August 2024

Police Headquarters Monday evening said ranks on the Essequibo Coast discovered the decomposed body of a man at an abandoned house in the village of Henrietta. The man reportedly had no fixed place of abode and Police are still to determine his identity. It was a 64-year-old resident of Henrietta who reported to the Anna
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There is renewed hope in the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) and the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Shaik Baksh said they are now capable of paying its staff, suppliers, and contractors. This, Baksh said, is because GWI has recorded a boost in its finances. “There is renewed confidence in GWI by all of our contractors
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Mr Derrick John was on Monday afternoon re-elected at the Chairman of the National Toshaos Council (NTC). Mr John is the Toshao of the Region Five village of Moraikobai and will serve his second 3-year tenure. The election of the executive of the NTC took place on the first of the five-day National Toshaos Conference.
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Nicolette Fernandes says reuniting with fellow ex-pros Siyoli Waters and Samantha Teran at the WSF World Masters Championships in Amsterdam gave her “a bit of dread and fear” as well as tingles of excitement. Fernandes, the former World No.19 from Guyana who retired from the PSA Squash Tour in 2016, is top seed in a
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Three Guyanese remain in contention for winning an individual title in the Men’s and Women’s category at the ongoing ENet Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Senior Championships in Guyana. Alex Arjoon stands the lone male for Guyana in contention for an individual medal but will come at a tall order in facing the defending champion
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The government’s National Forest Restoration Initiative (NFRI) project is advancing rapidly, with some 2500 trees already planted. The initiative aims to restore forests in the country’s overused, degraded, or deforested areas. Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat acknowledged that while the project is costly, it is crucial for developing the forestry sector. “It is a
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Calling it a demonstration of love, honour, commitment, and belief, President Irfaan Ali on Monday announced that the government will be increasing the percentage payout to Amerindian villages from the sale of Guyana’s carbon credits. The announcement, at the opening of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference, was met with rousing applause from the hundreds
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Hundreds of Indigenous leaders from across Guyana convened in Georgetown for the National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference, where they were urged to reaffirm their support for the Council amid national discussions of its legitimacy and role in Amerindian self-determination. During the conference’s opening on Monday, NTC Chairman Derrick John and Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline
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The bodies of Sherwayne Joseph and Imran Blake, the two men who lost their lives after a mining pit collapse, have been recovered. The News Room was informed that the bodies were retrieved around 13:45 hrs after the incident which occurred at the St. Elizabeth Backdam, Potaro, Region Eight (Potaro- Siparuni). Reports are that bruises
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See below Press Release from Cricket West Indies  Cricket West Indies (CWI) will hold elections for the office of the Vice-President on September 20, 2024. On Tuesday, August 8, 2024, at a Board of Directors meeting, in consideration of the recent judicial pronouncement from the High Court of Guyana concerning the challenge to the Vice-President’s
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