Lazeena Yearwood

An aspiring teacher Nirvana Wimal, of Success Elementary, is this year’s top student at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS) yesterday began the distribution of 2022 pension booklets and a one-off $25,000 COVID cash grant to pensioners who showed up in the hundreds at various sites, some of which appeared to be overwhelmed.

Three loud explosions were heard moments before the North West Secondary School building, Mabaruma, Region One, went up in flames, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) says.

The Teachers’ Welfare and Benefits programme which was launched yesterday as part of the Ministry of Education’s (MoE) Education Month activities will see some $200 million from the housing revolving fund used to assist teachers.

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) yesterday began a series of planned protests against the government’s directive that they get vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing for the virus at their own expense.

Public schools across the country reopened on Monday for face-to-face learning for nursery- and primary-level students and the Ministry of Education indicated that there was a high turnout by both teachers and their charges despite some reports of lockouts in some regions as a result new vaccination requirements. 

Although the Animal Welfare Act states that persons committing offences against animals will be liable to fines and prison time if convicted, suspected perpetrators are rarely if ever brought to justice.

With public transport operators now required to be vaccinated in order to ferry members of the public, some minibus operators yesterday signalled that they plan to strike to protest the new measure.

A Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) diagnosis in January 2020 saw Anjeli Surujpaul, a University of Guyana student, having to make drastic changes to her life and she is now working to raise awareness about the autoimmune deficiency.

Kevin Phillips, the owner of the vulcanizing shop at the corner of D’Urban and George streets, Werk-en-Rust, has identified the men who started the fire that gutted his home and business in the wee hours of last Thursday The fire, which also destroyed another house and damaged the western side of Elegance Jewellery and Pawn Shop, was started around 1 am by two men, who were recorded by nearby security cameras.

The fifth form students of North Ruimveldt Multilateral Secondary School will be sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exam in the school’s auditorium as of next Monday.

Regional officials yesterday said that the flooding caused by consistent heavy rainfall is creating misery and also affecting the agricultural sector.

Three persons: Antonia Henry, 87, her daughter Melina Emmanuel, 40, and her granddaughter, Akese Jerome, 8, were killed on Sunday night after a speeding driver lost control of his car and plowed into them and others sitting on the curbside of a road at Kairuni, Soesdyke-Linden Highway.

With the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) expected to be administered on August 4 and 5, the Ministry of Education has developed a booster programme to prepare students for the exams.

Following a traumatic encounter with a would-be mugger during a morning stroll on Wednesday, the Co-founder and Coordinator of conservation group, Seawalls and Beyond, Dwayne Hackett, is encouraging persons to be careful when at the Kingston\Kitty Seawall.

Members of Parliament Annette Ferguson and Christopher Jones were among a group of persons who were charged this morning with taking part in an illegal procession.

Complaints about refunds were among the issues that dominated a consultation held by the Ministry of Public Works yesterday with travel agents to resolve the travelling public’s concerns.

The Diamond Hospital was yesterday re-commissioned by the Ministry of Health to fully serve residents living on the East Bank Demerara after over GY$200 million in upgrades undertaken under the ‘Smart Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean’ project.

The Ministry of Education yesterday announced that two Queen’s College students are the top performers at the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) assessments.

The Ministry of Education has announced that two Queen’s College students are the top performers at the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) assessments.