Minister of Education Priya, at the end of the first day of the 2025 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), announced a high turnout of pupils across the country. A total of 15,813 were registered to write the exams. “I am happy to say and I am very pleased about this…
Highest turnout for NGSA since COVID
Minister of Education Priya, at the end of the first day of the 2025 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), announced a high turnout of pupils across the country. A total of 15,813 were registered to write the exams. “I am happy to say and I am very pleased about this…
Highest turnout for NGSA since COVID
Minister of Education Priya, at the end of the first day of the 2025 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), announced a high turnout of pupils across the country. A total of 15,813 were registered to write the exams. “I am happy to say and I am very pleased about this…
Highest turnout for NGSA since COVID
Minister of Education Priya, at the end of the first day of the 2025 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), announced a high turnout of pupils across the country. A total of 15,813 were registered to write the exams. “I am happy to say and I am very pleased about this…
43% of road deaths so far this year were motorcyclists
For the year so far, 43 per cent of the deaths recorded on the country’s roadway were motorcyclists, majority of whom were not wearing helmets. “So far this year, 43% of all road fatalities were motorcyclists, and of those who lost their lives, 72% were not wearing a helmet,” President…
Motorcyclist, 32, injured in Meadow Bank accident
Esan Josiah, a 32-year-old motorcyclist, is now injured after he was involved in an accident on Meadow Bank Public Road on Tuesday night. Police said the accident occurred around 22:00 hrs. Josiah, of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, was on motorcycle, CP 1255 when he collided with a concrete…
Guyanese Subraj Singh shortlisted for Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Guyanese writer Subraj Singh has been named on a 25‑strong shortlist for the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize—selected from almost a record breaking 8,000 entries, the highest number in the award’s 38‑year history. Singh’s story, Margot’s Run, follows a mother who clutches her infant as a fiery ball circles her cottage,…
BYD Electric Vehicles now in Guyana through GT Automotive
See below the full release from GT Automotive: Georgetown, Guyana. April 16, 2025: GT Automotive has officially launched in Guyana as the exclusive dealer for BYD (Build Your Dreams), the world’s fastest-growing electric vehicle brand and the global leader in EV sales by volume. Now available in Guyana are five of…
Driver charged, fined for ‘tint’ and obscured licence plate
Jer Sweany Calder, a driver who was caught speeding, was also charged and fined for driving with having heavily tinted windows and for having an obscured number plate. Calder appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Abigail Gibbs where he pleaded guilty to the offences. He was charged with…
Over 700 tickets already issued through new system
Just over a week after the automated electronic ticketing speed system was rolled out, more than 700 tickets were issued to offenders and Traffic Chief, Assistant Commissioner, Mahendra Singh has described the implementation of the system as the “biggest plus” for authorities. “So far in excess of 700 tickets have…
