Month: July 2013

The Board of Industrial Training in collaboration with the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has completed yet another programme for young men and women from across the country. The ceremony held at the GFC Multiplex Building in Kingston, was not only for the graduation of this batch but also for the launch of another programme with a new batch of young Guyanese men and women. BIT/ GFC Board of Directors Chairman Clinton Williams said it is vital for young persons who drop out of school to be given the opportunities to…

Chief Education Officer Olato Sam said that an analysis of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) has clearly suggested that females continue to outperform males in all the subject areas and in all the regions. Sam highlighted that the performance in math has improved over previous years while performance in English and science continues to fluctuate with declines in those two areas being evident. Meanwhile, there is consistent performance across the board and over a number of years in social studies. “Although improvements have been noted in many regions, coastal…

A U.S. citizen was jailed for four years for trafficking cocaine by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Brianna Rodney, 25, pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that on June 3 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, she had in her possession for the purpose of trafficking 4.130 kilograms of cocaine.   The defendant, who was unrepresented in court, is a social worker who arrived on March 12 this year for her second visit to Guyana. According to reports, she stayed at a hotel…

After months of intense competition in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph company (GT& T) eight edition of the Jingle and Song Competition, Ryan Hoppie and Bibi Khan were on last Friday announced the winners of the English and Bollywood segments respectively at the company’s BlackBerry headquarters, Brickdam, Georgetown. This is the first year there was an absence of a grand finale which would normally pull the curtains on highly anticipated competition. Just before the results were revealed, anxious contestants streamed into the venue with high expectations, and more so, they…

Private Sector Commission (PSC) Chairman Ronald Webster said Guyana is blooming with investment opportunities and must immediately begin finding creative ways to market itself. Webster, who was addressing the gathering at the recently-held investment seminar, listed some of the strategies to strengthen Guyana’s investment potential, including the development of the Guyana-Brazil road and trade links with South America. He noted that Guyana must build a strong trading relationship with adjacent markets, tap its hydropower potential and export energy, as well as develop a strong nature tourism industry, with supporting infrastructure.…

Education Minister Priya Manickchand said for Guyana’s children to be able to live enhanced lives, a sturdy partnership among the government, the ministry, teachers, parents, students and the community is required. The minister made the remarks during an address to hundreds of Region Two teachers last Saturday. Manickchand was accompanied by Chief Education Officer Olato Sam, Permanent Secretary Delma Nedd, Assistant Chief Education Officer (Primary) Marcel Hudson and School Board Secretariat Coordinator Melcita Bovell. Regional Chairman Parmanand Persaud, outgoing Regional Education Officer Leslyn Charles and other regional officers were also…