Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike

Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike

The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday. Biden said Zawahiri had “carved a trail of murder and violence against American citizens”.…

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Hundreds turn out for Berbice Emancipation celebration

Hundreds turn out for Berbice Emancipation celebration

By Jeune Van Keric HUNDREDS of persons, families included, were ‘decked out’ in brightly coloured African prints, with matching head wraps and turbans, as they converged at the cul-de-sac Stelling Road, New Amsterdam, Berbice, where a cultural presentation was held under the theme: “Celebrating our Emancipation and Cultural Diversity.’ The event, held on Monday, Emancipation…

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Commonwealth Games: Archibald, Jasmine Abrams advance to semi-finals

Commonwealth Games: Archibald, Jasmine Abrams advance to semi-finals

Emanuel Archibald advanced in the Men’s 100m and Long Jump Semi-finals, while Jasmine Abrams made it to the women’s 100m semi-finals when Guyana’s Track and Field athletes competed at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. With Track and Field being the hottest ticket at the games, the almost capacity-filled Alexander Stadium watched Archibald top Group…

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PPP/C boasts of economic, social transformation on 2nd anniversary in gov’t

PPP/C boasts of economic, social transformation on 2nd anniversary in gov’t

See the full statement from the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic PPP/C below: The official swearing-in of the newly elected Government of Guyana on August 2, 2020, led by His Excellency, Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali, was without question a watershed moment for the preservation of the democratic credentials of Guyana. The PPP/C Administration is already…

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Amputee for 50 years, ‘Baby’ never gave up

Amputee for 50 years, ‘Baby’ never gave up

By Cassandra Khan BABY Shaw Rahim, who got the name ‘Baby’ because her father wanted her to be his baby forever, was born in 1940 at Aberdeen on the Essequibo Coast. Her parents were both indentured servants, Mangree and Willy Shaw. Baby spent her formative years planting rice with her mother and attending wildlife for…

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