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Sex between Amerindian siblings, father-daughter not reported to PoliceIncest is considered taboo in Indigenous communities, a study done by the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs and the United…
50% of Indigenous children complete secondary school – studyOut of 100 Indigenous boys and girls, only 53 reach the final years of secondary education, a study commissioned by…
One in four Indigenous children stunted – studyA study has found that one in four Indigenous children are stunted due to poor nutrition, creating serious risks to…
No access to ‘modern-life’ facilities for indigenous women, children – study findsA study on indigenous women and children has found that they do not have access to infrastructure and modern-life facilities to…
New police recruits warned against corruptionThe Guyana Police Force (GPF) Wednesday afternoon held a passing out parade for 98 new recruits who were urged by…
Russia's Vladimir Putin wins by big marginVladimir Putin will lead Russia for another six years, after securing an expected victory in the presidential election. A Russian…
Phagwah Greetings President David Granger - Sacred Holi and social cohesion Holi, in the spiritual sense, recounts the trials and triumph of…
Republic Day MessagesPNCR REPUBLIC MESSAGE 2018 The People’s National Congress Reform is pleased to extend greetings and good wishes to all of…
FAO rep. warns about labour shortage in Agri. sector due to oil industryBy Bibi Khatoon Local representative of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Reuben Robertson has warned against the movement…
One arrested for poisoning Coconut Trees at Hope EstateThe Ministry of Agriculture says it will not sit idly by and allow persons to damage the coconut trees at…
Harsher sanctions needed against Venezuela, targeting oil: OAS chiefGENEVA (Reuters) - Sanctions should be stepped up against Venezuela’s leaders and oil sector in response to the country’s repressive…
Ministry addresses issues at Rama Krishna Primary SchoolAs a result of complaints from parents of children who attend the Rama Krishna Primary School at Middleton Street, Campbellville,…
Teachers to be separated at NA Multi. school to solve conflictFollowing complaints of racial tension and the requests from a dozen teachers to be transferred from the New Amsterdam Multilateral…
‘Children parade is not a wining competition’By Bibi Khatoon Acting Administrator of the Allied Arts Unit of the Education Ministry, Lorraine Barker-King is urging parents to…
Gov’t formulating policy to reintegrate teenage mothers into schoolThe Education Ministry on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, convened a multi-stakeholder group meeting to discuss the first draft of the…
App launched to help Grade Six students prepare for examsAhead of this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), the Education Ministry has partnered with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and…
UGSS to seek legal advice on increase in UG administrative feesThe recent move by the University of Guyana (UG) administration to increase students’ administrative fees while introducing several others is…
Althea Thomas, 31, attends school for the first timeBy Bibi Khatoon Althea Thomas was just 4-years-old when her life completely changed. It was one sunny afternoon in the…
