Risha Persaud

The cricketer’s governing body has been encouraged by the all-rounder and Former West Indies captain, Darren Sammy to “treat racism more seriously and pay it some attention in the integrity of the game.” According to an earlier CNN report, the former captain says that he has experienced racism while playing …

As was previously reported on the front page of Kaieteur News, “Lands and Survey boss, Trevor Benn bought $25M Prado for $2.5M from his own workplace.” The boss himself wrote a letter to the editor refuting the headline on the front page of Kaieteur News (KN). The letter to the …

Educational experts across the region have called on the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) to conduct a thorough review of the CXC and CAPE results after many outcries from parents, teachers, and students. According to a report from Barbados, the Registrar for the Council, Wayne Wesley, responded by emphasizing that this …

On September 24, 2020, The Guyana Police Force (GPF) released a statement disclosing that the Venezuelan Syndicato Gang opened fire on Guyanese troops and police force joint patrol at the Guyana/Venezuela border in the Cuyuni River. In that same statement penned by the Public Affairs Officer, Heppilena Ferguson stated that …

According to a letter today sent from the Guyana Defence Force, members of a Venezuelan Sindicato gang opened fire on a joint patrol of Guyanese police and soldiers on the Cuyuni River (Guyana/Venezuela) on Wednesday September 23, 2020. The army confirmed that no one was injured during this attack after …

CDC – Press Release For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 23, 2020Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing upcoming action by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide $200 million to jurisdictions for COVID-19 vaccine preparedness. Funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and …

The Guyana Teachers Union today weighed in on the current issues concerning the release of the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) results. Coretta McDonald, General Secretary for the Guyana Teachers Union, sent a message to the CXC council ‘to fix their business, or Guyana will fix it for you’. “Fix your business …

After a significant outcry from students in Guyana, the Minister of Education, Priya Manichand filed a claim with the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) within the region. “The Ministry of Education – Guyana is registering vehemently with the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC), its dissatisfaction with the apparent poor grading of students …

Over 11000 students signed a petition on change.org website ‘demanding a review of the July 2020 Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) results. The examination council released the results on September 22, 2020. Students across the region were eager to get their results by 5:00 …

The President of the United States of America on Wednesday refused to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses the election in November, saying, “he needs to see what happen,” indicating a high level of doubts about the security of the mail-in ballots. “We’re going to have …