Sameera Williams: Overcoming a life-changing setback and clinching QC at NGSA
By Rupa Seenaraine
An aspiring High Court Judge and an avid reader, 11-year-old Sameera Williams on Friday learnt that she had secured a place at...
SVN remains among top l% CSEC schools
…but performance dips marginally
The Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) has reported a drop in their pass rate for this year’s Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) results...
Over 150k visitors expected in Guyana during 2nd half of 2022
Over 150,000 visitors have been recorded arriving in Guyana in the first half of the year and according to stats from the Ministry of...
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident at Annandale
Police on the East Coast of Demerara are investigating the death of a male pedestrian who was killed in a hit and run accident...
Corentyne taxi driver in custody for raping 14-yr-old girl
A Corentyne, Berbice, taxi driver is currently in custody as police investigate a report of a teenager being raped.
This publication understands that the girl...
Govt to create lucrative, technical jobs for Region Two – President Ali
- hands over $3M for Mainstay water treatment facility
President Dr Irfaan Ali said that his Government is working on creating...
12 new COVID-19 cases detected
The Ministry of Health has reported that another 12 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Guyana.
This now takes active COVID-19 cases...
$89M Martyrs’ Ville Nursery School commissioned on ECD
A promise was made to the residents of the Martyr’s Ville Community on the East Coast of Demerara that a nursery school will be...
“Zipper” busted again with cocaine; another arrested
For the second time in less than a year, Andre Gomes aka ‘’Zipper’’ has been busted once again with some 24.4 grams of cocaine.
The...
Approx. 1 barrel crude spilled during maintenance on Liza Unity FPSO – Exxon
See below statement from ExxonMobil Guyana on a recent oil spill in the Stabroek Block:
On Friday, September 9, 2022, the team on the Liza...
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Police investigating alleged bomb threat at St Rose’s High School
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
On May 2, 2024, at 13:45hrs, an alleged bomb threat was made to St. Roses High School...
Govt to seek over US$180M in supplementary funding for GPL
Government will soon approach the National Assembly for US$180M- US$250M in supplementary funding for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL).
This sum will be used...
4 persons robbed of cash & jewellery after returning home from concert
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
On May 02, at about 03:15 hours, at Lot 184 Durban Backlands, Georgetown, four (4) persons were...
Grove man dies after being struck down by speeding cop
A pedestrian was last evening struck down and killed by a vehicle driven by a policeman, along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara...
Jamaican Information Minister “impressed” with Guyana’s media landscape
Jamaica’s Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan on Thursday said he is “very impressed” with...
Govt awards 150 mining blocks; more areas to be allotted in coming months
See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:
Emanating from a commitment H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali made to the mining stakeholders, on Friday...
Over 90 persons vying for seat on PPP’s 35-member Central Executive Committee
A total of ninety-three persons are vying to be a part of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Central Executive Committee at this weekend’s Congress.
The...
Guyana must recognise rapidly evolving work culture – GAWU on reduced hours, days
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has pointed out that the global movement to reduce working hours and days without compromising conditions...
Pupils expressed confidence, readiness for NGSA 2024
A total of 15, 488 pupils are writing this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on May 2 and 3.
The pupils are being tested...
4 homeless after unattended stove goes up in flames
A mother and her three children are now homeless after their Number 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice home went up in flames.
The woman had to...