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GECOM begins training polling day staff ahead of upcoming elections

May 13, 2025 Editor 0

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has officially commenced training for Polling Day staff in preparation for the upcoming General and Regional Elections. The ongoing training sessions aim to equip selected applicants with the knowledge and skills required to efficiently execute their responsibilities on election day. Persons currently being trained include those shortlisted to serve as […]

COURT

More statements served on defence as Kenesha Vaughn’s murder case continues

May 13, 2025 Editor 0

City businessman Marlan DaSilva remains in prison as the court continues preparations for a Paper Committal (PC) into the fatal shooting of his partner, 27-year-old Kenesha Vaughn. The matter was most recently called on May 12, 2025, before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Courts. During the brief hearing, the prosecution served […]

“Too Cute” granted bail after months on remand for multiple armed robberies

May 13, 2025 Editor 0

Yohance Yarris, a 22-year-old unemployed man from Guyhoc Park, Georgetown, known by the alias “Too Cute,” who was initially remanded in February 2025 on four armed robbery charges, was granted $550,000 bail last Friday. Yarris first appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts in February, where he was charged in […]

Eagles Pipe Kings to remain unbeaten and record 7-point victory

May 13, 2025 Editor 0

The Guyana Basketball Federation One Guyana Premier Basketball League continued on Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, with the Wortmanville Pacesetters, Meadowbrook Nets, and Stabroek Eagles winning. In the first game of the night, Wortmanville Pacesetters, hoping to finish first in their table, managed to limit consecutive offensive attacks as they overcame the Kwakwani […]

Padmore’s lone goal spurs Fruta Conquerors to stun Den Amstel FC

May 13, 2025 Editor 0

The Guyana Football Federation Elite League Season VII continued at the National Training Center over the weekend, with thrilling football action as Slingers FC, Western Tigers, Guyana Defence Force FC, and Fruta Conquerors FC attained victories. On Sunday, the action featured the Western Tigers trying to keep their winning ways, playing Mainstay Goldstar FC in […]

Antiguan Top Cop calls for urgent action on “hidden pandemic” of police mental health

May 13, 2025 Editor 0

Outgoing President of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) and Commissioner of Police of Antigua and Barbuda, Atlee Rodney, has made a fervent appeal for greater regional focus on the mental health of police officers, describing it as a “hidden pandemic” within law enforcement. Rodney issued the call during his final address as […]

POLITICS

“We are not idle,” President Ali says borders under full surveillance, international allies engaged

May 12, 2025 Editor 0

President Dr. Irfaan Ali has sent a strong and unequivocal message to the Venezuelan government: Guyana’s sovereignty is not up for negotiation, and any attempt to violate its territorial integrity, whether symbolically or practically, will be met with firm resistance. Speaking with reporters on the sidelines of an event on Monday, President Ali made it […]

CRIME

President Ali condemns political manipulation and glorification of crime

May 12, 2025 Editor 0

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Dr. Irfaan Ali, has strongly denounced the use of crime as a political instrument, warning that such actions pose serious risks to national security and public trust. The President was speaking at the opening ceremony of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) Annual General Meeting and Conference, […]

SPORTS

Virat Kohli retires from Test cricket

May 12, 2025 Editor 0

Virat Kohli has declared his retirement from Test cricket, after a 14-year career that earned 9230 runs at an average of 46.85 in 123 Test matches, 68 of which he played as captain. According to a source on ESPNcricinfo on Saturday, Kohli had informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of his […]

COURT

Two remanded, one on bail over Lombard St cocaine bust

May 12, 2025 Editor 0

Two men were on Friday remanded to prison for possession of cocaine, while another was placed on bail for aiding in the trafficking of narcotics. The accused 47-year-old Colin Alfred of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), 28-year-old Terrence Bentinck of Lot ‘M’ 52 Guyhoc Gardens, Georgetown, and 27-year-old Jason Defreitas, also known as […]

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