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Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir was among the persons who attended this morning’s apology for slavery by the descendants of a British slave plantation owner. In an interview with News Source, the Member of Parliament said the apology issued by the descendants of John Gladstone, is an important part of the healing process. She […]
-by Svetlana Marshall- The descendants of a former British slavery plantation owner have traveled to Guyana, offering an apology for slavery and indentureship. Charles Gladstone , who is a descendant of slave plantation owner John Gladstone, apologized to the people of Guyana for the enslavement of their African ancestors, who for centuries, endured harsh and […]
With an estimated 57,000 housing applications on file, President Irfaan Ali last evening said that significant investment is needed to reduce the back-log and bring the system up-to date, even as he acknowledged that applications are being received daily. Speaking at the opening of the International Building Expo, President Ali said the plan is to […]
While the government has indicated that it is on track to keep its promise of providing 50,000 new house lots in five years, it is now faced with the challenge of thousands of new applications being added to the system. During his address at the opening of the International Building Expo on Thursday, Minister of […]
The traditional top schools have once again dominated this year’s CXC examinations at both the CSEC and CAPE levels. According to the Ministry of Education, 65% of the students who wrote the CSEC exams gained Grade 1 to 3 passes. This year’s top performing student hails from the Anna Regina Secondary School. He is Alex […]
The Guyana Police Force this afternoon confirmed that four persons remain in custody being questioned about the murder of 31-year-old Rose Hall resident, Melissa Arokium and her 8-year-old son, Anthony Arokium. The badly chopped bodies of the mother and son were found yesterday midday in her Mangrove Street, Rose Hall home. The Guyana Police Force […]
Mathematics continues to be a sore subject for Guyanese students writing the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations. Only 34% of students who wrote the Mathematics examinations managed to gain Grade 1 to 3 passes. The Ministry of Education released the CXC results today, and according to the Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussein, while there were […]
President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU), Seepaul Narine has indicated that while GAWU with the help of the Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) of Trinidad and Tobago, has been able to penetrate the oil and gas industry locally, a large number of workers remain unrepresented. On the sidelines of the ongoing […]
A row between a gambler and a gaming center employee turned deadly on Wednesday night in Bartica when the gambler was beaten to the head with a hammer and died. A Police statement said, the gambler, 40-year-old Mark Braithwaite was a regular at the Gaming Facility in Bartica. On Wednesday night, he was scolded about […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall is defending President Irfaan Ali’s decision to extend Mr Clifton Hicken’s tenure as Acting Commissioner of Police, pointing out that there is nothing unconstitutional about the extension. “I wish to confirm, in my humble and respectful view that His Excellency, the President complied with the Constitution […]
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