October 2025

  A young civil engineer has been elected Regional Chairman of Region Five following the swearing-in of new councilors on Friday. Recardo Phillips, along with Kleon Lindey, Derrick John, Pooja Mohamed, Inderjeet Persaud, Surdass Ramjattan, Devena Kemraj-Sundar, Fiona Reynolds, Cindy Sealey, Tanuja Singh, and Ayube Tajmool, took their oaths as councilors representing the People’s Progressive…
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Guyana Harpy Eagles Head Coach Ryan Hercules is laying out a blueprint for players in the upcoming Queensway Senior Inter-County Tournament, which commences on Saturday at Hampton Court in Essequibo. This strategic shift aims to usher in an analytical, modern approach to the 50-over game, a format in which Guyana has been trophy-less since 2005….
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The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has secured control of the Region Four (Demerara–Mahaica) Regional Democratic Council (RDC) following the election of Clemsford Belgrave as Regional Chairman on Friday. Belgrave, representing the PPP/C, received 18 votes, defeating APNU’s Shaneika Haynes, who garnered eight votes. The outcome cements the PPP/C’s dominance in the country’s most populous region…
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The election of a new Chairman for the Region 10 Regional Democratic Council (RDC) ended in a tie on Friday, after the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) councillors voted alongside the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) in support of its nominee, Dominique Blair. Blair, the APNU’s candidate, secured nine votes,…
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Eight of Guyana’s top secondary schools will compete in the 2025 Republic Bank U-18 Secondary Schools Football League, with the champions earning a coveted automatic place in the KFC International Schools Football Championship. The league, now in its second year and backed by Republic Bank, was officially launched this week in Georgetown and will kick…
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Yashasvi Jaiswal consolidated his stature among best current Test batters with his seventh hundred, and B Sai Sudharsan moved closer to answering India’s call for a No. 3 with a near-flawless 87 as they piled on 318 for 2 after their captain Shubman Gill won his first toss in seven attempts. On a typically slow…
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Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has said soya production output will be doubled with plans to cultivate 12,000 acres of soya twice per year by 2026. The initiative, which forms part of the government’s wider push toward agricultural expansion and food security, is expected to make Guyana a net exporter of soya within the Caribbean….
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Newly appointed Minister of Public Service, Government Efficiency and Implementation, Zulfikar Ally has assured public servants that the changes being introduced under his leadership are aimed at improving transparency, efficiency, and accountability and not taking away jobs. During a recent appearance on the National Communications Network (NCN) programme, ‘Beyond the Title,’ Minister Ally outlined the…
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With approximately 2, 600 child abuse cases recorded this year thus far, neglect has been identified as the leading cause followed by physical abuse and then sexual abuse. This was revealed Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud on this week’s episode of the Starting Point Podcast. In a troubling revelation, Minister…
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