April 2025

A major pharmaceutical trade mission from the European Union (EU) will be in Guyana this June, a key exchange likely to support Guyana’s plans to produce its own vaccines. EU Ambassador to Guyana, René van Nes, announced the mission’s plans during remarks at the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) Annual General meeting. He highlighted
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By Isanella Patoir  isanella@newsroom.gy A 10-year policy focused on expanding Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Guyana has been developed, and the government is expected to spend billions of dollars to achieve the goals outlined in the document. Based on the policy document, about $18.5 billion should be spent to modernise and enhance
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The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Guyana, René van Nes, during his remarks at the annual general meeting of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), encouraged local producers to capitalise on the duty-free and tariff-free access CARICOM member states have when exporting to the EU. “The European Union has the economic partnership with CARICOM
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Sharla Hernandez, a single mother of two, believes that worrying about eviction is something that no one should have to endure. Hernandez, who has been living in a house she overlooked for several years with her two young children, is now a homeowner. She was among eleven persons who received the keys to their new
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Amid the rising use of technology to innovatively tackle environmental issues, Recover Guyana, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, has been pushing SHOUT, a local speech competition that provides a platform for secondary school students to be part of the discussion on environmental protection, sustainability and conservation. During an interview with the News Room
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President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has proposed a bold idea to use artificial intelligence (AI) as a resource that can accelerate equitable economic growth, reduce disparities and address key global challenges. The Guyanese leader outlined this strategy even as he emphasised that the Fifth Industrial Revolution (5IR), which focuses on human-AI collaboration, may arrive sooner
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By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy Following the successful staging of a Level One Match Referee Training Course by the Georgetown Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (GCUSA) in partnership with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) in February this year, a new batch of officials has commenced officiating in domestic games across Guyana. Five of the 22 participants at
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See below the full release from the Ministry of Finance:  April 04, 2025: As Government continues to recognise the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector’s potential to create thousands of jobs for guyanese countrywide, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service Dr. Ashni Singh yesterday met with
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Top female cricketers from across Guyana will trade skills this weekend in the Guyana Cricket Board’s Inter-County T20 tournament, with all matches at the La Bonne Intention ground. Apart from crowning a county champion, the competition will be used by the national selectors to compose the national team for the upcoming regional T20 tournament. All
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Tevin Imlach and Kevlon Anderson struck masterful centuries, their third each of the 2025 West Indies Four-Day Championship, propelling the Guyana Harpy Eagles to a commanding position against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in their crucial round-six clash at Warner Park. At stumps on day three, the Harpy Eagles reached 381-4 in their second innings, establishing
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