Guyana News

Hours after the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) released the results of the 2022 CSEC and CAPE exams reporting a decline in the results for Maths and English, Guyana’s Ministry of Education said that this country showed improvements in both subjects.

A Berbice River man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of 19-year-old Selmon King who was severely chopped on August 29 at Kimbia Village, Berbice River.

Work on the much anticipated new Demerara Harbour Bridge is expected to commence before year-end, according to the government.

Farmer Ganesh Dhanraj who in 2017 strangled his wife is now awaiting sentencing after admitting to killing the woman.

Anna Regina Multilateral School (ARMS) students Ramoll Baboolall and Uotam Heeralall are basking in the glow of topping this year’s CSEC examinations and are looking ahead to advancing their chosen path of study.

At the conclusion of the first-ever housing outreach on Wakenaam, Essequibo River, the CEO of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) stated that over 200 persons expressed interest in house lots outside of the island.

A 45-year-old man of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara died after he lost control of the car he was driving on Sunday afternoon.

Ten years after killing his wife and burying her in an unfinished bathroom at their Melanie North, East Coast Demerara home, Gordon Leslie Durant has admitted to the crime and is now awaiting sentencing.

Chartered Accountant and attorney Christopher Ram yesterday appealed to the government to substantially increase the annual subvention to the National Library.

Police are probing the discovery on Sunday of burnt remains of an unidentified man at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke-Linden Highway.

President Irfaan Ali and a high-level cabinet team met with a large African international group of business officials yesterday at State House.

A New Amsterdam pump attendant was on Sunday evening robbed of $125,000 after two men armed with a gun pounced on him.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court over the illegal possession of ammunition. 

An 18-year-old porter was yesterday remanded to prison after he pleaded not guilty to a robbery under arm charge.

Two new COVID-19 cases were recorded by the Ministry of Health yesterday after 81 COVID tests were conducted.

Guyana today condemned the Surinamese Government over the harassment of local fisherfolk including the failure to grant licences that had been agreed.

Queen’s College student, Bhedesh Persaud is unofficially the top performer for Guyana at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations, the Ministry of Education announced today.

Anna Regina Multilateral School (ARMS) students Ramoll Baboolall and Uotam Heeralall are unofficially the top performers for Guyana at this year’s CSEC exams, the Ministry of Education announced today.

Former pork knocker Aubrey Bobb is now awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to the 2017 murder of city businessman Godfrey Scipio, popularly known as “Saga,” who was shot during a robbery.

A sand barge yesterday crashed into the retractor span of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) causing extensive damage and resulting in hundreds of persons being stranded on both sides of the Demerara River for almost seven hours.