The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has promoted Assistant Technical Director and former senior men’s national team player Bryan Joseph to the position of Acting Technical Director, in recognition of his strong record of implementing results-driven youth development programmes across Guyana. Joseph has previously worked as GFF Youth Development Officer and coached various national youth teams.…
THE Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Spanish company, Agbar Agriculture have signed a technical co-operation agreement to foster the development of joint initiatives and projects in relation to smart and sustainable water resource management in the agriculture sector of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The initiative will have an initial…
Police ranks in Regional Division 4’B’ confiscated over five pounds of cannabis on Thursday during an operation at Swan Village on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway. The ranks attached to the Timehri Police Station were at the time conducting raid exercises in several villages on the Highway. When they visited Swan Village, a search was conducted in…
President, Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday morning was updated on preparations for Cricket Carnival 2022 by the organising committee. Cricket Carnival runs from September 16 to October 2 and coincides with the Guyana leg of the Caribbean Premier League 2022, including the semi-finals on September 27 and 28 and the Finals on September 30 (Office…
The pair of Natalie Cummings and Chelsea Edghill, remains Guyana’s last hope at a podium finish in Table Tennis at the Commonwealth Games, following their Women’s Doubles Round-of-32 victory over South Africa. According to a release from the Guyana Olympic Association through their Press Attaché, Rawle Toney, Cummings and Edghill seemed like the perfect pair,…
–Agriculture Minister tells Region Six farmers IN a meeting with rice farmers on Wednesday, at the New Market Primary School in No. 63 Village, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha committed to having all dams fixed, and canals assessed and improved to ensure farmers are protected during the rainy seasons. “I want to…
North Ruimveldt Secondary will face defending champions, Christianburg Wismar Secondary, in the final of the Milo Boys Under-18 School Football Tournament at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, on Sunday. For North, it is uncharted territories at the Under-18 level, and they are savouring the idea they can topple the formidable opposition and win…
IN a bid to improve its efforts in meeting stakeholder demands and making profitable investments, the Ministry of Agriculture, through the Sustainable Agriculture Development Programme (SADP) on Friday launched an agriculture survey at the Regency Suites Hotel. The $20 million project, which is being funded by the Inter Development Bank (IDB), will see the collection…
A total of 74 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health’s daily COVID-19 dashboard issued on Friday. With these new cases, COVID infections recorded in Guyana since March 2020 have increased to 70, 083. The new cases were recorded after 645 tests were conducted with cases…
PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali said he wants the Guyana Defence Force’s Air Corps to become the premier Air Corps in the region, by leading by example and by reflecting the best standards. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces made the statement, on Thursday afternoon, while interacting with Air Corps ranks at the Air Corps Hangar…
