Police are investigating the alleged electrocution of Mark Wells, a 32-year-old man of Lot 44 Coldingen, East Coast Demerara. The Guyana Police Force reported that on September 7, the man who resided with his 46-year-old girlfriend, were at home. At about 20:40hrs, the girlfriend said the man was in the yard running a wire to…
-aspiring politician, doctor among the outstanding performers THREE PUPILS have tied for the number one spot at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) with 518 marks and will be heading to nation’s top school, Queen’s College, to pursue their secondary school education. Angelica Subryan of Cumberland Primary, Neuel Bancroft of Annandale Primary and Jonathan…
Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch will retire from one-day international (ODI) cricket after Sunday’s match against New Zealand. Finch has led Australia’s ODI and Twenty20 teams since 2018. The 35-year-old opening batter has played 145 ODIs and scored 5,401 runs at an average of 39.13. He led Australia to their first T20 World Cup title…
See below full release issued by Guyana’s Ministry of Home Affairs: The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana (GCRG) via the Office of the Minister of Home Affairs made an official request for investigative services to the Regional Security System (RSS), Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). As a result, the RSS facilitated the request…
Fifteen women, all foreign nationals, were found during a Trafficking in Persons (TiP) exercise conducted on Thursday at the Bikers Bar, located at Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara (EBD). A release from the Ministry of Home Affairs noted that the Guyana Police Force, Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Human Services and Social…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, and President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), Abdulla Shahid, on Friday engaged in bilateral talks at the Ramphal House on a range of issues of mutual interest. The PGA is currently in Guyana for an official visit which concludes on…
Pupils’ scores in Science and Social Studies following this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) increased significantly, but declines were recorded in the Mathematics and English subject areas. This was announced by Director of Operations at the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr. Nicole Manning. She made the disclosure while presenting an analysis of the results…
Three children, from three different education districts, have tied for the top spot at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). They are: Neuel Bancroft from the Annandale Primary School in Region Four, Angelica Subryan from the Cumberland Primary School in Region Six and Jonathon Gomes from the Jos- El educational institute from District 11…
National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) Programme Manager, Dr. Tariq Jagnarine, on Friday announced that Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) anti-stigma campaigns will be carried out in schools. Dr. Jagnarine was speaking on the campaigns intended to commence this year to combat stigma and discrimination against HIV infected persons. The Programme Manager explained that funding from the…
Statement by the Ministry of Natural Resources (September 09, 2022) As part of continuous engagements with contractors, sub-contractors and other stakeholders operating in Guyana’s oil and gas sector, the Ministry of Natural Resources through the Local Content Secretariat has advanced discussions on key local content matters – namely, protracted payment periods and building suppliers’ capacities.…
