More teachers are being trained but their positions are not readily upgraded; as a result, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said the local education authorities will process those promotions much faster in the coming days. Teachers who aren’t trained may be a Temporary Qualified Mistress/Master (TQM) or a Temporary Unqualified Mistress/…
West Indies Under-19s have unfortunately missed out on a spot in the semi-finals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in South Africa after their crucial final Super Six match against Australia ended in a no-result on Friday at the Diamond Oval in Kimberly. The West Indies entered the game third…
Student/footballers of the West Ruimveldt Secondary School have garnered the support of P&P Insurance Brokers ahead of their participation in the upcoming Milo Secondary Schools Football tournament. The tournament, coordinated by the Petra Organisation, will begin soon with 24 schools vying for top honours. At a simple ceremony, Chief Executive…
Sean Thomas called ‘Yankee’, a Kitty, Georgetown resident was on Friday sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $112 million after he was found guilty of two counts of possession of a quantity of narcotics. The sentence was handed down by Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court. Thomas…
Though there are more than 1,000 trained teachers in Guyana’s hinterland regions, Education Minister Priya Manickchand says many more are needed to support learners there. It is for this reason the Education Ministry is on an aggressive push to get all teachers trained or in training by 2025. The ministry…
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, who is among the economic masterminds in the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Government, has not participated in the last three budget debates. On Thursday, when asked about non-participation to help the government articulate its plans so that they can be properly recorded in the…
A fire of unknown origin on Friday morning destroyed a two-storey wooden building on Parade Street, Kingston, Georgetown, which housed some 30 prison officers. The fire started at the Prison Service Bachelor’s Quarters at around 09:26 hrs; upon receiving the call, the Fire Service dispatched three water bowsers, including the…
In light of a planned 10-day strike initiated by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), the Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain says the course of action being recommended is “unexplainable and incongruous considering the relationship between the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the GTU.” Led by APNU+AFC Parliamentarian, Correta McDonald, the…
The new Bamia Primary School in Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) should be completed by April 1, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sonia Parag said on Thursday. The school, pegged at $346 million, should have been completed in July 2023. It was given a second project deadline, November…
The effects of climate change has significantly affected operations at the Panama Canal, contributing to a widespread shipping crisis. As the pivotal channel of global trade grapples with diminishing water levels, Executive Chairman of the World Trade Center Georgetown, Komal Samaroo says a staggering 56 per cent reduction of the…
