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Queen’s College tops both CAPE, CSEC 2025 results
Stabroek News
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August 16, 2025
The preliminary results for the 2025 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Carib-bean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) examinations were released yesterday at the Arthur Chung...
Guyana launches landmark premium-free crop insurance for rice farmers
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 22, 2025
In a groundbreaking move to protect farmers from climate-induced losses, Guyana President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Tuesday launched a premium-free crop insurance programme for rice farmers, hailing it as a historic step toward climate resilience and...
Dow drops ahead of tech earnings, Fed decision looms large
Proactive USA
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July 30, 2025
4:10pm: Eyes turn to Big Tech US stocks ended Wednesday’s session on a mixed note as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged and braced for key earnings from Microsoft and Meta after the bell. The Dow...
‘Guyana in prime shape to lead on biodiversity conservation’ – UK Foreign Secretary
Guyana Chronicle
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July 22, 2025
FOREIGN Secretary of the United Kingdom (UK), David Lammy, said Guyana has rightfully earned its place as a global leader in forest and biodiversity conservation. Speaking on the United for Biodiversity: The Alliance Podcast with Kiana Wilburg on...
Hanwha Ocean Establishes Engineering Hub in India to Expand Offshore Plant Capabilities
The Korea Bizwire
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July 31, 2025
ChatGPT said: Hanwha Ocean, one of South Korea’s “Big Three” shipbuilders, has established a new engineering center in India to strengthen its position in the fast-growing offshore plant market. (Image from LinkedIn channels) SEOUL, July 31 (Korea...
Guyana rises as global leader in biodiversity conservation, President Ali declares
Guyana Chronicle
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July 22, 2025
• urges world to embrace Guyana’s vision for people, planet PRESIDENT Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has declared Guyana a global powerhouse in biodiversity, highlighting the country’s vast and intact ecosystems that rival those of much larger nations....
Strohm completes the first 13 jumpers for ExxonMobil in Guyana
World Pipelines
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July 30, 2025
In a first for both the region and the client, Strohm has completed fabrication of the first 13 water alternating gas injection (WAG) thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) Jumpers as part of its innovative Jumper on Demand concept, for ExxonMobil’s...
The ethics and fundamental principles of navigating Guyana’s roads
Stabroek News
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July 29, 2025
Dear Editor, Back in the late 1990s, when I was a nervous teenager learning to navigate the streets of West Bank Demerara, my driving instructor, a patient and firm man, a retired Senior Superintendent (SSP) and ex-Traffic Chief of the Guyana...
Mahdia romp to Essequibo zone title in Kares One Guyana T10
Guyana Chronicle
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July 29, 2025
EMOTIONS ran high and the tension was palpable as Mahdia (Movements Family) triumphed over the star-studded Avinash All-Stars in a nail-biting final to claim the Essequibo zone title of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast. Under the lights of...
Guyana Advances Toward an Integrated National Pharmacovigilance Platform
Pan American Health Organization
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July 21, 2025
Georgetown, July 21, 2025 – Guyana is moving forward in the implementation of VigiFlow as its national pharmacovigilance platform with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). This decision will enable the health system to...
CNOOC, Natural Resources Ministry partner to provide more petroleum science scholarships
Guyana Chronicle
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July 30, 2025
FOR the third year in succession, four top Guyanese students have been awarded scholarships to study petroleum sciences at leading Chinese universities. According to a press release, this year’s scholars are Una Herman, Anna Jeffers, Rondel...
Norton believes large percentage of Guyana’s population ‘illiterate’
Guyana Chronicle
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July 30, 2025
OPPOSITION Leader Aubrey Norton believes that “a large percentage” of Guyanese are “illiterate” and are therefore, incapable of adapting to a digital society. At a recent public meeting at Bagotville, Norton criticised the government’s efforts to...
New species found in biodiversity survey of Guyana’s southern forests
Stabroek News
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July 29, 2025
Isaiah Ayaw of Masakenari Village utilized a Waiwai fish trap (“kamina”) to catch fish at Camp Monkey Jump Photo © Field Museum. Findings from a rapid inventory of one of the most pristine forests in the Amazon Basin were presented last week at...
GPL’s management to be further strengthened – VP
I News Guyana
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August 15, 2025
Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo said that the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated, (GPL), is slated to benefit from more advanced reforms and a further strengthened management team to its improve efficiency and service to it’s Guyanese public. If...
COP30: Pres. Ali warns Trump-Lula tensions could derail climate summit
News Room
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August 16, 2025
Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali has cautioned that the tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva could undermine the success of the upcoming UN climate summit, COP30, in Brazil. Speaking on The...
Ali: US, Brazil tension could derail COP30
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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President Dr Irfaan Ali has cautioned that the tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva could undermine the success of the upcoming UN climate summit, COP30, in Brazil....
Four more Guyanese awarded Petroleum Sciences scholarships
News Room
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July 28, 2025
For the third year in succession, four top Guyanese students have been awarded scholarships to study Petroleum Sciences at leading Chinese universities. This year’s scholars are Una Herman, Anna Jeffers, Rondel Rutherford and Tamika Sam, who will...
Mahdia crowned Essequibo zone champions in Kares One Guyana T10 thriller
News Room
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July 28, 2025
Emotions ran high and the tension was palpable as Mahdia (Movements Family) triumphed over the star-studded Avinash All-Stars in a nail-biting final to claim the Essequibo zone title of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast. Under the lights of...
Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit Highlights Dozens of New Species Found in Landmark Biodiversity Survey of Guyana’s Southern Forests
News Room
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July 28, 2025
Georgetown, Guyana & Chicago, USA — Findings from a rapid inventory of one of the most pristine and least-explored corners of the Amazon Basin were presented at the recent Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit in Georgetown, Guyana. An international...
Kares One Guyana T10: Who will claim the Essequibo crown?
Guyana Chronicle
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July 27, 2025
THE air on the Essequibo Coast is thick with anticipation as cricket fans ponder the burning question: which team will emerge victorious from the Essequibo zone of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast and secure the final coveted spot in the...