Lazeena Yearwood

The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Department has conducted thorough investigations of workplace deaths that were reported between 2020 and 2022, according to the department’s head Gweneth King, who has said two employers are before the courts as a result.

The Ministry of Education on Saturday said it has already located at least 538 students who were absent from schools for the recent National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) mock exams through the launch of its countrywide ‘Operation Recovery’ campaign.

In anticipation of this week’s International Energy Conference and Expo, which is being held from February 15 to February 18 at the Marriott Hotel at Kingston, the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has organised a Benab Duty-Free Shop at the nearby Umana Yana, to showcase local products.

The mother of Isaiah Edwards, the youth who was fatally stabbed on Wednesday by her now ex-partner, is hoping that the man will be soon brought to justice.

Four women who are accused of dousing a former friend with acid have been slapped with an attempted murder charge. 

A pregnant woman was fatally stabbed by her ex-boyfriend at her mother’s ‘C’ Field, Sophia home yesterday afternoon.

Guyana has nabbed four awards and the overall Most Outstanding accolades at the regional level for the Caribbean Secondary Educa-tion Certificate (CSEC) examination and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).

Amesha La Rose, a fifth form student of St Ignatius Secondary, Region Nine, is happy to be back in the classroom despite the current anxiety about rising COVID-19 cases across the country. 

Guyana Teachers’ Union President Mark Lyte on Thursday urged the Ministry of Education (MoE) to continuously engage with teachers to tackle issues within the school system, including the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of two men wanted by police over  the murder of two miners at the Nassano Backdam, North West District, on Christmas Eve, has surrendered.

Residents of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara yesterday complained of flood woes after persistent rain and were ruing their losses and the task of cleaning up.

Small-business owners were given the opportunity to promote their services on Saturday at a farmers’ market at the Everest cricket ground hosted by Dat Yoga Shop.

The Ministry of Education has commissioned a Sixth Form at the Anna Regina Multilateral School to provide access to the Carib-bean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) programme for the first time in Region Two.

As a Caribbean Examinations Council examiner for Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) biology, Dr Claire Durant recognised a disconnection between students and the subject—one which she is hoping to bridge with her new book.

Seeking to curb the stray animal population, the Rosewood Foundation Guyana is once again encouraging the public to have their pets spayed or neutered.

Sarena Razak, of Queen’s College, who earned 19 Grade Ones is Guyana’s top performer at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Edu-cation Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

The Ministry of Education today announced that Queen’s College student Sarena Razak was the top student at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC).

Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine says he will meet with stakeholders to find a solution to stop roadside vending but until then he will not remove vendors because that is how they make their living.

A Lyng Street, Charlestown vendor was fatally stabbed on Sunday by his neighbour, who wrongfully accused him of posting an intimate video of him (the suspect) and his girlfriend on social media.

The Sheriff Street/Mandela Avenue road project will not meet its October 31 deadline because of shipment delays, according to Minister of Public works Juan Edghill.