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QC girl, boy among top performers at CSEC, CAPE

Two Queens College students have come out as the country’s top performers at the 2021 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency...

Schools need to be more aware of children’s rights – RCC Member

Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) member Rosemary Benjamin-Noble during the handing-over ceremony of the organisation's annual reports on Wednesday, indicated that the Commission...

Mashabo Primary School shines at NGSA despite challenges in that small hinterland community

By Raywattie Deonarine Mashabo, a picturesque Indigenous community on the Essequibo Coast with just a handful of residents, sits on the bank of the Mashabo...

Aroaima Primary excels at NGSA despite a plethora of hardships

It is without a doubt that every pupil and teacher across Guyana was significantly impacted by the dreadful COVID-19 pandemic in their preparations for...

Despite little to no internet access, Region 5 students shine at NGSA

By Andrew Carmichael There is no doubt that the students that sat the recent National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) had it exceptionally hard. They were...

President Ali announces ‘Because-We-Care’ cash grant for private school students

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday granted approval for the “Because-We-Care’ cash grant programme to be extended to the parents of children attending private schools. At...

CXC says exam results to be released early to mid-October

See below for a statement on the Release of Results for the June/July 2021 CSEC Regional Examinations: This year, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), like...

Secondary Schools will re-open based on vaccinated students – Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education on Friday reiterated that the re-opening of Secondary Schools for face to face teaching will be based on the national...

Over 490 children graduated from RFPC/ Zara Computer Training Programme in Region 2

Over 490 participants today graduated from various Information Technology programmes from the Richard Faikall Police College (RFPC)/Zara Computer Training Center located at Suddie, Essequibo...

92 public schools for full reopening in September; 846 others on rotation 

The Education Ministry has made a move to completely reopen 92 schools across the three levels, with the remainder – 846 –operating on a...

Recent Articles

Vessels fraudulently using Guyana’s flag sanctioned by US Treasury Dept

See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department: The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) wishes to share the facts in relation to information shared in a...

Historic moment for Guyana & US – Ambassador Theriot on Gte loan approval

    Today, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), announced an approval of more than $526 million to the Ministry of Finance of the...

US EXIM Bank Grants Final Approval for US$526 M Gas to Energy Loan to...

Today at noon, His Excellency the President Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali received a telephone call from the President and Chair of the United States...

$100K cash grant: Rigid systems in place to avoid registration, issuance of cash grants...

                In light of specious and baseless claims by some sections of the public that dead people were registered for the 100,000 one-off cash grant...

ExxonMobil now owns all 3 FPSOs operating in Stabroek Block

      The purchase of the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL), was recently completed for US$535 million,...

Christmas 2024 in Guyana – When the tradition keeps on living – by Sébastien...

An account from Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Sébastien Sigouin on his 1st Guyanese Christmas experience  If there was one distinctive part of my Christmases...

Pedestrian killed in Corentyne accident

    A Corentyne man is now dead after being hit by a car about 30 minutes before Christmas Day.   Dead is Jermaine Fraser, 40, of Auchlyne...

E-bike rider killed after colliding with minibus at WCB

      An electric bike rider is now dead after colliding with a minibus at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) on Christmas Eve. Dead...

25 years of hard work burnt to the ground, rebuilt for Christmas

By: Mishael Henry The smell of burnt charcoal lingers in the nostrils of Andrew McBean, and is etched into his memory like a sore scar. Exactly...

A soldier’s boots under the tree, but no son to wear them

By: La'Wanda McAllister  Festive homes all over Guyana are glimmering with Christmas lights and the melody of carols float in the warm December air. But...