The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) recently continued its gear distribution exercise with a valuable donation of over $1 million worth of cricket equipment for players in the West Demerara area. The gear includes the provision of a number of gear bags, bats, batting pads, wicketkeeping pads, balls and stumps. “The distribution is an integral aspect…
Five lucky patrons of the Amazonia Mall were rewarded on Friday when the mall held its first anniversary promotion. The drawing was done just over a week ago, and on Friday the five winners received their prizes during a simple ceremony at the Providence, East Bank Demerara, facility. Hernan Rojas copped the first prize of…
THE influx of newfound wealth brings with it the ever-present fear of mismanagement and corruption. Amid that fear, inclusive decision-making, I believe, offers an opportunity to prevent those challenges. The recently-launched President’s Youth Advisory Council is another mechanism conceptualised to push more inclusive development locally- this time with a keen focus on integrating youth voices…
A total of 15 new COVID-19 cases were recorded within a 24hrs period after 279 tests were conducted. With these new cases, the overall number of cases increased to 70, 803. The new cases were recorded in: Region Two (one case), Region Three (three cases), Region Four (five cases), Region Five (four cases) and Region…
WITHIN the last six months, the President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Adrian Saunders, addressed the Guyana Bar Association at their Annual Dinner and the Jamaican Bar, who were celebrating the 60th Anniversary of their Court of Appeal. Justice Saunders’s two addresses were to the point and delivered in the best traditions…
Contractors will begin rehabilitation of 25 roads in Region 10, some from as early as today (Saturday). A combined total of $800 million has been budgeted for works. On Friday, Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, held a meeting with the contractors who would be undertaking these projects, before making several site visits to…
DALE held the ball between his fingers, the heat from the leather sending a burning sensation up his arm and he breathed in deeply, his mind totally focused on that defining moment of his life. He stood at the top of his mark and the crowd went silent, the dancers froze, the drums stopped beating…
Trinidadian Sheldon Bissessar, aboard his Spitzer Dragster, set a new record of 7.208 seconds on the quarter-mile strip at the South Dakota Circuit on Saturday afternoon. Team Mohamed’s white GT-R, driven by American Terence Cox, held the previous record of 7.501 seconds, which was set in March 2021. The drivers are in preparation for the Guyana…
The Opposition-nominated Commissioners on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have asked for the use of biometric systems in the country’s voting process but Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo is against this. A biometric system is one that uses physical characteristics such as fingerprints to help identify people. And the opposition-nominated Commissioners believe that this will…
The Opposition-nominated Commissioners on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have asked for the use of biometric systems in the country’s voting process but Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo is against this. A biometric system is one that uses physical characteristics such as fingerprints to help identify people. And the opposition-nominated Commissioners believe that this will…
