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With the National Grade Six Assessment Examinations set for the 4th and 5th August, the Ministry of Education, the Learning Channel and NCERD are pooling their resources to ensure students are fully prepared. The Education Ministry today launched the NGSA Booster programme to get students ready for their grade six national exams. The booster programme […]
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) today issued its strong objection to the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) involvement in reforming the Guyana Elections Commission and playing any role in electoral reform in Guyana. The Human Rights body said both the timing of the project is wrong and the implementing agency is unacceptable. “Guyanese have nothing […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has modified the environmental permit issued to ExxonMobil for the Liza 1 Development project in wake of the ongoing flaring issues. The modified permit will now include specific regulatory requirements for flaring of associated gas offshore Guyana, in accordance with the EPA’s legislation. This comes as the company resumes flaring […]
As nurses across the globe celebrated International Nurses Day today, the Nurses Association of Guyana is concerned about a recent decision by the Ministry of Health to suspend the nursing programme at the Charles Roza School of Nursing in Linden. The decision by the Ministry of Health has resulted in more than 40 student nurses […]
Two of the Foreign Directors of a controversial cement company that was being set up behind South Ruimveldt Gardens have been asked to leave the country voluntarily or face deportation. One of the Directors has been given seven days to depart Guyana while the other one has been given 24hrs to pack up and leave. […]
In its latest report highlighting the impact of COVID-19 on the Americas, the Pan American Health Organisation has highlighted the situation in Guyana as worrying. According to PAHO, while the number of cases are falling in Brazil, Guyana and Bolivia which border Brazil are both experiencing a surge in new cases. The organisation has noted […]
The Ministry of Health has noticed that many of the persons who got their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and are due for their second dose have not been returning for the jab. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today said he is very concerned about the situation. During his daily update, Dr. Anthony said […]
The Central Housing and Planning Authority and the Georgetown City Council have issued a cease order to the owners of an illegal concrete making facility at the back of South Ruimveldt Gardens. The developers of the facility, Superior Concrete Inc. was today served a third contravention notice by the Housing Authority and a Cease Order […]
CARICOM Leaders have agreed to appoint longtime Belizean Diplomat, Dr. Carla Barnett as the new Secretary General of the regional body. Dr. Barnett will be the first woman to lead the 47-year-old organisation. At a special meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government this morning, Dr. Barnett emerged as the unanimous choice. She replaces Ambassador Irwin […]
The controversy over the removal of more than 48 acres of mangroves from a West Demerara location to allow the construction of a shore base facility for the oil sector took another twist this afternoon as the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill defended the removal. At a hastily called press conference this afternoon, the […]
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