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US to inject US$150M into Guyana’s bauxite operation to secure critical supply chain
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Chinese national slapped with traffic P8 charges over fatal Coverden accident
– once fully operational project is expected to meet 100% of US military demand Guyana Prize for Literature 2025
Tell Guyana’s stories truthfully, with Imagination & skill – PM Phillips – Deonandan cops best Book of Fiction award; Payne gets Best First Book of Fiction award for "Leech" See story on page 14
Several P8 busted with guns, ammo during CANU operation
Over 300 Reg 5 residents P19 receive house lots bringing homeownership closer
Prime Minister Mark Phillips along with Culture, Youth and Sport Minister, Charles Ramson Jr and Guyana Prize for Literature 2025 winners on Friday evening
Chicken import Govt introduces ban temporarily compulsory standards for gas cylinders, lowlifted amid local pressure regulators safety supply shortage See Bar, club owners can access story on page Development Bank funding to 7 – as ‘Model Village Initiative’ soundproof facilities – Pres Ali consultations move to Reg 6 Page 9
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No foul play P12 suspected in death of Nandy Park businessman – Police
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Lethem teacher, fireman fined for drunk driving P8