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Cricket threat CARICOM security agency advises of possible terror threat to T20 World Cup: CARICOM’s agency for crime and security has advised regional governments of a possible Islamic State threat to the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup in June which will be played in Guyana, other parts of the Caribbean and the United States.

The 32nd Congress of the ruling People’s Progressive Party has strongly condemned the actions of the Nicolas Maduro “regime”  in Venezuela for attempting to violate Guyana’s  sovereignty and territorial integrity.

In around two weeks, a number Cuban experts will arrive to provide assistance to the sugar industry.

The opposition APNU+AFC has castigated the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) for a skit at their weekend congress which ridiculed the recent teachers’ strike.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – U.S. energy major Exxon Mobil’s (XOM.N) arbitration case that could block Chevron’s purchase of Hess will extend into 2025, Exxon CEO Darren Woods said in an interview on CNBC yesterday, ahead of a coming vote by Hess shareholders on the deal.

Benjamin Seaford, a 16-year-old of Lot 12 Public Road, Kitty, was fatally stabbed yesterday morning.

In the first ever ‘Guyana Media Games’ sponsored by the Office of the Prime Minister and organised by the National Sports Commission (NSC), the ‘Purple Heart Posse’ took top honours as Guyana’s media operatives downed cameras, pens and keyboards to take part in a day of sports at the Eve Leary Ground in Kingston.

A man who was arrested on a complaint of domestic violence on May 5th was found hanging yesterday in his cell at the Lethem Police Station.

After relegating their sister counties Berbice and Essequibo to defeats in the Guyana leg of the Caribbean Airlines sponsored T10 Village Cricket, Demerara flew the Golden Arrowhead high in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday to win the regional title with wins over South East (Trinidad) and St.

GBTI’s total loan portfolio at the end of 2023 was $77b, an increase of 18 percent from 2022,  according to now-former Chief Executive Officer, James Foster in his statement in the bank’s annual report for 2023.

Linden came alive on Sunday night as the “One Guyana Kings and Queens Beach Football” came to an end in the compound of the PPP/C Office in Mackenzie, Linden with male outfit Young Gunners and the females of Speightland emerging champions of the competition.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United’s woes this season were laid bare again in their 4-0 Premier League hammering by Crystal Palace yesterday, but manager Erik Ten Hag believes he is the right man to fix a team that is limping to the end of the campaign.

Police from Regional 4 ‘C’ Division have arrested two suspects in relation to the murder of Joseph Forde. 

(Field Level Nedia) San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama was voted NBA Rookie of the Year in a unanimous decision yesterday.

Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo  on Thursday noted that the government is ready to recommence talks with the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) but maintained that it was only for the year 2024 and onwards.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Batting sensation Jake Fraser-McGurk has shrugged off his omission from Australia’s T20 World Cup squad, saying he felt he had not earned a place yet despite his sparkling form in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

By Shuntel Glasgow The families of two men who died on the job are faced with delays even as they seek justice from the Ministry of Labour and the companies with whom they worked: Tepui Group Inc.

(Field Level Media) The Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks advanced out of the first round without stellar performances from their superstars.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – As Big Oil returns this week to the industry’s annual showcase for offshore energy projects and equipment in Houston, deepwater discoveries off Guyana, Namibia and the U.S.

(Field Level Media) The top-seeded Boston Celtics will open their Eastern Conference semifinal series on notice, as they face an opponent that already has expressed it has more to prove.