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Several women benefitting from the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) programmes are excited to use their skills for economic gain and opportunities. On Tuesday, the Board held its Try A Skill exhibition and Fair at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Georgetown, where persons benefitting from the programmes shared their experiences. Shanalle Khan, a resident of
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Strip away everything else, and you can more often than not reduce T20 contests to a simple count-off: who hit more sixes? Mumbai Indians (MI) hit 17 in the IPL 2025 Eliminator, and Gujarat Titans (GT) hit eight. Rohit Sharma top-scored for MI with 81 off 50 balls; B Sai Sudharsan top-scored for GT with
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A US$22 million initiative funded by a grant from the Pandemic Fund and the World Bank, was launched on Friday. Guyana is the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the second worldwide, to establish a One Health Project. Over the next three years, the project will focus on preventing, preparing for, and
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The suspect in the theft of an undisclosed amount of cash in the Young Professional Scheme at Providence, East Bank Demerara on Thursday, has been apprehended by the police following an exchange of gunfire. The News Room understands that the suspect was apprehended at the Mocha to Diamond Access Road, EBD, in the vicinity of
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Farmers now have the option to receive the fertiliser support either in kind or direct cash equivalent, based on their preference. This revised policy was announced by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali during an outreach at the Albion Community Centre in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Thursday. For example, a farmer with 30 acres of
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Guyana’s Ashley Khalil and Kirsten Gomes won silver in the Women’s Doubles final at the South American Senior Squash Championships in Brazil on Thursday evening. Facing the formidable Paraguayan pair of Ana Maria Pinto and Giselle Delgado in the championship match, the Guyanese team showed tremendous grit and resolve but ultimately went down 10-11, 5-11.
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Guyana has been confirmed as the host nation for the 54th edition of the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), which are scheduled to take place from December 5th to 7th. The announcement was made by Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle, on Thursday. Speaking on the sidelines of the ExxonMobil U-14 School Football tournament launch, Ninvalle revealed the
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The sixth edition of the ExxonMobil U-14 schools’ football tournament is set to commence on Saturday, June 14, promising a month of youth football culminating in the finals on July 12 at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue. The competition, a key event for youth development for local football, was officially launched Thursday at
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A second autopsy conducted on the body of 11-year-old Adriana Younge has reaffirmed the initial postmortem findings that there was no evidence of trauma, with Dr. Carol Terry, Chief Medical Examiner of Gwinnett County, Georgia, describing the original autopsy as “competently and thoroughly” conducted. The body was embalmed and flown to Georgia, USA, by Younge’s
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The University of Guyana (UG) has reported a historic surge in student interest, with over 20,000 applications initiated during the first month since the Government’s tuition-free policy came into effect. The overwhelming response prompted the University to close its applications portal on 16 May 2025. However, in response to continued demand and numerous requests from
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