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A Guyanese American is in the run for a New York City Council District in a special election that concludes tomorrow, March 23rd. Latchmi Gopal, a daughter of Guyanese immigrants, community organizer and Bronx native, is running for New York’s City Council District 15 seat, vacated by Ritchie Torres. Torres …

Irfaan Ali said on an online energy event this week that the Liza Phase 1 offshore project, which is led by ExxonMobil and is Guyana’s first oil-producing project, has reached its maximum planned production capacity of 130,000 barrels per day (bpd). Operators are expected to drill up to ten appraisal …

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Centre for Local Business Development, Guyana’s organization for oil and natural gas information, training and policy advocacy. The MOU establishes a framework for collaboration and using API’s programs to enhance health, safety, security and environmental protection in Guyana’s energy …

Kameel Calistro, 19, of Soesdkye/Linden Highway, was stabbed and killed around 3.45 a.m. today, according to police. Kameel was drinking and dancing to music being played from a vehicle parked in front of the unfenced yard with others at her aunt Shavon Calistro’s Kuru Kururu residence for a birth night. …

A boy has died after being shot by one of two bandits who broke into his neighbor’s home yesterday when he and his mother were visiting. Anthony Cort, 11, of Lot 612 Packet Corner, ‘C’ Field, Sophia, was killed. The boy was with his mother two houses from where he …

After assault charges against them were dismissed by Magistrate Dylon Bess this morning, former APNU+AFC Minister Simona Broomes and her driver Dexter Austin walked free out of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The Magistrate was forced to dismiss the case when all of the prosecution’s witnesses stated that they were not …

The very first Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter from Guyana will make his way to the Octagon in May. On Thursday, Christian Aguilera (14-7) announced that he would be facing newcomer Carlston Lindsay Harris (15-4) at welterweight on May 8. The UFC Fight Night card on that date is expected to …

On a Monday afternoon in April 2016, Brehanna Daniels was eating a Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich in Norfolk State University’s cafeteria in Virginia when she felt a strong tap on her shoulder. The senior shooting guard on the women’s basketball team turned around to find Tiffani-Dawn Sykes, the university’s former NCAA …

Member of Parliament and the opposition Cathy Hughes reported that her belongings were stolen from her briefcase most notably her laptop. Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir was then forced to call in the police and have everyone searched, “I normally leave everything on my desk and now I’m …

In what has turned out to be a bitter battle between Roy Beepat who is the owner and CEO of Giftland Mall and the Mayor of Georgetown over unpaid taxes to the city, Beepat has now resorted to sending threats. Roy Beepat became infamous around the 2020 General elections through …