In 2002, Guyana adopted a broadly-based five year plan (2003-2007) to achieve universal secondary education (USE), with a strategy to convert secondary classes in primary schools and grade 7-10 community high schools into General Secondary Schools (GSS) in which all students could present for...
7. Guyana National Museum Situated in the heart of Georgetown, the Guyana National Museum stands as a cultural beacon, narrating Guyana’s diverse and rich history. Housed in a colonial-era building, this museum invites visitors to delve into the nation’s past, showcasing artifacts, exhibits, ...
National Holiday:Republic Day, February 23 Literacy rate:87.54% (2015) Economic summary:GDP/PPP(2022 est.): $30.287 billion; per capita $38,258.Real growth rate:4.1%.Inflation:1.8%.Unemployment:16.43% (2020).Arable land:2.3%.Labor force:299,147 (2021 est.); agriculture n.a., industry ...
Cheddi Jagan International Airport is the national airport of Guyana. It is located on the right bank of the Demerara River in the city of Timehri, 41 km south of Guyana's capital, Georgetown. Travel Insurance Just like anywhere else, we advise getting travel insurance when traveling to Guya...
A sum of $600 million has been budgeted for this initiative. Meanwhile, a new legislation will be tabled to the National Assembly to assist small business owners to capitalise on their assets. “This year we intend to bring to the house the security interest and immoveable, property bill, ...
Aubrey Norton, leader of the opposition People’s National Congress that was part of the coalition that signed the deal, told AP that it made mistakes: “I have no doubt about that. And therefore, moving forward, we should rectify those mistakes.” Activists also have raised concerns that th...
In 2010, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) developed the National Forest Fire Management Strategy to inform local fire policy initiatives, such as the inclusion and use of the term “forest fire management” instead of “prevention” and “detection” previously included in the Forest Act 2009...
-young fast bowlers singled out for praise By Michaelangelo Jacobus The recently concluded day/night practice match between Tagenarine Chanderpaul’s Xi and Kemol Savory’s XI at the Providence National Stadium, East Bank Demerara, has left Guyana Harpy Eagles Head Coach, Ryan Hercules, expressing...
TheNational Enquirerwas preparing an article. It would be another smear, like the one inNew West,full of lies. Jones became more isolated and his dependence on drugs increased. On November 1st, Leo Ryan wired Jones and informed him he would be visiting Jonestown on a fact-f...
Travel to French Guianais of course also possibleindependently, provided you French is good enough. Guyane’s international airport south of the capital Cayenne is connected toParis,France, by dailyscheduled flightswith the French national carrier. These flights tend to be on the expensive side, th...