With concerns about the literacy level among Guyanese students, the Ministry of Education has established a special department which is focusing solely on literacy. The new department already has an Assistant Chief Education Officer for Literacy overlooking its operations and plans. In a statement, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand said literacy will now receive specialised…
IN advancing efforts to reduce the Caricom Community (CARICOM) food import bill, the first flock of Black Belly sheep was received by Guyana at the Rambaran Wharf in Georgetown on Thursday. Some 132 sheep, inclusive of 20 rams and 112 ewes comprised the first shipment of 1,000 animals that are expected to come here over…
A forty-one-year-old businessman of Four Miles Squatting Area, Bartica, Region Seven was arrested on Friday after police found more than two pounds of cannabis buried near his house. Police Headquarters reported that between 11:00 hrs and 13:00 hrs, a team of policemen conducted a search on several houses in the Four Miles Squatting area. One…
Political analyst and Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance Dr. David Hinds, has issued a call for the fair and equitable distribution of the country’s oil resources. Speaking at an Opposition coalition organized rally earlier this week in Georgetown, Dr. Hinds said there are already signs of certain sections of the Guyanese society not…
FANS will have their chance to grab tickets early for the finals of this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) as tickets will go on sale today both online and at the box office located at 233-234 Camp Street, Georgetown. The opening hours for the box office will be 09:00hrs to 17:00hrs (Monday-Friday) and 09:00hrs to…
PRESIDENT Dr Irfaan Ali has promised that more funds will be allocated for the completion of synthetic tracks at the Bayroc Community Centre ground in Wismar, Linden and Burnham Park, New Amsterdam, Berbice. President Ali made the affirmation while speaking at an Emancipation Day celebration in New Amsterdam. “Before the end of this year –…
.. Phillips, Abrams in semi-finals By Rawle Toney in Birmingham (Team Guyana Press Attaché) CHANTOBA Bright will compete in today’s Women’s Triple Jump finals, coming up against a star-studded line-up. Bright, who competes for Kansas State in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), will come face-to-face with the reigning Commonwealth Games champion, Kimberly Williams. Williams…
…historic performance from Cummings, Britton/Franklin at Commonwealth Games Table Tennis By Rawle Toney in Birmingham IT was a historic night for Guyana in Table Tennis, as Natalie Cummings reached the Round-of-16 at the Commonwealth Games, following her breathtaking win over Ruqayyah Kinoo. In one of the most intense matches at the Commonwealth Games (so far),…
(BBC) – THE directors of Batgirl have said they are upset their film was axed months before its planned release by Warner Bros Discovery. “We are saddened and shocked by the news. We still can’t believe it,” directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah wrote on Instagram. They said it had been a dream to…
Tickets for this weekend’s Twenty20 International matches between West Indies and India in Lauderhill, Florida have been selling quickly and a full turn-out is anticipated for the series finale. Fans are being urged to book their seats immediately via the Windies Tickets online ticket service, presented by Mastercard – tickets.windiestickets.com – as less than 400…
