EXECUTIVE members of the Pele FC Alumni Corporation are at present in Guyana as the USA-based entity seeks to get back on track with its many developmental and support programmes for students and other entities. Pele FC Alumni Corporation’s annual two-day Educational Development Programme which is aimed at empowering young players (male and female) to…
Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie put in an impressive performance in front his home crowd, but Bangladesh were the better side in the final game of the CG United three-match ODI series at Providence on Saturday. The Asian side defeated West Indies by four wickets to complete a clean sweep of the series, ending the tour…
By Joe Chapman FOUNDER of the Silvertown All Star Sports Club, Patrick ‘Zar’ Caesar, is appealing for more sports equipment for his Silvertown-based facility. The club has over 80 members, youths ranging from 8 to 19 years who are eager to make the right choices in life as they face the vicissitudes of living in…
Police in Region Six are investigating an alleged murder which occurred at Main and Kent Street, New Amsterdam on Saturday. The News Room was informed that after committing the act, the accused rode to the police station and reported what had occurred. The dead man has been identified Jermaine Elias called ‘Deportee’, a 39-year-old of…
… Special emphasis on females; U12 players THE annual cricket academy of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) bowls off tomorrow after an absence of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Area H Ground’s concrete all-weather court and the compound of the Rose Hall Town Primary School will be used…
(Barbados Today)- Barbados has confirmed the first case of Monkeypox on the island. The confirmation came by way of a statement from Minister of Health Ian Gooding-Edghill. The full statement is below: Good morning. You will recall that yesterday, I informed the Barbadian public that there was a suspected case of Monkeypox in the island.…
HIGH Court Judge, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, on Friday, sentenced 35-year-old taxi driver, Feroz Shakeer, to 16 years behind bars for raping a 12-year-old girl back in 2015. Last month, Shakeer was found guilty by a 12-member jury at the Demerara Sexual Offences Court. He had denied engaging in sexual activity with the teenager on December 3,…
CONSULTATION between President Dr. Irfaan Ali and the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton, for the appointment of Clifton Hicken as Commissioner of Police, has been put on hold. This will be until Acting Chief Justice, Roxane George, S.C., rules on Norton’s legal challenge to the appointment of Patrick Findlay as Chairman of the Police…
-judge says extended incarceration was a ‘grave tragedy’ FIFTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Micobie Village, North Rupununi Savannah resident, Jones Raymond, has been freed of a murder charge which was instituted more than nine years ago. He had filed legal proceedings over breaches of his constitutional rights caused by the state’s delay in prosecuting him for the crime. Delivering…
PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali said the Government was examining ways to work with the local banking sector to create more opportunities for Guyana’s ever-evolving economy, particularly for small businesses. He noted that creating “innovative ways” was essential for micro-enterprises, which do not possess the type of collateral or cash outlay to benefit from the opportunities…
