March 2025

In a development that has sparked mixed reactions, the Ministry of Natural Resources has suspended a mining permit granted to the Arnaputa Neighborhood Democratic Council (NDC) in the North Rupununi. The decision follows rising concerns from regional officials, residents, and environmental groups about the potential impact of the mining operation on the local environment. Minister
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Rajendra Prabhulall, a pastor who spent many years as an information officer in Region Two before serving two terms as Mayor of the town of Anna Regina, has died. Prabhulall attended the St Laurence Anglican School in Hampton Court, Essequibo Coast. After secondary school, at the age of 17, he entered the teaching profession. His
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FIDE Master Anthony Drayton easily edged out his opponents on March 15 at the Exhibition Centre of the Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre to win the Banks DIH ICEE Soft Drinks-sponsored 2025 National Rapid Chess Championship title. Drayton, Guyana’s only FIDE Master, played unbeaten in the nine-round exhilarating Swiss format competition to secure first place
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The Maloney Pacers, one of the most experienced squads in the Caribbean, will represent Trinidad and Tobago at the One Guyana 3×3 tournament, where they will be among 20 teams from 16 countries competing for a chance to qualify for the FIBA 3×3 World Tour in Edmonton, Canada. Trinidad and Tobago’s top-ranked 3×3 player, Tyrese
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Attorney General Anil Nandlall has responded to criticism from APNU+AFC Member of Parliament (MP) Amanza Walton Desir over the inclusion of the ‘One Guyana’ slogan on the newly launched 10-year passport, asserting that it is not a political slogan but rather a unifying national concept. In a statement Tuesday night, Nandlall defended the government’s decision,
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Popular East Coast based tapeball cricket team, ‘Team Upsetterz’, recently received cash support from Anil Beharry Real Estate, Construction and General Business Services. The newly formed company is owned by Anil Beharry, a former banker with close to 40 years of experience. He is a former Berbice Senior Inter-county all-rounder and once attended national trials.
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The newly elected executive of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has received a strong endorsement from the government. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr. pledged full support and challenged them to raise the nation’s track and field profile. During a meeting at his office on Tuesday, Minister Ramson Jr. reiterated the
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UK-based company RioMed Limited on Tuesday signed the US$3.3 million contract to design, supply, and install the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system in Guyana. The project is expected to be fully operational within the next 18 months and will first be rolled out at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). At the launch on Tuesday,
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Ralph Thomas, an 18-year-old bus conductor of Mabaruma Settlement, North West District, Region One, was charged for raping a 13-year-old girl earlier this month. Police Headquarters said Thomas was arrested by a rank from the Mabaruma Police Station’s Criminal Investigation Department and charged on Monday. He was charged with the offence of rape of a
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