April 2025

See below the full release from St8ment Investment Inc.:  The Bamia Primary School, a flagship educational project in Region 10, is now in its final stage of completion. With only minor electrical installations, lighting fixtures, and limited plumbing work remaining, the school is on the verge of being handed over. A recent inspection conducted by
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General Secretary Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo opined that the APNU/AFC coalition talks were bound to fail since the parties seemed more focused on securing benefits for themselves instead of partnering for Guyana’s development. “They see government as an opportunity to share spoils, and that is why it was bound to fail… They are all about ‘what
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See below the full statement issued by the People’s National Congress Reform, the major constituent of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) party:  APNU has noted a public statement by the AFC at its press conference today to the effect that it plans to contest the 2025 elections on its own. APNU was formally
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V-Chart Services Guyana, a new call centre, opened on Thursday at Enmore, East Coast Demerara. V-Chart Services, an India-based company officially launched in Guyana in 2023 and this new centre is its third location. On-the-spot interviews were conducted after the official opening ceremony where approximately 250 persons are expected to be hired. Finance Minister Dr
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By Neil Marks neil@newsroom.gy It may seem curious to associate Guyana—a peaceful, forest-rich nation on the northern edge of South America—with anything related to “nuclear”, much less nuclear weapons. Yet, quietly and effectively, this small country, and others in the Caribbean and Latin America, are important participants in international efforts to detect and deter nuclear
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The Alliance For Change (AFC) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) will not be contesting the 2025 General and Regional Elections together as talks over a possible coalition collapsed. “Regrettably, despite the best efforts of our negotiation team, been (unable) to arrive at a mutually beneficial arrangement with APNU “We’ve communicated our decision, regrettably
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Businessman Brian Tiwari declared that he is “back with the PPP” and fully supports the work of President Dr. Irfaan Ali and Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo. Tiwari, the principal of the construction firm BK International, spoke to reporters on Thursday as he secured a fleet of new equipment from ISG, a subsidiary of MACORP.
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Two men are in Police custody after they were nabbed with an unlicensed .32 firearm and about 564 grammes of marijuana. Acting on intelligence received, at about 22:40hrs, the police stopped a Toyota Axio motorcar at the intersection of Main and Vryheid Streets, New Amsterdam, Berbice. Police said the vehicle was at the time being
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The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), the country’s main referral hospital, has performed several surgical procedures on persons who have bleeding disorders but public awareness to avoid complications remains an issue. April 17 is World Haemophilia day and the observance provides stronger support for raising awareness about the bleeding disorder that is inherited and can
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See below the full release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation:  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation rejects the statement made on April 16, 2025 by the Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China that Guyana and Venezuela “can solve the border issue through friendly consultations
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