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(Reuters) – Shai Hope struck a century as West Indies completed their highest successful chase in T20 internationals, overhauling a target of 250 to beat India by six wickets on Friday in Ranchi and level the five-match series at 1-1.
Linden teacher Leslyn Major died tragically this afternoon after a car reportedly lost control while attempting to overtake a truck and slammed into her at Empire Drive, Amelia’s Ward, Linden.
PANAMA CITY,(Reuters) – A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama today, damaging homes, cutting power, halting flights and sending residents into the streets, while triggering more than a dozen aftershocks.
Dear Editor, It is time for us, as Guyanese, to seriously examine whether the interests and welfare of ordinary citizens remain at the centre of the decisions being made by those entrusted with leadership.
The Guyana Prison Service’s (GPS) Public Relations Officer (PRO) today said that domestic abuse convict Daniel Seeram had never been handed over to the prison authorities.
The Ministry of Public Works today informed the general public of the closure of the bridge entering the Joint Services Scheme, North Ruimveldt.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Ukraine struck and partly disabled a major data centre operated by Russian technology company Yandex today in the second such action in successive days, widening the scope of its attacks inside Russia after Moscow hit data hubs in Ukraine.
OSLO, (Reuters) – Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge who oversaw a UN report that concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize today “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”.
Six athletes have been approved to represent Guyana at the South American Under-23 Athletics Championships, scheduled for October 16–19 in Santa Fe, Argentina.
Players competing in this year’s Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament will have an additional incentive to find the back of the net after long-time supporter Monty Lewis pledged $500,000 to the competition’s leading goalscorer.
Four locally based members of Guyana’s team departed the country yesterday for the Caribbean Elite and Under-23 Road Cycling Championships in the Dominican Republic, where they will link up with national road race champion Briton John.
-survivor says passengers endured ‘hot baking’ conditions on July 18 The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the sinking of the MV Barima yesterday inspected the Kingston Wharf, where commissioners examined the passenger waiting area, questioned officials about recently installed facilities and inspected the MV MaLisha, several sections of which showed signs of corrosion.
Eight schools will battle for the Republic Bank Schools Football League title and one qualifying spot in December’s KFC International Goodwill Tournament when the competition begins on October 18 at the Ministry of Education Ground.
A 37-year-old security guard was shot dead by a masked gunman at Linda Supermarket on Sussex Street, Charlestown, yesterday afternoon, according to police reports.
The Meadowbrook Gardens Community Group has called for the immediate suspension of electricity transmission line works through the residential community, saying construction has resumed despite a commitment by project representatives to halt activities along a disputed section.
—says family still awaiting promised support Dolly Cox, whose father remains missing following the MV Barima tragedy, on Wednesday told commissioners investigating the disaster that she had no confidence in the inquiry and that her family was still awaiting promised government assistance.
A woman who was found abandoned in a London telephone box as a newborn has raised approximately £20,000 to help the Guyanese man who rescued her retire, saying he has become the father she had longed for.
The importer of nearly 385 tonnes of Guyanese rice seized in Suriname yesterday withdrew his court challenge after the judge indicated that his application faced rejection because the required prior import licence had not been obtained, Starnieuws reported.
The Ministry of Housing says it is developing 27 recreational facilities across several regions, including 12 in Region Four, as part of its housing programme.
Dear Editor, In response to Clement Rohee’s, “Cheddi Jagan was the central figure in the October 5th story,” (KW, October 8, 2026), I would like to remind Rohee that October 5th was actually the second half of the ‘Cheddi Jagan October story’, and were it not for the first half, there would have been no need for a second half.