Daily Archives: April 16, 2025
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...
Guyana Gov’t calls recent BBC article ‘mischievous, irresponsible’
See below the full statement issued by the Government of Guyana: The attention of the Government of Guyana was drawn...
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...
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...
Motorcyclist, 42, injured following collision with car
Forty-two-year-old Andrew Simpson is currently hospitalised after he was injured during a collision with a motorcar on Camp and Norton...
‘Roach’ jailed for 12 months for theft
Alfred Madramootoo called ‘Roach’, an 18-year-old miner of Liliendaal, Georgetown, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment after he was charged...
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...
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...
‘Don’t ignore abnormal bruises, bleeding’ – Local hematologist
Abnormal bleeding after minor medical procedures and bruises that cannot be accounted for are among the major signs that a...
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 heavily tinted windows...
Additional buyer, free fertiliser & transportation support among relief measures announced for Reg. 2 rice farmers
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday engaged rice farmers and announced several relief measures meant to help them as soon...
Rose Hall Community Centre Cricket Club grateful for equipment from government
The Rose Hall Community Centre Cricket Club wishes to extend its heartfelt gratitude to the government of Guyana for donating...
