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UK Ranks 114th for Paid Time Off as Study Shows No Paid Public Holidays and Yemen Leads with 46 Days
Psychreg
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August 18, 2025
7 Reading Time: 2 minutesNew global research from Moorepay reveals significant variations in paid time off worldwide, with the UK ranking poorly. The study, analysing statutory annual leave and public holiday entitlements across 187 nations,...
‘Guyana has moved from promise to progress under the PPP/C’ – Region 9 Chairman
News Room
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August 17, 2025
Outlining several major accomplishments of the PPP/C government in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) over the last five years, Regional Chairman Brian Allicock said on Sunday that Guyana has moved from promise to progress under President...
Ramraj: An Amazonian Fantasy is recommended reading for those who have not yet traveled into our country’s vast hinterlands
Stabroek News
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August 18, 2025
Dear Editor, To all my fellow Guyanese who, like me, grew up on the Atlantic coast and have never ventured more than a few miles inland, I extend an invitation to you to learn more about our country’s vast, beautiful interior, including the great,...
‘This is not a wishlist’
Guyana Chronicle
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August 18, 2025
—President Ali says PPP/C’s manifesto anchored in building out Guyana, supporting all Guyanese especially the most vulnerable groups — grounded in careful planning, strategic, realistic vision AFFIRMING that Guyana’s future rests on “actionable...
Toddler, parents die in Rupununi accident
Demerara Waves
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August 18, 2025
Last Updated on Monday, 18 August 2025, 17:22 by Denis Chabrol A two-year old girl and her parents died Sunday after the motorcycle on which they were traveling was struck by minibus on the Pirara Trail, Lethem, Rupununi, police said Monday...
Three dead, one injured in Linden-Soesdyke Highway crash
Demerara Waves
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August 18, 2025
Last Updated on Monday, 18 August 2025, 17:17 by Denis Chabrol Three persons died after the car they were travelling in slammed into the back of a parked truck on Linden-Soesdyke Highway in the vicinity of Loo-Creek, police said. Those who...
Neron Barrow: Timehri’s gift to Guyana football
I News Guyana
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August 17, 2025
Growing up in Timehri North, East Bank Demerara (EBD), Neron Barrow knows what sacrifice feels like. As a boy, he would travel from Timehri to Georgetown just to train and play football. The long road became his first training ground. Today,...
Relationship between UK and Guyana has ‘grown tremendously’
Guyana Chronicle
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August 17, 2025
–President Ali highlights THE relationship between Guyana and the United Kingdom (UK) has “grown tremendously”, President Dr. Irfaan Ali said, noting that this growth extends beyond the economic sphere to include cultural ties and human capital...
$566.9M North Ruimveldt Secondary School commissioned
I News Guyana
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August 18, 2025
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Monday officially commissioned the rebuilt North Ruimveldt Secondary School, restoring a key educational institution that was devastated by fire in June 2021. “This is about building an ecosystem of positive...
Int’l companies eye Guyana’s booming market at Building Expo 2025
Guyana Chronicle
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August 17, 2025
-Canadian, Surinamese & BVI firms showcase confidence in economy GUYANA’S Building Expo 2025 has attracted a wave of international businesses eager to tap into the world’s fast-growing economy. Among the exhibitors are three firms with roots in...
PPP/C needs to better link its developmental accomplishments to the benefits such will bring to Guyanese
Stabroek News
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August 17, 2025
Dear Editor, Detached from teaching at Bath elementary school for decades, I seem to have overlooked the importance of communicating effectively with students I once taught, their friends, and family members – with all of whom I once shared a...
Sports development key to upliftment of citizens, placing Guyana on the global stage
Guyana Chronicle
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August 17, 2025
—Former National Cricketer hails gov’t investment in sports FORMER national cricketer Steven Jacobs has thrown his weight behind the current government, citing the massive building out of the sports sector and the government’s push to transform...
Tourism Ministry debunks fake AI videos claiming airlines pulled out of Guyana
News Room
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August 14, 2025
See below full statement issued by the Ministry of Tourism, Industry & Commerce: The Ministry of Tourism, Industry & Commerce is urging the public and media to disregard recently circulated AI-generated videos falsely claiming that major airlines...
Family of 3 dies in Lethem accident
I News Guyana
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August 18, 2025
A devastating road accident at Pirara, Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), on Sunday claimed the lives of a young family of three: a man, his wife, and their infant daughter, after the motorcycle they were travelling on reportedly...
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...
Guyana presidential candidate denies alleged visits to Venezuelan Embassy
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 13, 2025
Guyanese businessman and presidential candidate of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Azruddin Mohamed, has strongly denied claims that he has been visiting the Venezuelan Embassy in Georgetown to secure a visa to travel to Caracas. -...
AI videos claiming major airlines cut ties with Guyana fake, Tourism Ministry says
Guyana Chronicle
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August 15, 2025
The following is the full statement issued by the Ministry of Tourism, Industry & Commerce on Thursday: “The Ministry of Tourism, Industry & Commerce is urging the public and media to disregard recently circulated AI-generated videos falsely...
From Visitor To Visionary: How Photographer Kirth Bobb Found Home In Treasure Beach, Jamaica
Travel Noire
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August 18, 2025
D.C.-based photographer Kirth Bobb vividly remembers the diverse representation he experienced during his childhood in Guyana, from birth to age 13. Reflecting on his move to the U.S., specifically in Maryland’s Prince George’s County, Bobb says...
Travel alert: Warnings issued for two major vacation hotspots over kidnapping, terror concerns
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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August 13, 2025
The U.S. Department of State has issued new travel advisories for Brazil and the United Arab Emirates. The agency is urging travelers to exercise increased caution when visiting the two destinations. Both received Level 2 advisories, the...
No major airlines have suspended operations – Tourism Ministry cautions against untrue AI-generated content
I News Guyana
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August 14, 2025
See full statement from the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce: The Ministry of Tourism, Industry & Commerce is urging the public and media to disregard recently circulated AI-generated videos falsely claiming that major airlines have...