Following two separate and unrelated violent incidents at the New Campbellville Secondary School and the Lodge Secondary School this week, the Ministry of Education with support from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Police Force has stepped up security at the two schools. This morning, students arriving for classes had their book bags…
–Minister Mustapha engages Essequibo rice farmers, fisherfolk on assistance programmes AGRICULTURE Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Thursday met with rice farmers and fisherfolk from Region Two to discuss the planned relief initiatives recently announced by President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Vice-President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo. With the closure of many factories across the world as a…
— Senior Finance Minister pays tribute to late Deputy Headmistress of Queen’s College SENIOR Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh on Thursday paid tribute to former Queen’s College Deputy Headmistress, Esther Cecelia Waveney Rawlins. He was at the time speaking at her funeral service at the Cathedral…
A MECHANIC and a police rank are among several persons in custody over the alleged theft of a white Toyota Premio on Sunday. It is alleged that police ranks in Regional Division 4(B) responded to a report of an alleged simple larceny committed on a 34-year-old taxi driver, Rameshwar Singh of #70 Village, Correntyne, Berbice,…
TWENTY-five ranks from the Guyana Prison Service, and 248 from the Guyana Fire Service have been promoted, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in statement yesterday. According to the release, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn approved the promotions, which will take effect from January 1, 2022. According to the breakdown from the Guyana Prison Service,…
— says Education Ministry following incidents at Lodge, Campbellville secondary schools THE Ministry of Education has implemented measures to ensure the safety of staff and students at city schools where issues recently occurred. Interventions at the Lodge Secondary School and Campbellville Secondary School came as a result of recent incidents occurring at both schools. Teachers…
The driver of a white Toyota Fielder Wagon (PAB 1884) reportedly abandoned the vehicle with 39.9 kg (87.9 pounds) of marijuana worth $8 million, the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) reported in a statement on Thursday. According to CANU, officers were conducting an operation at Hope Bridge, East Coast Demerara on Wednesday and attempted to stop…
— at Summit of the Americas, IICA calls for a “hemispheric partnership” to tackle the food crisis DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, has called for the creation of a hemispheric partnership to tackle growing food insecurity, even as the United States announced millions of dollars in humanitarian aid…
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Thursday met with the principal and senior staff members of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) to discuss the institution’s readiness to accommodate pre-service teachers in the dorms. From Sunday, some 92 first-year students from Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine will be staying at the Turkeyen Campus…
SCOTIA Bank on Thursday announced that the agreement of sale of its banking operations in Guyana to Trinidad’s First Citizens Bank Limited has been terminated in accordance with the terms of the agreement. According to a statement from the bank, the agreement of sale has expired. “Scotiabank remains committed to providing the highest level of…
