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The Audit Office of Guyana, in its report for the fiscal year ending December 2024, has commended improvements in financial oversight across several government agencies, while identifying ongoing weaknesses in contract management, record-keeping and procurement practices. The Report of the Auditor General on the Public Accounts of Guyana and on the Accounts of Ministries, Departments…
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See below the full release from the Guyana Police Force: The Guyana Police Force (GPF) wishes to inform the public that following comprehensive investigations into the explosion which occurred at the Mobil Gas Station on October 26, 2025 at Regent and King Streets, Georgetown, legal advice was obtained from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)…
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A major citywide drainage upgrade programme is being advanced by the government, and President Dr Irfaan Ali announced that robust consultations with citizens will be held starting Monday. The multi-agency team, the President said, will lead consultations for about three weeks. The goal is to share the government’s plans for majorly improving Georgetown’s drainage network…
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For Isaiah and Thilia Somerset, a young couple with dreams of acquiring a university degree, the journey to academic glory was filled with challenges and obstacles. They faced health issues, financial difficulties, and, on top of this, had to deal with all the challenges that come with an expanding family. But they were determined to…
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When U.S.-based Guyanese businessman Navin Shivpal first took over Cottage Home Care Services in a small Queens office just before the pandemic, he could hardly have imagined that five years later it would become one of New York’s largest and fastest-growing home care agencies. Now employing over 3,000 caregivers and serving thousands of families across…
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Police Corporal Yonelle Almarie Cumberbatch of Eastville Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Tuesday granted $500,000 bail after she was charged with causing the death of 15-year-old Navindra Mahes by dangerous driving. The accident occurred on October 30 along the Success Public Road, ECD. Cumberbatch appeared before Magistrate Abigail Gibbs at the Sparendaam…
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Ryan Boodhoo, the new owner of the iconic black KTM X-Bow, has declared himself happy with his return to competitive motor racing after a 20-year hiatus at the South Dakota Circuit. The comeback represents a significant step up for Boodhoo, who last competed two decades ago in the Starlet Cup and established a strong pedigree…
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Three hundred officers in the Guyana Police Force are undergoing special training in public engagement to strengthen the quality of visitors’ experience in Guyana. The six-part training session is made possible through a partnership between the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) and HAROBED at the GPF Officers’ Training Centre, Camp Street in Georgetown. The initiative aims…
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Two persons have died in a Monday night accident at the intersection of Proctor Road and Kara Kara Public Road, Linden, Region 10. Dead are Latrel Whinfield, 19, and Isaiah Richards, a student whose name and address are not yet known. Whinfield and Richards were riding on a motorcycle at the time of the accident….
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Guyana received US$1.05 billion as revenue from its share of profit oil in the first six months of 2025 and another US$1.7 billion in royalties during that period, according to the Ministry of Finance’s mid-year report. The revenue earned included payments for two lifts of oil that occurred in the final quarter of 2024 and…
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