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Hundreds of Third Year University of Guyana (UG) education students are peeved that an additional year has been added on to their studies for the Bachelor’s Degree in Education (B.Ed). After completing the two-year Certificate of Education programme, students would usually continue reading for another two years to obtain a B.Ed. However, they are angry that after registering to continue ...

The son of Prime Minister Samuel Hinds- Samuel Hinds Jr.- was Monday arraigned on charges of threatening behaviour and unlawful wounding allegedly committed on his sister-in-law. City Magistrate, Geeta Chand-Edmond granted Hinds GUY$150,000 bail along with four conditions- lodge his passport with police, lodge his licensed firearm with police, stay 200 yards away from the virtual complainant and all witnesses, ...

The relatively quiet West Bank Demerara village of Goed Fortuin was Wednesday morning rocked by an attempted murder and suicide by a married couple. Investigators were told that 25-year old Tamika Patterson was stabbed about her body at a yard next door to where she and her husband lived. The incident occurred about 2:30 AM. She was hospitalised at the ...

A Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) engineer on Monday remained in police custody in Lethem as a probe continued into his alleged sexual relations with a minor who is now pregnant. Investigators were told that the engineer of the government-owned utility company was arrested on Saturday afternoon for allegedly impregnating a 15-year old girl in the border township. The engineer, who ...

Japan on Monday formally provided a US$2.9 million grant to the Guyana government for lending to the private sector to import goods. Inking the agreement were Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Japan’s Ambassador to Guyana, Yoshimasa Tezuka. The envoy said the private sector would be allowed to buy civil engineering equipment and electrical power machinery. The Foreign Minister said ...

Three children, who went missing during a fishing trip in Hosororo, North West District, were eventually found on a hill and they were later reunited with their families, residents said. While the two brothers fell asleep after crying, an older friend remained awake blowing shells and calling for help. They left their homes about 10 AM Saturday to go fishing ...

A large component of the Modernisation of the Justice Administration Project has been the revision of the Laws of Guyana; and copies were presented to the Inter American Development Bank’s (IDB) Representative, Sophie Makonnen, and Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Carl Singh. Upon receipt of her copy, from Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, Ms Makonnen said she was pleased ...

The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security on Friday presented monetary aid to two organisations for the differently-abled from the National Disability Fund for Development Programme. The Deaf Association of Guyana (DAG) received $1.5 million towards its project for ‘Skills development and income generation through shade house farming’. This project is intended to train teachers and deaf youths ...

Two men were Sunday afternoon arrested during a failed robbery bid at the home of a female gold miner, eyewitnesses said. The incident occurred about 1:30 PM just off Bent and Lime Streets, one door south of Merriman’s Funeral Home. The miner was not at home but the bandits pounced on her mother as she was about to leave the ...

Two women and one man were Saturday night arrested in connection with the seizure of a quantity of cocaine and marijuana at two buildings at Parika. Police said the seizure of 1 kilogramme 482 grams of marijuana and 78 grams of cocaine was made about 7:30 PM when police conducted searches on two buildings at Parika Old Road, East Bank ...