June 2025

Authorities in Guyana and Suriname are investigating the disappearance of 34-year-old Coretta Blair Sandy, also known as “Mindy”, a resident of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara. She vanished while on a trip to Suriname with her husband, Terrence Glasgow. According to media reports out of Suriname, Sandy travelled from Cayenne, French Guiana to Suriname earlier
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The government’s drive to include citizens in the rapidly growing oil and gas sector is beginning to yield results. Thanks in large part to the administration’s local content policy and support from the private sector, about 3,000 Guyanese have now received specialized training in the industry. And nearly all of them, an impressive 99 per
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Land clearance works have already commenced on 95 acres of land at the housing development at Tracts A and B, Four Miles at Mahdia in Region Eight. This housing development, the first of its kind in the region, offers over 300 residential house lots. Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water Susan Rodrigues addressing
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A new wave of infrastructure development valued at over $10 billion is set to boost community development and create employment in Region Ten. Designed to benefit both new and established small contractors, the initiative was announced by Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo and Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill at the Watooka Guest House
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The Guyana leg of the 2025 Trade and Investment Mission, jointly hosted by the Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) and the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA), concluded on a high note Wednesday evening with a reception at the Aura Sky Lounge, Pegasus Hotel. The event celebrated tangible business engagements, emerging partnerships, and a renewed
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Attorney-at-Law and Opposition Member of Parliament Geeta Chandan Edmond has confirmed that she has resigned from the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R), following her endorsement of President Irfaan Ali for a second term in office. In a statement on Saturday, Chandan Edmond clarified that her resignation was submitted on June 11, 2025, and that it
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Hailed as a burgeoning “national spectacle” and a vital “breeding ground for Guyanese talent,” the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast was officially launched on Saturday, promising a bigger and more lucrative tournament in its third iteration.  The expanded competition, set to commence on June 28 in Berbice, has garnered significant backing from the corporate
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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that it will commence a Claims and Objections Exercise on June 16, 2025, as part of preparations for the upcoming General and Regional Elections. The Claims phase of the exercise will run until 18 June 2025. In anticipation of a high turnout, GECOM has extended the opening hours
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West Indies’ second T20 against Ireland was abandoned on Saturday without a ball being bowled because of heavy rain. The three-match series was due to begin at Bready on Thursday, but that match was also called off due to the wet weather. Saturday’s second match at the same ground was meant to start at 15:00
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On another pulsating night of action when the only sure reality is that winners advance, five more teams inked their names in that box when the inaugural June Madness Futsal championship, powered by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and Ansa McAL, continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. It was the continuation of
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