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President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has unveiled a bold and comprehensive housing plan for communities along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway aimed at ensuring residents have access to land titles, houses, and other amenities, fostering wholesome communities. Addressing residents at a public meeting at Silver Hill community ballfield on Tuesday, President Ali acknowledged the extensive work required…
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In keeping with the PPP/C’s intention to expand access to world-class healthcare services across the country, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced that Leguan will benefit from an upgraded and retrofitted hospital. President Ali made this commitment on Tuesday evening during a public meeting on the island. “In the next five years, we must deliver…
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Guyana’s Jonathan Van Lange and Afraz Ali Budhoo have been named in a 16-man West Indies U-19 squad that will host their Sri Lankan counterparts for a seven-match Youth ODI series in Antigua, beginning on August 25. The team, led by dynamic Barbadian batsman Joshua Dorne, comprises the best performers from the recently concluded regional…
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Guyana’s Malachi Austin is set to compete for a spot on the podium at the Junior Pan American Games after qualifying for the men’s 400m final. The 2025 CARIFTA U-20 400m silver medalist earned his spot with a third-place finish in his semifinal heat, clocking a time of 46.69 seconds. Austin will be running out…
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Guyana’s U-14 girls’ national team has punched its ticket to the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U-14 Challenge Series semifinals, holding the Cayman Islands to a hard-fought 0-0 draw at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago. The defensive stalemate was tense, with the Golden Jaguars withstanding a late barrage of attacks from the Cayman Islands…
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After a washout in their opening game, St Lucia Kings beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by three runs in a last-ball thriller in Basseterre to register their first win of CPL 2025. This was Patriots’ third loss in four games. After being sent in, Kings rode on the half-centuries of Johnson Charles and Roston…
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People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday night welcomed the Carter Center’s first pre-election report, saying he has “great respect” for the organisation’s historic role in Guyana and noting that it was the incumbent PPP/C that invited the mission to observe the 1 September 2025 polls. Jagdeo said two findings in particular…
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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday night announced a ban on the use of cell phones inside polling stations for the September 1, 2025 General and Regional Elections, saying the move is a safeguard to protect the secrecy of the ballot and to crack down on vote selling. In a statement on Tuesday, GECOM…
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The Carter Center’s limited election observation mission has urged Guyana’s Elections Commission (GECOM) to immediately publish detailed tabulation procedures and step up its communication with the public, warning that gaps in information could weaken confidence in the integrity of the September 01 general and regional elections. The Carter Center stressed that Guyana’s elections remain on…
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The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has issued a Red Notice for Brazilian national, Fernando Teles Pereira, following a request from the Guyana Police Force. Pereira is wanted in Guyana for the murder of 21-year-old Venezuelan national, Miguelys Centeno Gerdez, who resided at Timehri, East Bank Demerara. Police Headquarters said investigators revealed that on February…
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