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The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has announced updated operating hours for water taxis across several routes in Guyana. Effective December 1, the Parika to Bartica service will operate from 5:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Meanwhile, the Parika to Wakenaam, Supenaam, and Parika to Leguan services will run from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For water…
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The Guyana Digital Health Training Institute was officially launched on Tuesday as a transformative initiative funded through the Greater Guyana Institute and designed to modernise the country’s health care system. The institute is being rolled out in partnership with Mt. Sinai. Executive Director of the Mt. Sinai – Guyana Health Initiative, Dr Rachel Vreeman, described…
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The Government of Guyana has announced the activation of additional automated speed cameras and radar speed signs across Region 3 (Essequibo Islands–West Demerara), bringing the entire region under coverage as part of the next phase of the Safe Road Intelligent System (SRIS). The SRIS project is jointly managed by the National Data Management Authority (NDMA)…
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The government is moving to acquire 15 acres of land at Cane Grove, Region Four, as it advances plans to regularise the community and develop a formal housing scheme for dozens of families who currently live without legal ownership. This was confirmed by Minister of Housing, Collin Croal, during a community meeting with residents at…
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The Lusignan Golf Club came alive last Sunday (November 30) as golfers competed in the Romel Golf Tournament and bar-b-que, an event that combined friendly rivalry with community spirit and growing support for the sport in Guyana. Delivering a strong and consistent performance, Anand Persaud secured the Overall Best Net title with a net score…
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Police are investigating the discovery of a quantity of suspected cocaine following an operation on Monday, 1 December 2025, at Scottsburg Public Road, Corriverton. According to the Guyana Police Force, ranks acted on information received and stopped a motor car at around 18:40 hrs. During a search of the 37-year-old driver, who lives at No….
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Residents of Little Red Village now have access to a new community hub following the official commissioning of the ‘Lil Red Community Centre’ on Thursday, November 27. The facility was constructed by Food for the Poor (Guyana) Inc. through a grant provided by SBM Offshore Guyana and handed over to the community of Onderneeming with…
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Camex Restaurants has ushered in the holiday season with an ambitious, people-centred Christmas campaign that brings together three of Guyana’s most beloved food brands, Church’s Chicken, Mario’s Pizza and Dairy Queen, for the very first time. The month-long “Merry Million Christmas Campaign”, launched on Sunday in Georgetown, promises to brighten December for families nationwide with…
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Guyana’s week-long study and investment mission to Europe has wrapped up with officials and private-sector leaders returning home armed with new insights that could accelerate the country’s transformation in port development, agriculture and export readiness. The inaugural EU–Guyana Global Gateway Study and Investment Mission took the delegation across France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain, where…
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Minister within the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Steven Jacobs, has announced that a major stakeholder engagement will be convened in the first week of January 2026 as government moves to chart a stronger, more structured path for the country’s creative sector. “In the first week, very early in January you will see a…
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