March 1, 2021

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand says this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) would be held in June/July. The Minister made this disclosure, Monday,…

Wrapping up five days of debate on the 2021 National Budget, Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh has poured cold water on talks by Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon that he is ready to engage and cooperate with the Irfaan Ali-led government.…

Guyana’s Dr Arif Bulkan has been elected as one of the Vice Chairpersons of the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Dr Bulkan is a senior lecturer at the University of the West Indies, a former temporary judge of the Guyana Court of…

Guyana on Monday recorded ten new COVID-19 cases from 461 tests. This takes the overall number of confirmed cases to date to 8, 595. Region One recorded one new case, Region Three recorded two new cases, Region Four recorded four new…

Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) nurses and officials from the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) in Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) are continuing their demand for the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rudy Small to resign or be…

By Shena Henry The Ministry of Education on Monday, March 1, 2021, launched virtual reinforcement lessons for schools in the hinterland. With Ministry officials, teachers, headteachers, parents and students from hinterland regions…

A 35-year-old driver, Magiva Akeem Charles, is in a serious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after the lost control of the fuel truck he was driving along the Konawak Trail, Mahdia in Region Eight (Potaro/Siparuni). Police in…

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, has announced that depending on the comprehensive rollout of COVID-19 vaccines done by the Ministry of Health this month, schools are likely to reopen shortly after the Easter holiday. The…

As the 2021 budget debate entered the homestretch, the APNU+AFC Parliamentary Opposition came in for harsh criticism over their representation of Guyanese, particularly their support base, which they have held out to be mainly Afro-…

After spending the last two months on remand for the murder of Kitty, Georgetown contractor Peter Gonsalves, 28-year-old Kacey Heyliger had the charge against him withdrawn based on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).…