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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...
Placement of children into secondary schools impacts their psychosocial well-being
By Vishani Ragobeer The placement of children into secondary schools based on their academic performance at the National Grade Six...
FAO gets new office at LBI Complex; to work closer with Agri. Min.
As Guyana seeks to continuously improve its agricultural sector and strengthen food security in the Caribbean, a new office for...
Grade Six pupils to benefit from extra tutoring ahead of NGSA
By Vishani Ragobeer Ahead of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), which will be written on August 4th and 5th,...
Education Min. explores eliminating NGSA, making all secondary schools equal
By Vishani Ragobeer Cognisant of the pressure placed on young children when sitting the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), Minister...
Works ongoing at $16 million primary school for Kokerite village
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, inspected ongoing works on a $12 million primary school in Kokerite,...
First female president elected to QC’s Old Students’ Assoc.
The Queen’s College Old Students’ Association (Guyana) (QC-OSA) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 6, 2021, via the...
Over US$800,000 upgrade for Northwest Secondary at Mabaruma
The Ministry of Education on Friday signed a US$832,883.96 contract with International Import and Supplies to expand and rehabilitate the...
Hike in food prices due to increased shipping costs – GCCI President
Guyana is not the only country feeling the squeeze of increased food prices; globally, prices for simple commodities like bread,...
Audit confirms over $11B in expired drugs dumped by former gov’t
More than a month after announcing that the government was forced to dump over $10 billion in expired medication, which...
UG launches three master degrees in communication studies
The University of Guyana – Centre for Communications Studies – has announced three new Master of Communication Studies in three...
No change to national curfew; casinos given greenlight
The national curfew that commences at 22:30 hrs and ends at 04:00 hrs daily will continue to be in effect...
Re-opening of schools delayed by surge in COVID cases, unbalanced vaccination uptake
The reopening of schools for face-to-face classes has been further delayed by the surge in COVID-19 cases locally and an...
Over 1,000 persons applied for GOAL scholarships in five days
More than 1,000 persons have so far applied for the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarships being offered by...
GUYOIL Chief Financial Officer, Board member to be removed – President Ali
The government inherited “massive corruption” at the state-owned oil company GuyOil, and those involved in the latest attempt will be...
More HIV, human rights sensitisation training for Police
With a targeted approach to tackle police ill-treatment of persons in minority groups, ranks from several departments of the Guyana...
Mibicuri and Yakusari residents sign up for scholarships
Residents of Mibicuri and Yakusari in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) began their application process on Monday to pursue one of...
Lindeners urged to make full use of 20,000 online scholarships
Minister of Public Infrastructure, Juan Edghill, on Monday, urged Lindeners to make full use of the opportunities provided by the...
Slighted by CXC, Zane Ramotar now CAPE Top Performer
By Vishani Ragobeer After reviewing his lower-than-expected grades from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) following the completion of his Caribbean...
