Jul 4, 2025
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Guyana suffer harsh defeat to Barbados in opening match of Regional U-19 Cricket
Barbados left no room for error against Guyana, securing a decisive victory by 140 runs as the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-19 50-over competition...
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UG cops first place in international architectural competition
The University of Guyana’s Architecture Department in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) has once again copped the first prize at the 5th International...
Ogle-Eccles Highway planned two decades ago
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, on Thursday dismissed claims that the concept for the Ogle-to-Eccles highway originated under the...
Government open to increasing dialysis grant
The government is open to increasing the annual dialysis grant currently being offered to patients, in an effort to ensure enhanced care. This is according...
SOCU to appeal dismissal of charges against Dave Rajeshwar
The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) said prosecutors were caught off guard after learning that Magistrate Delon Bess of the Diamond Magistrates’ Court had dismissed...
Jagdeo: Link may exist between Mohamed and Maduro’s regime
Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday affirmed that the government gave no directive to lobby firm Continental Strategy to establish any formal link between...
Jagdeo confirms Mark Phillips as PPP’s Prime Ministerial candidate
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, on Wednesday confirmed that Prime Minister Mark Phillips remains the party’s candidate for the...
India’s quicks cause damage after Gill’s epic 269
India's new-ball bowlers picked off England's top order with the same ease that Shubman Gill ticked off records during his maiden Test double-hundred to take...
Essequibo farmer charged with murder of friend
A 23-year-old farmer of Lot 491 Lima Sands has been charged with the murder of his friend, 46-year-old Gary Melville, also known as “Tonna.” The...
Chung set for historic Junior Pan American debut in archery
Archery Guyana has announced its participation in the Recurve Men’s Category at the upcoming Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay, scheduled for August 9...
Guyana confirms Exxon relinquished 20 per cent of Stabroek Block
The Government of Guyana on Wednesday confirmed that ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) has completed the relinquishment of 20 per cent of the Stabroek Block, returning...
47 per cent of 50,000 house lots went to women, 90 per cent to low-income families
The government has exceeded its target to deliver 50,000 house lots promised in its 2020 manifesto, with single women, young people, and low-income families among...
Sexual Offences Amendment Law will cater for sex offenders registry
The Sexual Offences Amendment Bill, once made into law, will acknowledge sex offenders, as these persons’ information will be placed on a sex offenders registry....
US Congress members are not for sale, says Attorney General
Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General Anil Nandlall has rejected claims that the government has had any hand in the recent information disseminated by...
Norton promises to open up lands in highland areas
Two key areas of focus in A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) infrastructural development plan will entail improved road networks as well as the opening...
Human services goes digital
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has launched its Beneficiary Registry and Document Management System (BRDMS), aimed at digitising and streamlining the delivery...
Play park at May 26 Nursery commissioned
Pupils of May 26 Nursery School in Melanie, East Coast Demerara, now have a safe and colourful new space to play and learn, thanks to...
GCCI briefed on voter education and electoral integrity ahead of elections
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) welcomed representatives from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) ahead of Guyana’s 2025...