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The Ministry of Education will begin the distribution of the $55,000 cash grant for school children across the country from next Monday, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand announced today. More than 200,000 children from public and private schools are expected to benefit from the annual cash grant distribution, which includes the school uniform and supplies […]
A Chinese national, identified as Eddie Yang, who was working at the Zheng Xin Doors and Windows factory at Grove on the East Bank of Demerara, lost his life on Saturday when a large quantity of glass stored in a 40-ft container collapsed on him. The Labour Ministry has launched an investigation. A report from […]
Hours before the scheduled start of the final farewell, the family of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, who was found dead in a hotel pool two Thursdays ago, announced the postponement of her funeral. The family did not offer a reason for the postponement, but indicated that the public will be updated on new arrangements. In a […]
The Alliance For Change (AFC) is again raising concern over the number of Venezuelan migrants in the country, suggesting today that the electoral process could also be compromised. The AFC’s concerns were heightened following this week’s Parliamentary Sitting, where Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn could not verify the figure that he had presented to the […]
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton intends to formally write the Government requesting an international probe into the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, even as his party – the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) holds discussions with its coalition partners to devise a strategy to hold the authorities’ feet to the fire to ensure that […]
A number of political parties and civil society actors today dismissed a report from President Irfaan Ali that 11-year-old Adriana Younge did not die from “forceful drowning” as they demanded an international probe into her death. Exactly one week ago, Adriana went missing during a family outing at the Double Day Hotel at Tuschen on […]
With the preliminary findings from the pathologists indicating that 11-year-old Adrianna Younge died by drowning, the Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes is continuing the call for “thorough and transparent investigation” into her death, while condemning violent acts of protests that have been taking place in parts of the country. In a […]
The father of 11-year-old Adriana Younge who was found dead in the pool of the Double Day Hotel at Tuschen is pleading for peace and an end to violence in wake of widespread fiery protests that escalated last evening after the results of her post mortem examination revealed that she died by drowning. The father, […]
The US Embassy in Georgetown has announced the cancellation of all visa and American Citizen Services appointments for the Tuesday, 29th and Wednesday, 30th April, 2025. In a statement on its Facebook page, the Embassy announced that the decision was taken owing to the protests in Georgetown and surrounding areas. Affected applicants will be rescheduled […]
In wake of widespread fiery protests in several parts of the country and the robbery and looting of businesses, the Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that with immediate effect, there shall be no public meetings, gatherings and assemblies of persons, procession or marches in any public space during the hours of 12:30am and 5:00am. […]
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