As Guyanese are being encouraged to double up on their precautions against COVID-19, the virus continues to surge with the Minister of Health revealing this morning that in the past 24 hours, the country has recorded 967 new cases of the virus. That number eclipses the country’s previous record for the number of new cases…
(CMC) – The United States Women’s Under-19 team will travel to the Caribbean to play their first international tour with a four-match Twenty20 (T20) series later this month, USA Cricket has announced. USA Cricket said in a release that in partnership with both the Windward Islands Cricket Board (WICB) and the St Vincent and the…
From defective phones to home appliances, the Guyana Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) has been addressing complaints from consumers about electronic items they buy. For 2021, the Commission recorded a marginal increase in the number of complaints against the electronics industry, according to Director General Anil Sukhdeo. He said the Commission resolved 77.7% of…
(PART TWO) FROM 2010 onwards, a trend developed at the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup as two sides dominated. Between them, India and Australia claimed three of the six titles, while finishing as losing finalists four times between them. Pakistan were the only other team to make it to more than one final in…
In September 2021, Deja Dias, Chairman of the Competitions Committee of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA), piloted an inaugural League, which was contested until December 2021 at the Georgetown Club Courts. While the tournament allowed the nation’s top-tier players a chance at more competitive action, it also opened the floodgates for new talents to join…
AKSHAYA Persaud hit an unbeaten 54 as Leon Johnson’s XI ended day one on 188-7 at the Albion Community Centre ground yesterday. Persaud and Clinton Pestano (24*) were at the crease at stumps, adding 43 for the eighth wicket against Keemo Paul’s XI. Seon Glasgow took 1-6 while Sylus Tyndall (1-13), Qumar Torrington (1-15), Keemo…
“I am really happy to see local talent coming through and you are in the forefront of that and so I am charging you all to keep that momentum going, keep the local talent developing, keep playing and knocking on the door.” The words of National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) Finance Director, Mr. Fitzroy…
WEST Indies Women will play four One-Day International (ODI) matches against South Africa Women in Johannesburg from January 28 to February 6, as part of their preparations for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. Ahead of the first ODI, West Indies will have a warm-up match against a South Africa XI on January 25. Cricket…
The Georgetown High Court and all of its offices will be closed effective Wednesday until January 10, 2022, as a precautionary measure given the significant spike in COVID-19 infections over recent weeks. A notice from the Supreme Court of Judicature on Wednesday outlined that the closure will also facilitate sanitisation of the High Court; the…
FUTSAL rivals, Sparta Boss and Bent Street, will clash in the final of the Kashif and Shanghai/Guyana Football Federation (GFF) year-end extravaganza on Saturday. Set for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the two teams will collide for the winners’ purse of $1M, following their emphatic semi-final wins on Tuesday evening at the country’s premier indoor…
