The first thing you notice when arriving at the Queen’s holiday home is a life-size sculpture of her racehorse Estimate. The statue at Sandringham is testament to her enduring love of horse racing, a sport which offered a rare glimpse into the person behind the crown. When Estimate won the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in 2013,…
The Rotary Club of Garden City (Georgetown) launched its first ‘Little Free Community Library’ on recently to commemorate International Literacy Day, which was observed on September 8. The library, which is located in the compound of Cheshire Home, is aimed at serving the Mahaica community. The concept is to take a book, and leave a…
Two men who were dressed in the same uniform as the security company that transfers money to the bank for telephone company GTT carted off over $13 million in cash plus more than $6 million in cheques during a robbery at the GTT Giftland Store. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said the robbery…
(BBC) – At the moment the Queen died, the throne passed immediately and without ceremony to the heir, Charles, the former Prince of Wales. But there are a number of practical – and traditional – steps which he must go through to be crowned King. What will he be called? He will be known as…
17 persons have been infected with the COVID-19 virus after another 323 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported. With these new infections, the overall number of cases increased to 71, 150. The new cases were recorded in Region Two (three cases), Region Four (12 cases) and Region Six…
Virat Kohli scored his first century in 1,021 days in India’s Asia Cup victory over Afghanistan in Dubai. The 33-year-old, who last hit a century in a Test against Bangladesh on November 23, 2019, made an unbeaten 122 off 61 balls as already-eliminated India made 212-2 from their 20 overs. Afghanistan made only 111-8 in…
Residents living at Peter’s Hall and Providence, East Bank Demerara, early Thursday morning woke up to floodwaters in their yards and homes, a situation blamed on a faulty sluice door. The deplorable sluice door at Providence collapsed around 02:00h, leading to seawater inundating over 200 households. After learning of the incident, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha…
See full statement by Secretary-General the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC: It is with the greatest sorrow and sadness that we mourn the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. After a long life of faith, duty and service, a great light has gone out. Her Majesty was an extraordinary person, who lived an extraordinary…
(BBC) – The Queen has died, ending the longest reign in British history. She died peacefully, surrounded by her family at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. In the days ahead, here’s what we expect for her lying in state and her state funeral, as the nation pays its respects. The Queen’s lying in state After her…
(BBC) – World leaders and dignitaries have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who has died at the age of 96. They have honoured her deep sense of duty and her resilience, as well as the Queen’s sense of humour and kindness. France’s Emmanuel Macron led the tributes, remembering “a kind-hearted queen” who was “a…
