Guyanese students have again topped the region this year after exceptional performances at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) offered by the the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). So far, the Guyana Chronicle was able to confirm four awards conferred by the Council for this year.These four awards were all
New and established entrepreneurs are invited to be part of history, as vendors, for the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World T20, which opens on November 9 at Providence. The oganisers are creating a ‘close to home’ environment for spectators to feel comfortable while enjoying matches in the first-ever standalone Women’s World T20 and are reaching…
Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman today ruled that enough of a case has been made out against taxi driver, Matthew Munroe for him to face a High Court trial over the murder of school teacher, Kescia Branche. Munroe was charged back in 2017 for the murder of the school teacher whose battered body was found close…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that Deputy Superintendent of Police, Patrick Todd, who was involved in a fatal accident on the Boerasirie Bridge, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on September 12, 2018, be charged with Cause of Death by Dangerous Driving and Driving Under the Influence (DUI). He is expected to appear at
V-Net Communications in partnership with Canadian based realtor Wazeer Dahar has donated 20 coloured outfits to the Zeelandia Cricket Team of Island of Wakenam. The donation was made by Safraz Sheriffudeen, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the satellite company located on Delph Street, Campbellville. Sheriffudeen expressed that the donation is part of the company’s continued efforts to play…
Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, is not taking any blame for this morning’s escape by three inmates of the Lusignan jail. At a press conference this afternoon, Mr. Samuels explained that the prison guards on duty in the towers must have been asleep or “not alert” when the three prisoners scaled the fence of the…
Police on the Essequibo Coast are investigating an alleged rape committed on a 26-year- old woman on Saturday night. Reports are that the incident occurred at Anna Regina around 22:30hrs. Investigations revealed that the woman and her partner were at a community centre ground when two men approached and began assaulting them. They then took
Police in Trinidad and Tobago are hunting for a Guyanese pastor who allegedly stabbed to death a female pastor Saturday night. Alisa Ali, 42, of Longdenville, TT, was stabbed multiple times on her face and upper body, according to local reports. Her children, who heard the commotion, ran into her bedroom and found her bleeding…
A new $117M two-storey Police Station at Mackenzie, Linden has been commissioned. It will also serve as the headquarters of ‘E’ Division, Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice. The commissioning took place on Friday and according to the Department of Public Information, it comes at a time when there is a change of Command in the Police Division.…
– gov’t, GTU agree to 12% wage hike for 2016, 8% for 2018 – arbitration proceedings aborted TEACHERS are set to benefit from salary increases, as well as increases in non-salary benefits, as the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and the government have agreed on a settlement after weeks of dispute between the two parties. The
