Majority of candidates continue to fail most Common Entrance subjects

While many may have had cause to celebrate following Friday’s release of the National Grade Six Assessment examination results, the majority of children who wrote the examinations have found themselves below the 50% mark in three of the four subject areas. According to the Ministry of Education, 13,329 children wrote the 2017 examinations. Of that […]

Former Finance Minister ready to co-operate with SOCU

Former Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, has indicated that he is ready to cooperate with the Special Organised Crime Unit and any investigation that it may be conducting that may be connected to him. Dr. Singh has hired former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, as his legal representative and in a letter to SOCU yesterday, Mr. […]

Common Entrance overall passes in Math jumps from 13% to 45%

The 2017 results of the National Grade Six Assessment examinations will be released on Friday. Already, Education officials are said to be pleased with the improved performance in mathematics. More than 13,000 children wrote the examinations at both the public and private level. While officials have been tightlipped about the results,  One senior Education official […]

Bagotstown man jailed for three years for marijuana possession

A Bagotstown resident will spend the next three years behind bars, after admitting of being in possession of marijuana for the purpose of “hussling”. 25-Year-Old Carlsdale Arvon, today made his first appearance before Magistrate Faboyo Azore and entered a plea of guilty when the charge was read to him. The charge stated that on the 26th […]