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Accident on Unity Public Road, ECD claim 3 lives

Two 21-year-olds and a 19-year-old lost their lives late on Saturday night in a smash-up involving two cars a truck and a motorcycle. The accident occurred just after 10pm on Saturday along the Unity Public Road, East Coast Demerara. The three dead persons have been identified as 21-year-old motorcyclist Elijah Pellew and his pillion rider, […]

Four teens die in West Demerara accident

Four teenagers lost their lives early this morning in a smash-up involving a car and a parked truck at Canal #2, West Bank Demerara. The incident took place at around 1:30 this morning. Police investigators have identified the dead teens as 17-year-old Daveanand Singh, who was the driver of the car, 19-year-old Ameisha Jaikarran, 18-year-old […]

Family of former British slave plantation owner apologises for slavery and role in indentureship in Guyana

-by Svetlana Marshall- The descendants of a former British slavery plantation owner have traveled to Guyana, offering an apology for slavery and indentureship. Charles Gladstone , who is a descendant of slave plantation owner John Gladstone, apologized to the people of Guyana for the enslavement of their African ancestors, who for centuries, endured harsh and […]

Significant investment needed to clear backlog of house lot applications; Over 57,000 applications on file

With an estimated 57,000 housing applications on file, President Irfaan Ali last evening said that significant investment is needed to reduce the back-log and bring the system up-to date, even as he acknowledged that applications are being received daily. Speaking at the opening of the International Building Expo, President Ali said the plan is to […]

Mathematics pass rate remains low at CSEC; Some other subject areas see improvements

Mathematics continues to be a sore subject for Guyanese students writing the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations. Only 34% of students who wrote the Mathematics examinations managed to gain Grade 1 to 3 passes. The Ministry of Education released the CXC results today, and according to the Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussein, while there were […]