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See below the full statement issued as the IMF Executive Board Concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Guyana:  The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV Consultation with Guyana. Guyana’s economic transformation is advancing strongly and broadening in scale. Rapidly expanding oil production, strong non-oil output, and large-scale public infrastructure
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  The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced the appointment of a seasoned Canadian investigator to assist with the ongoing probe into the death of Adriana Younge. The move is in line with a commitment made by President Dr Irfaan Ali to ensure a thorough and transparent investigation. In a statement released on Thursday morning,
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Occupational Health and Safety Officers attached to the Ministry of Labour are conducting capacity-building training sessions focused on safety at various workplaces. Gwenette King, an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) at the Ministry of Labour, on Wednesday said the ministry is charged with the responsibility of monitoring, encouraging, and enforcing good practices in safety and
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Preliminary forensic findings in the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge have revealed no evidence of sexual assault or traumatic injury, and support the conclusion that drowning was the cause of death, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has confirmed. See below the full statement issued by the Guyana Police Force:  The Guyana Police Force (GPF) wishes
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Plagued by unbearable odours and persistent health issues allegedly caused by their neighbours’ livestock, a Bath, Mahaicony family says they have been living a nightmare since moving into their new home in 2023. Deborah Sankar, who relocated from Unity with her husband and three young sons ages 4, 7, and 9 told the News Room
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Guyana Women continued their dominant run in the Women’s T20 Blaze, defeating Trinidad & Tobago by eight wickets at the Arnos Vale Ground in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday evening. Guyana’s fourth consecutive win saw them dismiss Trinidad & Tobago for a paltry 35, the lowest total of the tournament, before reaching 37-2
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Following the excitement of BBL|14, the Hobart Hurricanes XI will compete in the Global Super League this July. From 10 – 18 July 2025 in Guyana, the Hobart Hurricanes XI will compete in this T20 tournament against four other teams from around the globe, aiming to become the champions of the second iteration of the
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The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) is sending a team of Under-23 players and a coach to Paraguay for a high-performance 3×3 training camp from June 9 to 13. This opportunity is made possible through the Guyana Olympic Association’s (GOA) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, which was signed in preparation for the
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Milton Robert Pydana, the Guyanese wicketkeeper who represented the West Indies in One-Day Internationals, will be buried in Guyana on Monday, May 12, 2025. Pydana passed away in the United States on April 15, 2025, and will be laid to rest in his homeland, as per his request. He passed at age 75. Pydana was
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Shubman Gill has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Rohit Sharma as the full-time Test captain starting with India’s Test tour of England, a five-Test series starting on June 20 at Headingley. It is understood that Gill’s ascension has become inevitable after it became apparent that Jasprit Bumrah, who was the vice-captain of the Test
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