October 2024

The University of Guyana (UG) Chess Championship crowned Joshua Grant and Sherlyta Campayne as the new chess king and queen for 2024. Grant finished the tournament with an undefeated record of six points, while Campayne secured the title with 3.5 points. The tournament featured nine competitors, with each player facing every other player twice. The
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The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) recently hosted the October Rapid Chess Tournament, which was won by reigning Junior Chess Champion Ricardo Narine. The tournament featured a mix of rated and unrated players, with 30 participants competing for top prizes. Narine emerged as the overall winner, securing first place with six and a half points. Kyle
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Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill said the government will be investing almost $100 million to develop the waterfront area in Linden, Region Ten (Upper Demerara- Berbice) this year. “We are going to spend another $70 million or maybe close to $100 million on waterfront development in both Mackenzie and Wismar,” Edghill said. He made
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The sum of $7.3 billion has been set aside to build more than 160 roads in communities across Linden, Region Ten (Upper Demerara- Berbice). While providing an update on the works ongoing to develop the region on Tuesday, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill said currently 29 of those roads are under construction. More than
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Sharmilla Seetaram, 39, of Sister’s Village, East Bank Berbice, is grappling with an unimaginable loss after a devastating fire consumed her home on Monday night. The two-storey house, which Sharmilla shares with her niece, nephew, cousin, and baby, was engulfed in flames. They are now left homeless and without any of their possessions. A house
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The Kevin Sinclair Foundation is set to broaden its charitable efforts with an exciting new initiative: a Food Hamper distribution drive in Sophia, Georgetown. This development marks a significant step forward for the foundation, which has already made notable contributions in its home region of the Ancient County of Berbice. Just a few months ago,
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Two armed bandits, Winston Harris and Dexter Simon, were arrested after they shot and robbed a businessman at about 20:20 hrs Monday at the Ocean View Hotel at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara. Police Headquarters reported that the businessman, 56, resides at the hotel with his family. He was working at the hotel’s bar on Monday
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See below full statement issued by the Environment Protection Agency: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken note of an article published in the Kaieteur News on October 21, 2024, under the headline, “Former EPA Head calls for independent probe into environmental complaints at Crane, Linden,” and provides the following comments: Firstly, the EPA cannot
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