April 2025

Customs Officers attached to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) recently seized United States (US) currency, believed to be fake, in an incoming package at a popular cargo bond at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. In a release, the GRA said the package contained 500 replicas of US$100 bills, suspected to be imitation currency, with all
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Born and raised in Georgetown, Tevin Imlach has emerged as the new generation leader for Guyana after taking over from Leon Johnson—a daunting act to follow, given Johnson’s legacy of six titles, including five in succession from 2015 to 2019. Yet Imlach has already carved his own space in the pantheon of Guyanese cricket captains.
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The Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai has urged residents of Orealla and Siparuta Villages along the Corentyne River to focus on income-generating investments rather than relying solely on social welfare spending. Speaking at separate community meetings on Wednesday, Minister Sukhai encouraged local leaders to channel resources into sustainable development projects that can yield long-term
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The government has announced plans to develop 10,000 house lots at Moleson Creek in Region Six over the next three years as part of a broader strategy to transform the area into an economic hub. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali made the announcement during a community engagement in Skeldon on Sunday, where he also outlined
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While the Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the National Sports Commission (NSC), has been making significant investments in sports under the leadership of President Irfaan Ali, Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle has described the past four years as nothing short of “phenomenal.” It has now been four years
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Minister of Education Priya, at the end of the first day of the 2025 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), announced a high turnout of pupils across the country. A total of 15,813 were registered to write the exams. “I am happy to say and I am very pleased about this with just about six schools
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See below the full statement issued by the Government of Guyana:  The attention of the Government of Guyana was drawn earlier today to an article published on 14 April 2025 on the BBC News website headlined “Was China the reason Guyana faced higher Trump tariff?” authored by one Gemma Handy who, it would appear, is
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For the year so far, 43 per cent of the deaths recorded on the country’s roadway were motorcyclists, majority of whom were not wearing helmets. “So far this year, 43% of all road fatalities were motorcyclists, and of those who lost their lives, 72% were not wearing a helmet,” President Dr Irfaan Ali disclosed on
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Esan Josiah, a 32-year-old motorcyclist, is now injured after he was involved in an accident on Meadow Bank Public Road on Tuesday night. Police said the accident occurred around 22:00 hrs. Josiah, of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, was on motorcycle, CP 1255 when he collided with a concrete median. “Inquiries revealed that motorcycle
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Forty-two-year-old Andrew Simpson is currently hospitalised after he was injured during a collision with a motorcar on Camp and Norton Streets, Georgetown on Wednesday. The incident occurred at about 01:00hrs. Simpson was the rider of motorcycle, CN 9518. He collided with motorcar, PAC 9667, owned and driven by Christopher Washington, a 24-year-old resident of Front
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