Oct 13, 2026
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Global Super League dates confirmed for June 24 to July 3, 2027
The ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) will return from June 24 to July 3, 2027, with five teams competing for a US$1 million prize...
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Hicken rescinds Karimbaksh’s leave letter as lawyer disputes bid to bar him from SOCU office
Police Commissioner Dr Clifton Hicken has rescinded a letter granting leave to Deputy Commissioner Fazil Karimbaksh, whose lawyer disputes both the leave and an alleged...
Applications open for young Guyanese entrepreneurs for US fellowship
Guyanese entrepreneurs aged 25 to 35 can now apply for the 2027 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Programme, the U.S. Embassy in...
Babb wins gold, Jeffrey takes silver at Mr. Universe Classic
Shakeel Babb claimed the Junior Men’s Bodybuilding title, while fellow Guyanese Jonathan Jeffrey earned silver at Sunday’s Mr. Universe Bodybuilding Classic in Medellín, Colombia. Competing...
498 acres in Region Three earmarked for house lots under Saudi-funded project
Approximately 498 acres in Leonora and Groen Veldt, Region Three, are being cleared for housing under a $9.1 billion Saudi-funded project to ease the backlog...
Suriname police seize copper pipes, cables smuggled from Guyana; driver remanded
A 30-year-old driver has been arrested after police in Suriname said about 850 kilograms of copper smuggled from Guyana was found in his vehicle. According...
Suspect arrested, firearm and $500,000 recovered in East Canje robbery probe
A 27-year-old food vendor has been arrested and $500,000 in cash, a firearm and ammunition recovered in the armed robbery of a businessman in East...
Climate-controlled storage hub to help Essequibo farmers hold paddy for better prices
About 2,000 rice farmers on the Essequibo Coast are set to benefit from Guyana's first climate-controlled rice storage hub, with the sod-turning ceremony scheduled for...
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying 305 people capsized off the coast of Djibouti, according to the United...
East Canje Businessman robbed at gunpoint in front of family
A 57-year-old East Canje businessman was robbed at gunpoint by armed men who stormed his beverage depot business at Lot 180 Number Two Public Road,...
Nandlall defends GECOM composition amid calls for electoral reform
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has defended the current composition of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), arguing that its structure helped protect the electoral process during...
Armed men rob Berbice beverage depot
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a beverage depot in No. 2 Village, East Canje, Berbice, where three masked men, one armed with a...
Venezuela authorises Starlink as US relations enter new phase
Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez has authorised Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to operate in the country, marking a significant...
Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove lung nodule detected at early stage
Pope Leo XIV is set to undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a localised nodule in his lung, which doctors detected at a...
India releases ‘Cockroach’ youth movement leaders after mass detentions over election protests
India releases ‘Cockroach’ youth movement leaders after mass detentions over election protests Three leaders of India’s satirically named Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), including founder Abhijeet...
Bevon Noble makes history as Noble Drilling Guyana’s first local crane operator
Bevon Noble has made history at Noble Drilling Guyana, becoming the company’s first local crane operator. This marks a significant milestone in the advancement of...
SBB’s for a cause walk and expo to support cancer research
Contributions collected during the Small Business Bureau’s third annual Shop for a Cause Walk and Expo will go towards supporting breast cancer awareness and research...
Hospitality and Tourism Institute 80% complete, on track for year-end completion
Guyana’s Hospitality and Tourism Training Institute at Port Mourant, Berbice, is now 80 per cent complete and remains on track for completion by the end...