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Guyana has been experiencing major success in honey production, having already produced approximately 18,000 gallons of honey as of October this year. This is according to the Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Friday afternoon at the first-ever honey fest hosted at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) at Mon Repos. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar
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Burchell Rover, a 23-year-old fisherman of No. 77 Village, Upper Corentyne, Berbice, died on Friday after he reportedly rode into a parked lorry. Rover was riding motorcycle CL 3169 and allegedly crashed into a parked motor lorry, GYY 6686, owned by Garuda Transportation of Robb Street Lacytown, Georgetown. The News Room understands that Rover was
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Following the void that was created due to the sudden passing of Technical Director Terrence Poole, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has officially appointed International Technical Officer (ITO) Elton Chase to that position with immediate effect. Chase holds the distinction of being Guyana’s first International Technical Officer (ITO) and one of the small cadre within
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India’s openers ensured they maintained their dominant position against Australia with an unbroken century stand on day two of the first Test in Perth. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul guided the tourists to 172-0 at close, a lead of 218. Click here to view full scorecard Jaiswal, who is playing in Australia for the first
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Mercedes driver George Russell pipped Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to pole position at the Las Vegas Grand Prix with the final lap of an engrossing qualifying session. Russell snuck ahead of Sainz by just 0.098 seconds while Alpine’s Pierre Gasly pulled off a major shock by taking third place. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was fourth after a
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The Guyana Fire Service (Berbice Division) is treating the deadly fire at No. 64 Village, East Berbice Corentyne, as a malicious act. Hemwatie Singh, a 34-year-old housewife, and four of her five children perished in the blaze. The children who died with their mother are Kelvin Ramjatan, 14; Brandon Ramjatan, 10; Tomesh Ramjatan, 2; and
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Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC on Friday instituted legal proceedings against social media activist Melissa Atwell, known as Melly Mel. Nandlall is suing Atwell for over $100 million for what he says are libelous posts made on her Facebook page, which has a sizeable following. In the submissions, it has been posited that Nandlall has
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Mikyle Louis and Alick Athanaze both suffered the heartbreak of falling in the nineties on the first day of the Antigua Test against Bangladesh. Otherwise, the West Indies pair did enough to make the opening day of the series theirs. The 140-run fourth wicket stand between the pair revitalised West Indies’ innings, adding pace to the overall scoring.
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A total of 718,715 people are registered to vote in Guyana’s 2025 elections, but the list could see changes as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) deliberates key issues, including the use of biometrics and the removal of deceased voters. GECOM Chairperson, Justice Claudette Singh, underscored that current laws restrict the removal of individuals from the
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Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has projected that the demand for credit and financial services in Guyana will grow astronomically so the financial services sector will have to adapt to ensure it is able to respond to this rapid expansion in demand. In a recorded message to mark Demerara Bank’s 30th anniversary on Thursday, Dr
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