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The mother of a student of the St. Margaret’s Primary School is coming under fire and could face charges after she barged into the school yard and slapped an 8-year-old boy who was reportedly involved in a fight with her son. Teachers were left stunned on Wednesday afternoon when the woman decided to take matters […]
The Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council, Glenroy Cumberbatch, believes that there may be a need to ensure the teaching and training being offered to the region’s children coincides with the needs of the region. Speaking at the accreditation ceremony to award Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQs) in Guyana, Mr. Cumberbatch complained that the education and […]
44-year-old Berbice woman, Tricia Elisabeth Loo, was today slapped with a $25.6 million fine and sentenced to three years in jail after she enter a guilty plea to the charge of trafficking more than 20 pounds of cocaine. Loo appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after she was nabbed […]
30-year-old Bahamas national, Alister Williams, was on Tuesday, charged for the brutal murder of Guyanese teacher, Marisha Bowen. The woman, who was pregnant, was found lifeless with a slit throat in her Bahamas apartment last week. The accused, Alister Williams was told that he would not be allowed to enter a plea to the charge […]
Police investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying two men who carried out an armed robbery at the Sleep In Hotel on Church Street, Georgetown on Tuesday night. One of the men was armed with a handgun. It was around 7:45pm that the men barged into the hotel and held the Front Desk Attendant […]
After a thorough tendering process, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in the presence of FIFA officials, has brought the country’s Goal Project closer to reality with the inking of a deal with construction firm Dwain Ferdinand Home Designs and Engineering Associates earlier today (Tuesday) to begin the preparatory work for the project. The construction company, […]
Self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram, is reportedly hiding out in Suriname after bolting to the neighbouring country as his drug trafficking trial nears an end. Dataram was a no show at the Georgetown Magistrates Court today where his trial for allegedly being in possession of over 225 pounds of cocaine, is ongoing. He was on […]
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit have arrested yet another woman during her bid to ferry cocaine out of Guyana. The 44-year-old Guyanese woman was an outgoing passenger to New York city when CANU agents found over 20 pounds of cocaine concealed in the false sides of her suitcases. She was immediately arrested and […]
By Kurt Campbell at UN Headquarters in New York (New York) Guyana’s President, David Granger, grabbed the attention of the full United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as one of the first five Heads of State to address the gathering during the first day of the General Assembly Debate on Tuesday. Mr. Granger stood before his […]
Guyana’s new Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Riyad Insanally, on Friday presented his credentials to President Barack Obama. According to a statement from the Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both President Obama and Ambassador Insanally pledged to continue working to enhance the bilateral relationship between Guyana and the United States. In keeping with US […]
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