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Eighty-six outstanding Guyanese were Thursday conferred with national honour and awards by President David Granger for their outstanding contributions to Guyana. Prominent lawyer, Senior Counsel Rex McKay and House Speaker Barton Scotland led the list of this year’s pool of awardees and were conferred with the Order of Roraima- Guyana’s second highest National Award. President […]
As several Caribbean member states begin to count their losses following the passage of Hurricane Matthew through the region, Guyana is prepared to assist in what way possible. This is according to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. Noting that Haiti, in particular has been badly affected by the strong storm, Harmon said Guyana is monitoring […]
President David Granger, this morning, recommitted to ensuring that Guyana remains a zone of peace even as he noted that Guyana will continue to honour the martyrs, who have gone before, when he joined relatives of the victims of the Cubana Air Disaster, Ministers and other officials of the Government and officials of the Cuban […]
Government is looking at the possibility of either recruiting retired teachers or extending the age of retirement as a means of tackling the unsatisfactory results in mathematics nationwide. State Minister Joseph Harmon said Cabinet at its most recent meeting had engaged in extensive deliberation on the results in Mathematics at the 2016 Grade Six Examination. […]
When 26-year-old Mandel Moore was called to the bar on Thursday afternoon to take his oath as an Attorney-at-Law, it marked the realization of a dream not just for him, but also for his parents. Mandel holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology as well as a Law Degree from the University of Guyana. Last Saturday, […]
Guyana could have a new page in football history written, as the country’s National Football team, the Golden Jaguars, aims to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. But to reach that summit, they must progress from round three of the Scotiabank Men’s Caribbean Cup. The Jaguar’s round three opponents are arch rivals Suriname and the […]
Educator and former Head of the UNESCO Office in Guyana, Ms. Carmen Jarvis, launched her autobiography on Wednesday evening at the Georgetown Club. The book “From Seedtime to Harvest”, chronicle’s the life of 91-year-old. The title was adopted from the lyrics of the school song of The Bishop’s High School. Delivering brief remarks at the […]
Babar Azam became the third Pakistan player – and eighth overall – to score three consecutive ODI centuries as he top-scored with a 106-ball 117 in Pakistan’s commanding 136-run victory over West Indies in Abu Dhabi. The win completed Pakistan’s 3-0 sweep of the ODI series and enabled them to displace West Indies at No. […]
The Guyana Government has announced that Senior Citizens who are receiving old age pension will receive an increase in their monthly allowance by 2017. Social Protection Minister Volda Lawrence told pensioners that the government intends to increase the monthly pension to $20,000 when the 2017 National Budget is presented in December. The Minister made the […]
An elections promise by President David Granger was fulfilled on Wednesday when he initiated the distribution of laptops to student teachers at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) as part a wider ‘One Laptop Per Teacher’ Initiative. The initiative was launched as Guyana joined the rest of the world in celebration of World Teachers Day. […]
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