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President Dr. Irfaan Ali has called on private farmers in Berbice to commit fully to large-scale food production, warning that Guyana cannot afford idle lands or absentee landlords at a time of growing opportunities in agriculture. The Head of State, accompanied by several Cabinet Ministers, met on Wednesday with cane and rice farmers from Skeldon…
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The reconstruction of the US$28 million Brickdam Police Station is progressing steadily and remains on track for completion by June 2026, with works already 65 per cent finished. Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Walrond, who assumed office just three days ago, received the update during her first visit to the project site on Wednesday. She also…
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Nigel Hughes has resigned as leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), just one year after assuming the position and less than a month following the party’s poor performance at the September 1 general and regional elections. Hughes, who was elected leader in June 2024, confirmed his decision in a letter of resignation in which…
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Retold by Danielle Swain; danielle@newsroom.gy Photography by Shatanand Anude When I was small, Orealla was thatch and manicole. Some houses stood with walls of Baromalli, bound together with bush rope. No nails, no screws, only wood and leaf and rope, everything cut and peeled by hand. Some people managed boards for floors, but most of…
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  A 33-year-old man from Sand Reef, Annandale, East Coast Demerara, is hospitalised after he was shot by Police late Tuesday night when he resisted arrest and confronted ranks with a cutlass. The incident occurred at around 23:00 hrs on September 16, 2025, at Lusignan, E.C.D. According to Police reports, a Sergeant stationed at the…
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Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips has said that years of neglect by the PNCR-led Linden Mayor and Town Council (LM&TC) are directly responsible for Sunday evening’s collapse of a section of the Wismar/Mackenzie Bridge. In a statement on Tuesday, Phillips expressed sympathy to those injured in the incident, wishing them a speedy recovery. But…
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A 25-year-old Sophia resident, Linden Benjamin, has pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of his girlfriend, 31-year-old Lisa Lucille George, who was stabbed 25 times during a violent attack in April 2023. Benjamin appeared before Justice Priscilla Chandra-Haniff at the High Court on Monday and admitted to the capital offence. He will be sentenced on…
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Guyana’s healthcare sector is undergoing a major digital transformation, with the government rolling out electronic patient health records and online appointment systems to improve efficiency and reduce long waiting times at hospitals and health centres. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali made the announcement during a recent press conference, stressing the importance of improving service delivery…
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The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, under the renewed leadership of Minister Charles Ramson Jr. and the newly appointed Minister within the Ministry, Steven Jacobs, is reaffirming its commitment to a nationwide sports infrastructure overhaul. With Jacobs’s appointment seen as a nod to youth empowerment, the duo focuses on a collaborative “team-first” approach to…
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It was set up nicely for Trinbago Knight Riders after their bowling innings, with Saurabh Netravalkar and Usman Tariq, in the main, restricting Antigua and Barbuda Falcons to 166. Then it was over to Nicholas Pooran, with Alex Hales his able collaborator, to knock off the runs with 15 balls and nine wickets in hand…
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