The Ministry of Education has made a decision to open schools fully for in-person learning for secondary school students in Forms 2 to 6 when the new school term begins in January. The announcement was made yesterday by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand who said once the Ministry of Health offers its full support, physical…
THE Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC), on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Petroleum Commission of Ghana to initiate co-operation in the area of oil and gas. “The objective of this MoU is to provide a framework for co-operation, between the agency and the association, to facilitate a collaboration that…
President Irfaan Ali Wednesday night said Guyana has procured and begun testing an electronic speed monitoring system, targeting motorists and signalling the beginning of the end to the highly contentious practice of police-operated speed guns. “On the new highway that we are building, we are testing right now an electronic speed monitoring system,” the President…
The Ministry of Education has made a decision to open schools fully for in-person learning for secondary school students in Forms 2 to 6 when the new school term begins in January. The announcement was made yesterday by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand who said once the Ministry of Health offers its full support, physical…
FORMER policeman, Colin Bailey, who had spent over five years behind bars on a murder charge, despite the lack of evidence against him, has filed a $100M lawsuit against the State for unlawful imprisonment, malicious prosecution and the breach of his fundamental right. The lawsuit was filed at the Demerara High Court on behalf of Bailey…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy An estimated 60,000 people living in Guyana are battling diabetes, a disease that has challenged local health authorities for years, according to Advisor to the Ministry of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy. Because the COVID-19 disease has a greater or more severe impact on people with comorbidities (other underlying diseases), concerns over…
The Ministry of Education has made a decision to open schools fully for in-person learning for secondary school students in Forms 2 to 6 when the new school term begins in January. The announcement was made yesterday by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand who said once the Ministry of Health offers its full support, physical…
SYLVESTER Vanderhyden, who was on trial for the 2008 murder of Melissa Payne, was, on Wednesday, acquitted of the crime by a jury. Vanderhyden, of Block ‘A’ Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, was on trial before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Demerara High Court for the capital offence which read that, on November 5, 2008, at Agricola…
President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday said his government is giving attention to complaints by Guyanese of airlines increasing their charges. But even as the government’s intervention is underway, he said some airlines were found to be operating unfairly and abusing the market. His comments came one day after International Civil Aviation Day was observed on…
The Ministry of Education has made a decision to open schools fully for in-person learning for secondary school students in Forms 2 to 6 when the new school term begins in January. The announcement was made yesterday by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand who said once the Ministry of Health offers its full support, physical…
