–more than double the sum recorded during the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Finance A ROBUST performance from the oil and gas sector, and a marginal increase in non-oil exports during the first half of 2022, have pushed Guyana’s export earnings to US$4.3 billion, more than double the sum recorded during…

QUEEN’S COLLEGE’S Bhedesh Persaud for the third consecutive year has topped the country in one of the regional examinations. This year, he obtained 14 grade ones and a grade three, the most by a Guyanese student at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Persaud was followed by Vish Kistama of Berbice High School, who attained…

— both of Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary,attribute performances to self-discipline, right mindset WITH 24 grade ones each to their name, Outam Heeralall and Ramoll Baboolall of Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary School, shared the position as Guyana’s top students with the most grade ones at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. Baboolall, an aspiring…

One man is now homeless and several residents are left counting their losses after a squall destroyed several properties at Dazzle Housing Scheme on the East Coast Demerara on Monday. When the News Room visited the area on Monday afternoon, one house was left without walls in the aftermath, while the roof of another was…

The Government of Guyana today condemned the continued harassment being meted out to Guyanese fisherfolk by the Surinamese government. In a statement, the Government also called out of the Government of Suriname over its failure to grant licenses to Guyanese fishermen in keeping with a commitment made by Suriname almost two years ago. The Guyana…

Guyana’s pass rate at this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) climbed to 93.22 per cent, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Dr. Marcel Hutson said on Monday. Dr. Hutson, who is presenting preliminary results from this year’s examinations at a ceremony in Anna Regina, Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam), noted that this is a substantial increase from…

Guyanese students showed improved performances at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in 2022, with the country’s pass rate jumping to 68.5 per cent. Chief Education Officer Dr. Marcel Hutson, who is presenting preliminary results from this year’s examinations at a ceremony in Anna Regina, Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam), noted that this is a…

Bhedesh Persaud, a Queen’s College student, copped 15 passes at this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Persaud got Grade One passes in 14 units and a Grade Two pass in one unit. Persaud was an Upper Sixth Form student. He was also a top performer in the lower sixth form and earlier, at the…

The semi-final line-ups in the Under-20 Boys and Girls categories of the Lucozade Indoor Hockey tournament have been finalised followed the latest round of action on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. In the Under-20 Girls category, Saints Conqeurors, YMCA Old Fort Samurais, GCC Spartans and GCC Her-ricanes have advanced, while in the Boys…

Rafael Nadal has been beaten in a Grand Slam for the first time in 2022, losing to Frances Tiafoe in the US Open fourth round. American Tiafoe thrilled the home crowd with a 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 win over four-time champion Nadal in New York. The defeats ended the Spaniard’s bid for a record-extending 23rd…