January 2025

Between 2020 and 2023, Guyana’s exports increased by a massive 285 per cent, moving from US$2.8 billion to US$10.8 billion. This was revealed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, who was defending the 2025 budget in the National Assembly on Friday. This accounts for a 106 per cent improvement in
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Police are investigating a accident that occurred Friday morning on Eight Mile Trail (Teperu), Bartica, which resulted in the death of one individual and injuries to others. At approximately 06:45 hrs, a collision occurred between two vehicles: a motor pickup, GJJ 4867, driven by 45-year-old Faizal Husman from Four Miles Potaro Road, Bartica, and a
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The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is delighted to unveil the much-anticipated launch of Season Seven of the Elite League, set to commence on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the National Training Centre, Providence. Under the inspiring theme ‘Stronger Together,’ this season embodies a renewed commitment to unity and progress, highlighting the unwavering collaboration between clubs,
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By Deandra Daniels Keon Heywoood is a vivacious 36-year-old who can be described as an artist by heart and soul and someone who embodies all aspects of theatrical performances on every stage he graces. In his own words, “music is my first love… I know that I’m naturally gifted in that.” As a Christian child
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Opposition Parliamentarian, Geeta Chandan- Edmond on Friday expressed her support for the 2025 National Budget, noting that there are “positive measures” in the spending plan that should draw the support of both sides of the National Assembly. Chandan-Edmond hails from the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R), the major constituent of the A Partnership for National
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The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) will this weekend host its second tournament of the year- the ReadyMix Concrete-sponsored National Under-14 Rapid Chess Championship. The competition will be on Sunday (January 26) at the School of the Nations, New Market Street, Georgetown. The annual competition attracts students from various schools eagerly competing for the coveted U-14
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The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has launched a major project to develop a National Standardisation Strategy (NSS) with support from the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). Set to span the next three years, the initiative aims to address the country’s standards needs
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Shaping up to be intense, the 2025 National Budget Debate got underway on Friday, exactly one week after Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh presented the $1.38 trillion spending plan. Opposition Parliamentarian Juretha Fernandes opened the debate, raising concerns, particularly about the lack of adjustments to wages, pensions, and the minimum wage in light of the
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Hours after a fire destroyed the home of Sports Journalist Rawle Welch, the Guyana Fire Service in a statement said the fire was “supposedly caused by a lit six burner gas stove left unattended.” As a result of the fire, three families are now left homeless; one person suffered first degree burns and a second
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It is not difficult to know what’s coming this Test match. It is an easy one to analyse, a straightforward one to predict. West Indies will have prepared studiously for the challenge Pakistan will pose, and Pakistan, themselves, have made no secret they will double down on the nature of the surfaces they prepare. The
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