In an effort to address the issue of space constraints, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Wednesday commissioned a new $85M wing at the St Winefride’s Secondary School. The new wing consists of classrooms which will be occupied by 135 students from Grades Nine and 11 and a Science laboratory….
A one-year-old baby girl died on Tuesday night after she ran into a fire at Wismar, Linden. Dead is Aziza Albert; Police Headquarters reported that the fire occurred at around 19:30 hrs. It is alleged that the mother, 22-year-old Anika Hamy lived in the one-flat wooden structure with her 27-year-old…
A young woman was arrested after she was found with 9.7 grams of marijuana while at the Lusignan Prison on Wednesday. She has been identified as Tiffany Grant of Prince Williams Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara. The drugs were retrieved after a search was conducted by the prison authorities, the…
In what is unfolding to be the greatest betrayal between business associates, the prime suspect in the murder of 21-year-old Amit Singh has a reputation for boasting about money and power on social media. Yogeendra Sukhdeo reportedly owns a chain of businesses – El Dorado Mining and Security, El Dorado…
Guyana Harpy Eagles and the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) had to settle for a no-result in their CG United Super50 Cup match on Wednesday at the Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground in St. Augustine, Trinidad. The rain came at a time when Guyana Harpy Eagles had taken control of…
Runner-up of the Guyana Chess Federation’s National Women’s Championship Sasha Shariff is off to Puerto Rico to represent Guyana at the Women’s Chess Championship from October 24 to November 1. The Guyana Chess Federation made the announcement, highlighting that reigning champion Jessica Callender “was unable to meet the criteria for…
Glenn Maxwell hit the fastest men’s World Cup century in 40 balls as Australia inflicted a record tournament defeat on the Netherlands in Delhi. The right-hander beat Aiden Markram’s record of 49 balls, set 18 days ago for South Africa against Sri Lanka. The Netherlands were bowled out for 90…
See below full statement issued by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM): The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes the decision of the Venezuelan National Assembly to conduct a popular referendum on defending Venezuela’s claim of the Essequibo. CARICOM further notes that two of the questions approved to be posed in the Referendum, if…
Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton says the government still intends to repossess any unused lands from Cooperative Societies (Co-ops) but those bodies have been given some time to fix their affairs first. Hamilton, at the opening of a new Better Hope labour office on Wednesday, said those Co-ops either have…
A new labour office was commissioned at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Wednesday as part of the Labour Ministry’s plans to decentralise its services and respond to the developments unfolding along the East Coast corridor. Subject Minister Joseph Hamilton said the establishment of the office is meant to…
