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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...
Five Success squatters occupy Government shelter
Five persons who were squatting at Success, East Coast Demerara (ECD) have now taken up shelter provided by the Civil...
Students from Grades 10 and 11 likely to return to school first
Key officials at the Ministry of Education, including Minister Priya Manickchand, recently met with Regional Executive Officers (REO) and Regional...
One person takes up shelter at Graham’s Hall Primary School
Two days after setting up a shelter for over 40 squatters displaced as a result of flooding at Success, East...
Nandlall says elections petitions lacks merit; Harmon confident of a win
Two days before the Elections petitions filed by the APNU+AFC Opposition comes up for case management, Attorney General Anil Nandlall...
Teachers’ failure to submit SBAs correctly led to ungraded CSEC, CAPE results– Edu. Minister
Twenty schools that received ungraded results in 15 subject areas at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean...
CDC monitoring sinking oil tanker off Venezuelan coast
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) said it is closely monitoring the Venezuelan oil tanker with 1.3 million barrels of crude...
Over 11,000 Guyanese complete Coursera online courses
Guyanese that have completed courses in various fields on the Coursera platform have collectively been awarded 11, 571 certificates. This...
Hundreds flock National Stadium for ‘Dream Realised’ housing initiative
President Irfaan Ali Friday said the push towards 50,000 new house lots is not a wild promise but is a...
French emergency aid for 88 indigenous communities
The French government has donated US$2 million in emergency aid to 88 indigenous communities in the Amazon region; Guyana will...
Ministry of Education apologises for ‘inappropriate’ content posted on Learning Channel
See full statement from the Ministry of Education: The Guyana Learning Channel Trust apologises profusely for content aired earlier today...
Essequibo Teacher calls for better internet access as he struggles to teach in a pandemic
By Bibi Khatoon The COVID-19 pandemic has forced teachers to move their classes online but this is difficult in communities...
Westminister Secondary School set for November completion
The first Secondary School in one of the country’s largest housing scheme, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), is...
Whether the CXC is susceptible to the jurisdiction of the CCJ or local courts
By Chevy Devonish and Rico J. Yearwood The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) released Caribbean Secondary Education Certification (CSEC) and Caribbean...
UG pushes back reopening to accommodate almost 7,000 applications
See below full statement issued by the University of Guyana: The University of Guyana at an emergency Academic Board summoned...
CIOG schools excel at this year’s NGSA, CSEC exams
Two schools governed by the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) – the Al-Ghazali Islamic Academy (A.I.A) and the Meten-Meer-Zorg...
Nurses in critical units at GPHC call in sick
Nurses on the night shift for the the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, which has several critically ill patients, and the...
Protest over ‘unsatisfactory performance’ still being reviewed by CXC
See below full statement issued by the Ministry of Education: In relation to the unsatisfactory results in the CSEC examination,...
Students ‘ungraded’ from 11 of 20 schools get results after CXC review
See below full statement issued by the Ministry of Education: Update on the review requested from CXC for CSEC and...
