Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 13:01 by Denis Chabrol Two months after a region-wide controversy over the accuracy of Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) results largely due to the 100 percent check of School-Based Assessments (SBA),  Guyana’s Ministry of Education on Wednesday announced the creation of a new post of Assistant Chief Education Officer (Examinations) to “improve the integrity ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 8:34 by Denis Chabrol Guyana and Suriname have agreed to jointly woo international investors to build a bridge across the Corentyne River to link the two  neighbouring South American countries and construct a US$1 billion offshore base to support their huge oil discoveries, Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad Santokhi said Tuesday. “We said that there ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 November 2020, 20:20 by Denis Chabrol Well-known lawyer and politician, James Bond was arrested earlier Tuesday in connection with the lease of government-owned lands, and police later denied his claim that he was asked to undergo a lie-detector test. Mr. Bond said on his Facebook page that he was asked to undergo a lie detector ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 November 2020, 19:31 by Denis Chabrol A number of COVID-19 patients, who require intensive care, are to be moved to the Infectious Disease Hospital located at the former Ocean View Hotel, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said Tuesday. His announcement came even as Guyana recorded its 147 death from the virus since ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 November 2020, 17:48 by Denis Chabrol Guyana and Suriname have agreed to start exploring ways of providing a ferry to ply the Corentyne River crossing, Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad Santokhi said Tuesday. “We agreed, as two leaders, as two Presidents that we’ll have a call to the public sector – Guyana, Suriname- but also to the ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 November 2020, 13:12 by Denis Chabrol A Guyanese food vendor , who lives in Suriname,  has been arrested in connection with the discovery of 1.9 kilogrammes of cocaine in her luggage shortly before she was due to board a flight to New York, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said on Tuesday. The mother of seven ...

Last Updated on Monday, 23 November 2020, 21:40 by Denis Chabrol The receipt of planning approval and the signing of an MoU by the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) and Chairman and CEO of TOTALTEC Oilfield Services has greenlighted the construction of a US$90 million international hotel. Minister  Oneidge Walrond, Go-Invest CEO, Dr. ...

Last Updated on Monday, 23 November 2020, 21:17 by Denis Chabrol Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO), Sasenarine Singh on Monday said that state-owned entity would be initially focusing heavily on packaged sugar as the corporation prepares to get into other value-added sugar-related products and services. “The world market price for sugar is 15 (US) cents now ...

Last Updated on Monday, 23 November 2020, 19:16 by Denis Chabrol Environmental and Petroleum Engineer, Dr. Vincent Adams was Monday relieved of his duties as Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He says repeated efforts to contact Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo about often stated plans to hire him to work  in the petroleum sector have failed. He says ...

Last Updated on Monday, 23 November 2020, 7:23 by Denis Chabrol A 53-year old businessman was early Monday morning shot dead during a robbery at his home. Police have identified him as 53-year old Terrence Dickie. The incident occurred shortly before 12:30 this morning at his residence at Lot 5 Public Road, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara. Police say the crime ...