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Popular WIN activist wanted for gun assault linked to Nomination Day payment dispute
I News Guyana
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July 16, 2025
Bradley “Doggie” Sampson, a well-known organiser and activist affiliated with We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) led by US-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed, is wanted by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in connection with a series of serious...
PNC’s history on education is nothing to be proud of
Stabroek News
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July 16, 2025
Dear Editor, In the Stabroek News of July 15, 2025 I read a letter from Mr A Dey in which he lauded the 1976 announcement of “free tertiary education.” Whoever A. Dey is he should be advised that sometimes it’s better to let sleeping dogs lie....
‘Now we can dream freely’: Students praise free university education in Guyana
Guyana Chronicle
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July 16, 2025
ACROSS the world, the biggest hindrance towards furthering one’s education is the costs attached to it. Countries like the United States of America and the United Kingdom have amassed some of the largest student loan debts globally as a result of...
‘Nothing short of genuine love, warm smiles and open hearts from Region Five’ – ALP
Stabroek News
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July 19, 2025
The Assembly for Liberty and Prosperity (ALP) campaign in Guyana, led by Dr. Simona Charles Broomes, was conducted in Region Five (Mahaica/Berbice) lately, describing their welcome by residents as “nothing short of genuine love, warm smiles and...
Unaddressed trauma for Chenapau
Stabroek News
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July 19, 2025
Two years have passed since the horrific Mahdia dormitory fire claimed the lives of 20 children, predominantly girls from Indigenous communities. Five months ago, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony promised a report detailing the Ministry’s...
Thrilling tapeball showdown set to ignite East Coast/Georgetown in Kares T10 Blast
Guyana Chronicle
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July 19, 2025
THE air is thick with anticipation as the East Coast/Georgetown zone braces for a weekend of electrifying tapeball cricket in the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast. What begins as a sprawling battlefield of 32 teams will culminate in a Sunday...
In the absence of updated data, anecdotal and economic indicators suggest the rate of poverty is significantly lower than 48%
Stabroek News
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July 19, 2025
Dear Editor, In 2022, the World Bank (WB) published a fact sheet on Guyana, which asserted that Guyana’s poverty level, “measured using the upper-middle income poverty line (US$5.5 per day in 2011 PPP) had dropped from close to 61% in 2006 to 48%...
North Ruimveldt Ravens set to defend title after eliminating Pacesetters
Guyana Chronicle
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July 19, 2025
One Guyana Basketball Premier League DEFENDING champion of the One Guyana Basketball Premier League, North Ruimveldt Ravens took a five point’s win in game 3 of their best of three series on Thursday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to earn a...
‘Can’t gamble with elections’ – PPP tells Kuru Kururu residents
Stabroek News
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July 19, 2025
Earlier this week, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) conducted an outreach to Kuru Kururu, with President Irfaan Ali urging the residents to place their votes wisely. “Elections are serious business. Election is about your future…about your...
Panama Indigenous River Community Seeks New Trade After Migrant Wave Ends
LatinAmerican Post
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July 15, 2025
Bajo Chiquito once braced each dawn for thousands of migrants stumbling out of the jungle. Now, the Emberá village stands still, caught between relief and uncertainty, its economy gutted, its quiet streets echoing with memory and unanswered...
A truly representative One Guyana worship service should reflect the diversity of God’s people in our nation
Stabroek News
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July 15, 2025
Dear Editor, I felt truly blessed to watch the One Guyana Worship Experience 2025 online. It was a powerful and inspiring national gathering, uniting Christians from all over Guyana—across regions, races, and denominations—to worship the Lord...
Beharry & Rambiriche off to represent Guyana at Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships in Guatemala
Stabroek News
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July 15, 2025
L-R: Mishka Beharry, Priyanna Ramdhani and Ruel Rambiriche. Guyana will once again be represented on the international badminton stage as rising junior stars Mishka Beharry and Ruel Rambiriche head to Guatemala for the XXXIII Yonex Pan Am Junior...
CARICOM a Melting Pot of Cultures
Jamaica Information Service
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July 14, 2025
There was an intermingling of cultures as countries from across the region came together to celebrate “one Caribbean” at the just concluded 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The...
Trump immigration crackdown threatens half a million Caribbean migrants
The Antigua Observer
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July 15, 2025
By Kisean Joseph [email protected] Dr Isaac Newton, a Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia-trained development consultant, warned that the sweeping policy changes by the Trump administration will create “economic and social torrents” that are...
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Yuma Sun - Arizona
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Parry makes the first hole-in-one at this year's British Open PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — The British Open at Royal Portrush has had its first hole-in-one. English golfer John Parry hit an 8-iron at the 192-yard No. 13 that landed at the...
‘We’ve carefully planned our future as a party
Guyana Chronicle
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July 19, 2025
–Dr. Jagdeo says; PPP positioning youths to lead Guyana, party to a glorious future CONFIDENT in its track record and vision for the future, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary and Guyana’s Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has...
Caribbean Matters: Trump pushes travel bans while region plans to open borders
Daily Kos
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July 19, 2025
Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean. While much of the recent reporting...
202 students begin PhD studies through GOAL, ARKA JAIN University partnership
Guyana Chronicle
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July 19, 2025
-Diverse doctoral programmes to support national development TWO hundred and two Guyanese students have officially begun their PhD studies through a collaborative initiative between the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) and ARKA JAIN...
Who is 17 year old Farhan Ahmed? Rehan Ahmed's brother shines with a hattrick
Sporting News
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July 19, 2025
17-year-old spinner Farhan Ahmed joined an elite list of bowlers with T20 hat-tricks on July 18 during a match-winning spell for Nottinghamshire in the Vitality T20 Blast 2025. After coming in to bowl as the first change bowler, the...
Alexander Neef Named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
Opera Wire
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July 19, 2025
Director of the Opéra National de Paris, Alexander Neef has been awarded the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, the highest French honorary decoration. Throughout his career, Neef has held positions with the Salzburg Festival, Santa Fe Opera,...