Daily Archives: 01/20/2022

GUYANA: Education: Guyanese students top Caribbean at CSEC and CAPE Exams

01/20/2022 – 12:18 am
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At the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) level, Samuel Haynes from Queen’s College has been awarded for ‘Overall Outstanding Achievement’.  Haynes scored nine Grade One passes at the 2021 CAPE sitting

Additionally, at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level, Guyana also scored the top spot with Zaynab Shaffie from Queen’s College awarded ‘Overall Outstanding Achievement’. She scored 18 Grade Ones and two Grade Twos.        Continue reading →

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GUYANA: Laparkan fire reportedly started where dangerous oil chemicals were stored

01/20/2022 – 12:15 am

By Wayne Lyttle – Jan 18, 2021 – Kaieteur News 

The popular Laparkan Shipping Company storage bond and the storage bond of another shipping company identified as Tropical Shipping Company were destroyed by a massive inferno, which started just before midnight on Sunday.

The bonds are located on the premises of the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNIC) Wharf at Lombard and Broad Streets, Charlestown, Georgetown.

According to reports, hundreds of millions of dollars worth in vehicles and other imported items which were stored in containers, barrels and boxes were completely destroyed by the blaze.      Continue reading →

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BUSINESS: “Work” has changed and that’s why everyone is quitting – BlackRock’s Larry Fink

01/20/2022 – 12:03 am

Larry Fink

Business Insider – January 18, 2022

  • BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink wrote in his annual letter to CEOs about the record number of workers quitting.
  • Fink said that workers seeking new opportunities is a good thing and that companies have to adapt.
  •  Companies that don’t adjust to the “new reality” will “do so at their own peril,” he said.

In his annual letter to CEOs, Fink touched on everything he thought was “vital to driving durable long-term returns” and helping the company’s clients reach their goals. One trend he highlighted was the record-breaking number of workers quitting.      Continue reading →

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