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With more than half of the students who wrote the Common Entrance mathematics exam this year, failing the subject, the Education Ministry has launched an aggressive drive to get those grades up while addressing critical needs to improve learning at all levels. Minister of State, Joe Harmon, announced today that the Cabinet has given the […]
President David Granger said that Guyana looks forward cooperating with the Republic of South Africa in the area of climate change and environmental management as part of this country’s continued push toward the development of a ‘Green State’. The President made these comments today following an Accreditation Ceremony at State House, where the new non-resident […]
The Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, this morning met with the Resident Representative of the Exim Bank of India, Sailesh Prasad and the two signed a $US10 Million Credit Agreement for the acquisition of an ocean going ferry for the Georgetown- North West route. Also present at the signing were the Minister of Public Infrastructure, […]
It has been a little over one year since Dr. Richard Van-West Charles assumed the office of Managing Director at the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) and earlier today at a press conference, Van-West Charles boasted of significant improvements in the areas of Management and organisation, water supply and water quality, water distribution, sanitation, finance, customer […]
Police investigators were this afternoon called to the Eccles, East Bank Demerara home of PPP General Secretary and former Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee after three gunmen attacked the home and held his maids at gunpoint. The two maids were the only persons at home at the time. Mr. Rohee told journalists that he and […]
Hours after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the Tuesday’s U.S elections, Guyana’s President David Granger offered congratulations and indicated that he is looking forward to working with the Trump administration. In a brief interview with reporters at State House, President Granger said the U.S elections were conducted in a transparent manner and it […]
(BBC) Donald Trump will become the 45th US president after a stunning victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton. The Republican nominee’s projected victory came down to a handful of key swing states, despite months of polling that favoured Mrs Clinton. The battlegrounds of Florida, Ohio and North Carolina cleared the way for his Brexit-style upset. Global […]
A female Police Constable found herself in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning facing fraud charges over money that she allegedly received from a male friend she met on social media site, Facebook. 21-year old Kezia Hall of Mandela Avenue, Ruimveldt, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to answer to the charge of fraud. She […]
Quick action by members of the Guyana Police Force this afternoon resulted in the arrest of twomen who were spotted acting “suspiciously” in an abandoned house in the Republic Park area. Police responded to calls from residents in the area that the two men were spotted hiding out in an abandoned house. The Police arrived […]
Despite the government’s call for overseas based Guyanese to return home and support the growth of Guyana, it is facing tough criticism for its approach towards re-migrants. Vice Chair of the National Toshaos Council, Lenox Shuman on Tuesday questioned the government’s sincerity in creating a welcoming environment for Guyanese who are thoughtful about returning home. […]
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