Remembering Reepu Daman Persaud
Remembering Pandit Reepu Daman Persaud.
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40 years of CXC; Guyana Honoured
The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) is celebrating 40 years since its establishment and the regional body is recognising Guyana and the work of Guyanese over the past four decades. On Friday, CXC Senior Assistant Registrar-Susan Giles joined Guyana’s Education Minister Priya Manickchand at the Umana Yana in Georgetown for a Prayer Brunch and Recognition Ceremony. The […]
Chris Matthias is new GFF President
It took three rounds of voting, But just after 9 o clock on a windy Georgetown night, General Secretary of the Georgetown Football Federation and Customs Broker Christopher Matthias was elected President of the Guyana Football Federation trouncing his rival Aubrey Shanghai Major 11 votes to 6. Matthias will serve a 2 year term and […]
GFF Elections gets testy before voting begins
A move by Candidate Aubrey Shanghai Major to have some delegates removed and replaced for this afternoon’s GFF Elections has failed after the world football governing body FIFA got involved and ruled that the original list of delegates will remain “as is” with no changes and the elections ought to go ahead with that list. The GFF […]
Granny murdered at Cove & John
Police at Cove and John on the East Coast of Demerara are investigating the brutal murder of an 89-year-old woman whose bloodied body was found under a house located next door to the Cove and John Cemetery. The dead pensioner has been identified as Millicent Prince-Cummings. Investigators have sealed off the area where the body […]
“Shanghai vs. Matthias” for GFF Elections
by Carwyn Holland The Historical elections of the Guyana Football Federation is years overdue but just a day away, with “Political Potters” working hard to shape the elections their way. After weeks of dribbling readers with fancy manifestos which mesmerized fans with plans that are easy to say than do, the contenders all basically scored […]
Miner beaten to death at Cuyuni
The Guyana Police Force today announced that it has launched an investigation into the murder of yet another gold miner. According to a Police Press Release, 25-year-old John Mc Pherson of Plum Park, Sophia was pronounced dead at the Bartica Hospital after being badly beaten by a number of other miners on Wednesday April 10, […]
NCN Board disbands Current Affairs Unit
The Board of the National Communications Network has made a decision to disband a recently formed Current Affairs Unit and transfer all the recently hired staff for that unit to the newsroom of NCN. The move by the NCN Board has unsettled some of those who were a part of the unit and some of […]
Women Miners want better security.
The Guyana Women Miners Organisation has issued a call for there to be the presence of more policemen in the mining districts. The call comes in wake of yet another murder of a miner at an interior location. In a statement issued Thursday, the group said “many times because of no police presence in these […]
Guyana bids Farewell to “Reep”
Remembered as one to always find compromise while remaining a humble soul, the life of Reepu Daman Persaud was celebrated today. Scores of persons gathered at the Guyana International Convention Centre to pay tribute and to reflect on the life and work of the former Government Minister and Member of Parliament. Cloudy conditions with the […]
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