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The Ministry of Education has started the distribution of the $30,000 education grant for all children in the public and private education system. Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has issued a clear warning to private school operators that the payment of the grant should not be dependent on the payment of schools fees by parents. […]
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has promised improved maternal and children care as the country gears up to construct its first Pediatric and Maternal hospital. Over the weekend, the sod was turned for the €149 million hospital which will be constructed at Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara. The aim, Dr. Anthony said, is to create a […]
On President Irfaan Ali’s second anniversary in office, the Government today reflected on his presidency as a watershed moment for the preservation of the democratic credentials of Guyana. Over the last two years, the government has been credited for a number of initiatives, but has also been criticized for allegations of marginalization of some communities. […]
A 33-year-old mason from Broad Street Charlestown was chopped to death early yesterday morning in the La Penitence area. Police investigators are probing the death of Rodwell Phillips aka Fishie. A police statement said his body was discovered at around 1 o’clock on Monday morning lying on the La Penitence Public road with a cutlass […]
Guyana will continue to take a firm stand against trafficking in persons. That assurance came from Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindya Persaud this morning as she addressed a rally that was hosted against trafficking in persons. She said while Guyana has been making moves in the right direction to fight the […]
Another accident along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway on Thursday night claimed the life of 69-year-old Marva Alder of Wismar, Linden. Alder was one of the passengers in a taxi that traverses the Linden-Georgetown route when the car suffered a blowout of one of its tires and the driver lost control. Ms. Alder was pronounced dead at […]
The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is preparing to mount a Court challenge to force the government’s hand to increase the salaries of public servants in light of the rise in the cost of living and other factors. During a Press Conference today GPSU President, Patrick Yarde said the government is in breach of several […]
President Irfaan Ali and members of his delegation who have been on a week-long visit to Washington DC met last evening with longtime US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson- Lee of Texas and Congressman Gregory Meeks of New York. During the dinner meeting, Congressman Gregory Meeks welcomed the President’s push to ensure greater food security in Guyana […]
The mother of murdered school teacher Kescia Branche has written to the Crime Chief seeking information about the reopening of her daughter’s murder case. The High School teacher died in November 2017, days after her battered body was found close to Le Repentir cemetery where she was dumped. She passed away in the hospital while […]
Sugar workers in the Berbice area are once again calling on the government to examine the management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation. On Wednesday, shop stewards of the Albion estate picketed outside the estate. According to GAWU, the workers and the stewards remain concerned that the estate and the industry continue to experience serious challenges. […]
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