The Government of Guyana, in collaboration with the private sector, is pleased to announce a Job Fair aimed at Guyanese in the diaspora, to be held on July 27, 2024, at the La Guardia Marriott, 102-05 Ditmars Blvd, Queens, New York, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This event presents…
Guyana’s U-19 Women’s cricket team continued their unbeaten run in the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Championship with a nail-biting five-run victory over Barbados at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy on Sunday. Opting to bat first, Guyana’s batting lineup struggled to gain momentum. They were dismissed for a meager 57…
The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) took a significant step towards athlete wellbeing and anti-doping education with the participation of three professionals in a recent International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) health workshop. Dr. Sawan Jagnarian, Head of Medical for the GMMAF, and Dr. Dennis Bassier, a recent appointee,…
Fabiana Betancourt, a Venezuelan national, was identified as the woman who was found fatally shot on Sunday. Betancourt, a mother of three, was identified by her mother hours after her body was found with a gunshot wound to her head. Police reported that the woman was discovered lying on the…
England will hand debuts to the Surrey duo of Gus Atkinson and Jamie Smith for the first Test against West Indies at Lord’s, which begins on Wednesday. Chris Woakes also returns to the XI, his first Test appearance since being named player of the series in last summer’s Ashes, while…
Stafanie Taylor will be back with the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the 2024 Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL). Taylor led the Amazon Warriors to the WCPL final in 2023, where her team finished as runners-up. She will be joined by fellow retained players Shabnim Ismail, Karishma Ramharack, Shemaine Campbelle,…
A security guard from Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, Berbice is in Police custody for allegedly striking a man in the head and killing him in front a popular night club. Dead is Kaioum Baksh, a 34-year-old labourer from New Market Street, Rose Hall, Berbice. The suspect has been identified as…
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCY&S), in collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC), launched the highly anticipated ‘Learn to Swim’ Programme in Essequibo over the weekend, drawing a large crowd from surrounding areas. The initiative, a first for the Cinderella County, was inaugurated at the Imam Bacchus…
By Atri Sanfui from Wisden Tagenarine Chanderpaul was one of the most notable names omitted from the West Indies Test squad for their England tour – here’s why the opener was axed. West Indies announced a 15-member squad squad for their upcoming Test tour of England from July 10, with…
The ExxonMobil U14 Schools Football Tournament wrapped up with a thrilling finals day, crowning Chase’s Academic Foundation as the new boys’ champions and President’s College as the girls’ champions. Chase’s Academy emerged victorious in a tightly contested boys’ final, defeating Dolphin Secondary 1-0. The game’s sole goal came from Mark…
