Tag Archives: Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo)

Four Guyanese and six Brazilians were abducted on Saturday morning in Deep South Rupununi and abandoned after members of Guyana’s Joint Services pursued the suspects, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said Saturday afternoon. “A Joint Services team on the ground pursued the suspects who abandoned their vehicle with the persons abducted, all of whom were rescued unharmed,” police said. Police ...

Less than 10 percent of students in Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) passed the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in 2024, pointing to the urgent need to rescue the education sector in that southern Guyana region, the Alliance For Change (AFC) said Friday. “This is a national crisis. It’s not a political crisis because we cannot have any part ...