Priya Manickchand
Priya Manickchand

TVET teachers in short supply – Manickchand

-coastal schools overstaffed While downplaying suggestions that teachers might be leaving the education sector,  Education Minister Priya Manickchand  has admitted that there is a shortage of teachers in several subject areas.

Minister of Culture, Youth & Sport,
Charles Ramson Jr. at the press briefing
yesterday. It was held in the newly built front section of the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Minister of Culture, Youth & Sport, Charles Ramson Jr. at the press briefing yesterday. It was held in the newly built front section of the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Ramson defends spending on Cliff Anderson Sports Hall renovation

-date for full completion of facility unclear  By Michaelangelo Jacobus Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr.,

Sir Clive to lead Guyana’s Cricket Academy operations

-Ramson highlights gov’t’s commitment to game’s development   Legendary Guyanese and West Indian cricketer, Sir Clive Lloyd, is set to play a pivotal role in the operations of Guyana’s proposed Cricket Academy.

Aerial assault aims to stem LA Palisades fire eastward spread

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Aircraft dropped water and fire retardant on steep hills to stem the eastward spread of the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles yesterday as on-the-ground firefighting efforts also intensified amid warnings of wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour that could make matters worse.

Sudanese army advances to retake city of Wad Madani from RSF

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Sudan’s army said on Saturday it had entered the central city of Wad Madani and was pushing out its paramilitary rivals the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a step which if completed successfully would be its biggest gain in nearly two years of war.