One man is now homeless and several residents are left counting their losses after a squall destroyed several properties at Dazzle Housing Scheme on the East Coast Demerara on Monday. When the News Room visited the area on Monday afternoon, one house was left without walls in the aftermath, while the roof of another was…
The Government of Guyana today condemned the continued harassment being meted out to Guyanese fisherfolk by the Surinamese government. In a statement, the Government also called out of the Government of Suriname over its failure to grant licenses to Guyanese fishermen in keeping with a commitment made by Suriname almost two years ago. The Guyana…
Guyana’s pass rate at this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) climbed to 93.22 per cent, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Dr. Marcel Hutson said on Monday. Dr. Hutson, who is presenting preliminary results from this year’s examinations at a ceremony in Anna Regina, Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam), noted that this is a substantial increase from…
Guyanese students showed improved performances at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in 2022, with the country’s pass rate jumping to 68.5 per cent. Chief Education Officer Dr. Marcel Hutson, who is presenting preliminary results from this year’s examinations at a ceremony in Anna Regina, Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam), noted that this is a…
Bhedesh Persaud, a Queen’s College student, copped 15 passes at this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Persaud got Grade One passes in 14 units and a Grade Two pass in one unit. Persaud was an Upper Sixth Form student. He was also a top performer in the lower sixth form and earlier, at the…
The semi-final line-ups in the Under-20 Boys and Girls categories of the Lucozade Indoor Hockey tournament have been finalised followed the latest round of action on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. In the Under-20 Girls category, Saints Conqeurors, YMCA Old Fort Samurais, GCC Spartans and GCC Her-ricanes have advanced, while in the Boys…
Rafael Nadal has been beaten in a Grand Slam for the first time in 2022, losing to Frances Tiafoe in the US Open fourth round. American Tiafoe thrilled the home crowd with a 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 win over four-time champion Nadal in New York. The defeats ended the Spaniard’s bid for a record-extending 23rd…
Ramoll Baboolall and Uotam Heeralall, two students from the Anna Regina Multilateral School in Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam), scored the most Grade one passes at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Baboolall got 24 Grade One passes and three Grade two passes, while Heeralall got 24 Grade one passes and one Grade two…
Over 7,000 children between ages five and 11 have taken their first dose COVID-19 vaccine, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Monday said. The Minister said that vaccination is the most recommended precaution to avoid becoming infected but he also pointed out other steps that persons should take, especially for children. The minister said non-pharmaceutical…
Two persons were infected with the COVID-19 disease in the last 24 hours after 81 tests were conducted. The Ministry of Health’s daily COVID-19 dashboard on Monday showed that these new infections increased the overall number of cases to 71, 102. The new cases were recorded in Region Three (one case) and Region Four (one…
