Monday, June 8, 2026
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Works ongoing at $16 million primary school for Kokerite villageMinister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, inspected ongoing works on a $12 million primary school in Kokerite,…
First female president elected to QC’s Old Students’ Assoc.The Queen’s College Old Students’ Association (Guyana) (QC-OSA) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 6, 2021, via the…
Over US$800,000 upgrade for Northwest Secondary at MabarumaThe Ministry of Education on Friday signed a US$832,883.96 contract with International Import and Supplies to expand and rehabilitate the…
Hike in food prices due to increased shipping costs – GCCI President Guyana is not the only country feeling the squeeze of increased food prices; globally, prices for simple commodities like bread,…
Audit confirms over $11B in expired drugs dumped by former gov’tMore than a month after announcing that the government was forced to dump over $10 billion in expired medication, which…
UG launches three master degrees in communication studiesThe University of Guyana - Centre for Communications Studies – has announced three new Master of Communication Studies in three…
No change to national curfew; casinos given greenlight The national curfew that commences at 22:30 hrs and ends at 04:00 hrs daily will continue to be in effect…
Re-opening of schools delayed by surge in COVID cases, unbalanced vaccination uptakeThe reopening of schools for face-to-face classes has been further delayed by the surge in COVID-19 cases locally and an…
Over 1,000 persons applied for GOAL scholarships in five daysMore than 1,000 persons have so far applied for the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarships being offered by…
GUYOIL Chief Financial Officer, Board member to be removed – President AliThe government inherited “massive corruption” at the state-owned oil company GuyOil, and those involved in the latest attempt will be…
More HIV, human rights sensitisation training for PoliceWith a targeted approach to tackle police ill-treatment of persons in minority groups, ranks from several departments of the Guyana…
Mibicuri and Yakusari residents sign up for scholarshipsResidents of Mibicuri and Yakusari in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) began their application process on Monday to pursue one of…
Lindeners urged to make full use of 20,000 online scholarshipsMinister of Public Infrastructure, Juan Edghill, on Monday, urged Lindeners to make full use of the opportunities provided by the…
Slighted by CXC, Zane Ramotar now CAPE Top PerformerBy Vishani Ragobeer After reviewing his lower-than-expected grades from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) following the completion of his Caribbean…
Top order batsman, Bhedesh Persaud is CSEC ‘top striker’By Vishani Ragobeer Facing the onslaught of 23 pace deliveries from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), top order batsman, and…
QC boys top CSEC, CAPEBhedesh Persaud and Zane Ramotar, both students from Queen’s College (QC), have topped the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)…
Education Ministry cancels Grades 2, 4 & 9 assessments and placement examsDue to the constraints placed on students by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has taken the decision…
