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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...
New state-of-the-art secondary school for Prospect
A new secondary school will be constructed at Prospect, East Bank Demerara, to cater for some 1,000 students. The sod...
NGSA likely to be held in July/August – Manickchand
The National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) will likely be held in July/August this year, according to Minister of Education, Priya...
Manickchand warns contractors to finish projects on time or face consequences
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, sounded a warning to contractors who are executing works for the Ministry of Education (MoE)...
Smart classrooms launched targeting Hinterland students
Following a meeting last Thursday where the Chief Education Officer (CEO), Dr. Marcel Hutson met with several Social Studies and...
Education Ministry launches ‘BE KIND’ campaign
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has launched a ‘BEKIND’ campaign that seeks to address the upsurge in unkind behaviours being...
Teacher who lost house to fire gets support from Edu. ministry
A fire which destroyed the home of a primary school teacher, Renita Joseph, and her family, received assistance from the...
World Bank approves US$13.5 million for Guyana’s education sector
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved on Monday additional financing of US$13.5 million to support the ongoing Guyana...
Healthcare workers ‘suit up’ for battle
Story and photos by Vishani Ragobeer At the frontlines of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, there are the healthcare...
Class-action suit to be filed against CXC over 2020 exams
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jan. 19, CMC – A law firm in Barbados has agreed to represent students affected by last year’s...
Harmon joins President Ali in condemning Venezuela’s “preposterous decree”
See below full statement by Opposition Leader, Joseph Harmon Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Joseph Harmon, joins with all...
Guyana ‘entirely rejects’ Maduro’s latest decree
Guyana’s Head of State, President Irfaan Ali in an address to the nation on Saturday rejected in its entirety the...
Education Ministry consults more than 2000 parents on NGSA 2021
More than 2000 parents of students scheduled to write the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) this year were given an...
Education Ministry consults Grade Six teachers, parents on NGSA 2021
The Education Ministry is consulting Grade Six teachers and parents across the country on the way forward for this year’s...
Private Schools must allow classroom interaction for Grades 10-12 only
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand says schools have only reopened for face-to-face interaction for Grades 10, 11 and 12 students...
53 families with high-risk delinquents benefited from ‘Family Matters’ initiative in 2020
Some 53 families, who have children exhibiting disruptive behaviours and who were deemed high-risk delinquents were helped with counselling and...
Children with Special Education Needs receive tablets from Education Ministry
Three children with Special Education Needs from the mining town of Linden are now in a better position to learn....
President announces $25,000 one-off grant for public servants, sugar workers
President Irfaan Ali on Thursday afternoon announced a one-off grant of $25,000 to all public servants and sugar workers. The...
Police promotions on hold as High Court hears complaints of discrimination
The Police Service Commission (PSC) will not be able to go ahead with its annual promotion of police ranks this...
