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The Ministry of Education has launched a five-year strategic plan to address the many challenges facing the education sector. At the launch, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said the plan is a culmination of extensive consultations and collaboration with a range of local and international education stakeholders and partners. It has been built on five pillars, […]
Three days after the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit issued a wanted bulletin for his arrest, promoter and disc jockey Dexter Morris aka DJ Bajan has turned himself in. In the company of his Attorney, Morris turned himself into CANU headquarters on Tuesday afternoon. He is under investigation in relation to the over 500 pounds of […]
The Central Housing and Planning Authority and the Ministry of Housing are set to complete 200 houses that are part of the Government’s housing project at Cummings Lodge by the end of October. Construction on another 200 houses in the same area that are part of the project has already started. The Government has indicated […]
The COVID-19 death toll in Guyana jumped to 622 as the Ministry of Public Health reported the deaths of nine more persons. Four of the deaths were recorded today, three were recorded yesterday and the other two were recorded on Sunday. Six of the nine deaths are from Region 4, two are from Region 2 […]
The Appeal Court this afternoon reduced the jail sentences handed down to the mother and stepfather convicted of murdering their daughter Neesa Gopaul to 45 years each. The 16-year-old Queens College student was brutally murdered and her body dumped in 2010. Five years later in 2015, the mother Bibi Gopaul and stepfather, Barry Small were […]
The Guyana Trades Union Congress, the Guyana Public Service Union and the Guyana Teachers Union have joined forces in a Court action against the government over its vaccination policy which has resulted in hundreds of workers who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 being locked out of their jobs. The Court action names Attorney General Anil Nandlall […]
Police investigators in Region One have arrested a Venezuelan national who was found with two unlicensed shotguns in his possession in North-West District on Monday. According to a Police statement, the man, Elvis Bortolo Pacheco was spotted by ranks along an access trail and further investigations revealed that he had a 12-gauge shotgun and a […]
As Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony expressed concern today that the trend can overwhelm and overcrowd the public health care system. He said there are almost 2000 active COVID-19 cases around the country. “The numbers are climbing; we are seeing more people getting infected and it is […]
With a garbage disposal problem already plaguing the city and neighbouring areas, more problems may be on the horizon for garbage collection as the Local Government Ministry has instructed that only vaccinated garbage collectors be allowed access to the Haag Bosch dumpsite behind Eccles. The new requirement resulted in packed garbage trucks being turned away […]
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation has announced that it has launched a full investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of former Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan in his car outside the hospital. Mr. Sullivan was rushed to the hospital by his family after encountering breathing problems at home. The 88-year-old man was tested […]
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