–Minister Manickchand affirms, MoE begins search for pupils absent from NGSA WITH approximately 1300 public school Grade Six pupils not turning out to write the 2022 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) earlier this month, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has ramped up efforts to get the children back into school with the launch of “Operation…
The Kremlin has said President Vladimir Putin is ready to send a delegation to Belarus for talks with Ukraine, as Russian forces closed in on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on the second day of Moscow’s invasion. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday the Russian leader is “ready” to send a high-level delegation “for talks…
AS Guyana continues to push towards achieving herd immunity, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, on Friday revealed that 63.7 per cent of the country’s adult population has been inoculated. The minister made this disclosure during his daily COVID-19 update where he noted that this percentage accounts for some 326,867 adults. Further, it was revealed…
— with good governance and strategic planning, says energy expert GUYANA has a unique opportunity, by virtue of its oil and gas industry, to promote the growth and transformation of not just itself, but the entire Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This was the message from Energy Co-Director at Americas Market Intelligence (AMI), Arthur Deakin during last…
By Lyse Doucet Chief International Correspondent (BBC) A roar of explosions rolls across Kyiv tonight. Air raid sirens blare warnings to residents to take to their shelters. It is set to be another long, anxious night underground as the sounds of war grow ever louder and closer in a capital now in Russia’s sights. Missiles…
(BBC) Amid the aerial assaults on Kyiv, residents have been sheltering in the city’s underground metro stations. Trains have remained open and at their platforms to accommodate people. They have been using the Telegram app to communicate with the outside world. A few hours ago an open group on Telegram reported that a woman had…
Police have arrested a pregnant woman for reportedly assaulting a woman who was allegedly having an affair with her husband. Synthia Hunte, a 28-year-old businesswoman of Rose Hall, Corentyne was arrested on Thursday for unlawfully wounding Devi Persaud, 23, also a businesswoman of Clifton Settlement, Corentyne. The News Room understands that Persaud is reportedly engaged…
Guyana, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, is participating in talks with regional leaders on the potential impact of the Ukraine-Russia crisis and to bolster calls for an end to the hostilities in Ukraine. The Foreign Affairs Ministry, via their social media accounts, related that subject Minister Hugh Todd engaged Vice President…
THE partially-decomposed body of 19-year-old Venezuelan national, Eliadis Martinez was found, on Thursday last, floating in the Demerara River in the vicinity of Brickery/Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara (EBD), police confirmed in a statement Friday night. Police said Martinez, who resided at Land of Canaan, EBD, went to a birthday celebration in his village…
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport through the non-profit group, Allyuh Sports Image, on Friday hosted a Strength and Conditioning seminar for coaches of the 12 core disciplines at the National Cultural Centre. Coaches attached to the National Sports Commission (NSC) were part of an informational exercise executed by the group. The focus on…
