Business and entrepreneurial skills training will be offered to all students under the Secondary Competency Certificate Programme (SCCP) at List C and List D schools from this year. And Education Officer in the Education Ministry’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Unit, Marilyn Davis, said as of this month, the SCCP curriculum will incorporate…
THE President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, His Excellency Abdulla Shahid, will be in Guyana for an official visit from today until tomorrow, a statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Thursday evening. His Excellency Shahid assumed the presidency in September 2021 following his election by the Member States…
Barbados Royals maintained their 100% record with a dominant victory over the Saint Lucia Kings in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The Royals won the toss and opted to field first and that proved an inspired decision as they made regular inroads into the Kings top order to leave them teetering on 90/5. However,…
THE Health Ministry has collaborated with the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) to reduce the neonatal mortality rate in Guyana through the ‘Helping babies breathe’ training programme. The initiative seeks to build the capacity of nurses and other healthcare workers to provide quality care to new-born babies. Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, said…
President Dr. Irfaan Ali says that lands along the low coastal plain, where a majority of Guyana’s population dwells, have been used up. With a possibly expanding population and significant development of the country’s productive sectors, the government hopes to expand into other areas and hopes that the upcoming census will help to guide land…
– Berbice top CAPE performer recounts jumping hurdles to success By Cassandra Khan VISH Kistama, an 18-year-old from Number 1 Road, Berbice, has managed to top Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), once again, attaining 10 Grade Ones and one Grade Two at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Kistama attended Berbice High School, where he also…
Vickey Balgobin, the driver involved in the fatal hit-and-run accident along the Blankenburg Public Road, West Coast Demerara, which left 42-year-old Azaad Khan dead, has been charged and remanded to prison. Based on information provided by Police Headquarters, he was charged for the following offences: Failing to render assistance to an injured person, failing to…
FIRST LADY, Arya Ali, on Wednesday, joined more than 2,000 young leaders from across the globe at the One Young World 2022 Summit, in Manchester, United Kingdom, where she participated in a panel discussion on education, gender equality, and women in leadership. Earlier in the week, Mrs. Ali joined the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,…
Two gunmen, posing as private security officers, on Thursday night robbed the GTT outlet store at Giftland Mall, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara of $13.4 million in cash and just over $6 million in cheque. A statement from Police Headquarters revealed that the robbery occurred at about 21:45hrs by the “unidentified men” both of whom were…
– President Ali expresses condolences, recalls HM’s ‘sterling leadership’ in Commonwealth of Nations – Former Prince of Wales is now King Charles III LEAVING behind a legacy of long service, and commitment to the development and unity of the United Kingdom and the 54 member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, the longest-reigning British Monarch…
