Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced Desmond Haynes’s and Ann Browne-John’s departure from their roles as Lead Selectors, effective June 30th, 2024. Haynes, appointed in January 2022, and Browne-John, who took the role in October 2019, oversaw a period of improvement for West Indies teams in the ICC rankings for…
Murphy Gomez, age 39, the new Toshao of Batavia, believes his successful election to the new position was not by chance and he expects to confront major challenges in the future. Gomez originally hails from Warapoka, which is located in the sub-district of Moruca, North-West District, Region One. In a…
Recent complaints about garbage build-up in and around Georgetown have sparked concerns with senior politicians caught in the blame game. Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sonia Parag said the Georgetown Mayor and City Council were provided with garbage collection and disposal resources. “Garbage disposal and collection is done…
Re-elected leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton says he is open to the idea of a “consensus Presidential candidate” for the 2025 elections but insists no one from potential coalition parties, such as the AFC, should be chosen. The PNCR Congress – the main opposition party’s…
Avery Arjoon and Nicholas Verwey have continued to produce gold medal performances at the ongoing Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Their latest feat was the Mixed Doubles gold when they defeated Barbadians Sarrayah Yearwood and Dominic Wilson 11-9, 11-6. Michael Alphonso Jr. and…
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) extends heartfelt condolences to the family of Enoch Carmichael, who tragically passed away on Wednesday morning during a routine training session with the Guyana Defence Force FC at the National Training Centre, Providence. A GFF release stated, “On behalf of the Federation and the entire…
Fast bowler Shamar Joseph and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie were late to join the West Indies Test squad in England after their flight from Guyana was canceled due to Hurricane Beryl, which has left the Caribbean in distress over the past few days. Shamar and Motie, subsequently, were absent from…
West Indies began their tour of England with a resolute batting performance in their warm-up match against a First-Class Counties XI at Beckenham, finishing the opening day on a high note. Led by Kavem Hodge’s commanding century, they posted a formidable total of 339 in their first innings. Opting to…
Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Tuesday night lamented what he described as a subpar response from the Guyana Fire Service in the disaster at Bush Lot, Berbice that claimed the life of Carl Persaud. Speaking during his weekly ‘Issues in the News’ programme, Nandlall raised concerns brought to his attention…
A newborn baby boy has contracted dengue. His mother died after giving birth via emergency C-section and was infected with dengue. Lanita Jacobs, 19, of Hampton Court, Region Two, died on Saturday last, about one week after contracting dengue. “The baby he platelet was low and so he was bleeding…
