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Education Ministry engaging schools on vaccination for students ahead of reopening

The Government of Guyana has announced that a shipment of Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in Guyana shortly. The vaccine has...

All is set for the NGSA 2021 – Education Ministry

says policy changes aimed at serving best interest of the candidates All is set for the writing of the 2021 National Grade Six Assessment...

ICT programme will prepare youth for future – Minister McCoy

  Minister of Public Affairs Kwame McCoy presents this young woman with a special prize at the closing ceremony   Thirty-one youths of Region Five are now...

UG hosts inaugural world alumni gathering

several high-profile speakers to be featured As the University of Guyana steps up its preparation to celebrate its 60th anniversary, the tertiary institution in...

Only 55 out of 116 private schools submit responses as Govt mulls extending cash...

Even as government contemplates extending the “Because We Care” cash grant to students in the private school system, less than 50% of these private...

Over 10k students to benefit from $196M as ‘Because We Care’ cash grant launches...

Over the next three days $196M is scheduled to be distributed to 10, 324 students in the Mahaica – Berbice region through the Government...

“Because We Care” cash grant: “This is a start for parents who face difficulties”...

...“We will serve you and we will serve you equitably” The Government on Wednesday rolled out the “Because We Care” cash grant initiative in Region...

Sod turned for the construction of a new $585M Abrams Zuil Secondary School

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigal Dharamlall and Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat today turned the...

“Because We Care” cash grant initiative launched in Region Two

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand this morning launched the "Because We Care" $15,000 cash grant at the Cottonfield Secondary School in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). The...

Finance Minister engages Texila University on expansion plans

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh on Tuesday engaged officials of the Texila American University...

Recent Articles

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...

Dear Santa, we’ve got wishes: children and their letters to Santa

By: Jarryl Bryan Christmas is here, and children everywhere are busy writing letters to Santa Claus, pleading their case for gifts and justifying why...

Christmas Messages!

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) As the season of Yuletide embraces us, families come together in love and joy, and communities celebrate in unique ways, sharing...

69,000 public sector employees receive 10% increase, injecting $18B into Guyana’s economy

Following the conclusion of the historic Government of Guyana (GoG) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) multi-year agreement with respect to employment benefits...

Prosecution applies for Calvin Brutus’ bail to be revoked amid alleged flight attempt

The prosecution has applied to the court to revoke Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus’s bail and have him remanded to prison, alleging he attempted...

GRA urges persons involved in luxury vehicle tax evasion racket to visit HQ

See full statement from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA): In its diligence aimed at collecting the rightful revenue due to the State, the Revenue Authority...