April 2025

It is now a week since a massive fire broke out at the Waaldijk Sawmill in Amelia’s Ward, Linden. During a recent visit to the fire site, Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Kemraj Parsram made the call for the relocation of sawmills in Linden. To prevent such disasters in the future, Parsram
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The family of a 38-year-old block maker is seeking answers after he died while in Police custody. The dead man has been identified as Delon Lawrence of De Kinderen Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara. His family only managed to locate and positively identify his remains after a picture of his corpse was posted on the
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Attorney General Anil Nandlall rejected assertions made that the current administration has been infringing on land rights and instead posited that land titles are being given to Afro-Guyanese who have, for years, been occupying lands without those documents. “Today, our government is regularising Ann’s Grove, a slave village without a title. “Over 400 families will
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The PPP/C Government continues to prioritise homeownership opportunities for Guyanese nationwide, with over 2,200 house lots allocated in Region Six alone since taking office in 2020. These allocations were made across several housing schemes, including Fort Ordnance, Williamsburg/Hampshire, Numbers 75 and 76 Villages, Hogstye, and Moleson Creek. Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water
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Thirty-one local designers and nine international designers will be participating in the Origins Guyana Fashion Festival, which is set to take place from May 2-4 in Georgetown. The diverse lineup of designers will span several fashion disciplines, including African and Indian-inspired designs, Indigenous wear, contemporary fashion, jewellery, and other specialty lines. In preparation for the
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A fine unbroken partnership of 78 between skipper Richard Ramdeholl and his deputy Brandon Henry spurred Guyana to a six-wicket win over Trinidad and Tobago in the opening round of the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-15, 50-over competition on Tuesday. Playing at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Guyana, set a target of 168, slipped
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Cricket will be staged at a purpose-built temporary venue at the Fairgrounds in Pomona, Southern California, during the 2028 Olympics Games hosted by Los Angeles, the LA28 organising committee announced on Tuesday. Pomona is about 50km to the east of Los Angeles and the Fairgrounds, officially known as Fairplex, is a 500-acre complex that has
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Over 750 persons graduated from a hybrid nursing assistant training programme on Tuesday, and Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony encouraged them to continue advancing their careers. This was the largest batch of nursing assistants. During the ceremony held at the National Cultural Centre, Dr. Anthony urged them to improve their health care knowledge and build
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