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In an effort to modernise its services for the digital age, stakeholders of the National Library of Guyana gathered on Thursday for the first engagement in a series of consultations to shape a five-year development plan. The session, held at the Central Library in Georgetown, brought together key figures including Chief Librarian Miss Emily King,
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AFC leader Nigel Hughes said his party did agree to PNC leader Aubrey Norton as the Presidential candidate for a possible APNU+AFC coalition for the 2025 elections, but accepting Mr. Norton came with certain “conditions” that were ultimately shut down.  “The AFC accepted APNU’s nominee for presidential candidate, a major step forward for compromise,” Mr.
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The engineer responsible for the drainage network in Georgetown, Rasheed Kellman on Friday said the city pumps are operational, helping local authorities to tackle water build up amid expected, prolonged rainfall. According to the Hydrometeorological Service- Guyana, rainfall is expected over a 36 hours- period as of Friday. Prolonged rainfall on Thursday night into Friday
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Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, speaking on the second day of a high‑level Jamaican export and investment mission, outlined Guyana’s ambitious transport infrastructure plan which includes the Corentyne River Bridge linking Guyana and Suriname. On Friday, Dr. Singh revealed that talks have advanced between the two countries on the construction of the bridge. “We are
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Steven Smith suffered a compound dislocation of the little finger on his right hand when he spilled a catch at first slip on the third day of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s, leaving him a major doubt for the upcoming tour of the West Indies. Smith suffered the injury when he dropped a sharp chance offered
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Aiden Markram made a brilliant unbeaten century to put South Africa within tantalising distance of a historic victory over Australia in the World Test Championship final. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood had shared a stand of 59 for Australia’s last wicket in the morning session of day three which appeared to give them the upper
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The 2025 CPL Playoffs and Finals are set to take place at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence from September 16-21. To ensure all fans have a fair opportunity to attend, tickets will be released in batches. Ticket Release Schedule Visa Pre-Sale: The first batch of tickets was exclusively released for Visa cardholders as part of
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(BBC) Bhoomi Chauhan remembers being angry and frustrated. Bumper-to-bumper traffic had delayed her car journey to Ahmedabad airport – so much so that she missed her Air India flight to London Gatwick by just 10 minutes. Ms Chauhan, a business administration student who lives in Bristol with her husband, had been visiting western India for
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(BBC) A doctor and his family have been named among the victims of the Air India plane crash. More than 240 people were killed on Thursday when a Boeing 787 bound for Gatwick crashed shortly after take off in Ahmedabad. Dr Prateek Joshi, a radiologist at Royal Derby Hospital, his wife and three children were
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Two marijuana farms at Yarrowkabra Backdam, Soesdyke/Linden Highway was destroyed by ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Friday. Police revealed that the narcotics destroyed on both farms had an estimated street value of $21, 083, 664. The ranks were led by a woman Deputy Superintendent during the exercise. The farms measured two acres and
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