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Opposition Member of Parliament and Leader of the Guyana Action Party, Vincent Henry has complained that he was escorted by Police from the National Toshaos’ Conference forum at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Tuesday. Henry, who is an Indigenous Leader and sits on the Parliamentary Natural Resources Committee, said that he was asked to […]
With some senior union officials claiming “trickery”, the President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union went ahead this morning and signed a three-year agreement with the Government on behalf of the union and the teachers it represents. The President said he had the support of the majority of the General Council of the GTU, who agreed […]
Guyanese cultural icon, Dave Martins, was remembered as a true Guyanese and Caribbean man at a moving and solemn funeral service this morning, just before his cremation. Martins passed away on Sunday at the age of 90. A private funeral and cremation service was held this midday, in keeping with the family’s wishes. It was […]
Guyana has recorded a decline in the pass rate for the two main subject areas of Mathematics and English Language at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams, even while there were improvements in other subject areas. Giving a breakdown of this year’s CSEC performance, Chief Education Officer Saddam Hussain noted that the overall […]
Queens College and the Anna Regina Secondary School have once again produced several of the country’s top performing students at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations. One of the top students from Queen’s College wrote 29 subjects, gaining passes in all of them, with 23 Grade ones and Six twos. In delivering the results […]
The Chairman of the National Toshaos Council, Derrick John, has urged his fellow Indigenous leaders to utilize monies given to them by the state in a transparent manner. There have been concerns in the past about how monies which were given to some village leaders from the sale of Carbon Credits were spent. Addressing the […]
As Indigenous Leaders from across the country meet for their National Toshaos’ Conference, the Amerindian People’s Association (APA) is urging the Toshaos and other Indigenous leaders, to raise issues affecting their communities without fear and avoid outside influence. In a statement over the weekend, the APA said that this year’s conference is especially critical for […]
Investigators from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission and the Ministry of Labour have traveled to the Region Eight mining community of St. Elizabeth Backdam, following the latest mining pit collapse, which has claimed the lives of two miners. The investigators traveled into the community over the weekend to begin their probe of the deadly […]
In a campaign style, politically charged speech to the opening of the National Toshaos Conference this morning, President Irfaan Ali compared development and gains in the indigenous communities under his current Government and previous PPP governments to those under the APNU+AFC coalition government, which came out of office four years ago. Highlighting land rights, more […]
Known for his songs that defined a generation, and reflected on growing up in Guyana while pulling a nation together in face of threats, Guyanese cultural icon, calypsonian and songwriter, Dave Martins has died. Martins passed away on Sunday following a period of illness. He was 90-years-old. In announcing his passing, his wife, Annette Arjooon, […]
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