July 2024

The Cue Sports Association (Guyana) Inc. commenced its National Team Championships on July 26 at Butchers Chill Spot on Sheriff Street. The president of the Association, Alfred Mekdeci, hailed the achievement of opening membership five months ago. The association now has a membership of over 100 persons, and the championship is historic because it is
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Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred around 04:00 hrs Monday on the #28 Public Road, West Coast Berbice. The incident tragically resulted in the death of 36-year-old pedestrian Kanrade Lawrence Bacchus. The accident involved a motor car, bearing registration number, PAC 2353, driven by a 30-year-old Private from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF),
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Forty-six-year-old Eon Fagundes was on Monday remanded to prison after he denied several counts of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition charges. Fagundes, a resident of Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, Georgetown appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Georgetown Magistrates Court 3. He pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. Bail was refused and
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By Sharda Bacchus Shardabacchus@newsroom.gy Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sonia Parag was the first witness to take the stand on Monday morning when the long-delayed trial into attempts to rig the 2020 General and Regional elections commenced. Senior officials of the country’s elections body GECOM colluded with senior officials of the then governing
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Chief Justice Roxane George Monday declared that the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been unlawfully imposing a 30% excise tax on vehicles imported by remigrants. The decision follows a legal challenge brought by Aditya Basdeo, a remigrant affected by the increased tax rate. Since July 2023, the GRA raised excise taxes from 10% to 30%
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Majesty International, the official licensee of the Miss World franchise for Guyana, is inviting applicants for this year’s pageant. In a statement, the organisation said, in alignment with the Beauty With a Purpose ethos, it is looking for young women who embody values such as compassion, social responsibility, purpose-driven action, and a commitment to positively
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