The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) announced on Monday, that they have postponed their Under-19 Inter-County Two-Day tournament due to “unusual heavy and persistent rainfall for the past few days.” The tournament, which got underway on July 20, was expected to be completed on August 2, however, both of the matches contested thus far have been…
Led by Rampertab Ramnauth and Mavendra Dindyal, Guyana is unbeaten thus far in their two matches at the ongoing Regional Under-17 tournament in Trinidad and Tobago. They now face Jamaica on Tuesday at Inshan Ali Park, and should Guyana win, it would put them well on their way to winning the title for the first…
Security guard, 61-year-old Mark Yaw died while on duty at a hotel situated on the corners of Cummings and Robb Streets, Georgetown on Monday. Police Headquarters reported that Yaw was sitting in a chair in the hotel’s office breathing heavily when he was discovered by the hotel’s manager. The manager asked Yaw if he was…
A total of 21 new COVID-19 cases were recorded after 327 tests were conducted, the Health Ministry reported on Monday. The ministry’s dashboard noted that the overall number of confirmed cases has now increased to 69, 468. The new cases were recorded in; Region Two (two cases), Region Three (three cases), Region Four (11 cases)…
EUGENE: France’s Kevin Mayer won his second world decathlon gold on Sunday, benefiting from the withdrawal through injury of Olympic champion Damian Warner. Mayer accrued 8,816 points after 10 disciplines over two days to follow up on previous world gold in 2017 in London. Canada’s Pierce Lepage claimed silver with 8,701pts while American Zach Ziemek…
On Monday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha along with officials from the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) met with members of the Rice Farmers’ Fertiliser Assistance Registration and Verification Committee to discuss the government’s fertilizer assistance programme which was announced last May by President Dr. Irfaan Ali. The meeting was held to discuss the lists of…
A triple strike by Ramesh Mendis overshadowed Agha Salman’s maiden Test fifty as Sri Lanka took a commanding position in the second Test, on Monday. The hosts reduced Pakistan to 191 for 7 after posting 378 on Day 2 at the Galle International Stadium. Even as Naseem Shah dismissed the overnight pair of Niroshan Dickwella…
Region Five will undergo massive farming development with livestock being the main focus, according to Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha. At an outreach in the region on Saturday, the Minister said the farmers in the region can expect multiple opportunities for development with diverse crop farming and improving dairy and beef production. Therefore creating multiple…
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has implored the government to come up with a workable solution to assist Guyanese who are finding it difficult to afford basic necessities. Contributing to the debate on first-month pay for new public servants last week, the Opposition Leader said the issue of easing the burden off of Guyanese should cut…
DENMARK’s Jonas Vingegaard secured his first Tour de France victory as Jasper Philipsen of Belgium won the sprint on the final stage in Paris on Sunday. Philipsen was an easy winner on the Champs-Elysees while Vingegaard, 25, finished alongside his Jumbo-Visma team-mates after three weeks of racing. He beat last year’s champion Tadej Pogacar by…
