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Madhya Pradesh Culture Department Calls Bapu ‘NRI’, Will Showcase His Life At Pravasi Swatantrata Senani Gallery
Free Press Journal
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August 16, 2025
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Madhya Pradesh culture department considers Mahatma Gandhi as a ‘Pravasi’ (Non Resident Indian) and his life and works will be showcased at the ‘Pravasi Swatantrata Senani Gallery’ here. The gallery, focusing on the...
Guyana sees improvement in CSEC Maths
Guyana Chronicle
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August 15, 2025
–as a result of govt’s strategic interventions Guyana’s Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain on Friday reported that the country has recorded improvements in Mathematics at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)...
Jagdeo promises scholarships for everyone interested in Reg. 9
I News Guyana
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August 17, 2025
Vice-President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that scholarships will be available for anyone that requires it, in the next five years. Speaking to an electric crowd with roars that echoed Lethem, at the People’s Progressive Party Civic rally on...
Guyana’s Silica City Aims to Be a Global Urban Model.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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August 15, 2025
- Advertisement - Silica City is being promoted as a landmark project for Guyana and the wider Caribbean, even before construction begins. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, speaking at the International Building Expo 2025, described it as a “global...
QC boys top CSEC, CAPE for Guyana
Guyana Chronicle
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August 16, 2025
GUYANESE students have secured an overwhelming number of high grades at the 2025 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). This outstanding performance follows the roll...
Over 600 North Timehri residents to get land titles soon
I News Guyana
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August 17, 2025
For hundreds of families in North Timehri, the prospect of secure land ownership is now within reach. President Dr Irfaan Ali has pledged that within the next three to six months, residents will begin receiving the long-awaited titles that unlock...
Carnegie, Education Ministry to provide CVQ certification to trainees
News Room
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August 16, 2025
A recently inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Education and the Carnegie School of Home Economics (CSHE) paves the way for persons trained by the institution to reciprocate Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ)...
IACHR commends Guyana for strengthening laws to protect children’s rights
Guyana Chronicle
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August 16, 2025
THE Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has commended the government of Guyana for its substantial legislative progress in protecting the rights and well-being of children. The IACHR issued a statement on Thursday welcoming the...
Police seeking to find two girls still missing from Mahaica Children’s Home
Stabroek News
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August 16, 2025
-21 walked out after issue at facility The Guyana Police Force is seeking the public’s assistance in locating two of the 21 girls who went missing on Wednesday from the Mahaica Children’s Home, East Coast Demerara. According to a police source,...
Indian Diplomatic Missions Across Globe Celebrate I-Day With Vibrant Cultural Events
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Santiago, Aug 16 (IANS) Several Indian missions worldwide celebrated the country's 79th Independence Day with vibrant events showcasing the strong bonds of culture, heritage, and shared values.In Chile, the Embassy of India in...
P & P Insurance Brokers boosts youth cricket through gear donation
Stabroek News
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August 16, 2025
From left: Bish Panday, Anil Beharry and Vikash Panday. P & P Insurance Brokers and Consultants Ltd. has once again reaffirmed its commitment to youth cricket development in Guyana, lending vital support to the ongoing initiative “Cricket Gear for...
Gender-based violence and femicide have reduced Guyana to a state of emergency
Stabroek News
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August 15, 2025
Dear Editor, We are penning this letter to voice our outrage at ongoing violence against women. Over the last months, it feels like every day we are waking up yet to another report of a woman beaten, chopped, killed by her partner. Stories of...
CPL 2025 Points Table Updated With Net Run Rate: Antigua and Barbuda Falcons Rise To Third Place After First Win
Latestly
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August 14, 2025
CPL 2025 Points Table: Overcoming a loss in their season opener, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons managed to earn their first points on the Caribbean Premier League 2025 table, with a win over Barbados Royals. Falcons with this win, have risen to third...
CXC 2025: Guyana records 91.9% pass rate at CAPE, 66.76% at CSEC
I News Guyana
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August 15, 2025
Guyana recorded a 91.9% pass rate at this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), a minimal decline when compared to 2024. In 2024, the pass rate was 92.57%. Guyana secured 100 passes in a number of subject areas including...
OFAC can punish non-US persons for providing “material support” to sanctioned individuals; political party members possibly exposed if doing business with sanctioned persons
Demerara Waves
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August 17, 2025
Last Updated on Sunday, 17 August 2025, 14:57 by Denis Chabrol The United States (US) Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has informed lawyers for sanctioned Guyanese businessmen Nazar “Shell” Mohamed and his son,...
Guyana working with Indonesia to train locals in crab-cage farming
I News Guyana
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August 14, 2025
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Wednesday disclosed that the Guyana Government is working with experts in Indonesia to train Guyanese to do crab-cage farming, so that they tap into the lucrative market. The Head of State made this announcement at the...
4,600 students already registered for Guyana’s Digital school
News Room
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August 15, 2025
President Dr Irfaan Ali has indicated that 4,600 students have already registered for Guyana’s new digital school, which will soon be accessible to learners across the entire Caribbean. “4, 600 have already registered. This school will be...
U.S. forces to target narco-terrorists in Southern Caribbean; Rubio says Maduro-led “criminal organisation” threatens U.S. oil companies in Guyana
Demerara Waves
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August 15, 2025
President Irfaan Ali and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (file picture) As the United States (U.S.) prepares to deploy air and naval forces to the Southern Caribbean sea to address threats from Latin American drug cartels, Secretary of State...
SVG’s Lisha Beache to compete in Guyana pageant
St. Vincent Times
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August 15, 2025
Caribbean Beauty & Intelligence Pageant for Guyana on Aug. 20 In a celebration of Caribbean talent and female empowerment, Lisha Beache, First Runner-up in the 2024 Miss SVG pageant, will represent Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the inaugural...
Guyana aside, foreign investment in the Caribbean is on the decline
Stabroek News
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August 14, 2025
Dear Editor, Last month the United Nations Economic Commission for the region (UN ECLAC) released its most recent report on foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report shows that foreign direct investment in the...