Category: News
News, sport and community reporting from LRTVS Newswatch in New Amsterdam, Berbice.
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East Coast family appeals for help as mother’s diabetic wound worsens
NEW AMSTERDAM, Berbice — September 30, 2026 A family on the East Coast of Demerara is appealing to the public for assistance after their mother, who has lived with diabetes for the past 13…
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Health Ministry marks World Environmental Health Day 2026
NEW AMSTERDAM, Berbice — September 30, 2026 The Ministry of Health, through its climate change and environmental health department, in collaboration with the Central Board of Health, on Monday hosted its observance of World…
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Kya Bovell arrives in St Maarten for Miss Essence and Mind pageant
NEW AMSTERDAM, Berbice — September 30, 2026 Guyana's representative Kya Bovell has officially arrived in St Maarten for the Miss Essence and Mind International Swimsuit Pageant. Bovell arrived on the island yesterday and was…
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Spanglish Bee 2026 promotes bilingualism among migrant learners
NEW AMSTERDAM, Berbice — September 30, 2026 The Ministry of Education, through its Migrant Education Support Unit (MESU), hosted the fifth consecutive Spanglish Bee competition on September 29, as part of its education month…
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Sterling products workers to get 8% and 8.5% pay hikes over two years
NEW AMSTERDAM, Berbice — September 30, 2026 Employees of Sterling Products Limited are to receive salary increases of eight percent for 2026 and eight and a half percent for 2027, following new wage agreements…
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Children safe after fire at Plum Park children’s home
NEW AMSTERDAM, Berbice — September 29, 2026 A fire that broke out at the Plum Park children's home on the night of September 28 has been contained, and all of the children housed at…
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North Ruimveld Secondary gets fifth AutoCAD lab under $85M ministry initiative
NEW AMSTERDAM, Berbice — September 29, 2026 North Ruimveld Secondary School has become the latest institution to benefit from the Education Ministry's $85 million AutoCAD laboratory initiative, with the state-of-the-art facility commissioned yesterday. The…
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Ex-GECOM IT manager denies tampering with election server, SOPs
NEW AMSTERDAM, Berbice — September 29, 2026 A former GECOM IT manager, giving evidence in his own defence, has denied accessing, altering or tampering with an election server that he secured in his vehicle…
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Education ministry expands tech labs as home affairs Minister tours Police units
NEW AMSTERDAM, Berbice — September 29, 2026 The Ministry of Education's drive to modernise technical education continued on Tuesday on the East Coast Demerara, with a secondary school becoming the fifth institution to receive…
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Home affairs Minister makes unannounced visits to key GPF units
NEW AMSTERDAM, Berbice — September 29, 2026 Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond on Monday conducted unannounced visits to the Guyana Police Force Training Academy, the Criminal Record Office and the Police Credit Union.…
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President Ali meets regional officers, orders fixes for health and education gaps
NEW AMSTERDAM, Berbice — September 29, 2026 President Dr. Irfaan Ali met with regional executive officers, regional education officers and regional health officers from all 10 administrative regions at State House on Monday. The…
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Two more schools get AutoCAD labs under Education Ministry project
NEW AMSTERDAM, Berbice — September 29, 2026 A state-of-the-art AutoCAD laboratory was commissioned yesterday at Hope Secondary School, part of a wider push to bring digital design training into the classroom. The laboratory will…