August 2025

A motorcyclist tragically lost his life early Monday afternoon after reportedly colliding with a pig while riding along the Alness Village, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne), public road. The man who died has been identified as 27-year-old Daniel Gaindalall, a laborer from Block 4 Tain, Corentyne, Berbice. Daniel’s wife, 49-year-old Janet Naidoo, shared with the…
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Over the past three and a half years, more than 9,000 teachers across the country were trained, marking significant progress in education development efforts. Notably, training rates in the hinterland regions have jumped from 43% to 86%. The coastland has seen an increase from 63% to an impressive 98%. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, made…
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Some 112 persons were on Monday inducted as the third batch of trainees under the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) Heavy duty equipment operator programme 2025. If these persons successfully complete the programme, they will join some 16,000 persons trained by the Board over the last five years. Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton underscored the importance…
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The final slab of concrete to connect the new US$262 million Demerara River Bridge from East to West is slated to be installed on August 25. This was confirmed by Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill, who was examining the highly anticipated infrastructure last Thursday. Within that time, the last eight girders will also…
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A brilliant all-round performance from Tilleya Madramootoo powered the Combined Forces of Guyana to a six-wicket victory over visiting Trinidadian side Hibiscus at the Malteenoes ground, securing a 1-0 lead in their five-match T20 series. In a match shortened due to a late start, player-of-the-match Madramootoo was the undisputed star. She spearheaded the bowling attack…
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A proposal was recently made for Guyana’s first data centre to be developed at Wales, West Bank of Demerara. This was revealed by President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Monday at the commissioning of the De Kinderen Regional Hospital. “Only [Sunday] I concluded with a team, the presentation on the first data centre that will be…
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The 10th Annual Youth Parliament commenced on Tuesday with Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr. underscoring the importance of young people’s involvement in politics. This year’s event is monumental as it marks a decade of the competition’s existence. It will run from August 12 – August 16 with training and physical sittings…
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The Guyana Fire Service is sounding the alarm over a worrying rise in prank calls to its 912 emergency line, warning that such actions waste resources and could cost lives. “Prank calls [are] something that the Guyana Fire Service would have noticed a large increase over the recent times,” Fire Chief, Gregory Wickham said on…
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Every time the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) receives a call, each tender dispatched to an emergency is always fully equipped with water, but the resource runs out quickly, Fire Chief (ag), Gregory Wickham said on Tuesday. Each tender can carry 450 gallons of water. “Yes, all fire tenders do have water in them,” Wickham said…
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For the second time in less than a year, the opposition has said they would impose conditions, if elected to government, in the distribution of the “Because We Care” school cash grants – something which they canceled while in office from 2015-2020. The latest statement to this effect was made by Leader and Presidential Candidate…
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