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Schoolboy, 11, dies hours after head slammed into gate
An 11-year-old pupil of the Strathspey Primary School, East Coast Demerara, succumbed on Monday, hours after a ‘playful’ incident at the school resulted in his head slamming into a gate.
Dead is Mark Harrypaul called ‘Joel’ of Vigilance…
Sod turned for US$4.9 million modern College of Medical Sciences
Officials on Friday afternoon turned the sod for a modern US$4.9 million College of Medical Sciences building, which will be constructed at the University of Guyana (UG).
The facility will include a lecture theatre to accommodate 200…
Demerara Bank awards 18 outstanding students
See below press release from Demerara Bank:
In July 2023, Demerara Bank initiated its annual Bursary Award Programme, inviting applications from students who had recently completed the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) and Caribbean…
Guyanese boys top CSEC and CAPE exams
Two Guyanese students, Alex Muntaz and Naresh Jagnanan, topped this year's Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) respectively.
Education Minister Priya…
Hand-In-Hand named title sponsor for ‘Big Man’ Over-40 Inter-County
Hand in Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Ltd will be the title sponsor for the Big Man Over-40 Inter-County tournament that commences on November 19 in Berbice and Essequibo.
The Insurance giants is the oldest property insurer in Guyana…
Khusal Singh: From selling DVDs in Regent St. alleyway to becoming UG Valedictorian
With a perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average (GPA), Khusal Singh became the valedictorian of the University of Guyana’s 2023 graduation class.
He is one of over 3,000 students graduating from the university and he is leaving with a Bachelor’s…
Khushal Singh is UG’s 2023 Valedictorian
Twenty-six-year-old Khushal Singh has emerged as the University of Guyana’s 2023 valedictorian. He completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Management with a perfect GPA of 4.0 capturing both the President’s Medal for the Best Graduating…
Wakenaam gets ‘first, well-equipped’ $84 million Primary School
Faced with a state of disrepair for several years, coupled with concerns from parents about the safety of their children, a new state-of-the-art Arthurville Primary School was commissioned on Tuesday at Wakenaam, Region Three.…
Tattoo artist arrested with ganja in Berbice
Police ranks in Berbice on Saturday arrested a tattoo artist from Rose Hall Town with 436 grams of marijuana during a cordon and search operation.
The ranks, acting on information received, went to the home of 29-year-old Nicholson…
‘A new future’ – Software launched to improve information sharing, efficiency at schools
Aimed at transforming the delivery of education by improving information sharing and efficiency in schools, the Ministry of Education on Monday launched the Education Management Information System (EMIS) software.
The software was…