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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...
More than 400 pupils unable to sit mock exams due to flooding, COVID-19
By Vishani Ragobeer Preliminary data from the Ministry of Education shows that some 420 pupils were unable to sit the...
Flood-affected pupils will be allowed to rewrite NGSA mock exams
By Vishani Ragobeer As the first mock examination ahead of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), slated to be written...
President Ali pledges support for CAPE scholar in university quest
President Irfaan Ali today promised to support Sherlock Junior Langevine’s dream of attending Stanford University by offsetting additional expenses of...
CXC names QC ‘school of the year’; awards CSEC, CAPE top students
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on Thursday awarded the regional top performers at the 2020 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)...
‘Basically on the same page with UNICEF’ – CXC Chairman
By Vishani Ragobeer Chairman of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, has assured stakeholders that the examinations...
CSEC, CAPE postponed to June 28; students to write Papers I & II
By Vishani Ragobeer The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has further postponed the beginning of this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate...
‘Quiz Me’ to boost pupils’ preparation for NGSA
‘Quiz Me’, a new online platform that will allow pupils to practise examination-type questions and receive answers immediately, was launched...
Most Guyanese students prefer to write CXC exams this year
By Vishani Ragobeer Though Guyanese students have not been spared from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Education,...
Guyanese students top eight and 11 subjects at CAPE and CSEC
Following the announcement of the 2020 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, the...
Driver in highway accident was a fireman, in custody as investigations continue
The driver of the motor vehicle that plowed into five family members who were sitting on the curb of the...
UG partners with Haliburton to prep students for Petroleum Engineering
Hundreds of students enrolled in the University of Guyana’s (UG) Petroleum Chemical, Mechanical and Mining Engineering programmes are set to...
Teachers granted GOAL scholarship will be rewarded; deadline for submissions extended
See below statement issued by the Guyana Online Academy of Learning: The Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL), Government’s flagship,...
Schools to remain closed until September; CXC exams change could affect NGSA
All schools, except for those levels that have already been reopened, will remain closed until the month of September, according...
Making schools equal not taking away from ‘top schools’ – Education Minister
By Vishani Ragobeer Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, has emphasised that making all schools equal does not mean that the...
First ‘ungraded’ by CXC, Port Kaituma student now tops hinterland
By Vishani Ragobeer In September 2020, when the results of the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations were released,...
Guyana records improved pass rates at CSEC, CAPE
By Vishani Ragobeer Guyana has recorded improved pass rates at the general and technical level following the results received from...
Guyana tops Caribbean at CSEC, CAPE
This year Guyana topped the entire Caribbean region at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). That top performer was Zane...
Region Nine farms, roadways covered in floodwater
A number of farms and roadways across Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) have been affected by the seasonal flooding and...
