February 2025

Before the end of this year, the government, through the Ministry of Health, will begin work on an Oncology centre, a move that Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony says will forever change how cancer patients are managed in the country. An Oncology centre is a medical facility dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, and research of
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The Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company Limited, Guyana’s longest established and AM Best rated insurer, is excited to launch the ‘Insure and Win’ Galaxy Giveaway promotion, which allows customers a chance to win a brand-new Samsung Galaxy S25. From now until March 31, 2025, customers who purchase any new Motor, Fire or Life Insurance policy
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By Vishani Ragobeer  vishani@newsroom.gy The $1.38 trillion National Budget for 2025 was passed without changes on Wednesday night. The Appropriation Bill, which authorises the release of the budget sum, was passed in the National Assembly. The budget’s passage came after a week of budget debates and four days of the consideration of estimates in the
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Facing serious allegations of misconduct in office, Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus was Wednesday dismissed from the Guyana Police Force. His dismissal was communicated via a letter from the Police Service Commission. His dismissal is effective from Wednesday (February 5). The dismissal was recommended by a Police Service Commission Tribunal, which was established to
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Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh noted that work on the 2022 Census is at an advanced stage despite the challenges faced in collecting data across the country. Dr. Singh addressed questions about the Census during a sitting of the Parliamentary Committee of Supply on Wednesday when Parliamentarians scrutinised the allocations for the Ministry of Finance.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in female sports. The measure, called the “No Men in Women’s Sports Executive Order,” is the fourth executive order targeting transgender people he has signed since he took office on January 20. “The radical left has waged an all-out campaign
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Public servants will enjoy the full benefit of their 8% salary increase this year, Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh said on Wednesday. Dr. Singh, who also has responsibility for the Public Service, fielded questions about increases for public servants from Opposition Parliamentarian Tabitha Sarabo-Halley during the consideration of the budget estimates. Per a multi-year agreement
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Officers from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) made a drug bust on Monday, 3 February 2025, while carrying out narcotic interdiction duties at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). During a routine search of an outgoing passenger, who was due to board flight BA2158 to Saint Lucia with onward connections to Gatwick International Airport in
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An accident Wednesday morning, around 06:25hrs, on the Covent Garden public road, East Bank Demerara claimed the life of a pedal cyclist. The collision occurred between Motor Lorry #GAF 9065, owned and driven by 21-year-old Joshua Lim of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, and 65-year-old Vakeanand Sukdeo, from Lot 113 Back Street, Little Diamond, East Bank
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The parliamentary Committee of Supply on Wednesday approved the budget for the Ministry of Health for 2025, with a significant emphasis on the expansion and modernisation of health infrastructure across the country. Defending the budget, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony highlighted the government’s ongoing efforts to address the challenges in the health sector, especially
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