Jul 11, 2026
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NGSA top student Zaida Gonzalez wants to be a doctor
Eleven-year-old Zaida Gonzalez, a student on the Essequibo Coast, achieved a perfect score at the 2026 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) and already has...
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Orealla, Siparuta youth design own solution to drug abuse as part of leadership programme
Twenty-five Indigenous youth from Orealla and Siparuta graduated Tuesday from a civic leadership programme that saw them design and implement their own community solution...
Mustapha stands firm on rice farmer support, says ’we don’t fear criticism’
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha declared that the Government does not fear criticism, as he led the distribution of relief cheques to rice farmers in...
Years without a social worker ending as Mahdia trains its first
For years, Mahdia's most vulnerable families had nowhere to turn when a child needed protection or a survivor needed advocacy — now, a new...
New $201.8M Charlestown Health Centre brings HPV testing, chronic care closer to 2,000 residents
A new $201.8 million health centre offering cervical cancer screening, HPV testing and chronic disease management opened its doors in Charlestown Friday, part of...
Khan, Drayton, Pitamber lead Guyana’s charge at CARIFTA Chess Championship
FM Anthony Drayton CM Taffin Khan CM Sachin Pitamber Over 30 Guyanese chess players ranging in age from seven to 35 will compete in the...
NGSA 2026 results exceed regional benchmark and mark Guyana’s best performance ever, says Education Minister
Education Minister Sonia Parag hailed the 2026 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results as the strongest ever recorded in Guyana, attributing the achievement to years...
Mathematics leads NGSA pass rate gains as girls outperform boys in all subjects
Pass rates improved across all four subject areas of the 2026 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), with Mathematics recording the most significant gains, according...
Digital school to offer full primary and secondary curriculum online
The Guyana Digital School will expand to provide online access to the complete primary and secondary school curriculum, from Grades One to Eleven, said...
Record 20 pupils tie for NGSA top spot, credit hard work and preparation for success
Twenty students achieved perfect scores in the 2026 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), marking the first time in the examination's history that so many...
Watchman remanded over fatal neck stabbing at Haswell, Port Mourant
Parmeshwar Lionel, a 20-year-old watchman, was on Friday remanded to prison after appearing before the Whim Magistrate's Court charged with the murder of 27-year-old Naresh...
New travel allowance will cover ’pain’ and ’the belly,’ say pensioner
At the New Amsterdam Post Office, pensioners sat patiently as they waited to uplift their $20,000 annual Senior Citizens' Travel Allowance. Senior citizens across East...
’I still imagine seeing him,’ relative says as Henry boys’ killers sentenced to life imprisonment
The outcry for justice that followed the brutal murders of 16-year-old Isaiah Henry and 17-year-old Joel Henry may have found an answer in the Berbice...
Pitamber wins National Junior Chess Championships Qualifiers
Candidate Master (CM) Sachin Pitamber has won the 2026 National Junior Chess Championships Qualifiers, hosted by the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) at Olympic House, Liliendaal....
Cuban national who slit stepdaughter’s throat after hammering mother to death gets life imprisonment
Cuban national Yoel Rodriguez Barrientos, who bludgeoned his partner to death with a hammer then slit the throat of her 11-year-old daughter after the child...
Adopt an Orphanage initiative enters fifth phase, expands support for vulnerable children
The Adopt an Orphanage initiative has entered its fifth phase, continuing efforts to strengthen support for children living in residential care through partnerships involving the...