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In its effort to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has announced that it will be allowing students to visit a number of educational websites without an internet data plan. The decision follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education (MOE) […]
Two of the three prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan jail on Tuesday night have been recaptured. Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels confirmed this morning that the two prisoners, Alex Matthias and Arnold Kennedy were recaptured late Wednesday along the Zeelugt Public Road, East Bank Essequibo. The two who are already before the Court on […]
Three more Coronavirus related deaths were recorded today, taking the death toll to 117. The latest fatalities have been identified as three elderly. men, ages 68, 78 and 80 from the Region One area. The Ministry of Health has also announced that 52 new cases have been recorded. Those new cases take the number of […]
The Guyana Police Force said it is investigating an incident that occurred this afternoon at the private residence of Chief Justice Roxanne George when a masked man with a fake gun was spotted by Police officers on duty. The Police statement said a female rank raised an alarm after she came face to face with […]
Seven months after he returned to the United States and surrendered to law enforcement on drug trafficking conspiracy charges, Guyanese businessman and former fugitive Ghalee Khan has entered a plea deal with the US authorities. Khan has admitted to the charges related to conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States. Details of the deal […]
With the death toll and infection rate of coronavirus cases in Guyana increasing steadily, the Opposition APNU+AFC is accusing the Irfaan Ali administration of “willful neglect” and a “dereliction of duty” in the country’s fight against COVID-19. Medical Doctor and APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Dr. Karen Cummings today roasted the government on its response to […]
Moments after facing a charge of forgery related to allegations of electoral fraud, Chairperson of the People’s National Congress, Volda Lawrence declared that the ongoing police investigation and almost regular charges has now amounted to harassment and no longer have anything to do with law and order. Ms. Lawrence appeared in Court on two previous […]
The Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for two men who are believed to have been involved in cases of fraud. In a statement the police Force said 46-year-old James Ragnauth of Leonora ECD is wanted for questioning in relation to allegations of obtaining by false pretence. The man allegedly committed the fraudulent act […]
Three men who were all on remand for murder offences escaped from the Lusignan Prison last evening and that has triggered searches in several East Coast Demerara villages by the Police and Prison Authorities. The escapees have been identified as Mark Rafino, Alex Mathias and Barnold Kennedy. All three were charged and remanded to jail […]
As the fallout continues across the Caribbean over the questionable results of the CXC exams this year, a review by the regional examination body has found that many students were left ungraded because of the late and in some cases non submission of school based assessments by teachers. Education Minister Priya Manickchand today said it […]
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