Three young Guyanese entrepreneurs to participate in US State Dept. Young Leaders Fellowship

The U.S. Embassy has announced that three young Guyanese entrepreneurs have been selected for the 2017 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program.  The five-week programme is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, and will bring together 250 young leaders from 36 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America to the United States […]

Woman on the run after stabbing abusive lover to death

A woman who is an alleged victim of domestic violence has reportedly retaliated by killing her abuser. The dead man has been identified as Alfro Adams, who was the reputed husband of the murder suspect. In a statement, the Police said the woman, who recently fled her common-law home in the North West District along […]

QC dominates top spots in CSEC examinations

Queen’s College continues to live up to its reputation as the top school in the country and has once again dominated in the top 26 at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (CSEC). With a total of 24 Grade Ones and one Grade Two, Michael Bhopaul was named this year’s top student for Guyana. […]

Guyana achieves slight increase in overall CSEC passes; English and Math grades still bad

With a consistent pass rate over the last five years, Guyana achieved a 63.68% pass rate with grades 1 -3 at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (CESEC). Last year, Guyana recorded a 63.39% pass rate, which represented an increase of 0.46%. However, despite the slight increase, Minister of Education (acting) Nicolette Henry believes […]

Toshaos call for more land rights and less political interference

Guyana’s Indigenous peoples are calling for more consultation with the government before decisions are taken on issues that will ultimately affect their well-being. The call came as the 11th National Toshaos Conference opened on Monday. It was advanced by National Toshaos Council Chairman, Joel Fredericks on Monday, even as public hearings kicked off at the […]