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(BBC) The UN has warned it could take days for the full impact of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti to emerge, as the death toll soars to more than 800 dead. The death toll has doubled, and may rise, as rescue teams gain access to southern areas cut off by the storm. The World Food Programme’s […]
United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, on Friday announced a significant grant designed to help the Government of Guyana advance accountability and transparency in the extractive industries. The United States will provide the Carter Center with US$297,000 to facilitate a series of programmes with the Ministry of Natural Resources that will help Guyana comply and […]
Education Consultant and retired Head teacher, Mrs. Ingrid Fung, returned to her hometown of Affiance on the Essequibo Coast on Friday to launch a literacy programme at her old Primary School, the Taymouth Manor Primary. She also dedicated her National Award to the same Primary School, which was the first school she attended. On Thursday, […]
Drama unfolded at the Linden Town Council on Thursday as the Mayor Carwyn Holland, issued a letter to the Town Clerk, Janella Bown, sending her on leave pending an inquiry into allegations of misconduct. Bowen locked herself in her office just after receiving the letter and the Mayor called in the Police after she was […]
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 […]
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