January 2025

Heralding in a new chapter of national development, the government has not only fulfilled its manifesto commitments, but has far surpassed expectations, achieving progress in key sectors like education, health, and housing. Budget 2025 is expected to build on this remarkable growth with record-breaking allocations and innovative solutions designed to accelerate economic growth and elevate
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Press Release from Archery Guyana President of Archery Guyana, Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon, has commended the Government of Guyana for its groundbreaking $8 billion allocation to the sports sector in the 2025 National Budget. The announcement, made by Senior Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Honourable Dr. Ashni Singh, represents an extraordinary 42.5% increase from last year’s
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A 21-year-old man was on Sunday evening taken into custody after he allegedly set his South Rupununi house on fire. The suspect, Theodore Xavier, has since claimed that the house was haunted because his mother’s corpse was kept there years ago before she was buried. His father gave the one-storey flat mud house to him
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West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite said that batters had to be brave and trust their plans to succeed on the difficult pitches in Multan, after they won the second of two Tests to level the series and also create a little bit of history. This 120-run victory was their first in Pakistan for 34 years. Brathwaite led by example. After
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Jomel Warrican and the rest of West Indies’ spin cast hoisted Pakistan with their own petard, spinning a web around Pakistan’s batters to skittle them out for 133, securing a first win on Pakistan soil since 1990. It took West Indies little over an hour on day three to slice through Pakistan’s last six wickets, a 39-run partnership
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See below the full statement from Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, issued by the Ministry of Finance:  I have not previously commented on Terrence Campbell’s recent forays in the media on the matter of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), being of the view that Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo has already and comprehensively addressed the issues Campbell
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Guyana has been invited to lead a global group of the world’s newest oil-producing countries, Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat announced Saturday. Bharrat spoke at the inauguration ceremony of the new Vreed-en-Hoop shore base facility on Saturday. During his address, he said Guyana was asked to chair the new worldwide group. This group, he explained,
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali said a second gas-to-energy project and the construction of a deepwater port must be completed within the next five years. The Guyanese Head of State spoke at Saturday’s opening of the Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase Inc (VEHSI) project. “The second gas project in Berbice and the deepwater port, in the next term, it
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Press Release from the Guyana Badminton Association The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) has welcomed the Government of Guyana’s announcement of an $8 billion allocation for sports in the National Budget. This historic investment underscores the government’s commitment to fostering sports development across the country, paving the way for infrastructure upgrades, talent cultivation, and international success.
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West Indies are inching closer to a series-levelling win after reducing Pakistan to 76-4 at stumps on the second day in Multan. The hosts are still another 178 runs away from victory. Earlier, West Indies had produced their best batting performance of the series, led by a half-century from their captain Kraigg Brathwaite to take
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