The third edition of the Limacol Football Tournament will get underway on Thursday (August 30) and the organisers are expecting some exciting action when 12 teams from various sub-associations within Demerara will contest for top honours at the Ministry of Education, Carifesta Avenue. The tournament, which brought some pulsating action on the pitch over the past two years,…
The Guyana Teacher’s Union has indicated that it will attend a third attempt to start conciliation talks on the salaries dispute for teachers, but at that Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, the union will also indicate its distrust in the Department of Labour as host of the conciliation process. Appearing on 94.1 FM’s Jumpstart Morning Show,…
– Junior finance minister urges as he lambastes ‘legal experts’ over wrong charges FRESH charges should be instituted against former Public Service Minister Dr Jennifer Westford and her Personnel Manager Margaret Cummings for allegedly stealing state funds, Junior Finance Minister Jaipaul Sharma said, as he lambasted police investigators and legal experts for instituting the
Trinbago Knight Riders went top of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) table with a four-wicket victory over Barbados Tridents at the Kensington Oval. The defending champions had to work hard to chase down a victory target of just 129, but got there thanks to Brendon McCullum’s swashbuckling, counter-punching 66 from 42 in a decisive…
Although schools are still closed for the August holidays, teachers across the country are set to officially begin their strike action from today, by staying away from those pre-opening activities and meetings for schools. On Tuesday, the Guyana Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education are expected to meet at the Department of Labour for…
… says had a dream she would die A MOTHER of two was arrested on Saturday after stabbing her three-year-old son to death, and lovingly placing his bleeding body on a bed in the shack where they live at Foulis, East Coast Demerara. Dead is Ramdeo Ferreira, who would have celebrated his fourth birthday in
A batch of Cuba-trained doctors, on Saturday, August 25, 2018, was sworn into the medical profession. These doctors underwent six years of theoretical training in Cuba after which they would have completed one year internship in Guyana. Among the graduates, four were from St. Kitts and Nevis, three from Antigua and St. Lucia and one…
Police have arrested a 26-year-old woman from Foulis on the East Coast of Demerara after she stabbed her toddler to death on Saturday morning. The dead child was just three years old. His name has been given as Ramdeo Perneia. The mother’s name is Brenda Ferreira. The woman has reportedly told investigators that she dreamt…
Dear Editor BECAUSE education plays a critical role in any nation’s development, I have been paying keen attention to the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education’s negotiations for the teachers multi-year package, 2016-2020. Editor, please permit me some space in your pages to share my opinion on the above subject. It was
A 44-year-old woman was killed after she crashed into the rear of a motor lorry on the Good Hope Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Carlotta James of Middle Walk, Buxton, ECD was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital in the wee hours Saturday. News Room understands that around 02:00hrs, the car…
