November 2024

Azaad Hassan and Naresh Alves had a dream day at the ENet Caribbean Clash of Champions. On Sunday, the duo swept all their respective races at the South Dakota Circuit. Hassan, competing in Sports Tuner, had a perfect day in his GuyOil-powered Toyota Sprinter, which brought him close to retaining his championship title. He ended
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Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn on Monday said there are new measures and laws in place to help reduce the alarming number of road deaths locally. The country lost a whopping 178 persons by road deaths in 2023, even as the figures had dropped in the preceding years. At the launch of Road Safety Month
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Just fewer than 500 house lots will be allocated at Hauraruni, along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) Sherwyn Greaves said during a recent site visit to inspect the progress there. The land has already been cleared and tender documents have been sent out for the access
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A 19-year-old excavator operator lost his life after the machine he was operating allegedly sank, trapping him in the cabin on Tuesday. The dead man has been identified as Ezekiel Benjamin. The incident occurred at around 11:50hrs Tuesday at Kara Kara in Mackenzie, Linden. Benjamin was employed by Dindyal Sookram of D. Sookram & Daughters
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See below the full release from the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill:  Consistent with Section 71 of the Civil Aviation Act 2018, the Minister for Civil Aviation is entrusted with the responsibility of investigating all aviation accidents and incidents in or above Guyana. In keeping with the provisions of the Act, on December 9,
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In a bid to ensure opportunities are provided to locals, three Guyanese fabricators will be producing the fixtures for the Jaguar floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). A steel strike ceremony was held at Guyana Shorebase Incorporated (GYSBI), Houston, East Bank Demerara on Tuesday to mark the start of fabrication of the structures and
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See below the full release from the Office of the President: At the invitation of His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Prime Minister of India, the Honourable Shri Narendra Modi will pay a State Visit to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana from November 19 to 21, 2024. The
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With four cases recently and two victims yet to be located, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has expressed concerns about the rise in what appears to be a “disturbing” trend in abduction. To address this, he said he has urged Head of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Wendell Blanhum and other authorities to come
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Guyana Harpy Eagles recovered from 35-4 to defeat West Indies Academy by two wickets in the CG United Super50 Cup on Monday night at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad. From 77-5 chasing 201, Kemol Savory and Kevlon Anderson added 76 to put Harpy Eagles back on course for victory. Click to see full
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