January 2025

Police are investigating a fatal mining accident that occurred on Tuesday at Thomas Island, located along the Puruni River in Region #7. The incident resulted in the death of 70-year-old Emanuel Jeffrey, a miner from Parika, East Bank Essequibo. Preliminary findings indicate that Mr. Jeffrey was operating a four-inch land dredge at the time of
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Attorney General Anil Nandlall has accused the opposition APNU+AFC of deliberately trying to delay the 2025 elections by focusing on the issue of biometrics. Nandlall, in his Tuesday night commentary, said he believes the opposition is using the absence of biometrics as a smokescreen to undermine the electoral process, despite the fact that Guyana already
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As over 300,000 Guyanese await their $100,000 cash grant, Attorney General Anil Nandlall has reassured citizens that the funds will be distributed once the 2025 National Budget is passed. In his ‘Issues in the News’ commentary on Tuesday night, Nandlall addressed the ongoing distribution and responded to criticism from the opposition regarding delays. “…we have
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See below the full release from the Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development: The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama) has received confirmation that the Iwokrama Forest has retained its Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) Certification for Forest Management following an annual surveillance audit in November 2024. During the
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Statement by the Guyana Basketball Federation The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has commended the Government of Guyana for its historic G$8 billion allocation to the sports sector in the 2025 National Budget. The announcement by Senior Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, reflects a significant increase from the previous year’s allocation of
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Billions of dollars are being spent on the resuscitated Community Service Officers (CSOs) programme, an investment the Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai defended during her contribution to the 2025 National Budget debate. The CSO programme engages Indigenous youth, encouraging them to support their communities through various tasks and training opportunities. The youth engaged get
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In a shocking turn of events, the Kilcoy/ Chesney Neighborhood Democratic Council (NDC), in Region Six, was reportedly ransacked Monday night. A councillor, Sandra Harricharran told reporters that on Tuesday morning she received the alarming news from the NDC’s Vice Chairman, who reached out to her to report the break-in. Upon receiving this information, Harricharran,
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Education Minister Priya Manickchand and Shadow Minister Coretta McDonald locked horns on Tuesday during the 2025 budget debate over the state of education in Guyana, particularly the pass rates in Mathematics and English. McDonald, who is also the General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, laid much of the blame for the current state of
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Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr. and Shadow Minister on the opposition side Nima Flue-Bess on Tuesday clashed over government’s investment in community grounds during day three of the 2025 National Budget Debates. Flue-Bess argued that many of the grounds are incomplete, raising questions about incompetence and misuse of public funds. Minister
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Eight breast cancer survivors are in first batch to have benefitted from breast reconstruction surgeries that were recently conducted at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). The initiative is a collaboration between the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) and the Caribbean Association of Plastic Reconstruction and Aesthetic Society (CAPRASS). A total of nine
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