region 9 Archives

August 18, 2025

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Jagnarine Stephen, a 23-year-old motorcyclist, his 24-year-old wife, Kyrea Stephen, and their two-year-old daughter, Laurel Stephen, lost their lives in an accident at around 11:20 hrs on Sunday on the Pirara Trail Road, Central Lethem, Region Nine. The family, from Yakarinta Village, North Rupununi, was travelling on a red and black motorcycle when they were […]

May 2, 2025

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Caroline Atkinson, a beloved matriarch of Aishalton Village in the South Rupununi, on Monday celebrated her 100th birthday — a remarkable milestone that reflects a life rooted in family, faith, and service to community. Born in Aishalton to Salvador and Caridad Atkinson, Caroline is the eldest of five siblings, the South Rupununi District Council said. […]

April 25, 2025

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Residents of Annai and surrounding villages in the North Rupununi, Region Nine, will no longer have to travel long hours to the Lethem Regional Hospital or the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to access health services, as the new, modern Annai District Hospital was commissioned on Friday. For the very first time, surgical procedures will […]

April 23, 2025

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Students in Region Nine will now have greater access to secondary education through the commissioning of two new secondary schools in Yupukari and Katoka. Schools are also being constructed in Karasabai, Tabatinga, Maruranau, Nappi, and Massara. These, along with the newly commissioned schools in Yupukari and Katoka, represent the addition of seven secondary schools within […]

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Family of three die in Lethem accident

Caroline Atkinson of Aishalton Village turns 100

Annai residents no longer have to travel long distances for medical care

Greater access to secondary education in Region Nine

Light rail system under active consideration, says President

Garbage truck rollout reaches 63 nationwide with Linden, Mahdia allocations

New boats ease journey to school for Lilydale and Akawini pupils

Light rail system under active consideration, says President

Garbage truck rollout reaches 63 nationwide with Linden, Mahdia allocations

New boats ease journey to school for Lilydale and Akawini pupils