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The oil is not flowing as yet but Guyana is preparing for that eventuality and its possible impact. A five member team from Guyana is currently attending a Global Workshop on Oil Spill Response Planning in the USA. The team comprises persons from the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, the […]
The prime suspect in the murder of 14-year-old, Malika Hamilton, has been arrested. According to a police statement, the man was found by police officers hiding in a barrel in the Ann’s Grove Cemetery. He has been identified as Alvin Reid aka Satan. A wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest just after a post […]
The Guyana Defence Force has launched its Field Tactical Exercise, Homeguard, with troops moving into the Exercise Area located in the jungles and savannahs of Ituni and Tacama (Regions 10 and 6). The Exercise will culminate on August 26. According to the GDF, the Exercise is designed to assess the GDF troops in simulations of battle […]
President David Granger will head into next week’s PNC Reform Congress unchallenged for the leader of the party position. This will be the first party congress being held since the PNC went into government as part of a coalition. The congress takes place on August 27 and 28. At a press conference on Wednesday morning, […]
Giving thanks and blessings for gaining 19 grade ones and one grade two at the Caribbean Examination Council’s CSEC exams, St. Roses High School student, Fatima Karim, appeared confident that she was going to do well at the examinations. Preliminary results for the 2016 examinations, have Karim as the leading student for the top position. […]
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has signed an agreement with the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, which will see aviation personnel from Guyana undergoing international training in air navigation services for the first time in more than a decade. Newly appointed Director General of the GCAA, Captain Egbert Field and Head of Air Navigation Services, […]
Although Guyana recorded a marginal increase in the overall pass rate at the 2016 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination, the Ministry of Education is not satisfied with the performance of students, particularly in the area of Mathematics. A preliminary analysis of the results has revealed an overall pass rate of 63.39% which is up […]
Former Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has sounded the warning that any review and revocation of gun licenses cannot be done by the political directorate. He said such a move could only be carried out by the Firearms Licensing Approval Board. Rohee’s comments come one day after Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan announced that there […]
Despite the ban on the importation of vehicles that are more than eight-years-old, used car dealers have been continuing the importation of old vehicles, and the Guyana Revenue Authority is now warning the importers to desist from the practice. Only vehicles that were manufactured in 2008 and beyond will be allowed to be imported during […]
Mediation between Health Minister Dr. George Norton and Board Chairman of the Georgetown Public Hospital, Dr Carl Max Hanoman has started and is expected to put an end to the impasse between the two over the reinstatement of the Chief Executive Officer of the Georgetown Hospital. Attorney General Basil Williams was appointed by Cabinet last week as […]
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