CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (CMC) – West Indies clashed with Australia in their opening warm-up game of the ICC Women’s World Cup here yesterday with Stafanie Taylor urging her side to manage their nerves, as they put the finishing touches on their preparation for the showpiece. Only half of the squad featured at the last 50-over…
COACHES attached to National Sports Commission (NSC) on Friday took part in a Strength and Conditioning Course, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport at the National Cultural Centre. The seminar was conducted by non-profit group Allyuh Sports Image. Focus on this occasion was Strength and Condition for Elite Athletes. American Shawn Benson,…
THE Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA), yesterday laid to rest one of their stalwarts, the late Neville Denny, a true pioneer and legend around the shooting fraternity, locally and internationally. Born August 5 1933, Denny passed away on Friday, February 18 ,and was laid to rest yesterday after a service at the Cathedral of the…
(Reuters) – Russian forces pounded Ukrainian cities with artillery and cruise missiles on Saturday for a third day running but a defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the capital Kyiv remained in Ukrainian hands. As hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled westwards towards the European Union, top Russian security official and ex-president Dmitry Medvedev said Moscow’s…
OLYMPIAN Keevin Allicock was removed from Guyana’s team preparing for the American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Elite Continental Championships, set for Guayaquil, Ecuador, March 22 – April 2. Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) president, Steve Ninvalle, made the disclosure when contacted to speak on the preparedness of the team. National coach Lennox Daniels said the decision, which…
Several areas in the Upper and Lower Pomeroon River in Region Two were Saturday morning reeling from the effects of flooding due mainly to continuous rainfall experienced in the region over the past three days. Several areas in the Upper and Lower Pomeroon River are flooded (Photo: News Room/February 26, 2022) Residents, especially in Jacklow,…
BEREGSURANY, Hungary, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Clutching a mobile phone number of a woman she had never met, Nataliya Ableyeva crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary on Saturday, entrusted with a precious cargo. A stranger’s children. Waiting at the border crossing on the Ukrainian side, Ableyeva had met a desperate 38-year-old man from her…
Olympian Keevin Allicock was removed from Guyana’s team preparing for the American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Elite Continental Championships, set for Guayaquil, Ecuador, from March 22 to April 2. Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) president, Steve Ninvalle, made the disclosure on Saturday. National Coach, Lennox Daniels, said the decision, which was handed down by the GBA’s Coaches…
— warns IICA Director-General DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero has expressed concern regarding the situation in Eastern Europe and warned of its potential negative consequences for global food security and trade in agricultural goods. He recalled that the impact on world peace, and the widespread uncertainty it triggers,…
The Ministry of Human Services unveiled a spanking new training hall while hosting the historic girls’ empowerment day and Women Investment and Innovation (WIIN) graduation for 850 persons on Saturday. The training hall and administrative block is located at the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute (GWLI), Cove and John, East Coast Demerara and has been aiding…
