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The five-day National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference 2024, held at the Arthur Chung Conference Center, concluded with a powerful declaration of support for Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030. The unanimous endorsement from all NTC executive members marked a significant moment in the country’s journey toward sustainable development. Among those affirming their support was
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Re-elected Chairman of the National Toshaos Council (NTC), Derrick John, said one of the major accomplishments of this year’s meeting, which concluded on Friday, was the issuance of land titles and extensions received by three communities: Arrau, Karasabai, and Sawarraw. This is the third time that John, from Moraikobai village in Region Five, has been
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Bevon Stephon Griffith, also known as “Spooney,” was shot and injured on Friday afternoon while attempting to escape from the Camp Street prison in Georgetown, where he is currently incarcerated. Griffith, a resident of Sophia, is now receiving medical treatment under guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital for a single gunshot wound. According to a
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See below the full statement from the Guyana Fire Service: Ninety-seven individuals have been added to the Guyana Fire Service’s workforce after successfully completing a three-month training program at the Leonora Training School. The training, led by Training Officer Delbert Pitt, commenced on May 13, 2024, and concluded on August 13, 2024. The new recruits,
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Several roads in communities on the West Bank of Demerara in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) will soon be built at a cost of $1.3 billion. The projects are part of a larger development plan launched by Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, on Friday. A total of 74 contracts were awarded
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SEE STATEMENT FROM THE GUYANA CRICKET BOARD:  “In response to the article published in the August 23, 2024 edition of The Guyana Chronicle, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) finds it is necessary to address and rectify several inaccuracies that have emerged in the public sphere. The GCB aims to clarify the situation regarding its Treasurer,
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Another batting masterclass from captain Hayley Matthews saw Barbados Royals overcome Trinbago Knight Riders in the second match of the 2024 Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad. After her decisive innings of 61 not out against Guyana Amazon Warriors in the first game of the competition
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A 34-year-old woman died on Friday morning after she lost control of the car she was driving and crashed into a bridge along No. 43 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. The deceased is Melena Stephen, a resident of Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown. Police Headquarters said she was reportedly speeding at the time of the accident. The
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A post-mortem examination has shed light on the causes of death for Wilton Longford Benn, a 63-year-old Public Health Nurse whose body was discovered in a New Amsterdam hotel. Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh conducted the autopsy on Friday at Memorial Gardens Crematorium & Funeral Home in Georgetown, determining that Benn’s death was due to
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On August 22, 2024, a total of ninety-three (93) female entrepreneurs benefited from the inaugural ‘Women Entrepreneurs Financial Empowerment Forum’ hosted by ActionINVEST Caribbean Inc. (ACI) through the Bankability Fund for Women (BF4W). The event brought together participants from Regions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10, both in person and virtually, to bridge the financial
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