Guyana’s medal-winning contingent at the recently concluded 49th Carifta Games in Kingston, Jamaica, is set to receive “ongoing support” from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the National Sports Commission, “tailored to their personal circumstances and their respective education stage.” This was announced by the Ministry on Wednesday after individual closed-door meetings with…
The regional examination body, Caribbean Examinations Council, today announced that it has made a decision to delay the start of this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations by three weeks. The exams are now scheduled to start on the 23rd May. Jamaica and a number of other Caribbean countries pushed for…
Police are investigating the burglary of Chetwynd Learning Centre at Thorne Drive, D’Urban Backlands – the former residence of ex-President David Granger – which occurred between Sunday and Monday. Three days after the incident took place, Police Headquarters in a statement on Wednesday, noted that four Huawei laptops valued at $320,000; one Lasko fan valued…
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic was first recorded in Guyana two years ago, the hospitals across the country are free of COVID-19 cases. The Ministry of Health in its daily COVID-19 dashboard reported today that while there are 93 active cases of the virus, including 8 new cases, none of those cases…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy President Dr. Irfaan Ali met with the Prime of the United Kingdom (UK) Boris Johnson on Wednesday and talks between the two leaders spotlighted the UK’s interest in getting much-needed oil supplies from Guyana. Prime Minister Johnson is recognised as one of the major world leaders and President Ali’s discussion with…
The Durban Backlands former home of ex-President David Granger which now houses an office and his youth foundation was vandalised with thieves carting off more than $600,000 worth of items including computers that were installed for children in the community to use. The incident occurred sometime between the night of April 24 and the following…
MOHAN Toolsie, 56, of Coverden, East Bank Demerara (EBD), died on Tuesday, after he was hit by motor lorry with registration GZZ 1233, driven by a 25-year-old man on the Bagotstown Public Road, East Bank Demerara. Police said Toolsie attempted to cross from the eastern to western side of the Bagotstown Public Road and ended…
SOME 800 residents in the remote community of Monkey Mountain, Region Eight, can now boast of improved water supply. On Monday, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, commissioned the $32.7 million Water Supply Improvement Project in the village. “This signals the fulfilment of our People’s Progressive Party/Civic Government to develop all communities. When we…
ExxonMobil has made three new discoveries of oil in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. With these discoveries, Guyana’s recoverable oil resources has now increased to nearly 11 billion barrels of oil. See below full press release from ExxonMobil: ExxonMobil has made three new discoveries offshore Guyana and increased its estimate of the recoverable resource for…
— Finance Minister tells Canada-Guyana Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural AGM SENIOR Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, has applauded some businesses for already moving ahead with improving their E-Commerce services before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and encouraged others who are yet to do so to follow…
