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Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, has announced that the 2023 National Grade Six Assessment Examinations will take place on the 2nd and 3rd May, 2024. In announcing the dates on Thursday, the Education Minister also said the results for the exams will be available on or before the 10th July, 2024. “There will be two […]
Guyana’s non-permanent election to the UN Security Council will be used to push for global peace and security, President Irfaan Ali said today as he addressed a forum in Washington D.C. The President said one of the more pressing issues is have to a UN resolution on the crisis in Haiti which has been going […]
The Government is hoping to conclude negotiations for eight of the oil blocks that attracted bids before the end of the year. The negotiations will include the six bidders that submitted a total of 14 bids for eight of the 14 offshore blocks that were put up for public auction. Groups formed by Exxon Mobil […]
Acknowledging that there is an active recruitment of nurses from Guyana and some challenges in the Education sector, President Irfaan Ali this morning said his government has started a process to ensure that Guyanese who are interested in becoming teachers and nurses, are properly trained and compensated. The President was responding to questions this morning […]
Hundreds of teachers from across Regions Four and Six did not show up for school on Wednesday and Thursday as the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) initiated industrial action, intended to heap pressure on the Government to begin negotiation on the proposed multi-year agreement submitted by the union three years ago. Since August 2020, the Guyana […]
A number of Central Executive Committee members of the People’s National Congress have been expressing concern about the party leader’s recent announcement, that the biennial delegates congress for the party will take place sometime next year, and one Central Executive Member has documented his concerns in a letter to the Chairman and other senior party […]
Police in Linden have arrested a 55-year-old man for the murder of his 53-year-old reputed wife. The body of Amelia’s Ward resident Bibi Bhagpattie was found in her home on Wednesday afternoon, partly wrapped in a towel. It was the woman’s husband who alerted her family, telling them that “she was not moving”. A Police […]
The Guyana Police Force is stepping up its monitoring of the country’s roadways, and according to the Force’s Public Relations Department, within the span of three days, more than 1000 traffic cases were filed against errant road users. Of the more than 1000 cases, the majority were for speeding and driving under the influence of […]
Two miners from Region Seven have gone missing after a reported river mishap that took place on Tuesday night close to the Kurutuku Village in the Upper Cuyuni river. The Police have identified the two missing men as 44-year-old Kevin Muesa of Pomeroon and another man who is known only as “Alvin”. A Police investigation […]
The Mahdia Dorm Fire Commission of Inquiry will commence public hearings on Friday. The hearings will take place at the Commission’s Middle Street Secretariat, and will run for approximately one month. Three witnesses are expected to take the stand on Friday. However, despite a previous commitment to have the hearings streamed live for public viewing, […]
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