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President David Granger on Thursday said it is his hope that every teacher would emerge a University graduate as Guyana aims at universal secondary education and at ensuring that every child receives a sound secondary education. While addressing the annual National Award Ceremony for outstanding academic performers, President Granger said it was necessary to have […]
First Lady Sandra Granger along with several foreign diplomats in Guyana are expected to frontline a cancer awareness walk in Georgetown set for Saturday, October 31. The walk is being organized by the Brest Cancer Awareness Committee of Guyana and will bring the curtains down on the month long observation and celebration of Cancer Awareness […]
(CBS) Firefighters have put out a plane fire at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. Airport spokesman Greg Meyer told CBS Miami that an engine of the Air Dynamic Boeing 767 caught fire as the plane was departing for Venezuela. An aircraft taxiing behind the Boeing 767 reported that fuel was leaking from the aircraft before the […]
The Guyana Police Force has arrested several Brazilian and Haitian nationals and has made a significant drug bust while carrying out operations in Lethem, Region #9 on Wednesday and Thursday. According to a police statement, at approximately 6:30pm on Wednesday, ranks of the Lethem Police Station were conducting a search on a motor vehicle at the […]
State Minister Joe Harmon on Thursday said public servants must stop being sent to the Hinterland region as a means of punishment for misbehavior, as he lamented the disparity that currently exists between services offered on the Coast and the services being offered in far-flung regions. The Minister said the policy of punishing persons in […]
A post-mortem examination conducted on the remains of human rights and LGBT activist, Zenita Nicholson, has confirmed that she ingested poison. The 37-year-old woman who represented Guyana at a number of human rights events across the globe, passed away early Monday morning after she ingested carbon tablets that are usually used as rat poison. She […]
(NY Daily News) Thousands of rain-soaked cops packed the streets in Queens Wednesday to honor their slain NYPD brother as a first-rate son, a first-class DJ — and a first-grade detective. Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announced the posthumous promotion for Officer Randolph Holder, who received a standing ovation inside the Queens church where his body […]
Guyana’s Minister of Health, Dr. George Norton believes there should be increased access to HIV prevention and care services within the prison system. The prison population in Guyana continues to see a rise in HIV cases. Speaking at the UNAIDS 37th Programme Coordinating Board Meeting in Geneva on Tuesday Dr. Norton said, “I wish to state […]
An 11-year-old child was among several girls that were picked up from a bar in Baramita on Saturday night following a visit by Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Simona Broomes and several high-level government officials. The child has since been brought to Georgetown and an investigation is being launched into the matter. Minister […]
The APNU+AFC Government may no longer be pursuing criminal charges against members of the former PPP administration pursuant to a decision by the PPP to lease the historical state-owned Red House for just GYD$1000 monthly to itself. Attorney General Basil Williams told reporters on Wednesday that a team of representatives from the opposition People’ s […]
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