The Caribbean Examinations Council announced today that Atishta Seenarine of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan School is the Most Outstanding Overall student at the 2022 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and that Outam Heeralall of the Anna Regina Secondary School is the Most Outstanding Overall student at the 2022 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. Atishta […]
-as US $2.6M contract signed The Education Ministry signed the US $2.6 million contract with local contractor Deen + Partners, for the completion of the Good Hope Secondary school by June 30, 2023. The contract signing was done at the ministry’s 21 Brickdam, Georgetown boardroom on Friday. The construction of the Good Hope Secondary falls […]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira has dispelled claims of discrimination in the awarding of contracts to companies owned by Afro-Guyanese for government projects. Minister Teixeira on Wednesday evening appeared on a programme ‘The Guyana Dialogue’ where she addressed the assertion made by an opposition political party that the PPP/C Administration has awarded […]
The 20-member Constitutional Reform Commission will be appointed by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, after the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the events surrounding the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections has concluded.Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira made the disclosure Wednesday evening as she appeared on a programme streamed on social […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has noted the publication of two separate articles by the Kaieteur News; one on Thursday, December 8, 2022 with the heading “GECOM agrees to use electronic fingerprinting at the place of poll….” and the other on Friday, December 9, 2022, bearing the headline, “GECOM rules Local Govt. Minister has no […]
In December, two additional companies opted to have their products Made in Guyana Certified – Aquafina Water & Ice Inc. and Comfort Sleep Guyana. Aquafina Water & Ice Inc. was certified to use the Made in Guyana Standards Mark on bottles of its purified water and packages of its ice. At a simple ceremony hosted […]
PUBLIC NOTICE The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) wishes to inform all commuters traveling between Georgetown and Vreed-en-Hoop that the Guyana Defence Force has added six buses to assist in shuttling passengers across the Demerara River (Demerara Harbour Bridge) from 14:00hrs to 20:00hrs. Passengers wishing to be transported by the army buses are asked to assemble […]
Guyana reiterated its demand for justice for the victims of the 1976 Cubana air disaster while stating the people of CARICOM, Cuba and Guyana will never give in to terrorism. President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, made the bold declaration on Wednesday, some 46 years after the air disaster occurred. Delivering brief remarks at the Cubana […]
A team of investors from Palnorte, a company that owns and operates palm oil mills in Colombia, met with Agriculture Minister, Honourable Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of establishing a local palm oil industry. Over the last two years, there has been an influx of overseas companies signaling their interest in establishing […]
On Wednesday, 07th December 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs and Guyana Telephone and Telegram Co Ltd. launched the Mobile Money Guyana (MMG) service for the General Register Office and Immigration Services. On the sidelines of that event, Minister Benn indicated that the Ministry is working on establishing an online tint application, a verification process, […]