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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...
Amendment of Petroleum law, oil & gas auditing among long term collaboration with Ghana
Guyana will continue to utilise Ghana’s experience and expertise as the country seeks to amend its 1986 Petroleum Act, inspect...
Providing legal aid in hinterland part of big plans for UWI valedictorian from Port Kaituma
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Growing up in Port Kaituma – the mining town in Region One (Barima- Waini) – Jensen...
Prison officer shot during 2002 jailbreak dies
Roxanne Winfield, the prison officer who was shot when she tried to prevent the escape of five dangerous criminals from...
Raised by a single mother: North Ruimveldt student excels at CSEC, wants to become a lawyer
By Isanella Patoir isanella@newsroom.gy One week before Darshanie Persaud and her classmates were registered to write the Caribbean Secondary Education...
The American Corner – Guyana
The National Library and the United States Embassy in Georgetown on Thursday announced a joint venture for the opening of...
Young law student from Sophia graduates with honours
By Isanella Patoir isanella@newsroom.gy Becoming an attorney and graduating with honours was not an easy journey for 25-year-old Jermane Alleyne. A...
From technician to lawyer – father of four admitted to the bar
By Shikema Dey shikema@newsroom.gy Thirty-five-year-old Hugh Park of Kitty, Georgetown, had no intentions of becoming a lawyer but a simple...
Reg. 3 top NSGA performers honoured
The Department of Education – Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) in collaboration with the private sector of the region honoured...
Guyana’s top law student balanced a full-time job & three kids while studying
By Isanella Patoir isanella@newsroom.gy For 33-year-old Caressa Henry, balancing her family life, a full-time job and pursuing her legal education...
UG, Police Force ink agreement to educate, enhance development of ranks
A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to develop new and enhance existing programmes for members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF)...
Anna Regina, West. Dem., Annandale among new CAPE schools
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has announced that several schools will begin preparing students for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations...
Despite power outages and ‘terrible internet’ young entrepreneur excels at NGSA
With 513 marks, 12-year-old Juvell Atherly of West Field Prep School in Ruimveldt, Georgetown was awarded a spot at Queen’s...
Manickchand hoping to release CXC results this week
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand is hopeful that the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination...
New learning platform in the works to address education inequalities – Pres. Ali
A new learning platform that will allow children all across Guyana to benefit from access to the best-skilled teachers in...
Success not out of sight for visually impaired girl
Afeefa Ally is a 12-year-old girl from Corriverton, Berbice, who dreams of being a writer one day. She is also...
Skeldon Primary secures top spot in Reg. 6 as Berbice shines at NGSA
The top 10 pupils in Region Six from this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) have credited their successes to...
NGSA graduates may start secondary school in January
Over 13, 000 pupils who wrote the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) this year may not start their secondary education...
CXC working towards a fully digitised system; to revise curriculums
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has created a five-year strategic plan which aims to fully digitise the Council by 2025....
