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The Georgetown community celebrated a major educational milestone on Friday with the grand opening of St. Gabriel’s Nursery School. The $60 million facility, which aims to deliver high-quality early childhood education, was officially commissioned in a ceremony attended by local education officials and enthusiastic families. The opening of St. Gabriel’s Nursery School marks a significant
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo stated that the government is actively working to explain the rules and encourage full compliance with the Procurement Act nationwide. “I’m not saying that there are no problems with the procurement system. You’ve heard us many times speak about this; about corruption in some areas,” Jagdeo said during his weekly
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The University of Guyana has added two new path-breaking Masters programmes to its suite of graduate programmes, set to commence later this month. The programmes – Master in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Master in Information Systems – will be offered by the University’s Faculty of Natural Sciences’ Department of Computer Science, with lecturers possessing years
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Nyeem Young kept his composure at the death as Barbados Royals broke the hearts of St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots with a thrilling two-wicket victory in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The Royals appeared set for a crushing win when they reduced the Patriots to 0-3 (Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher and Kyle Mayers all dismissed
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Police in Regional Division #3 conducted a significant drug operation on Thursday, leading to the arrest of a Venezuelan labourer identified as Angel Ramirez, also known as “Habibi.” Acting on intelligence, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a makeshift camp in Inner Retreat Village. During the operation, Ramirez, a 32-year-old resident, was observed
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Police officers from Regional Division #5 apprehended a 43-year-old teacher from No. 5 Village, West Coast Berbice, on Thursday after discovering a significant quantity of cannabis in his possession. The arrest took place during a routine mobile patrol in the Blairmont Station District. The incident occurred when police, patrolling near the Rosignol Stelling area, observed
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GuyExpo, Guyana’s largest trade expo, was officially launched on Friday. Scheduled to take place from November 14 to 17, the event is set to showcase approximately 250 booths and attract over 100,000 attendees. The expo, recognized as the longest-running trade show in the Caribbean, was inaugurated by Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond
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On Friday, Food for the Poor Guyana Inc. made a substantial contribution to the Night Shelter in Georgetown, delivering a range of vital supplies. The donation included hospital beds, sanitary napkins, canes, walkers, paint, storage racks, computer desks, adult diapers, wheelchairs, and garbage bins, among other essential items. Administrator at the Night Shelter, Sheila Ramsammy,
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A 20-year old Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara labourer was on Friday charged with rape and placed on $300,000 bail. Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce read the charge to Parmeshwar Jacobs called ‘Andy’ or ‘Akeem’ when he appeared at the Vigilance Magistrates’ Court. The offence was allegedly committed between February 1, 2023 and February 28, 2023
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Guyana is poised for massive growth in the coming years and realtors were encouraged on Friday to thoroughly explore opportunities beyond already developed and populated areas. The urging came from Minister within the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar and Senior Director of Investment at the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) John Edghill. They spoke
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