July 2025

The government has decided to remove the taxes on All-Terrain Vehicles and boat engines for additional categories of use, President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced on Saturday. President Ali acknowledged the high cost of transportation in hinterland regions. Because of this high cost, a decision was made to remove the taxes beyond the categories already benefiting
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President Dr Irfaan Ali on Saturday pledged that the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) government will create another 1,000 jobs in Region One (Barima- Waini). The Guyanese Head of State also pledged that the salaries of Community Service Officers (CSOs) will be increased and educational opportunities will be available to them so they can elevate
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To prepare Guyanese children for the future, Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips has assured residents that the school cash grant will increase every year. “We going to give you money every year. And every year we are going to raise the money,” PM Phillips told a massive crowd of supporters at a PPP/C public
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The 20-year-old woman seen being sexually assaulted in a viral video at a bar in full view of patrons has told the Police that she was drugged and raped. The incident that occurred at Raghoo’s Sports Bar in Soesdyke has sparked public outrage, prompting an investigation. The bar has since been shut down by authorities.
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Jermaine Figueira has endorsed President Dr. Irfaan Ali and says he will be actively involved in the unfolding re-election campaign ahead of the September 1, 2025, General and Regional Elections. “There’s no leader in this country who hasn’t erred and President Irfaan Ali is no exception, but I believe that his leadership far outweighs his
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The air is thick with anticipation as the East Coast/Georgetown zone braces for a weekend of electrifying tapeball cricket in the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast. What begins as a sprawling battlefield of 32 teams will culminate in a Sunday showdown, leaving just one champion standing after an intense series of contests. A staggering
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A batting show headlined by three very different innings and a combined bowling effort in which all the key men contributed something of note took Guyana Amazon Warriors, the hosts, to the Global Super League title in Providence on Friday night. They vanquished Rangpur Riders, who had won the title in its inaugural season, and
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Residents of Mahdia, deep in the mountainous Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), usually travel miles away to the coast for some basic government services not yet available in the town, but President Dr. Irfaan Ali vowed that this will soon change. “No longer must you have to leave this year for some minor thing like having a
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Residents of Mahdia, the mining town in the mountainous Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), have long asked for banking services, and on Friday night, President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced that commercial banks will soon set up ATMs there and offer other financial services. The Guyanese Head of State said at least one commercial bank agreed to establish
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Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips told residents of Mahdia, Region Eight (Potaro- Siparuni) that the grant given to them will increase to $100,000 and even more in the coming years. “… We already seh it will not be less than $100,000. It will be $100,000 and more,” the Prime Minister said on Friday night
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