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David Lammy, the British Foreign Secretary, made it clear that the United Kingdom firmly supports Guyana’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. “As you know, the UK government was very supportive of Guyana and very critical of the aggression that we were seeing from the Maduro regime. “… Britain will continue to support our very close friend
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British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy is pushing for Guyana to embrace more firms from the United Kingdom (UK) and hinted that those businesses may be involved in airport expansion plans here. Lammy, who is of Guyanese heritage, is visiting the country as part of his trip to the Caribbean as Foreign Secretary under the UK’s
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See below full statement from the Ministry of Finance: Government continues to manage Guyana’s debt in a prudent and sustainable manner while also ramping up efforts to improve and build the country’s resilience to climate change. As efforts are made to proceed further in this direction, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with
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The Guyana Taekwondo Association (GTA) is celebrating the success of 13 students who recently advanced to higher belt levels. Among the notable promotions were Nathan Vanderhyden and Vivek Bassoo, who are on track to achieve significant milestones in the coming year. Vanderhyden advanced from the Red Belt to the prestigious Red with Black Bar Belt,
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Statement from Mahendra Boodhoo and team The current President of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMRSC), Mahendra Boodhoo, along with his executive team, has officially announced their bid for re-election for the 2025 term. With a proven track record of remarkable achievements, the team is committed to driving motorsport development in Guyana to
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Local medical healthcare provider, Oxford Medical Centre has been awarded the GYS 170:2021 standard certification by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), enhancing its laboratory capability to provide top-tier services. Certification under the National Standard GYS 170:2021 outlines the general requirements for the laboratory operations. GNBS Executive Director, Trevor Bassoo handed over the certificate
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The Ministry of Education, through its Priority Areas Programme, in collaboration with the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF), successfully hosted the highly anticipated Inter-School Chess Tournament on December 11-12, 2024, at Queen’s College. This event reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to fostering well-rounded students by promoting extra-curricular activities that enhance critical thinking and creativity. The tournament brought
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Residents of Aubrey Barker Road, Penny Lane and its environs in Georgetown have been without power since Thursday night when several Guyana Power and Light (GPL) poles fell as a consequence of ongoing road and drainage works. Those works reportedly compromised the foundation of the network infrastructure. At approximately 20:00 hrs Thursday, the power company
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Police Commissioner (ag.) Clifton Hicken on Thursday revealed that the Guyana Police Force in 2024 recorded reductions in serious crimes and road accidents. Hicken was speaking at the Force’s annual Christmas awards ceremony. The Top Cop announced a 20 per cent decrease in fatal accidents and an overall 9 per cent decrease in accidents. “This
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GEORGETOWN, Dec 13 (SASOD) The Guyana Together campaign ended its 2024 year of activities with an amplified call for decriminalisation of same-sex intimacy between consenting adult men in private. This call was made by Attorney-at-La and Partner at the law firm Cameron and Shepherd, Nikhil Ramkarran, on Wednesday as he addressed members of the Rotary
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