July 2025

Deborah Williams, a 23-year-old housewife from Mabaruma Settlement, North West District, was remanded to prison on Wednesday after she was charged with the murder of her mother-in-law, 47-year-old Sharlim Anthony. Williams appeared virtually before magistrate Judy Latchman at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court. She was not required to plead to the indictable charge. The matter has
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The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the government and the University of the West Indies (UWI) to establish a medical campus in New Amsterdam, Region Six, was signed in January. This is a major venture that will help transform healthcare and medical education in Guyana. The announcement was made by Minister of Health, Dr. Frank
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TEDxTurkeyen, a locally organised TEDx event, is set to take place on August 29, 2025, at the George Walcott Lecture Theatre, University of Guyana. With the theme “Bold Voices, New Visions: Shaping Guyana’s Tomorrow,” the event promises a dynamic and timely platform for fresh ideas, civic reflection, and visionary thinking. Rooted in the globally respected TED model, TEDxTurkeyen
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Defending champions Rangpur Riders survived a late scare from Dubai Capitals in the eighth match of the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) on Wednesday morning at Providence. The Riders eventually held on to chalk up their third win out of three with an eight-run win that sees them return to the top of the
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Facing a hefty $30 million bill to host this year’s Emancipation Festival, the African Cultural & Development Association (ACDA) is making a passionate plea to the country’s largest companies, particularly the oil giants, to support the authentic celebration of African culture in Guyana. Speaking at the festival’s official launch on Tuesday, ACDA’s Chief, Eric Phillips,
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Promising to create a “future-ready” education system for Guyana, the Alliance For Change (AFC) released its education policy, ahead of the September 2025 General and Regional Elections. The party’s education policy is divided into three phases, detailing the AFC’s short-term, mid-term, and long-term priorities. In the first five years, that is, phase one, the party
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Better provisions to protect queer youth community are among the proposals for political parties contesting the upcoming elections from the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD). On Wednesday, the group made public the demands of its LGBTQIA+ Manifesto 2025 and said it will be seeking support from political parties contesting the elections. Joel Simpson, SASOD’s
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Africans have been part of Guyana’s story for 400 years, a legacy built on survival, sacrifice and the fight for freedom. As the country prepares to mark the 187th anniversary of Emancipation on August 01, the African Cultural & Development Association (ACDA) is urging the nation to remember this profound history and to unite in
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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced legislation to strengthen U.S. security cooperation with Guyana and deter Venezuelan aggression against the country. “As Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro continues to threaten Guyana, the United States must work with Guyana to deter such aggression,” said Bennet. “This bill will
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Guyana’s transport sector is set for a major upgrade with the arrival of four new ocean-going ferries before the end of this year. The ferries will be assigned to the Supenaam, Parika, Georgetown, and Region One, significantly improving travel and cargo movement, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill said on Tuesday. One of the vessels,
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