(BBC) Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. With her death, her eldest son Charles,…
On the heels of meeting and congratulating Ramoll Baboolall of the Anna Regina Multilateral School, businessman Azruddin Mohamed also met with his schoolmates, Daniel Dowding and Uotam Heeralall both of whom performed exceptionally well at this year’s CSEC. In fact, Heeralall who secured 24 Grade Ones and one Grade Two tied with Baboolall for the…
Career US Diplomat Nicole D. Theriot, has been nominated as the next US Ambassador to Guyana. In a statement, the White House said Ms. Theriot currently serves as the Principal Officer at the US Embassy in Karachi, Pakistan. She previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and prior…
Chavelle Solomon, a student of the Anna Regina Multilateral School on the Essequibo Coast, is among the top performers at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. She wrote 21 subjects, securing 19 Grade One passes and two Grade Two. Like many of her colleagues, that feat involved an enormous amount of effort and…
Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd is expected to meet with his Surinamese counterpart Albert Ramdin within the next two weeks to follow up on recent agreements signed between the two countries and also discuss the issue of fishing license for Guyanese fisherfolk. President Irfaan Ali told reporters on Wednesday that the matter with…
–farmers to benefit from improved dam maintenance RICE farmers in Region Two can look forward to improvements in the current dam maintenance programme with the addition of a brand-new motor grader to the region’s fleet of machinery. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha commissioned the grader on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at the National Drainage and Irrigation…
Abdulla Shahid, the President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, will be visiting Guyana on Friday and Saturday for talks with President Dr. Irfaan Ali and other government officials. This visit comes just days before the 77th UN General Assembly, slated to begin at the body’s Headquarters in New York, United…
Guyana joined the rest of the international community today in mourning the death of the longest serving British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen died at one of her homes in the United Kingdom this afternoon with close relatives at her side. Her eldest son, Charles, has now become King. In a statement, President Irfaan…
OPPOSITION Leader, Aubrey Norton, has moved to the Appeal Court to challenge the ruling made by Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George that the appointments of the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Integrity Commission by President, Dr Irfaan Ali were lawful. Last month, the Chief Justice found that there was sufficient consultation…
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Wednesday opened its sub-office in Region Five (Mahaica- Berbice) to expand its core services to the residents and businesses of the region. The new office is located in the compound of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) at Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice (WCB). During the opening…
