July 2025

By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy Guyana’s oil production and domestic energy model through the gas-to-energy project were thrust into the spotlight on Monday, as outgoing President of Afreximbank, Professor Benedict Oramah, urged Caribbean leaders to look within for solutions to issues like the region’s high cost of energy. The call was made during a high-level presidential
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For the third year in succession, four top Guyanese students have been awarded scholarships to study Petroleum Sciences at leading Chinese universities. This year’s scholars are Una Herman, Anna Jeffers, Rondel Rutherford and Tamika Sam, who will be arriving in China next month to join the two other batches of students that have already started
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Emotions ran high and the tension was palpable as Mahdia (Movements Family) triumphed over the star-studded Avinash All-Stars in a nail-biting final to claim the Essequibo zone title of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast. Under the lights of the Anna Regina Ground, Mahdia held their nerve to secure the $300,000 zone prize, while
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By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy The fourth AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) opened in Grenada on Monday with regional leaders applauding the early fruits of Africa-Caribbean cooperation while making bold new commitments to deepen trade, build shared financial infrastructure and unlock long-promised economic linkages. What was once seen as a symbolic aspiration is now steadily
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The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security on Monday launched the National Integrated Early Childhood Development (NIECD) Policy. This policy is a product of the ministry’s Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA), in collaboration with UNICEF. It will provide children aged 0-3 years old with the ability to receive much-needed resources during their most prioritised
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A two-day Regional Health Security (RHS) workshop, hosted by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), is underway at the Pegasus Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana. The event brings together representatives from across the Caribbean to discuss and operationalise the 2022 RHS framework to transition it from strategy into actionable plans. The workshop comes at a critical
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The trial into the March 2020 General and Regional Elections resumed on Monday, and a decision was taken for a site visit to be done at the Ashmins Building, which is a central location referenced throughout the trial. The visit is slated for Wednesday at 09:30 hrs. The Ashmins Building, which served as the Guyana
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Georgetown, Guyana & Chicago, USA — Findings from a rapid inventory of one of the most pristine and least-explored corners of the Amazon Basin were presented at the recent Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit in Georgetown, Guyana. An international team of scientists and Indigenous experts surveyed the 1.5 million-hectare Acarai-Corentyne Corridor, in southeastern Guyana, discovering more
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Tickets for all Guyana Amazon Warriors home fixtures in the 2025 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will go on sale from Tuesday July 29 at  08:00h. The Warriors will take the field at Providence from September 6 to 14, looking for the support of their home crowd. They are playing host to all other
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Air travel to the Amerindian village of Karisparu in Region Eight is now safer and more dependable following a $314.4 million upgrade to the community’s airstrip. The investment transformed the once uneven, sand-gravel runway, which was prone to waterlogging during heavy rainfall and poor aircraft performance in dry conditions, into a fully functional concrete surface.
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