August 27, 2021

A 12-year-old boy is currently nursing a broken leg and other injuries about his body following an accident that is said to have involved a politician who fled the scene. Injured is Randy Boodram of No.2 Village, East Canje, Berbice. The…

A 44-year-old woman of Golden Grove on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) was robbed by three armed bandits on Friday afternoon but she chased after them and was able to recover some of the stolen items. According to a police report, the…

A 27-year-old driver attached to the West Demerara Regional Hospital was charged with simple larceny and forgery during his appearance at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Avinash Rameshwar of Goed Intent, West Bank Demerara was…

A 28-year-old man, a 67-year-old woman from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), and a 72-year-old man from Region Three (Essequibo Islands – West Demerara) are the country’s latest COVID-19 death. The Ministry of Health on Friday in a…

As Grade Six children prepare to sit the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) tentatively in July 2022, the Chief Education Officer (CEO) Dr. Marcel Hutson has disclosed that it is likely they will attend face-to-face classes every day.…

Seven secondary schools are being reopened for all grade levels while the remaining 126 secondary schools will be reopened on a rotational basis, but the reopening of these schools will be done in tandem with the vaccination rollout.…

Unvaccinated healthcare workers who refuse to produce a negative PCR COVID-19 test and do not show up for work will not be paid, according to the Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony. The government is mandating that healthcare workers…

When the 2021/ 2022 academic year commences on September 6, some 41 of the 348 nursery schools across Guyana will fully reopen for face-to-face classes while the others will operate on a rotational basis. This was related by Samatha…

The annual assessments conducted for children in Grades Two, Four and Nine will not be done in the upcoming 2021/ 2022 academic year which commences on September 6. This is according to the Chief Education Officer (CEO), Dr. Marcel…

Guyana presented a bid to host matches for next year’s ICC Under-19 World Cup which will be held in the West Indies and acting Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Kwame McCoy on Thursday led a team to inspect some of the potential venues…