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Nandlall says elections petitions lacks merit; Harmon confident of a win
Two days before the Elections petitions filed by the APNU+AFC Opposition comes up for case management, Attorney General Anil Nandlall has said the case is doomed to fail.
Nandlall told the media on the sidelines of an event at State…
Teachers’ failure to submit SBAs correctly led to ungraded CSEC, CAPE results– Edu. Minister
Twenty schools that received ungraded results in 15 subject areas at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) directly resulted from the teachers’ actions.…
CDC monitoring sinking oil tanker off Venezuelan coast
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) said it is closely monitoring the Venezuelan oil tanker with 1.3 million barrels of crude oil which is leaning to one side off a remote stretch of Venezuela’s coast in the Gulf of Paria.
The Floating…
Over 11,000 Guyanese complete Coursera online courses
Guyanese that have completed courses in various fields on the Coursera platform have collectively been awarded 11, 571 certificates. This is the data as of October 15, 2020.
On September 5, 2020, Guyana through the Ministry of Education…
Hundreds flock National Stadium for ‘Dream Realised’ housing initiative
President Irfaan Ali Friday said the push towards 50,000 new house lots is not a wild promise but is a determined effort to ensure housing for all and his government will get it done.
Ali reinforced his passion for housing development as…
French emergency aid for 88 indigenous communities
The French government has donated US$2 million in emergency aid to 88 indigenous communities in the Amazon region; Guyana will get US$200,000.
“The immediate objectives are to provide humanitarian support, food relief, medication,…
Ministry of Education apologises for ‘inappropriate’ content posted on Learning Channel
See full statement from the Ministry of Education:
The Guyana Learning Channel Trust apologises profusely for content aired earlier today that is inappropriate. A thorough investigation is underway and the outcome will be made known…
Essequibo Teacher calls for better internet access as he struggles to teach in a pandemic
By Bibi Khatoon
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced teachers to move their classes online but this is difficult in communities where there is little or no internet access.
In Region Two, teachers have complained that the connectivity is…
Westminister Secondary School set for November completion
The first Secondary School in one of the country’s largest housing scheme, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), is set to be completed by the end of November 2020.
The $1B Westminister Secondary School is 84% completed according…
Whether the CXC is susceptible to the jurisdiction of the CCJ or local courts
By Chevy Devonish and Rico J. Yearwood
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) released Caribbean Secondary Education Certification (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) preliminary results on 22nd September 2020…