Daily Archives: February 5, 2025
$1.38 trillion budget passed
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc The $1.38 trillion National Budget for 2025 was passed without changes on Wednesday night. The Appropriation...
Brutus fired from Guyana Police Force
Facing serious allegations of misconduct in office, Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus was Wednesday dismissed from the Guyana Police...
Census work at ‘advanced stage’ – Ashni Singh
Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh noted that work on the 2022 Census is at an advanced stage despite the challenges...
Trump signs executive order banning trans women from women’s sports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in female sports. The measure,...
Public servants will get ‘full benefit’ of 8% salary increase this year – Ashni Singh
Public servants will enjoy the full benefit of their 8% salary increase this year, Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh said...
Woman bound for Saint Lucia, London arrested at CJIA with cocaine
Officers from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) made a drug bust on Monday, 3 February 2025, while carrying out narcotic...
Cyclist, 65, dies in accident at Covent Garden
An accident Wednesday morning, around 06:25hrs, on the Covent Garden public road, East Bank Demerara claimed the life of a...
Health sector secures $143.2 billion for transformative investments
The parliamentary Committee of Supply on Wednesday approved the budget for the Ministry of Health for 2025, with a significant...
Apple slams 151 in GCA U-17 competition; Latif and Kisten impress
By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Hard-hitting youth cricketer Shamar Apple continued his meteoric rise in the sport, slamming a belligerent century...
Government to expand procurement access for locals – Pertab
In revising the Local Content Act, the Local Content Secretariat has said it wants to ensure that local businesses participate...
As Suriname prepares for oil boom, Guyana’s President says ‘work with us’
Exciting developments are unfolding in Suriname following last year’s announcement of a substantial US$10.5 billion investment in the country’s Block...
No Indian match officials at Champions Trophy 2025
Champions Trophy 2025 will have no Indian officials with two of the likeliest candidates having excused themselves from travelling to...
