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Guyana records increased pass rate, improved performances at CSEC

Guyana this year recorded an increased pass rate and improved performances in a number of subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). This was...

Guyana’s CAPE pass rate increases to 93.2%

Guyana's pass rate at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) increased to 93.22% this year, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Dr. Marcel Hutson announced today. The...

64.6% estimated growth in mining and quarrying sector

The mining and quarrying sector has an estimated growth of 64.6 per cent due to increase of output from the petroleum, bauxite and other...

Drivers urged to adhere to DHB traffic advisory as works still ongoing to fix...

See full statement issued by the Ministry of Public Works: Drivers urged to adhere to DHB traffic advisory The DEMERARA HARBOUR BRIDGE CORPORATION is appealing to...

Speeding driver dies in Mon Repos accident

A 45-year-old man who was reportedly driving at a fast rate of speed is now dead following an accident at Mon Repos, East Coast...

Contractors told to redo substandard road works in Region Six

The Works Committee of Region Six was forced to ask contractors to redo road repairs in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). This was revealed by Regional...

Oral arguments into challenge of quarry operations set for Sept 28

Oral arguments in BK Quarries Incorporated’s challenge to Hadi’s World – a company owned by prominent businessman Nazar “Shell” Mohamed – being granted four...

Fuelled by corporate taxes, tax collection grows by 12.5%

While the 2022 mid-year report shows that tax revenue collections grew by 12.5 per cent largely due to corporate tax collections, the corresponding decline...

Guyana projected to earn US$1.1B from profit oil share in 2022

Guyana is expected to earn a whopping US$1.1 billion from its total share of profit oil for 2022, with the Finance Ministry mid-year report...

Active COVID-19 cases at 206 after 15 new infections

Some 15 new novel coronavirus cases were detected within the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health today. This now takes active COVID-19...

Recent Articles

Over 3000 migrants enrolled in local schools, revised curriculum to include Spanish – Edu....

Over 3000 migrant children from countries like Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago are currently enrolled in Guyana’s School system, and steps will be taken...

Prisoner escapes during labour duties at Lusignan training school

Law enforcement officials have launched a manhunt for convicted prisoner, Jose Awad, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday after...

Legal, forensic training among areas for potential collaboration to fight transnational organised crimes –...

See below for a statement from the Attorney General's Chamber on a recent engagement with officials from the Europe-Latin America Programme of Assistance against...

“Quality and timely delivery” top priority as $963M in contracts signed to upgrade Police...

In a move to modernise law enforcement infrastructure, the Home Affairs Ministry has signed some G$963,829,709 in contracts to upgrade police stations across the...

Nigel Dharamlall being questioned by investigators at Cove and John over sexual assault allegations...

The Guyana Police Force has revealed that former Local Government and Regional Development Minister Nigel Dharamlall is currently being questioned at the Cove and...

13,000 to benefit from $11B in student loan write-off – Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh has announced the commencement of phase one of the student loan write-off as was outlined during the 2024 budget...

Latin America, int’l community will respond strongly if Venezuela uses force against Guyana –...

Amid Venezuela’s continued provocative actions in relation to its border with Guyana, former Colombian President Iván Duque is of the view that the international...

MV Ma Lisha enters drydock 1 year after delivery

As part of the contractual agreement between the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) of the Public Works Ministry and the Garden Reach Ship Builders...

Berbice motorcyclist dies after colliding with donkey

Twenty-four-year-old Kumar Atmaram also called 'Shawn', a construction worker of Gangaram Village, East Canje Berbice died after he reportedly collided with a donkey on...

Update: Long Creek accident claims life of 5th victim

A fifth person has died in the fatal accident that occurred on Monday morning at Long Creek, Soesdyke Linden Highway. The fifth victim has been...