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Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sonia Parag has underscored the vital role markets play in fostering both economic growth and social cohesion in communities. Speaking during a recent episode of the Starting Point Podcast, the minister highlighted that the government, through her ministry have been rehabilitating certain markets and, in some cases, building…
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has unveiled plans to transform the East Coast of Demerara and surrounding regions, with major investments in water, electricity, and road infrastructure. Speaking at a public meeting in Mahaica on Tuesday night, Jagdeo outlined several projects set to be rolled out if the PPP/C is re-elected at the September 1…
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo raised concerns Tuesday night over the frequent visits by Presidential hopeful Azruddin Mohamed and his family to the Venezuelan Embassy in Georgetown. The family, who has been sanctioned by the United States, also applied for visas to enter Venezuela. His remarks came just hours after Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd…
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  Education Minister Priya Manickchand has announced that the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will release the results for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) on Friday, August 15. Speaking on Wednesday, Manickchand expressed cautious optimism about Guyana’s performance, particularly in Mathematics, a subject that posed significant challenges across the…
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See full statment from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM): The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has launched a new, user-friendly online search tool designed to help voters easily locate their assigned polling stations. This innovative feature, accessible via GECOM’s official website, aims to streamline the voting process and enhance voter convenience for the upcoming elections. Voters…
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By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy  Almost 16,000 pupils wrote the 2025 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), Guyana’s secondary school placement examination. This year, there were improvements in all four subject areas, and Education Minister Priya Manickchand hailed these results as the best in Guyana’s history.  Tanasha Mayers, a pupil of the Academy of Excellence in Region…
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To advance universal access to early education, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Tuesday commissioned a new $25.3 million nursery school at Tapakuma Lake, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). The school was built to accommodate 17 children. Manickchand stressed that every village deserves its own facility. “Many would have consider it unworthy, undeserving of a separate nursery…
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The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Tuesday night confirmed that a credible threat has been made against the life of its Director, James Singh, based on intelligence provided by international partners. In a statement, the agency described the matter as “a direct threat to the safety and well-being” of Singh, and “an attempt to…
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Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd has summoned Venezuela’s Ambassador to Guyana, Carlos Amador Perez Silva, after learning that well-known local businessmen Nazar Mohamed and his son Azruddin, have been making frequent visits to the Venezuelan Embassy in Georgetown. Minister Todd made the disclosure during an interview on Tuesday while providing an update on the International…
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Knowing when it’s time to go is a valuable trait, and if Pakistan were in any doubt their time in the Caribbean was up, West Indies quashed them and sent the visitors out of town with a comprehensive trouncing. Jayden Seales’ six-wicket haul – the joint second-best figures by a West Indian in men’s ODI…
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