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Mr Leonard McCoshen, a retired and highly respected investigator from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), has commended the Guyana Police Force for what he described as “exceptional” and “exemplary” investigative work into the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge. Mr McCoshen, who was invited to Guyana to conduct an independent review of the high-profile case,
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Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh, on Friday announced that nearly 2,000 Guyanese are set to graduate from the Government’s Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) during its third graduation ceremony, scheduled for 9 and 10 June 2025 at the National Cultural
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Guyana is set to assume the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of June 2025, with its Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Her Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres ahead of the country’s leadership role. The meeting took place at the UN Headquarters in New York, marking
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Kamal Ramkarran has been re-elected unopposed as President of the Bar Association of Guyana for the 2025–2026 fiscal year, following the organisation’s 46th Annual General Meeting held today via the Zoom online platform. Also elected unopposed were Mr. Teni Housty and Mr. Arudranauth Gossai as Vice Presidents, while Ms. Yashmini Singh secured a second term
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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) at its statutory meeting held on Thursday, 29th May, 2025, has approved the workplan prepared by Chief Election Officer, Mr. Vishnu Persaud for the conduct of General and Regional Elections (GRE) which is scheduled to be held on the 1st September, 2025. In this regard, the GECOM Secretariat is authorised
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Nigel Hughes, the Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), has officially declared the party’s intention to contest the 2025 General and Regional Elections, saying it will with “an extremely strong team” that will feature several “surprises”. “We will be focusing on several things and this is not necessarily the order of priority – cost
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Over 75 drivers are set to compete at the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMRSC) 1320 Heat Drag Race this Sunday, June 1, at the South Dakota Circuit. The one-day event will also serve as a qualifying round for the Caribbean Drag Racing Championship. Competitors will battle in two key categories: Pro Street, for
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The West Indies Women remain winless on their tour of England after suffering a 108-run loss in the first of three One-Day Internationals at the County Ground in Derby on Friday. The hosts piled up a mammoth 345-6 from their 50 overs after captain Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and chose to bat. Openers Tammy
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The APNU/WPA Coalition has declared its readiness and confidence to contest the 2025 General and Regional Elections, even as uncertainty continues to surround ongoing discussions with the Alliance For Change (AFC) about the possibility of a renewed partnership. The statement comes amid growing public interest in whether a formal coalition between the People’s National Congress
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The country’s first ever Internet Exchange Point (IXP) was launched on Friday, promising improved and secure internet access, making inter-connected routing faster. In the significant and strategic collaboration, local network providers, ENet and One Communications joined the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) to make possible the GYIXP. The IXP’s infrastructure is at the University of
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