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A four-member team has departed Guyana for Curacao in an effort to bring glory to their home country at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) under-12 Junior Development Tournament from August 22-26. The team members, Sarah Klautky, Sekai Akilah Jones, Vadeanand Resaul and Adesh Khayyam, were selected based on their all year round performance both locally and […]
The oil is not flowing as yet but Guyana is preparing for that eventuality and its possible impact. A five member team from Guyana is currently attending a Global Workshop on Oil Spill Response Planning in the USA. The team comprises persons from the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, the […]
(BBC) Usain Bolt won the men’s 200m to claim his second Rio 2016 gold, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented ‘treble treble’. The Jamaican ran 19.78 seconds to come home ahead of Canada’s Andre de Grasse and France’s Christophe Lemaitre. Britain’s Adam Gemili clocked the same time as […]
The prime suspect in the murder of 14-year-old, Malika Hamilton, has been arrested. According to a police statement, the man was found by police officers hiding in a barrel in the Ann’s Grove Cemetery. He has been identified as Alvin Reid aka Satan. A wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest just after a post […]
The Guyana Defence Force has launched its Field Tactical Exercise, Homeguard, with troops moving into the Exercise Area located in the jungles and savannahs of Ituni and Tacama (Regions 10 and 6). The Exercise will culminate on August 26. According to the GDF, the Exercise is designed to assess the GDF troops in simulations of battle […]
Digicel has moved into the lane as the main sponsor of the Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic VII, which takes place on August 27 and 28 at the MSC Ground in Linden. A record number of 178 athletes are registered to compete at the event this year. During a presentation on Wednesday, Digicel’s Events […]
President David Granger will head into next week’s PNC Reform Congress unchallenged for the leader of the party position. This will be the first party congress being held since the PNC went into government as part of a coalition. The congress takes place on August 27 and 28. At a press conference on Wednesday morning, […]
Giving thanks and blessings for gaining 19 grade ones and one grade two at the Caribbean Examination Council’s CSEC exams, St. Roses High School student, Fatima Karim, appeared confident that she was going to do well at the examinations. Preliminary results for the 2016 examinations, have Karim as the leading student for the top position. […]
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has signed an agreement with the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, which will see aviation personnel from Guyana undergoing international training in air navigation services for the first time in more than a decade. Newly appointed Director General of the GCAA, Captain Egbert Field and Head of Air Navigation Services, […]
Although Guyana recorded a marginal increase in the overall pass rate at the 2016 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination, the Ministry of Education is not satisfied with the performance of students, particularly in the area of Mathematics. A preliminary analysis of the results has revealed an overall pass rate of 63.39% which is up […]
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