It took less than 24 hours for Team Mohamed’s to reclaim the quarter-mile record at South Dakota Circuit by lowering it to 7.036 seconds on Sunday. The feat was achieved by the team’s Pro-Mod, piloted by Clint Satterfield. For the thousands of fans, that potentially was the main highlight of the day as rain hampered…
By Neil Kumar, THE master batsman Shimron Hetmyer’s appointment as Captain of the Guyana Amazon Warriors CPL team is certainly a positive move. Hetmyer is one of the best batsmen in the Caribbean and it is important that he asserts himself and bat at number three. The best batsman in any team should bat at…
Anthony Joshua’s bid to recapture the unified heavyweight titles ended in disappointment as Oleksandr Usyk produced a terrific performance to win by split decision in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In a clash billed as the ‘Rage on the Red Sea’, a spirited Joshua, 32, showed some aggressiveness and intent – a vast improvement from their first…
PRIME MINISTER, Brigadier (ret’d), Mark Phillips, said the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Summer Camps in Guyana play a pivotal role in the foundation of technological development. The Prime Minister noted that camps were testament to the Government’s commitment to embracing the ICT revolution in Guyana. He told the 72 graduates and their relatives at…
Guyana made a winning start to the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-15 Championship on Saturday, defeating Windward Islands by 26 runs at the National Stadium in St. George’s, Grenada. Batting first, Guyana posted 190 all out from 48.2 overs and then restricted Windward Islands to 164 all out from 46.1 overs. Guyana’s innings was…
— Vice-President Jagdeo VICE-PRESIDENT, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, on Friday, called on the members of the International Decade of People of African Descent Assembly– Guyana (IDPADA-G) to explain how Afro-Guyanese have benefitted from the $468.438 million that it has received from the government. IDPADA-G received the accumulated amount over the past five years. Created in 2018,…
A century from opener Rampertab Ramnauth and an unbeaten half-century from Shamar Yearwood put Guyana in control against Jamaica on Day One of their third round game in the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-19 Three-Day Championship on Saturday. Playing at Arnos Vale, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana, sent in to bat first, closed…
President, Dr Irfaan Ali and his delegation on Saturday met with the Guyanese diaspora in Trinidad and Tobago. The President’s delegation includes Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha; Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond; Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Hugh Todd; Head of Go-Invest, Dr Peter Ramsaroop and other government officials. Below…
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, said that the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Summer Camps in Guyana play a pivotal role in the foundation of technological development. The senior government official, who is currently fulfilling the role of President, noted that camps are testament to the government’s commitment to embracing the ICT revolution in Guyana. He…
PUBLIC Works Minister, Bishop Juan Edghill, conducted site visits on Friday, throughout Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) where road works in various communities will begin. A total of 25 contracts, approximately $800 million have been awarded for the road projects. According to a post on the ministry’s Facebook page, Minister Edghill met with residents and…
