By News Source Guyana on August 22, 2017
News, Politics
Queen’s College continues to live up to its reputation as the top school in the country and has once again dominated in the top 26 at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (CSEC). With a total of 24 Grade Ones and one Grade Two, Michael Bhopaul was named this year’s top student for Guyana. […]
By News Source Guyana on August 22, 2017
News, Politics
With a consistent pass rate over the last five years, Guyana achieved a 63.68% pass rate with grades 1 -3 at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (CESEC). Last year, Guyana recorded a 63.39% pass rate, which represented an increase of 0.46%. However, despite the slight increase, Minister of Education (acting) Nicolette Henry believes […]
By News Source Guyana on August 22, 2017
News
Guyana’s Indigenous peoples are calling for more consultation with the government before decisions are taken on issues that will ultimately affect their well-being. The call came as the 11th National Toshaos Conference opened on Monday. It was advanced by National Toshaos Council Chairman, Joel Fredericks on Monday, even as public hearings kicked off at the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 22, 2017
Crime, News
The 22-year-old, wheelchair bound man who was on remand for the shooting death of a Durban Street restaurant waitress, was found motionless at the Lusignan prison this morning, and pronounced dead shortly after. According to reports, Shelton George aka “Boorie” was found motionless in one of the cells at the prison facility. He was rushed […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2017
News, Politics
President David Granger has recommitted himself and government to ensuring that the social and economic conditions of Guyana’s Indigenous people, undergo continuous improvement. The hopeful promise came as the President delivered the feature address at the opening of the five-day National Toshaos Conference on Monday. The President said the NTC should no longer be treated as […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2017
Crime, News
A former Magistrate found himself on the other side of the courtroom today, as he was slapped with a drunk driving charge. The former Magistrate, Chadra Sohan, was charged in connection with an incident that took place on Friday night in the Berbice area. Sohan reportedly hit down a man down and drove away from […]
By News Source Guyana on August 19, 2017
News, Politics
(MOTP) President David Granger underscored the importance of strong security presence along Guyana’s borders as well as the various ports of entry; noting that porous borders create avenues for pirates, people traffickers and smugglers to perpetrate crimes that thwart efforts at public safety and societal stability. “Drug gangs will come into our country; illegal migrants […]
By News Source Guyana on August 19, 2017
Crime, News
At least 18 prisoners of the Lusignan Prison were injured on Friday as they scaled the fence of one holding area, in an effort to attack another prisoner, who they had accused of being an informant. Prison officers were forced to fire warning shots in the air to get the prisoners to retreat. The injuries […]
By News Source Guyana on August 18, 2017
News, Politics
The Public Infrastructure Ministry today announced that the Government is moving ahead with its plan to construct a new Demerara River Bridge. The process of pre-qualifying contractors for the project will begin soon. Contractors will be pre-qualified for the finance, design, building, and maintenance components of the New Demerara River Bridge, through the Public Infrastructure […]
By News Source Guyana on August 18, 2017
News, Politics
-by Kurt Campbell- A malicious motive is believed to be the reason behind the supposedly false allegations made by Andriff Gillard, in which he claimed that he was offered millions by businessman, Nizam Khan to assassinate President David Granger. This is according to former Chief Justice, Senior Counsel Ian Chang as he submitted his closing […]