April 2025

President Dr. Irfaan Ali said Guyanese will no longer spend lengthy periods waiting for healthcare services at health centres as the government will soon introduce an electronic system to manage appointments. “We are building a future through which you will sit at home, use your mobile and you will make your clinic appointments so you
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Ghalee Khan, the deported drug trafficker who shot and killed his partner Marissa Beete before turning the gun on himself, was charged with murder on Tuesday. Police received legal advice to charge him with murder, and this was done on Monday when he was discharged from the hospital. Khan appeared at the Wales Magistrate’s Court
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The West Indies Women’s hopes of qualifying for the ICC Women’s World Cup are hanging precariously after a comprehensive 65-run defeat at the hands of Pakistan in their third match of the World Cup Qualifier tournament on Monday. This latest setback follows an inconsistent start to their campaign. They lost by a narrow 11 runs
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Godfrey Munroe has been re-elected unopposed as President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) for another term. The decision was confirmed at the association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held on Sunday at the Guyana Olympic Association Building in Liliendaal. The former national player has led the GTTA since 2014 and is also
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Residents of Goed Fortuin in Region Three will soon benefit from a series of development initiatives aimed at creating a safer community and improving public infrastructure. During a public engagement on Monday at the Goed Fortuin Community Ground, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced that Goed Fortuin will benefit from the installation of street lights.
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Guyana made a remarkable impression at the opening day of the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, drawing an estimated 22,000 visitors to its national pavilion on Sunday, April 13. Participating under the theme, “Sustainability through Innovation: Guyana’s Low Carbon Journey,” Guyana is showcasing its vision for a sustainable and inclusive future. The Guyana booth
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The future of West Indies cricket will be on full display as Cricket West Indies (CWI) commences the 2025 Rising Stars Under-15 Championship today in Antigua. Six regional teams will battle it out across five thrilling rounds of 50-over cricket at four historic venues: Coolidge Cricket Ground, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Recreation Ground and
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Two males, including a teenager, have been remanded to prison following charges of robbing a Chinese supermarket in West Coast Berbice on April 9, 2025. The defendants—a 17-year-old boy and Cleveland Sears, a 24-year-old construction worker from South Ruimveldt Park, Georgetown—appeared before Magistrate Michelle Matthias at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court on Monday. During the court
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Gavin Rodrigues, a 53-year-old construction worker of Robb Street Bourda, Georgetown, was granted $50,000 bail after he was charged for obtaining money by false pretense. Police Headquarters reported that Rodrigues pretended to be the father of Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, the Susan Rodrigues, and was soliciting funds from persons. He was
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At least 1,000 residents of Region Three received their house lots on Monday during a Ministry of Housing and Water ‘Dream Realised’ event. The allocations are being distributed at the Regional Housing Office in Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara. The beneficiaries received low, moderate, middle and high-income lots at Plantation Lorenzo and Plantation Viva La Force,
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