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-by Svetlana Marshall- While raising concern over a lack of representation at the level of the National Toshaos’ Council, the Toshao for Chinese Landing Orin Fernandes, made a strong case today for the mining permits issued to miner Wayne Vieira to be revoked, and for mining to resume only for legitimate residents of the Indigenous […]
The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) wants the government to expand the VAT-free basket of goods to include more categories of locally manufactured goods. In a statement, the GMSA said it is no way implying that the government should impose VAT on identical imported goods, but rather its request is for the benefit of […]
Longtime member of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union, Seepaul Narine has been re-elected as the President of the Union. The 47-member General Council of GAWU met last Friday to elect the Union’s new Central Executive Committee. Narine, who is also a Member of Parliament for the governing People’s Progressive Party, has been at […]
Starting today, the University of Guyana through its International Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies (MiDias), will be offering five programmes, addressing issues related to Migration and the Diaspora. The University hopes that the new programmes will pave the way for students to have an in-depth understanding of the social and economic impact that migration […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir was among the persons who attended this morning’s apology for slavery by the descendants of a British slave plantation owner. In an interview with News Source, the Member of Parliament said the apology issued by the descendants of John Gladstone, is an important part of the healing process. She […]
-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 […]
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 […]
While the government has indicated that it is on track to keep its promise of providing 50,000 new house lots in five years, it is now faced with the challenge of thousands of new applications being added to the system. During his address at the opening of the International Building Expo on Thursday, Minister of […]
The traditional top schools have once again dominated this year’s CXC examinations at both the CSEC and CAPE levels. According to the Ministry of Education, 65% of the students who wrote the CSEC exams gained Grade 1 to 3 passes. This year’s top performing student hails from the Anna Regina Secondary School. He is Alex […]
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 […]
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