Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Top Guyanese educators on Tuesday called on authorities to pump resources into equipping teachers to deliver education to disabled children in regular schools and help parents play more meaningful roles. Former Chief Education Officer, Edvertus Caesar and outgoing President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Colin Bynoe issued the calls ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Outgoing President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Colin Bynoe Tuesday night accused government of dragging its feet in the implementation of several aspects of a multi-year salary and benefits agreement. Delivering his Presidential Address to the GTU’s 4th Biennial Delegates Conference at the union’s headquarters, Bynoe lamented that the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Vandals struck the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) cables in Sophia during the Easter weekend leaving thousands of persons in a  section of eastern Georgetown without phone service, the telecommunications company said on Tuesday. The phone company hopes to “fully”restore services within four to five days. GT&T said thousands of its ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia The Brazilian Navy has deployed two vessels and crew to help train members of the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard and assess the state of the local flagship vessel, GDFS Essequibo, a senior Coast Guard official said on Tuesday. Members of the Brazilian Naval Task Force Group arrived here on ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia The Deputy Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Calvin Benn has decided to step down from the post he has held for the past 13 years, usually reliable sources confirmed on Tuesday. Benn,58, is currently on three months vacation until  July 31, 2014. Sources said he last ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A man has been arrested in connection with the chopping death of his brother at Kaneville East Bank Demerara. Investigators said the body of  40-year old Jairam “Nasho” Teekaram was found in the yard  of his home about 6:30 Tuesday morning. Police said the body has “several suspected chop wounds.” ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Police were Tuesday afternoon searching for a woman who allegedly stabbed her common-law husband to death at Baramita, North West District. The victim has been identified as 32-year old Junior Brandt. The incident occurred about 7:30 Tuesday morning at their home. Investigators were told that Brandt was allegedly involved in ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Guyana on Monday resumed shipping rice and paddy to the lucrative Venezuelan market. The first shipment of about 6,000 tonnes of paddy due for Venezuela, began loading today at the Muneshwers’ Wharf, Georgetown. Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy told the Government Information Agency that this, the first shipment for 2014, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia At least two fires and two serious accidents marred Easter Monday, leaving at least two persons seriously injured and several homeless, sources and eyewitnesses said. Doctors at Suddie Hospital were up to late in the night battling to save the life of Essequibo Coast mechanic, Rahul Arjune, following a collision ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Even as popular radio Disc Jockey, Curtis “Casual” Armstrong was recovering from emergency surgery, police were up to late Monday yet to arrest anyone in connection with the shooting. Police sources said they were yet identify and arrest the shooter and his accomplice with whom the DJ had an altercation. ...