THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) will relaunch the intra-association NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U17 League for boys this year, with an agreement to renew the partnership and to ensure continuity in the coming years, in line with NAMILCO’s objective to support the sustainable development of youth in Guyana. The…
Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, on Thursday, recused herself from presiding over the trial of former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan who is accused of misconduct in public office. Jordan, who served as Finance Minister under the previous APNU+AFC government from 2015 to 2020, is out on $3 million bail. He made his first court appearance…
Senior Finance Minister in the Office of the President Dr. Ashni Singh today praised the Private Sector Commission for its efforts over the years in Guyana’s business and political landscapes. At the opening of the 30th Annual General Meeting of the PSC, the Finance Minister said over the years, when the PPP Government presented its…
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) will host its senior female Inter-county tournaments from May 13-22 in preparation for the Regional women’s tournament in Guyana from June 5-26. The female Inter-county T20 tournament is slated to be played from May 13-16 followed by the 50-overs immediately after. According to a release from the GCB on Wednesday,…
DAYS after she was found guilty of attempting to extort money from her ex-boyfriend, Princess Williams, was, on Wednesday, charged for escaping from police custody. At the time of the alleged escape, the 20-year-old Providence, East Bank Demerara resident was on remand pending sentencing. She appeared before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrates’…
Patrick Werleman has been re-elected as Chairman of the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO). in a release from RADO on Wednesday, Werleman, the Member Country Representative (MCR) for Aruba, was returned unopposed during the 2022 Annual General Meeting which ended on May 8 in Curaçao. Werleman has expressed his gratitude to members for entrusting him…
A MIXED 12-member jury was, on Wednesday, empanelled before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Demerara High Court for the trial of Donell Trapp called ‘Short Man’, who is accused of murdering 60-year-old remigrant Agriculturist, Anthony Breedy, in 2016. Trapp formerly of Timehri, East Bank Demerara, pleaded not guilty to the indictment which read that between…
The Guyana Harpy Eagles’ final Four-Day practice match has begun to show promising signs with both batsmen and bowlers reaching significant landmarks at the National Stadium, Providence, on Wednesday. Tagenarine Chanderpaul carried his 139* to 163, Tevin Imlach grafted for 55 and pacer Ronsford Beaton took 5-60, for a match tally thus far of 8-101…
SAMUEL Gouveia, 27, who was sentenced to 18 years, nine months for manslaughter, was arrested at the Mahdia District Hospital with a knife stuck in his neck on Monday. He had escaped from the Mazaruni Prison on February, 15, 2021 and was recaptured by police ranks at the Mahdia District Hospital where he was attempting…
Guyana has become an oil exploration hotspot with several commercial oil finds over the past few years and it is projected that the country would rake in more than US$60 billion (or more than GY $12.5 trillion) in investments this decade. This is according to the Latin America Analyst at Rystad Energy, Sofia Forestieri, who…
