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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...
Police, ECD squatters in stand-off
Police ranks clashed with citizens Wednesday afternoon as they joined authorities from the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to remove scores...
CXC buckles in scandal over grades; sets up independent review team
Following intense pressure from regional Ministers of Education about major discrepancies in this year’s CSEC and CAPE results, the Caribbean...
Regions 1 and 7 benefit from printed worksheets
Several communities in Regions One and Seven received printed worksheets from the Ministry of Education at the weekend. The Ministry...
Residents of Esau and Jacob, Mahaicony to get potable water
An additional 15 households from the village of Esau and Jacob, Mahaicony will soon be able to access potable water...
COURSERA courses available for the deaf community
Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr.Vindhya Persaud is encouraging members of the deaf community to seize the opportunity...
‘Ungraded’ results distress Port Kaituma CSEC students
Several students at the Port Kaituma Secondary school, in Region One, are distressed after receiving ungraded results for Mathematics, English...
CXC will not do overall review of grades; official results to be announced
By Isanella Patoir Despite a Caribbean wide outrage at this year’s CSEC and CAPE results, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)...
Nurses at GPHC join in the strike for better pay and risk allowance
Over 100 nurses supported by a few doctors from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) staged a protest action Friday...
Spikes will happen: Health Minister explains increase in COVID-19 deaths as part of ‘global trend’
By Kurt Campbell Recognising that just about three per cent of the over 2,500 persons who have tested positive for...
Manickchand, Teachers Union up calls for CXC to fix discrepancies
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand is assuring students that she will fight to ensure that the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)...
QC mulls injunction at CCJ to block declaration of CSEC/CAPE results
By Isanella Patoir Queen’s College, Guyana’s top secondary school, says it will file an injunction at the Caribbean Court of...
NCERD gets new Director
The Ministry of Education has appointed Quenita Walrond- Lewis as the new Director of the National Centre for Educational Resource...
Fmr. Chief Education Officer appointed Education Specialist
Former Chief Education Officer Olato Sam will re-join the Ministry of Education to serve in the capacity of Education Specialist...
Bishops’ High joins call for review of CSEC/CAPE results
See below full statement issued by the Bishops’ High School Old Students’ Association: The Bishops’ High School Old Students’ Association...
Improved performances at CSEC this year; results to be available today
The results of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) will be released...
NGSA top students say COVID-19 did not affect studies
Two boys from two public schools – Samuel Barkoye from North Georgetown Primary and Rovin Lall from the Stella Marris...
Improved performances in English, Social studies and Science at NGSA
Significant improvements were recorded in three of the four subject areas in the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) this year,...
67-year-old Region One man dies from COVID-19
The Ministry of Health (MOH) Monday afternoon announced that as of 15:00hrs on September 21, 2020, one other person who...
