A full return to school for all Guyanese students is set for April 25. This was announced by the Minister of Education Priya Manickchand, who said that each child will have to undergo a literacy diagnosis in the four core subjects – Mathematics, English, Science and Social studies. The closure of schools two years ago…
At around the age of 12, David Mayman tried to build a helicopter out of fence posts and an old lawn mower. Needless to say, it did not go well. His contraption didn’t fly and he was made to fix the fence. “I was brought up in a way that I guess challenged me scientifically……
ELEVEN more persons have been tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, taking Guyana’s overall confirmed cases to 63,194 since the first case was recorded in March 2020. This is according to the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard for Sunday. No new COVID-19 related deaths were recorded within the last 24 hours. There are currently 168…
The General Register Office (GRO) held registration outreaches at Mibicuri and Corriverton in Region Six over the weekend. Among the services offered were birth, death, marriage, late and overseas registration. These photographs capture some of the residents being registered
MORE than 4,500 Muslims from 139 countries, including Guyana, attended the International Interfaith Peace Corp Conference which was held under the theme, “Implementing the Charter of Makkah through the SDGs: Challenges and Opportunities for Humanity”, on March 16 and 17, 2022, in Washington DC. The general vision of the conference was promoting unity and global…
By Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations OVER the past two years, COVID-19 has presented many challenges to global food security. Today, what is happening in Russia and Ukraine adds another significant challenge. Russia and Ukraine play a substantial role in the global food production and supply. Russia…
PRESIDENT Dr Irfaan Ali has left Guyana for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he will participate in the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF2022) and the Global Business Forum LATAM. CIF2022 is scheduled for March 22-23, while the Business Forum will be held from March 23-24. President Ali, the official patron of CIF2022, is expected to…
Guyana recorded 11 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday but the country’s total active cases stand at 168. The eleven new cases take the total number of confirmed cases since March 2020, to 63, 194. The new cases were recorded in the following regions; Region Four (eight cases), Region Five (one case), Region Six (one case)…
The state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco plans to sharply increase the amount it invests in energy production, after it reported a doubling of profits in 2021. The firm aims to boost output significantly over the next five years. Energy prices have soared in recent months as demand has outstripped supplies of oil and gas. The…
Report and Photography by Akeem Greene in Barbados akeem@newsroom.gy Fielders swarmed the bat for the entire final session, and every edge or striking of the pad brought an exuberant reaction. The shadows that lengthen as the sun set on the Kensington Oval only added further optics to the classic Test match theater. For West Indies,…
