July 2025

Team Jamaica emerged as the winner of the CARICOM Classic Team Chess Tournament 2025, with Trinidad and Tobago coming in a close second and Suriname third. The week-long FIDE-rated classic round-robin format saw eight CARICOM nations and 10 teams, comprising four team members each, competing for the championship trophy. From July 1-6, the Pegasus Suites
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Press Release from the Guyana Football Federation The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has officially announced the formation of its First Instance Body (FIB), an independent decision-making committee mandated to evaluate club licensing applications in accordance with Article 11 of the Concacaf Club Licensing Regulations. This development marks a significant milestone in the GFF’s efforts to
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Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, has rejected recent statements by Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton about the future of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) under a possible APNU-led administration, calling them “disingenuous” and a “shameless attempt to rewrite history.” In a statement on Wednesday, Mustapha reminded the public that it was the APNU — which Norton
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The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Health, is engaging Medversity, a training institution in India, to have medical professionals trained there. Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said that given the country’s rapid development in the health sector, there have been discussions to have persons studying in the medical field sent to India. He
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  Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Jamaican Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, on Tuesday commended Guyana’s President, Dr Irfaan Ali, for his leadership in advancing food and nutrition security across the Caribbean. “I wish to thank President Ali of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, who has been expertly leading the region’s efforts under
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A Memorandum of Understanding that will pave the way for a regional food hub at Yarrowkabra, along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, was signed between Bloomberg Grain and the Government of Guyana on Wednesday. The MoU signing was conducted at the Ministry of Agriculture’s main boardroom on Regent Street, Georgetown. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said this memorandum
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The United States of America (USA) has dedicated efforts to supporting the Guyana Police Force and local and international observers for the Regional and General Elections, U.S. Ambassador Nicole Theriot has said. During an interview with reporters on the sidelines of an event on Wednesday, the Ambassador said the Force reached out for this support.
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From ISKCON of Guyana Hare Krishna Study Centre: The Ratha Yatra festival has become a common sight in most major cities worldwide since 1967, through the Hare Krishna movement. Its founder-acharya, His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, successfully transplanted this ancient celebration, which now occurs annually in London, Paris, New York, and other major
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Two construction workers were remanded to prison for the murder of a teenager from Litchfield. Antwone Campbell, 19, and Rayon Frank, both residents of Number 40 Village, appeared before Magistrate Michelle Matthias at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning. The court heard that Campbell and Frank murdered 18-year-old Jerroy Gordon of Litchfield Village
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[Jamaica Gleaner] – Four CARICOM member states will implement full free movement of nationals by October 1, 2025, marking a major step forward in regional integration under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). They are Barbados, Belize, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica. The announcement was made by CARICOM Chairman and Jamaican Prime
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