Guyana News

The police yesterday issued a bulletin for Andy Johnson, 23,  of Blueberry Hill, Linden for questioning over the murder of Oniel Caesar.

The University of Guyana’s (UG) staff and students have been busy in area of research in critical areas such as food security and environmental management and one researcher has been leading the way with her work in safeguarding the health of fish and ensuring they are reared in a sustainable manner.

Anthony Sugrim yesterday appeared before Magistrate Tuanna Hardy at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court where he was found guilty of possession of 92.6 kg of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.

Jumbo Jet Auto Sales has renewed its contract with Chinese manufacturer SINOTRUK.

-foul play suspected; two suspects in custody A 52-year-old Guyanese man who was reported missing in Suriname since June 24, has been found dead.

Eleven-year-old Jaden Haripershad from Jacklow Primary School on the Pomeroon River has made his parents and community proud by excelling in this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

Digicel has announced its sponsorship of the 2024 edition of Guyana’s premier pan concert, PanJam, under the theme, “World of Colours”, a release from the company stated yesterday.

The Ministry of Education is happy to announce that the conciliation process initiated by the Ministry of Education to engage the Guyana Teachers’ Union regarding the timeline for which a multi-year agreement should be agreed upon has come to an end.

Returning Officer Vincent Alexander today released the official results of voting at the PNCR Congress for members of its Central Executive Committee.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Labour’s David Lammy becomes Britain’s next foreign secretary pledging to reset relations with the European Union and push for a ceasefire in Gaza, while seeking to build ties with Donald Trump’s Republican Party.

A new acting Permanent Secretary has been appointed at the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security but the government has made no announcement about the previous holder of the post, Prema Roopnarine.

Gaining 503.34 marks out of a possible 504.24, Alisha Scheller of Success Elementary School, has emerged as the top-performing student in this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examinations.

A 65-year-old manager of Toucan Distributors Limited was robbed of $10 million on Wednesday night by two men dressed in police uniforms and armed with pistols.

Yesterday, the results for the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) 2024 were released, showing a significant increase in passes over 50% in Social Studies and a slight increase in English and Math.

-but says helped to prevent catastrophic spread While acknowledging some deficiencies connected to the fighting of the  Bush Lot blaze that resulted in the death of a man and the destruction of three buildings, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday defended its response time and said it was able to prevent a catastrophic spread.

Yesterday’s release of the National Grade Six Assessment results  revealed that private educational institutions dominated the top 1 percent of the country’s top performers.

Chairman of Region Six, David Armogan yesterday said that the dengue situation in East Berbice-Corentyne  is still not under control as cases of the mosquito-borne virus continue to climb.

Relative to several social media posts and online news reports about a ‘shake-up’ in the top brass of the Guyana Police Force, the Force said in a statement last night that the rotation of officers is a management tool that is used to create and foster efficiency in an organisation.

Vincent Alexander, returning officer for the recent PNCR Congress says results of voting for 15 members of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the party will be released today.