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St Lucia’s Levern Spencer qualifies for high jump final

(Reprinted from St Lucia News Online) Levern Spencer has made history once again, becoming the first Saint Lucian ever to qualify into a final at...

Brazil judge wants Ryan Lochte to stay in country, but it’s too late

(Yahoo sports) One of the strangest stories of the Olympics got stranger on Wednesday morning when Brazilian newspaper Globo reported that a judge had...

Windies 62-2 at lunch in 4th Test against India

(AFP) — West Indies were 62 for two batting first when rain forced an early lunch on the opening day of the fourth and...

Bolt sparks anxiety at JFK ‘shooting’

(AFP) — Terminal 8 at New York’s JFK airport was evacuated after bystanders mistook fans celebrating Usain Bolt’s 100m victory on Sunday night for...

The king with 100 wives

(CNN) Abumbi II, the 11th fon, or king, of Bafut, Cameroon, has close to 100 wives. They weren't all his to start. According...

Father of heart-transplant toddler killed family, self

(CNN) Megan Short was all set to leave her husband and move with her three children into a new home on August 6. She had...

Zika holds on in sperm longer than previously thought

The Zika virus has been found in the sperm of an Italian man six months after his first symptoms, twice as long as in...

‘I just gave it my all’ – Shaunae Miller

(BBC) Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas won a dramatic gold medal in the women's 400m final at the 2016 Rio Olympics. In a thrilling finish,...

‘Fooled myself that I could keep going through injury’ – de Villiers

AB de Villiers has admitted injuries have snuck up on him "like a thief in the night" but he remains committed to playing international...

Pentagon announces single largest transfer of Guantanamo inmates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US officials said yesterday that 15 inmates from the Guantanamo prison were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the single largest...

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Fire destroys Linden house

See full statement from the Guyana Fire Service: A fire caused extensive damage to a wooden and concrete two-story building at Lot 9, Second Alley,...

Record night for Global Super League opener

        The opening match of the ExxonMobil Global Super League (GSL) saw a record 4.2million combined broadcast and digital viewership for the first game of...

Agri. Ministry to intensify efforts to monitor market prices as holiday season approaches

In an ongoing effort to sensitize consumers about price trends in markets across Guyana, the Ministry of Agriculture through the New Guyana Marketing Corporation...

Minibus driver jailed for dangerous driving

A D’Edwards Village, West Bank Berbice, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) minibus driver who appeared in court on Tuesday was jailed for two months for dangerous...

Letter: Massive reforms needed in the auto insurance industry

Dear Editor, It is time for the Government regulatory bodies to step in and rein in the insurance industry. On the one hand, while commercial...

Harris Paints opens new manufacturing plant, flagship store at BV

Harris Paints Guyana Limited has opened its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and flagship retail store at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara, marking a major milestone...

Brazilian miner stabs co-worker to death at ‘Honey Camp’

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police are investigating the alleged murder of Ovid James, a 37-year-old Miner from Mahdia Region #8, which...

ExxonMobil Guyana GSL T20: Pretorius, Hope lead GAW to opening victory

        Fireworks illuminated the tapestry of the night sky above Providence, East Bank Demerara on Tuesday evening, as four teams lined up in the middle,...

Over 430 persons graduate from GT School of Nursing

          The Ministry of Health’s Georgetown School of Nursing on Tuesday hosted its 33rd Biennial Graduation Ceremony, celebrating the institution’s largest cohort of graduates since...

Mashramani 2025 poised to be bigger, better and electrifying

Mashramani 2025, which was officially launched on Tuesday, is expected to be the largest and most electrifying Mash in Guyana’s history, highlighting Guyana’s diverse...