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Local and International help continues to pour in for the families of the nineteen children who perished in the deadly fire at the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory as well as for the survivors and the wider Mahdia community. Cuba and Barbados are the latest countries to offer help. Describing the Mahdia tragedy as one of […]
As many parents and teachers try to find the words to truly understand the tragedy at Mahdia which left 19 students dead, Guyanese American psychologist, Dr. Tricia VanRossum believes it is important during the grieving process to also have frank and open discussions with children about the tragedy. Appearing on 94.1 FM’s Hangout programme this […]
A Friendship, East Coast Demerara family has been plunged into mourning with the death of their son, 23-year-old Joel Alexander in a Monday afternoon accident involving a sand truck. A Police report said Alexander was driving his motorcar along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway when he overtook a car and ended up in the path of the […]
The Guyana Police Force has announced that DNA testing will have to be carried out on at least 13 of the 19 victims of the Mahdia dorm fire tragedy as the bodies were burnt beyond recognition. At a press conference in Mahdia, Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken explained that post-mortem examinations have already been conducted […]
With Guyana’s economy on the rise, Ghana is looking to become a major trading partner, with the establishment of a Ghanaian Chamber of Commerce. The Office of the Ghanaian Chamber of Commerce, located on Church Street, was commissioned today by Ghana’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Hammond, and Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill. […]
As the nation mourns the deaths of 19 children in the late night fire at a school dorm in Mahdia, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today called on festivities that are usually associated with Guyana’s Independence Day celebrations to be curtailed. Speaking to News Source this afternoon, Mr. Norton expressed his sympathy to the families of […]
The entire country has been plunged into mourning following the death of 19 children in a fire at the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory late last night. 18 of those who died were female students of the school. The 9th child was a young boy who was the son of the caretaker of the facility. […]
A devastating late night fire at the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory has claimed the lives of a number of children who lived at the facility. Several other children are nursing severe burns and other injuries. A final confirmed count of those who died is still to be determined, according to President Irfaan Ali, who summoned […]
Guyana and the United States have made significant achievements in the area of business, with bilateral trade between the two countries tripling to over US$3 Billion under US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch. Speaking at her farewell reception, the outgoing Ambassador said the US is by far the largest trading partner for Guyana, and one with investors […]
The President of ExxonMobil Guyana Alistair Routledge has announced that plans are on stream to have the Prosperity Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel commence operations later this year as part of the Payara Field Development Project in the Stabroek Block. The FPSO vessel arrived Guyana in April, and is projected to produce up […]
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