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UG student walks free on bomb threat charge

Almost two years after a University of Guyana student was charged with allegedly threatening to bomb the Turkeyen campus, she walked out of the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court a free woman as a no-case submission was accepted by the presiding Magistrate. The woman, 26-year-old Sheneza Jafarally was charged following an investigation by the Police into several […]

West Demerara businessman remanded over marijuana bust in barrel

West Coast Demerara businessman, Rayan Joseph appeared in Court today and was charged for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The 47-year-old man appeared before Magistrate Crystal Lambert at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to the offence. He was remanded to jail and will have to make his next Court […]

New HIV Action Plan launched

The Ministry of Health along with its partners, the National Aids Secretariat, Pan American Health Organisation and several other stakeholders, launched a new action plan against HIV for the years 2021-2025, as Guyana seeks to improve several key areas, that will help to eliminate of the virus by 2030.  The new action plan brings together […]

Not all public servants will get $25,000 “bonus” grant

Finance Secretary Sukrishnalall Pasha has clarified to various government agencies and government corporations that once their workers would have benefited from a salary increase or bonus during 2020, they will not be eligible for the government’s one-off $25,000 public servants grant. In a circular to CEOs, General Managers and Chairpersons of government agencies and corporations, […]

CXC completes 80% of requests for review of 2020 grades

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) announced today that it is still in the process of finalizing and reviewing some grades for the CSEC and CAPE exams written last year. The Council in a statement noted that throughout the review process, it endeavored to be thorough and to comply with its quality assurance processes. 80% of […]

Two elderly men die of COVID-19; Death toll reaches 166

Two elderly men have become the first COVID-19 recorded deaths for the new year in Guyana. According to the Ministry of Health, the two men passed away while being patients of a medical institution. One of the men was 85-years-old and a resident of Region Ten, while the other was 70-years-old and hailed from Region […]