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Gov’t welcomes 20th offshore oil discovery
See statement below from Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat on the latest oil find by ExxonMobil:
As Minister of Natural Resources with responsibility for the Petroleum Sector and on behalf of the Government of Guyana, it gives…
President Ali pledges support for CAPE scholar in university quest
President Irfaan Ali today promised to support Sherlock Junior Langevine’s dream of attending Stanford University by offsetting additional expenses of the scholarship awardee.
Guyana’s fourth-best performer at the 2019-2020 Caribbean…
CXC names QC ‘school of the year’; awards CSEC, CAPE top students
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on Thursday awarded the regional top performers at the 2020 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (CSEC) during a virtual…
‘Basically on the same page with UNICEF’ – CXC Chairman
By Vishani Ragobeer
Chairman of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, has assured stakeholders that the examinations body has strived for fairness in its decision-making processes as the region’s…
CSEC, CAPE postponed to June 28; students to write Papers I & II
By Vishani Ragobeer
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has further postponed the beginning of this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examinations and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) to June…
‘Quiz Me’ to boost pupils’ preparation for NGSA
‘Quiz Me’, a new online platform that will allow pupils to practise examination-type questions and receive answers immediately, was launched by the Ministry of Education on Friday at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development…
Most Guyanese students prefer to write CXC exams this year
By Vishani Ragobeer
Though Guyanese students have not been spared from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, highlighted that these students prefer to sit the examinations offered by the…
Guyanese students top eight and 11 subjects at CAPE and CSEC
Following the announcement of the 2020 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has informed the Ministry of Education…
Driver in highway accident was a fireman, in custody as investigations continue
The driver of the motor vehicle that plowed into five family members who were sitting on the curb of the Kairuni Public Road, Soesdyke/Linden Highway is reportedly a fireman of Rainbow City, Mackenzie, Linden.
Police identified the man…
UG launches professional executive training courses in Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy
The University of Guyana’s Institute of Energy Diplomacy (IED) on Sunday announced the launch of a suite of Executive Level Professional Courses in Oil and Gas and Renewable Energy, slated to commence in June 2021.
A press release from…