July 2025

The Cue Sports Association Guyana (CSAG) has announced its next national ranking tournament, “Uncle Alfred’s King of the Slate 9-Ball Challenge,” set to begin on August 17, 2025. The event, which promises to be a local cue sports calendar highlight, will occur at Butcher’s Chill Spot on Sheriff Street. With over GYD$500,000 in prize money,
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(CNN) The United States will require international visitors to pay a new “visa integrity fee” of at least $250, added to existing visa costs, according to a provision in the Trump administration’s recently enacted domestic policy bill. The fee will apply to all visitors who are required to obtain nonimmigrant visas to enter the United States. This
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Despite the option to combine forces formally, no political party submitted a Joinder of Lists to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) by Monday night’s deadline. This means that all six parties which filed candidate lists last week — APNU, PPP, WIN, AFC, ALP, and Forward Guyana — will officially contest the upcoming elections as separate
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To ensure they are compensated in the event of extreme weather conditions and their livelihoods are protected from increasing threat of climate change, President Dr Irfaan Ali on Tuesday launched a premium-free crop insurance venture for rice farmers. The programme, unveiled in partnership with Indian agricultural giant United Phosphorus Limited (UPL) and Philip Morris International,
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National Boxing Coach Lennox Daniels is eagerly anticipating this weekend’s staging of the Andrew Lewis Novices Championship, describing the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) event as the premier scouting ground for unearthing the country’s next generation of amateur boxing stars. Daniels will be ringside at the National Gymnasium from July 25 to 27, keeping a keen
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The Board of Directors of Archery Guyana has announced that Lucas Chung and Karin Toppin, together with Coach Jeewanram Persaud, have been selected to participate in a prestigious high-performance training camp in Asunción, Paraguay. The camp will take place on August 2-6, ahead of Guyana’s historic debut in Archery at the 2025 Junior Pan American
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People’s Progressive Party/Civic Executive Member Dr. Ashni Singh on Sunday delivered his address to his home county, Berbice, where he urged supporters to go out and vote on September 1, 2025. “On 1st of September, we must not only return the People’s Progressive Party and Dr. Irfaan Ali to Government, but we must completely wipe
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Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, said mismanagement of the country’s financial resources under the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) government led to a significant reduction in the spending power of the population, affecting all businesses. In Region Six, he noted that the closure of the sugar estates not only affected those who
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To address the threat they pose to other road users and reckless use of the roads, Traffic Chief, Mahendra Singh said speed-limiting devices for motor lorries will be introduced soon. Motor lorries have consistently been flagged for violations involving speeding, overloading, and poor vehicle maintenance. Recognising the risks, Singh said the Traffic Department has partnered
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For the year so far, there were 63 fatal accidents which resulted in 68 deaths on the country’s roadway, Traffic Chief, Assistant Commissioner Mahendra Singh said. Speeding and reckless driving have been identified as the leading causes of these accidents. The figures represent a decline in fatal accidents when compared to last year. However, concerns
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