Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Guyana on Wednesday began fine-tuning work on the crafting of a 10-year strategy for the country’s economic development. Commerce Minister, Irfan Ali told  Demerara Waves that the two-day National Economic Forum being held under the theme “Promoting Economic Growth through Innovation, Diversification and Partnership,”  would build on the National Development ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The police are investigating the death of a Plaisance, East Coast Demerara man whose body was found on the road early Wednesday morning even as they seek to ascertain the identity of another found at Mabura. The Plaisance man has been identified as Clifford Singh, 35, of Prince William Street. ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Education Minister Priya Manickchand says it is time to rethink the country’s entire approach to teaching Mathematics as 2013 CXC results reveal a dip in the already dismal pass rate. A report from the ministry shows that Guyana recorded a 28.92 percent Grades One to Three pass rate in the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Sixteen-year-old Zimeena Rasheed is walking tall with what is possibly the best ever performance at any CXC-administered examinations across the region. Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Tuesday travelled to the teen’s school in Essequibo and disclosed that she had copped 18 Grade Ones and two Grade Twos at this year’s ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Anna Regina Multilateral School’s (ARMS) Zimeena Rasheed is Guyana’s top performer at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. She scored 18 Grade Ones and two Grade Twos. She was followed by Yogeeta Persaud, also of (ARMS) with 18 Grade Ones.CSEC Individual candidate performances. For Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee on Tuesday sharply rejected criticisms of the appointment of the Head of the Strategic Management Department of the Guyana Police Force, Patrick Mentore, because his name had been called in a major American visa racket. “A man published a book the other day and tried ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A woman, who stole her friend’s Blackberry and was caught when she accepted a BBM date with another of the owner’s friends, was Monday jailed. 21-year old Tricia Persaud of 1231 Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by City Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan. The ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A man, who assaulted his wife after she read a text message he had received from another woman, was fined after the victim begged for him. City Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan fined 38-year old Keith Azore GUY$5,000 and placed him and his wife, Christine Azore, on a one-year bond to ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Two persons were Monday arrested in connection with the discovery of a quantity of cocaine in a shipment of ochros destined for the United States (US), according to well-placed sources. The amount of the narcotic was not immediately known.Sources said the cocaine was stashed inside a number of the vegetable. ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Leader of the Opposition David Granger has indicated that the APNU would rather face the wrath of the electors than the potential fallout from the US$858M Amaila Falls Hydro Power project which he said was flawed. At a news conference on Monday he was asked whether the APNU had calculated ...