Guyana Amazon Warriors, defending champions of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), put in a swaggering performance to claim three wins in three games to sit at the head of the standings after 10 games of this year’s tournament. Their opponents, St. Lucia Kings, suffered their first loss of…
Although Giftland Mall has long been known for its furniture offerings, on Saturday the establishment unveiled its newest venture—Giftland’s HomeStyle—a department store dedicated to redefining home furnishings with style and quality. Kester Sylvester, an Executive at Giftland Group, had the honour of cutting the ceremonial ribbon to mark the grand…
President Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced a National Funeral of Honour to be held on Saturday, September 14, 2024, in tribute to the life and legacy of Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal, OE, OCC, GCMG, AM. Sir Shridath, a revered son of Guyana and former Commonwealth Secretary-General, is widely recognized as…
Approximately 600 students are now comfortably accommodated at the new and improved $152 million Zeelugt Primary School in Region Three. The school was officially commissioned on Friday, representing the fulfilment of a commitment made by the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand during a visit in 2021. President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan…
On Friday, approximately 500 families on the West Bank of Demerara had their long-awaited dreams of land ownership come true, as the government conducted a significant house lot distribution exercise in Wales. The event, dubbed “Dream Realised,” was spearheaded by Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal and Minister within…
In a high-stakes performance group meeting on Friday, Commissioner of Police Mr. Clifton Hicken delivered a powerful address to the top brass of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) at the Police Officers’ Annex in Eve Leary, Georgetown. The session was marked by Hicken’s forthright stance on the growing problem of…
The Georgetown community celebrated a major educational milestone on Friday with the grand opening of St. Gabriel’s Nursery School. The $60 million facility, which aims to deliver high-quality early childhood education, was officially commissioned in a ceremony attended by local education officials and enthusiastic families. The opening of St. Gabriel’s…
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo stated that the government is actively working to explain the rules and encourage full compliance with the Procurement Act nationwide. “I’m not saying that there are no problems with the procurement system. You’ve heard us many times speak about this; about corruption in some areas,”…
The University of Guyana has added two new path-breaking Masters programmes to its suite of graduate programmes, set to commence later this month. The programmes – Master in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Master in Information Systems – will be offered by the University’s Faculty of Natural Sciences’ Department of Computer…
Nyeem Young kept his composure at the death as Barbados Royals broke the hearts of St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots with a thrilling two-wicket victory in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The Royals appeared set for a crushing win when they reduced the Patriots to 0-3 (Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher…
