Community Service Officers (CSOs) will, effective immediately, receive a stipend increase to align with the wages paid to workers under the government’s part-time jobs initiative. The adjustment will raise the CSO stipend from $30,000 to $40,000. President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali made the announcement on Sunday, during the Amerindian Cultural…
Two men were sentenced to three years and four months imprisonment after they were jointly charged for Break and Enter and Larceny on Friday. Safraz Oullah, called “Antsman,” a 27-years-old bus driver of Para Street, Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, and Joel Christopher Li, a 30-year-old vendor La Belle Alliance, Essequibo…
Keller Williams Guyana, in collaboration with Ala Strategic and the Ghanaian Chamber of Commerce, is excited to announce the speaker lineup for the highly anticipated Real Estate Networking Event, set for September 6, 2024, at the Marriott Guyana in Georgetown. The event will feature an impressive lineup of speakers with…
CNN — The United States has seized Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s airplane after determining that its acquisition was in violation of US sanctions, among other criminal issues. The US flew the aircraft to Florida on Monday, according to two US officials. It’s the latest development in what has long been a frosty relationship…
The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Monday morning destroyed tonnes of cocaine found at an illegal airstrip in Region One (Barima- Waini) at the weekend. CANU, in a release, said samples were taken from the suspected cocaine before its officers alongside Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ranks destroyed the remainder of the…
No one has hit more sixes in T20s in a calendar year than Nicholas Pooran- here’s a closer look at his numbers 139 – Sixes for Nicholas Pooran in T20s in 2024, the most by any batter in the format in a calendar year. He went past Chris Gayle‘s 2015 record of 135, when he struck…
Top horses are expected to enter the 2024 President’s Cup, which is set for Sunday, September 22 at Rising Sun Turf Club. Entries for the nine-race programme will open on September 11 and close on September 17. For some, this race will serve as rematch to the Guyana Cup, as…
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) wrapped up Season Six of the KFC Elite League over the weekend, closing a chapter marked by steady progress in local football. This season saw improvements in several areas, including local talent, fan engagement, matchday atmosphere, and overall competition quality. The season culminated with the…
A tournament record second-wicket partnership of 199 runs between Kyle Mayers and Evin Lewis was not enough to see St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots to victory in the fifth match of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in Basseterre. The St. Lucia Kings completed an ice-veined run-chase to pull…
Following the massive drug bust in Region One (Barima/Waini), authorities believe that the operation was being conducted here by foreigners and that the enormous quantity of the drugs signals that it was awaiting further transshipment and was not meant to be distributed locally. Four hand dug pits, about five to…
