Up against pre-tournament favourites, Puerto Rico, the Guyana hockey ladies suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat in their opening fixture of the CAC qualifiers in Hamilton, Bermuda. The Guyanese women started the match a bit tentative, giving away a penalty corner to Puerto Rico in the opening minute. A battle of two captains Josefina Freaney of…
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Adrian Sauders is not giving an appeal to the notion in Guyana and some other jurisdictions that the Court is biased. The Caribbean Court of Justice was thrown into the local spotlight following the no-confidence motion against the APNU+AFC government in 2018 and the aftermath of the…
-wife among five in police custody FELIPE Galaviz, a Venezuelan, was on Friday stabbed to his neck in a confrontation with another Venezuelan man at Oronoque, Port Kaituma, North West District (NWD), Region One. According to Divisional Commander, Superintendent Himnauth Sawh, the incident occurred at about 23:30 hours and was reported to the police on…
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has selected a 13-man team to travel to The Bahamas, to participate in the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens tournament, scheduled for April 23-24. Accompanying the team will be Sevens Head Coach Theodore Henry and Manager, Ryan Dey. In addition to the team listed in the image below, the…
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Adrian Sauders is not giving an appeal to the notion in Guyana and some other jurisdictions that the Court is biased. The Caribbean Court of Justice was thrown into the local spotlight following the no-confidence motion against the APNU+AFC government in 2018 and the aftermath of the…
INCUMBENT President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Mark Lyte, had gained a nominal lead over Vanessa Kissoon after the completion of just over 700 of the approximately 5,000 ballots cast in the GTU Triennial Elections. Counting commenced on Saturday at the GTU Headquarters on Woolford Avenue, Georgetown. Lyte led for the presidency with 380…
By Vishani Ragobeer in Lethem Vishani@newsroom.gy After a two-year hiatus prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rupununi Rodeo returned on Saturday, bringing together scores of people but not without calls for a greater level of investment to expand this unique tourism product. The Rupununi rodeo features vaqueros (or cowboys and cowgirls, as they are more…
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Adrian Sauders is not giving an appeal to the notion in Guyana and some other jurisdictions that the Court is biased. The Caribbean Court of Justice was thrown into the local spotlight following the no-confidence motion against the APNU+AFC government in 2018 and the aftermath of the…
– Police seeking gunman YARDAN Jacobs, 27, and his cousin Steve Bacchus, 29, both of North Sophia, Georgetown were on Saturday injured in the wee hours when a man shot them both in the aftermath of an argument in the same community. According to Police Headquarters, Jacobs who is and labourer, was at the Tanary…
Attoya Harvey copped gold in a three-medal haul for Guyana on day one of the 49th Carifta Games in Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday. Narissa McPherson and Javon Roberts were the other Guyanese on the podium on the opening day, both securing silver medals. Notably, all three athletes ran Personal Best times. Harvey won the Girls…
