakistan for
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Chase Academic Foundation of Guyana won the fifth KFC Goodwill International Football Championship after a tense penalty shootout victory over St. Benedict’s College of Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday evening at the Ministry of Education Ground. The tense final ended goalless after extra time, leading to a dramatic shootout. After nine rounds of penalties, Chase’s
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Like four of his brothers, James Williams was born deaf. The family did not know sign language and growing up, there weren’t many resources available to help them during their early school years. Communication has therefore been the biggest challenge for James, now 36. With roots in Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni), James said he comes
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“Salon is my whole life, that’s all I know, so being here is all that matters for me. At the end of the day when I do a service for a customer I just like that when they come and when they leave, they like how it looks.” – Shona Drakes  Shona Drakes, a 37-year-old
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Elijah Lall, a 25-year-old resident of Agricola, Georgetown, is wanted by the Police for discharging a loaded firearm on Saturday. Police Headquarters said Lall and 24-year-old Keion Heyligar got into a spat after Lall was asked to move his motorcar, PAG 4004, from in front of a wash bay Keion operates. Lall reportedly told Keion
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As the business end of the inaugural Kashif and Shanghai/One Guyana National Futsal Championship draws nigh, the much-anticipated Round-of-16 will kick off on Monday night at the National Gymnasium with four potentially explosive matches. Gold is Money, who trounced Touches 6-0 on Saturday night, will face off with Back Circle ‘B’ who got past California
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The Maid Marian Wheat Up Women’s Cup 2024 has reached a pivotal stage as four teams have officially advanced to the semi-finals, continuing their quest for championship glory. Leading the charge are Guyana Defence Force A, Fruta Conquerors FC, Guyana Defence Force B and Police Force A, each proving their strength and resilience in the
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India will play their Champions Trophy 2025 matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The decision, though widely expected, was finalised after Mohsin Naqvi, the PCB chairman, met with Sheikh Nahyan Al Mubarak in Pakistan. Sheikh Nahyan is a senior UAE minister and also the head of the Emirates Cricket Board. “The PCB has picked
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Former President David Granger on Sunday claimed that he never declared victory in the 2020 General and Regional Elections but a video captured days after the elections contradicts his assertions. In a letter in Sunday’s edition of the Stabroek Newspaper, Granger said, “I affirm that I have never ‘declared victory’ in the General and Regional
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