Last Updated on Thursday, 12 June 2014, 15:01 by GxMedia  MINISTRY OF EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS DIVISION NATIONAL GRADE SIX ASSESSMENT 2014 The results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) written on16 April and 17 April 2014 will be released to schools shortly.  Fifteen thousand two hundred and twenty seven (15,227) candidates were entered for this assessment. These candidates also wrote ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 12 June 2014, 0:24 by GxMedia A drunken driver killed three persons, including a three year old child, and injured two others  Wednesday night on the public road of three Corentyne villages. A police source identified the driver of motor car, PPP 5842, as 18 year old Nakash Persaud of Number 51 Village, Corentyne. Investigators said the driver ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 22:30 by GxMedia The management of Hotel Tower on Wednesday began discussions with the Labour Ministry about paying off and sending home workers ahead of moves to sell off the decades-old hospitality landmark. An official of the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) said the 67 persons including four managers would most likely ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 21:38 by GxMedia A United States (US)- registered plane developed engine problems moments before landing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), forcing authorities to activate emergency systems, a senior official said. The official said the pilot of the Cessna Citation, bearing registration number N501TB, reportedly developed an “engine problem” about six minutes ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 20:41 by GxMedia Two persons were arrested Wednesday in connection with the discovery of pistol and ammunition at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, police said. A Guyana Police Force spokesman said that about 10 AM, police went to a home at Stelling Road, Vergenoegen, and conducted a search during which an unlicensed .32 Taurus ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 19:16 by GxMedia A 17-year old girl was remanded to prison pending a probation report after she pleaded guilty to stealing GUY$140,000 in ‘box hand’ cash. Suzanne Trapp of 6 Farm, East Bank Essequibo promised to return the money to Talicia Vincent. She was not represented by a lawyer. City Magistrate, Faith Mc ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 18:46 by GxMedia A man on Wednesday confessed to killing his common-law wife whose head was found in a bucket of water, police said. Vindra “Krishna” Tyram,32, is expected to be charged with the murder of 25-year old Shelly Persaud. A high-ranking police source said Tyram admitted to investigators that he killed the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 18:31 by GxMedia Two persons have been detained in connection with the theft of GUY$1.3 million from the Campbellville Post Office shortly after the branch was opened for business, a senior police officer said. “We are not saying that it is they (who committed the robbery) but we are holding them to investigate,” ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 14:56 by GxMedia At about 0415h. today Wednesday June 11, 2014, personnel from a Private Security Service responded to a report received that persons were stealing GT&T Cable at Coverden, EBD, police said in a statement. Two men were confronted and during effects to arrest them, one of the men was shot and ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 2:53 by GxMedia Britain on Tuesday called for an end to politicking and instead the swift approval of amendments to the Anti Money Laundering and Countering of Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act in a last ditch effort to avoid Guyana from being blacklisted. “The UK also calls upon the political parties to adopt, without ...