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Two feared drowned at Unity Beach
Police in Regional Division 4 ‘C’ are investigating an incident at Unity Beach, East Coast Demerara (ECD), which has left two persons missing after they were reportedly swept away by strong currents on Sunday afternoon. Missing are Lyodisa Waldron, called “Loyda,” a 20-year-old salesgirl of Victoria Village, ECD, and Andri Francis, called “Bobby,” a 31-year-old...
Aircraft crashes in Region Seven
A Cessna 182P Skylane aircraft N9347G, reportedly owned by well-known Guyanese pilot and operator Orlando Charles crashed on Sunday morning...
Five homeless as fire destroys Port Mourant house, arson suspected
A fire completely destroyed a house at Port Mourant on Tuesday morning, rendering five people homeless. Stephanie Cecil, 29, a...
GDF Officer excels in UN Pre-Deployment Course in India
The High Commissioner of India in Guyana Dr. K.J. Srinivasa has congratulated Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Major Sven Douglas on...
Education Minister wants children with autism, disabilities in regular classrooms
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Friday said children with disabilities must be incorporated into the regular classrooms and be...
‘Boy/girl school’ remains an option for violent children – Manickchand
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has issued a stern warning for children who may want to engage in violent behaviour...
No fixed cap: Jagdeo says gov’t will find money for more scholarships if needed
Guyanese have been promised 20,000 online scholarships by 2025 but Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo says that if more people...
Students’ design of new Harbour Bridge on display at ‘Tech Expo’
A two-day education ‘Tech Expo’ opened on Thursday where the adaptation and advancement of technology will be discussed. The expo...
‘Literacy diagnosis’ for each child as full reopening of schools set for April 25
A full return to school for all Guyanese students is set for April 25. This was announced by the Minister...
Canada announces 700+ scholarships for Guyana, other CARICOM countries
In 2020, the Government of Canada announced the Canada-CARICOM Skills Training for the Green Economy Scholarships, as part of its...
Essequibo gets two new, spacious nursery schools
Young children attending the Queenstown and Abram Zuil nursery schools, which are on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two, now...
About 1,300 children across Guyana absent from Grade Six mock exam
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Pupils preparing to sit the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) later this year were able to...
Manickchand promises overhaul of outdated school rules as ‘hairstyle memo’ sparks public ire
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand Thursday said that there will be coordinated efforts in the coming months aimed at overhauling...
Manickchand looking to fully re-open all schools after Easter Holidays
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Wednesday indicated that she is looking to have schools at every level fully re-open...
Textbooks for every public primary school pupil, secondary to receive within months
The Ministry of Education on Wednesday fulfilled another promise by the Government of Guyana with the commencement of the distribution...
Over 500 children located during ‘Operation Recovery’
The first day of ‘Operation Recovery’ saw education officers making contact and engaging over 500 school children across the country,...
850 graduate from WIIN training as new Training Hall unveiled
The Ministry of Human Services unveiled a spanking new training hall while hosting the historic girls’ empowerment day and Women...
‘Operation recovery’ launched to get children back into the classroom
The Ministry of Education has launched ‘Operation Recovery’ within the 11 Education Districts to find those primary school children who...
GDF, Texila ink MoU for professional development of ranks
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Texila American University (TAU) on Monday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which...
Life imprisonment for duo who admitted to Black Bush Polder triple murder
Carlton Chaitram known as ‘Lie Man’ and Rakesh Karamchand known as ‘Go-To-Front’, were on Monday handed three life sentences for...
‘Having big heart for computer science helped propell me to success’ – UG graduate
When Jason Jacobs was younger, tinkering with the WI-FI at his mother’s office was something he loved doing, not knowing...
