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The Chief Education Officer, Olato Sam, has informed other Education Officials and Headteachers that the Grades Two and Four Assessment tests will no longer add weight to the outcome of the Grade Six Assessment aka Common Entrance. In an October 28, 2015 circular, Mr. Sam said the weight of the two assessments will come to […]
The United States Embassy in Georgetown has welcomed the announcement of a date for Local Government Elections by the APNU+AFC government. The last time local government elections took place in Guyana was in 1994. On Friday, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan announced March 18, 2016 as ‘E’ Day for Local Government polls. Responding to this […]
The APNU+AFC government on Friday clarified that no new diplomatic appointments have been finalised other than that of Guyana’s Ambassador to Venezuela, Career Diplomat Cheryl Miles. Responding to reports in sections of the media which named several outstanding Guyanese as being individuals tipped for diplomatic posting, State Minister Joseph Harmon offered clarifications. He first noted […]
Minister of State Joseph Harmon, on Friday issued a public apology to all Guyanese who felt personally offended by his statements regarding the Government’s decision to offer its Ministers and Members of Parliament salary increases. Harmon had attracted a slew of criticism, being one of the first Ministers to respond to the outrage over the […]
Local Government Elections will be held on March 18, 2016 as announced by Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan. Bulkan held a special press conference on Friday morning to announce the date for the long overdue elections. The last time Guyana hosted local government elections was back in 1994. The PPP administration never called the elections […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced that it will soon commence the new motor vehicle registration series “VV”. In a statement, the GRA announced that the Commissioner General of the GRA, Mr. Khurshid Sattaur, in his capacity as Chief Licensing Officer has given his approval for the new series to be introduced. The current […]
Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, has announced that his Ministry has uncovered “a series of corrupt practices, which had existed in the areas of birth registration and immigration under the former administration”. In a statement, Felix, justified the need for a Ministry of Citizenship, noting that the issues, which have to be fixed are numerous and […]
The Government of Guyana intends to build a much stronger relationship with the Guyana Public Service Union, than the previous administration. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, met on Thursday with senior members and representatives of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU). Several matters matters were discussed at the meeting, including proposed wage increases for public […]
Digicel Guyana on Thursday unveiled its “biggest ever Christmas promotion” with the return of its multimillion dollar and popular game show “Merry Mansion”, which will give customers the opportunity to win up to $20 million in cash and prizes this year. The return of the Christmas promotion is titled ‘Merry Mansion RELOADED’ with Digicel promising […]
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS), under the leadership of a new Board headed by Dr. Surendra Persaud, on Thursday re-launched its online contribution checking system with new features that allows an employee to check their contribution and make queries online. The online database was last updated on October 31 and reflects contributions posted up to […]
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