April 2025

The 11th Annual MILO Under-18 Schools Football Tournament quarter-finals delivered a thrilling day of action at the Education Ground, setting up two enticing semi-final clashes. Four teams – Chase’ Academic Foundation, Waramuri Secondary, Dolphin Secondary, and West Ruimveldt Secondary – emerged from the weekend’s encounters, showcasing both attacking flair and defensive resilience. Dolphin Secondary underlined
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Kaylee Lowe emerged as the dominant force at the Guyana Squash Association (GSA)-organised National Junior Squash Championships, sponsored by Moo Milk and held at the Georgetown Club Courts. The tournament showcased the depth of young talent aiming to restore Guyana’s prominence in Caribbean squash. The young star clinched an unprecedented treble of individual titles, winning
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The Punjab Kings pulled off one of the most improbable wins you will ever see in T20 cricket when they defeated the Kolkata Knight Riders by 16 runs in TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) action in Mullanpur on Tuesday. The day started with the Kings, after winning the toss and batting first, being bowled out
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See below the full release from the Ministry of Natural Resources:  The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), and its agencies – specifially the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) – remind the public that only individuals or entities holding a valid gold dealer’s license issued by the Guyana Gold
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Keran Persaud, a 23-year-old resident of Haslington, East Coast Demerara, is hospitalised after he was shot about five times by bandits who went to his house early Monday morning. Keran’s brother, Navin Persaud told the News Room that they were in their yard at about 01:12 hrs Monday when two bandits came to the premises.
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See below the full release from ExxonMobil Guyana Limited:  April 15, 2025: ExxonMobil Guyana today announced the arrival of the ONE GUYANA Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in Guyanese waters.  This vessel joins the Destiny, Unity and Prosperity FPSOs in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. Constructed by SBM Offshore, the ONE GUYANA FPSO will
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See below the full statement issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources: The Government of Guyana is pleased to welcome the arrival of the ONE GUYANA Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel into Guyana’s waters. This marks a significant milestone in the advancement of offshore oil production and national development. Constructed by SBM Offshore,
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The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) participated in the United Nations Permanent Forum of People of African Descent (PFPAD4) at the UN Headquarters in New York, April 14-17, 2025. Representing the Commission is Shaikh Moeenul Hack, Chairman of the ERC. Commissioner Norris Witter was unanimously approved by the Commission to attend the forum; however, he opted
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Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett on Monday said racial discrimination, access to equal opportunities and reparatory justice for people of African descent must be addressed globally in order to have an equitable society. During her address at the 4th Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent at the
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Ghalee Khan, the deported drug trafficker who shot and killed his partner Marissa Beete before turning the gun on himself, will be returning to court on May 27, 2025, for the presentation of a psychiatric evaluation. Khan was charged with murder on Tuesday. He appeared before Magistrate Rondel Weaver at the Wales Magistrate’s Court, West
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