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Read some of the results of National Grade Six Assessment 2017

The results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) written on 12 and 13 April 2017 are being released to schools. Thirteen thousand three hundred twenty-nine candidates wrote this assessment. The results being released give a report on the candidates’ performance at National Grade Six Assessment. You can read some of the results here:  The NGSA results are available on ...

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Current tax collections down; arrears collection up – Finance Minister

The Guyana government has suffered a serious shortfall in the collection of current taxes compared to last year, but the Revenue Authority has raked in more arrears in recent months, Finance Minister Winston Jordan said. In a move aimed at rejecting concerns by the business community that their operational costs have spiked because of increased taxes on water and electricity, ...

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Money hard to get to build hydro-power stations- Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Winston Jordan Thursday night ruled out international financing for the construction of hydro-power stations, in response to concerns by Guyana’s private sector that government was foot-dragging on developing that renewable energy source. “We will love to have as many hydro facilities in this country as we can, but it is going to always fall on capacity, technology and ...

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No more money for Guyana’s sugar industry- EU; Guysuco wants aid for plantation sugar study

The European Union (EU) on Thursday ruled out doling out more money to Guyana’s ailing sugar sector, and said it has received no request to conduct a study on producing ‘plantation white’ sugar to supply Caribbean consumers of imported refined sugar. “There are no more funds from this protocol. This is it,” EU Ambassador Jernej Videtič told a news conference. Between ...

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Guysuco faces poor cash flow as world sugar prices tumble; workers urged to turn out

Falling international prices for sugar has forced the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) to examine the best ways of reducing spending and finding the best market and production mix,  its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Errol Hanoman said Wednesday. “The main worry with the extent to which the price is dropping is going to be its impact on our cash flows which ...

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NFMU beefs up spectrum monitoring capacity; illegal frequency use confirmed

Guyana’s National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) on Thursday officially commissioned three high-tech spectrum monitoring stations that will allow the country to effectively police that natural resource. “For the first time, we can measure accurately how that spectrum is being used, who is using that spectrum. We can bring transparency to the process. We can ensure  that we reduce the illegal ...

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Major foreign companies mull investing in Guyana’s sugar industry

Major international companies are showing keen interest in investing in the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco), according to United States-based investment broker, Wesley Kirton. Senior government and corporation officials have confirmed that among those exploring the possibility of investing in Guysuco are American Sugar Refineries (ASR), which owns Tate and Lyle, and other companies in Europe and Latin America. “We ...

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School children loitering, smoking marijuana at city bus parks; Schools’ Welfare has not asked for help

Concerns have been raised about the loitering of uniformed school children at a number of city bus parks where they also smoke marijuana. However, ‘A’ Division Commander, Assistant Commissioner, Marlon Chapman said since he has been posted to the division a few months ago, the Ministry of Education has not asked for help in countering deviant behaviour by students. “We ...

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