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The West Indies ICC Men’s T20 World Cup squad will be announced on Friday 3rd May, 2024 at 10:00am AST, according to the Windies Cricket Facebook page.

Nigerian singer Burna Boy arrived today at the CJIA for his much-anticipated concert.

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) today advertised for applicants for the position of Justice of Appeal.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters)  – Turkish riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse May Day demonstrators trying to reach Istanbul’s main Taksim Square today, and Turkish media said dozens of protesters were detained.President

(Trinidad Express) Auditor General Jaiwantie Ramdass has said that her independent office is under “political” attack, and she has threatened to haul Attorney General Reginald Armour before the courts should the State refuse to pay the legal costs for her to defend herself in this regard.

(Trinidad Express) Compared with other Caribbean partners, particularly Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago has got a raw deal in terms of World Cup Cricket matches to be played on local soil.

-spared a penalty Amid widespread public concerns about its continued failings and rolling blackouts, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) was on Monday rapped by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) over its 2023 performance but as has become the norm it was spared what could have been a heavy penalty.

The ongoing threat to Guyana’s sovereignty by Venezuela was raised at the Guiana Shield conference held here this week.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited’s half-year after tax profit has risen this year by a whopping 42.7% compared to last year.

A fire of unknown origin early yesterday morning gutted the Wuhu supermarket situated at Lot 6 East Half Section ‘A’, Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara, leaving millions in losses.

President Irfaan Ali has held discussions with Stéphane Séjourné, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic on a Joint Working Group on enhanced cooperation between the two countries.

Tarique Deonarine, the proprietor of ‘T and J Transportation Services’ at Port Kaituma, Region # 1, and Windsor Castle, Essequibo Coast, was charged on Monday with purchasing gold from a person other than the board or agent authorized by the board and possession of gold by a person not being a producer or pursuant to the Guyana Gold Board.

APNU+AFC MP Roysdale Forde SC has expressed concern over the large amounts owed by the state to the Mayor and City Council.

By Subhana Shiwmangal The removal of sheds, toilets, water tanks and other items belonging to vendors located along the seawall between Camp Road and Vlissengen Road, has left them angry and frustrated.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Saturday, April 27, 2024, seized a large quantity of assorted cigarettes which do not meet the requirements of the National Standard.

As part of its mission to ensure that youths are provided with access to essential eye care services and correctional treatment, Courts Optical, a subsidiary of Unicomer (Guyana) Inc, has announced its annual community programme, “Brighter View”, which focusses on providing a free pair of prescription eyeglasses for children ages 6 to 18 years old.

Michael Calvan, 32,  of Phase 2 East Ruimveldt, was arrested and charged on 2024-04-30 by the Police with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – New York City police officers entered the grounds of Columbia University last  night to arrest and disperse pro-Palestinian protesters who took over a campus building nearly 24 hours earlier and have occupied a tent camp at the Ivy League school for nearly two weeks.

A delegation from Guyana comprising Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, and  Saheed Sulaman, Deputy Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is currently attending the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)’s 3rd Global Implementation Support Symposium (GISS) in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said yesterday that an inventory of military weapons showed over a million bullets, thousands of explosives, including grenades, and some missiles were missing from military bases, blaming corruption for the lost weapons.