By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy The decline in the amount of fish caught by fisherfolk who have been plying their trade for a number of years has been a growing concern but President Dr. Irfaan Ali has outlined several strategies the government intends to roll out to remedy this issue. “We are not sitting back and…
The Rugby Americas North (RAN), in conjunction with Federación Mexicana de Rugby, announced on Wednesday that the 2022 RAN Super Sevens next month in Mexico City has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “After discussions with RAN’s Medical Committee and the Mexican Rugby Federation, it is with regret that RAN has made the…
January 2, 2022 marked the conclusion of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Women’s Super-16 Championship, which was held in partnership with the National Association of Women’s Football, and according to the Association’s President, Andrea Johnson, the tournament has created a platform to push for further equality in the sport locally. Initially, 16 teams were to…
Days after Guyana reported its highest number of positive COVID-19 cases, the country has shattered the record with a total of 1, 019 new infections within 24-hours. Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Wednesday said that the total number of active cases has now increased to 7, 613. It is suspected that the record…
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has congratulated West Indies legend Sir Clive Lloyd on receiving his Knighthood. The former captain, one of the most successful in the game’s history, received the honour for his services to the game of cricket. The investiture was performed on Wednesday by the Duke of Cambridge at Windsor Castle. CWI President…
39-YEAR-OLD Rudolph Forde could soon face criminal charges after falsely reporting to police that he was robbed of an undisclosed amount of money by armed motorcycle bandits. The money is owned by Forde’s employer, Fernandez Guyana Enterprise Inc. A police statement on Wednesday said the man, who is a driver/salesman at the company, made the…
Failure to adhere to regional sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures saw Guyana losing some of its export markets in the Caribbean region between 2015 and 2020 but there’s a new and aggressive effort by officials at the Agriculture Ministry to regain those markets. SPS measures are basically laws, regulations, standards, and procedures that governments employ…
The Personal Assistant to the former Chief Election Officer, Duarte Hetsberger, has been fired from the position as the new Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud, settles in his new job. Hetsberger who is a GDF Reserve Officer was dismissed by the new CEO. While the Elections Commission has not indicated the reason behind the firing, two…
(BBC) – Prince Andrew is to face a civil case in the US over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman when she was 17. Virginia Giuffre is suing the prince, claiming he abused her in 2001. His lawyers said the case should be thrown out, citing a 2009 deal she signed with convicted sex offender…
After spending the last five months on remand for the multi-million-dollar gold heist of Wallison Enterprise located at Gordon Street, Kitty, Georgetown, Peon Lee called “Nino Brown” was on Wednesday released on $450,000 bail by a High Court Judge. His application for bail was made by attorney-at-law Bernard DaSilva, who argued that his client can…
