Daily Archives
June 14, 2016
Update: Education Ministry ‘shuts down’ dilapidated Brickdam secondary
Following a ‘sit in’ by teachers at the Brickdam Secondary School over the lack of several amenities, students were today sent home by officials from the Ministry of Education.
Newsroom visited the Secondary School where…
Dunga fired as Brazil Coach
Dunga has been relieved of his duties at the head of the Brazil national team, after a disastrous showing at the Copa America Centenario.
The coach was summoned to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) headquarters on…
PPP condemns Orlando shooting
The Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) has condemned in the strongest possible terms the wanton and cold-blooded shooting to death of 50 persons in Orlando, Florida. The main opposition party is of the view that the APNU/AFC government must…
Food and Drug Dept. warns of fake Aji-no-moto on local market
The Government Analyst – Food and Drug Department (GAFDD) is warning consumers, wholesalers and retailers of the circulation of counterfeited (fake) one (1)Lb., two hundred (200g) and one hundred (100g) brands of Aji-no-moto on the local…
Team Legacy calls for consultations with stakeholders at City Hall
Team Legacy says it has taken note of the recent actions at City Hall and believes that the constituency councillors should be able to have an ongoing dialogue with their constituents, noting that it is not efficient to have residents from…
DEVELOPING STORY: Students of Brickdam Secondary sent home following ‘sit in’ by teachers
The Brickdam Secondary School is closed for today, following a ‘sit in’ by teachers who protested unsatisfactory working conditions at the facility.
Students seen leaving the school, told Newsroom that they were told by…
UK launches new online visa application service
The UK has launched a new, simple to use online application service for customers across Canada and the Caribbean wishing to apply and pay for a Visitor’s visa to the UK. The new service, known as Access UK, can be accessed via our web site…
Orlando shooter’s wife went with him to buy ammunition, tried to talk him out of attack on gay…
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Noor Salman Mateen, the wife of the man who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in US history, reportedly told the FBI that she was with her husband when he went to buy…
Feasibility studies at Wales Estate to conclude by August
As measures are being put in place for the diversification of the Wales sugar Estate, the Ministry of Agriculture disclosed that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is currently undertaking several feasibility studies g at the site which…