– parent disheartened by school’s initial response to report Minister of Education Priya Manickchand yesterday said that the ministry has launched an investigation into allegations that two students of St Joseph High School were sexually assaulted in the school’s toilet.
The Queen’s College school yesterday officially recognised it’s 180 year rich history with a ceremony at the National Cultural Centre addressed by President Irfaan Ali and others. Here, current students with the various athletic house flags form an arch over the red carpet. (Ministry of Education photo)
No Guyanese who is even vaguely abreast of the currents that are the basis of critical discourse in our country would have missed (if they had read it) the poignancy of the Stabroek News’ editorial ‘Indefensible’ published in its Thursday October 17 issue, the central theme of which – in the opinion of this writer – is the seeming astonishing indifference of the powers that be to what is now widely felt to be the deeply alarming distancing by the Guyana Police Force from the tenets of its Service and Protection motto.
Police yesterday said two men were arrested with an unlicensed firearm and ammunition during an intelligence-led operation at about 10:30 am in the vicinity of the Timehri bus park, Georgetown.
As part of its commitment to ensuring that residents across Guyana benefit from clean, safe and potable water, the national water utility, Guyana Water Inc, announced in a release yesterday that it has embarked on an initiative to increase the treated water coverage to 90% by 2025.
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Emmerson Campbell triumphed in the Senior Men’s Physique category, storming to the gold medal and finally securing his Pro Card accolade as Guyana clinched the overall title following the conclusion of the Central America & Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships Sunday night at the National Cultural Centre.
Agricola Red Triangle was crowned the East Bank Demerara Senior Men’s League champion, defeating Timehri United 2-1 in the playoff final at the National Training Centre, Providence.
Led by a three-wicket haul from Jovin Ducan, Select XI defeated Anek Hemnarine XI by 13 runs during a 12-over U-19 cricket encounter on Sunday at Farm Cricket Ground, East Bank Demerara.
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was doing “super well” on Monday after he suffered a head injury at home over the weekend that caused a minor brain hemorrhage, Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha told reporters.
(Trinidad Express) A police officer was one of four people murdered between Saturday night and early yesterday morning.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities have arrested former industry and oil minister Pedro Tellechea, Attorney General Tarek Saab said today, the latest high-profile detention connected to management of Venezuela’s sanctioned oil industry.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with seven new sexual abuse lawsuits, as his lawyers asked the judge overseeing the music mogul’s criminal sex trafficking case for a gag order against Combs’ accusers and their lawyers.
CHISINAU (Reuters) – President Maia Sandu said on Monday Moldovans had won a “first battle in a difficult fight” for their future, a day after a slim majority of 50.46% backed EU accession in a referendum that was clouded by allegations of Russia-backed meddling.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s power-grid operator said it had restored electricity to parts of the capital Havana on Monday following a fourth major grid failure in 48 hours, while Tropical Storm Oscar lashed the island’s eastern end.
