October 2025

The cricket strategy and officiating committee of Cricket West Indies, comprising a group of former legends and current leaders, have identified key areas of focus to raise the standard of West Indies cricket as well as short- and long-term actions. In the next six months, the CWI said, specialist coaches will be hired, a “state-of-the-art” high-performance centre…
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During this year’s Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Ministers of Agriculture from across the Caribbean have endorsed the ‘25 by 2025 + 5’ Implementation Plan, which forms part of CARICOM’s Agri-Food Systems Strategy, commonly known as the Vision 25 by 2025 Initiative. Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, who serves as Chairman of the CARICOM Special…
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Two days after President Dr Irfaan Ali announced new policies for foreign exchange control in Guyana, the country’s Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has emphasised that these measures are meant to close loopholes that exist and prevent money from being siphoned off elsewhere. Additionally, Jagdeo told reporters that the new policies are not expected to…
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The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) plans to expand its membership significantly ahead of the next national elections, focusing heavily on women and youth. This is according to Guyana’s Vice President, who is also the party’s General Secretary, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo. At a press conference on Thursday, the Vice President said the next elections will…
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo vowed that citizens will benefit from several cash grants over the People’s Progressive Party Civic’s (PPP/C) five-year term in office. “This is a five-year term we have. There will be several cash grants in the five-year term,” Jagdeo said at a press conference held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre,…
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Ranks from the Guyana Police Force Narcotics Branch, in collaboration with officers from Regional Police Division Six, on Wednesday conducted a major eradication exercise at Kuyorokuri Creek, Upper Berbice River, where more than $1 billion worth of cannabis was discovered and destroyed. During the exercise, Police Headquarters said the ranks uncovered an open savannah with…
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A new government-funded programme to help poor or low-income families with the construction of houses and various housing improvement projects will be rolled out next year, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday. The Vice President told reporters that a survey will be launched soon to gather data on income levels and people’s needs…
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