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Five hundred and six teachers graduated at the Cyril Potter College of Education’s (CPCE) 81st graduation ceremony yesterday at the National Cultural Centre under the theme “Quality Instructional Leaders: Empowering 21st Century Learners.”

According to the Ministry of Education, the decision to postpone the dates for the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) was made so as to “give teachers sufficient time to complete the Grade 6 curriculum and give students additional time within which to prepare for the Assessment.”

Relatives and friends of Denilson Rose (inset), 17, of Linden gathered yesterday outside of the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at Eve Leary to protest the absence of a charge in his death in a road crash.

In excess of 400 residents within the north west hinterland communities of Kamwatta and Koko (Region 1) will soon benefit from the construction of new well stations and the installation of standpipes by the Guyana Water Incorporated.

A Providence miner said to have been in possession of an unlicensed firearm and several live rounds of ammunition was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the offence.

Amid a deadlock over their demands for a pay rise and the Annual Production Incentive (API) sugar workers have embarked on picketing exercises countrywide.

The Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School yesterday sent 42 graduates into the world of work, following its 17th annual graduation and prize giving ceremony that was held at the Wings Aviation Ltd hangar at Ogle.

The Department of Labour of the Ministry of Social Protection is conducting an inquiry into the country’s cooperative societies to determine their state, a release from GINA said on Wednesday.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court handed embattled President Dilma Rousseff two victories yesterday in rulings that improve her chances of blocking an impeachment bid by opponents seeking to oust the unpopular leftist leader.

Yesterday, senior officers of the Police Force’s Administrative Performance Group benefitted from a presentation on ‘Men’s Health’ which was given by Dr.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Martin Shkreli, the boyish pharmaceutical entrepreneur who caused a public uproar after he drastically raised the price of a life-saving prescription drug, was arrested yesterday for engaging in what U.S.

On Wednesday, staff of Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited visited various charitable organisations and interacted with the differently-abled, the orphaned and the elderly, sharing goodwill and monetary gifts to the tune of one million dollars ($1,000,000), a release from the bank said yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – A French court has ordered Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to face trial over her role in a payout of some 400 million euros ($434 million) to businessman Bernard Tapie, her lawyer said yesterday.

Roraima Airways honoured this year’s Best     Cop awardee, Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Shivpersaud Bacchus in a prize giving ceremony on Wednesday at Eve Leary.

The new non-resident High Commissioner of Jamaica, David Prendergast officially presented his letters of credence to President David Granger on Wednesday at the Ministry of the Presidency.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s government said yesterday it would go ahead with billions of dollars’ worth of Chinese projects, almost a year after declaring it would cancel them because of corruption and overpricing.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s upper house of parliament should be stripped of some of its veto power over new laws, a government-commissioned review into the unelected House of Lords said yesterday.

Two charitable organisations, the Phoenix Recovery Project and the Joshua Children’s Home were both recipients of a $150,000 donation from the Diplomatic Corps of Guyana as part of its annual Christmas tradition.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s peso plunged more than 26.5 percent yesterday, after the country’s new government floated the currency as part of a slew of free-market reforms aimed at revitalizing the stagnant economy.

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri’s 5th annual Santa parade culminated with 3,000 presents being shared to children along Soesdyke on Wednesday evening.