City Magistrate Leron Daly on Monday sentenced a 44-year-old contractor to two years in jail after he confessed that while gambling, he lost $1.7 million which was given to him by the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs to purchase raw materials. Doorman Henry admitted that on August 17, at Main Street, being solely entrusted by the…
See the full statement from itel below: itel, an award-winning business process outsourcing provider (BPO) founded in the Caribbean, has announced plans to recruit more than 500 employees in the next few weeks, to support its expanding operation at its Guyana customer engagement center. The company has already started to recruit, and will have…
The third ExxonMobil Boys and Girls Under-14 Schools Football tournament continued on Saturday and defending champions Cummings Lodge Secondary and East Ruimveldt Secondary had impressive quarter-final wins at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue. Cummings Lodge, reigning champions of the Boys category, defeated Dolphin Secondary 5-2 as Duquan Thom helped himself to a brace…
Catering to the need for innovation and technology expansion in Guyana, the Ministry of Education has collaborated with international partners to introduce students to Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. The collaboration is between the Ministry and The LEAD Mindset which provides leadership training, BCS Technology – an Information Technology consulting firm – and JASECI Labs which…
See below press release by the Guyana Football Federation The nationwide membership of regional associations, clubs and affiliate associations of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) on Saturday voted by majority to reform the statues that govern the administration of football in Guyana. The reform process, which aligns the GFF’s operational regulations with the governance standards…
The Guyana Hockey Board will commence its indoor calendar on Tuesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with the Lucozade Indoor Hockey Tournament. “This tournament will be integral for the local hockey playing clubs in preparation for the National and International Indoor Tournaments scheduled for the last quarter of this year,” the Board said in a…
Over the past two weeks, 33 Guyanese were able to benefit from a sustainable bamboo development training programme that could spur profitable ventures in bamboo craft and furniture making and eventually, the building of houses. Guyana has more than 40 species of bamboos – the fastest growing land plant in the world. Region Two’s Regional…
The University of Guyana has announced that it will commence the new academic year from the 12th September with orientation sessions for new and continuing students beginning from the 5th September. In a statement, the university said classes for most new and continuing students will begin on the 12th September. It was explained that depending…
A total of eight people were infected with the COVID-19 disease after another 115 tests were done, the Ministry of Health’s daily COVID-19 dashboard reported on Monday. With these new infections, the overall number of cases increased to 70, 982. The new cases were recorded in Region Three (one case), Region Four (one case) and…
A 43-year-old West Coast Berbice motorcyclist lost his life last evening when he slammed into a car as he rode onto the Berbice river bridge. Eyewitnesses said the man, Aubrey Sears, appeared to have been distracted by something as he was seen looking back as he was riding onto the bridge and rode into the…
