Former Special Economic Advisor to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Maurice Odle on Wednesday lamented the failure of Caribbean nations to take advantage of the 2008 European Union-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in order to tap into European markets. Speaking at the launch of his autobiography titled “An Eventful Life”, he said it is very hard for Caribbean services to ...

The then Divisional Commander of Region One (Barima-Waini), Senior Superintendent Himnauth Sawh is now Head of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Transport Workshop. The law enforcement agency did not issue a specific release about the change of command, but Mr Sawh’s name and new responsibility was mentioned in a news release about police benefitting from a two-day procurement process training ...

by GHK Lall I have always said and believed that it is how leaders react under the pressure of the moment that defines them. How leaders who hold themselves as the best thing since Solomon respond when backed into a corner, or are drawn out into a calculated exchange, or are compelled to deal with the facts at hand is ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus I read with interest Stabroek News’ recent editorial under the title “The need for deeper dialogue on the economy” (9/9/2024). The core idea of the editorial is that multilateral financial institutions ought to meet with civil society organizations and the Opposition during the loan consultation process. This is an inherently good idea. Yet, by all ...

The Guyana Police Force on Tuesday changed its Divisional Commander for Region One (Barima-Waini), just over one week after 4.4 tonnes of cocaine were unearthed from pits near an illegal airstrip in Matthews Ridge, North West District. Superintendent Krishna Ramana said he assumed duty at the remote interior location on Tuesday, replacing Senior Superintendent Himnauth Sawh. In announcing the discovery and ...

Guyana’s Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Tuesday said questions were being raised about whether the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) mathematics exam this year was tougher and so resulted in lower grades. “Kids came out of the exam bawling in a way that they did not last year. CXC is our servant like I am ...

President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday ann0unced plans for improving the rundown state of Georgetown, once regarded as the Garden City of the Caribbean, with assistance from the United Kingdom’s King Charles Foundation. The Guyanese leader said the local government – Mayor and City Council – would be involved in that urban renewal project, but central government would be responsible for ...

The Ministry of Education on Tuesday launched a teachers’ college pilot project to improve Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) mathematics grades, with a stern warning that under-performing teachers would be removed. Education Minister, Priya Manickchand said the aim is to improve the pass rate to 45 or 50 percent, up from just over 30 percent this year. The pilot project ...

Trinidad and Tobago’s state-owned National Energy Company (NEC) has raked in profits ten times its expenses of setting up business in Guyana, that twin-island nation’s Energy Minister Stuart Young said Monday. Responding to questions in the Senate, he said the company earned US$5.3 million (TT$36,262,827). He detailed that NEC earned TT$350,000 (US$51,564.) for technical services, and TT$35,912, 363 (US$5,291,298) for ...

Two prisoners were injured during a fire at the Georgetown Prison on Monday afternoon when one of them set fire to a mattress, the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said. The GPS said the inmate, Delon Blake, who is of “unsound mind” and is serving a 20-year sentence for rape, allegedly lit his mattress at approximately 2 p.m. in his cell ...