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 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 the National Grade Two Assessment in 2010 and the National ...

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 was believed to have been under the influence of alcohol ...

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 begin receiving payments within one month. Representing Hotel Tower’s management ...

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 before landing at the CJIA. Demerara Waves Online News was ...

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 pistol along with two magazines and two matching rounds were ...

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 Gusty ordered that the teenager return to court on June ...

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 woman during an argument. An autopsy revealed that the woman ...

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,” the police officer told Demerara Waves Online News. Meanwhile, pensioners ...

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 injured to his chest. His accomplice managed to escape. The ...

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 further delay, the revised AML/CFT bill. The time for playing ...