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Teachers across the country are set to benefit from a Ministry of Education Teachers’ Welfare and Support Programme which will see over 150 companies partnering with the Ministry to offer discounts and special deals to the nation’s teachers. The project was officially launched today by the Ministry of Education. It was explained that benefits range […]
In the past week and a half since schools were reopened, 17 schools have since been forced to close their doors to face-to-face learning because of positive COVID-19 cases. The Education Ministry has faced criticism for its rush to reopen schools for face-to-face learning as the country experiences a spike in new COVID-19 cases with […]
A 20-year-old man from Region Four is among 9 additional Coronavirus-related deaths that were reported today by the Ministry of Health. Six of the nine additional deaths were unvaccinated persons. One person was fully vaccinated and the other two were partially vaccinated. The country’s death toll has now climbed to 701. A total of 76 […]
The member of the SWAT Unit of the Guyana Police Force who shot and killed Darthmouth businessman Orin Boston during an early morning operation today has been placed under close arrest, according to the Police Commissioner. Boston was shot with one of the high-powered rifles used by the SWAT team. The Police Commissioner and the […]
As tempers continue to flare on in the Essequibo village of Dartmouth over the Police shooting death of businessman Orin Boston, the businessman’s wife is disputing the Police Force’s version of events which claimed that the businessman was shot during a confrontation with the Police. The wife said he was killed while asleep. According to […]
Police Commissioner (ag) Nigel Hoppie ordered an immediate probe this morning into the Police shooting death of Essequibo businessman Orin Boston. The businessman was at his Dartmouth Essequibo home when members of the Polie SWAT Unit arrived at 4:40 this morning to conduct a search. According to a Police statement, during the early morning search […]
CARICOM has reaffirmed its support for Guyana in wake of Venezuela’s latest claim to Guyana’s Essequibo region. The CARICOM statement comes in light of a recent accord signed between the Government and Opposition of Venezuela, unifying their claim of Guyana’s territory. The Guyana Government and Opposition were swift in condemning the accord and President Irfaan […]
With the Ministry of Education not shifting away from its COVID-19 vaccination policy, the Guyana Teachers Union is complaining that the Education Ministry is refusing to listen to the concerns of the nation’s unvaccinated teachers. According to GTU President Mark Lyte, the Education Ministry is not showing much care for the concerns being raised by […]
Days after being admitted to the Coronavirus Hospital at Lilliendaal, owner of 93.1 FM radio and businessman, Maxwell Thom succumbed to the virus this morning. The Health Ministry confirmed his death after his radio station officially broke the news. Thom was also the owner of the popular Wireless Connections store which was recently relaunched and […]
The Ministry of Education today announced that it will solely manage the duty-free and other benefits for teachers, removing the Guyana Teachers Union as a partner in the process. Under a 2018 agreement between the GTU and the Ministry of Education under the coalition government, the two sides agreed that the GTU would identify eligible […]
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