The decomposed body of a 21-year-old seaman who was reported missing after a barge allegedly sank offshore has been recovered in waters near the mouth of the Demerara River. Dead is Ravindra Bissoondyal, also known as “Videsh,” of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, Berbice. The incident occurred between Sunday, March 9,…
Expanded aeronautical school to provide modern, first-class training facilities
The newly-opened premises of the Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Ogle, will provide more modern, convenient and first-class facilities for aviation professionals to acquire critical technical skills. Delivering the feature address at the opening ceremony on Wednesday afternoon, Minister of…
Miner dies, others injured after Siparuni River camp altercation
Rowell La Cruz, a 32-year-old miner of Warapoka Village, North West District, Region One, died on Tuesday after he was allegedly attacked by three men at a mining camp near the Siparuni River. In a release, Police Headquarters said two other men (ages 36 and 25) were also injured in…
COP T20 off to exciting start with seven-wicket wins for HQ and Presidential Guard
The annual Commissioner of Police (COP) T20 Cup bowled off on Wednesday with a double-header at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary. In the opening game, defending champions Headquarters defeated Regional Division Five by seven wickets, while Presidential Guard for the better of GPF Academy by the same margin….
Long-awaited East Bank Inter-Village Football kicks off Saturday
The long-awaited East Bank Inter-Village Football Tournament is set to kickoff this Saturday (March 14) with a double-header at the Eccles EE Community Centre ground. However, preceding the start of on-field action there will be a Grassroots Festival, before the March Past of all 12 participating teams at 17:00h. A…
Bim10 corruption: Trevon Griffith, Javon Searles among three provisionally suspended
Fast-bowling allrounder Javon Searles, Titans team owner Chitranjan Rathod, and team official Trevon Griffith have been provisionally suspended from all cricket after being charged with breaches of anti-corruption codes relating to the 2023-24 Bim10 tournament in Barbados. The charges were brought by the ICC and Cricket West Indies (CWI) under…
St. Roses High and President’s College dominate Fives’ Challenge Series
The Fives’ Challenge Series concluded two high-octane days of developmental basketball over the weekend at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, showcasing the rising elite of Guyana’s youth talent. The event, which prioritised fundamental mastery and maximum court time, saw St. Roses High and President’s College emerge as the big winners…
Archery Guyana takes aim at South American Youth Games
Archery Guyana has announced its participation in the IV South American Youth Games Panama 2026, where two promising young athletes will represent the Golden Arrowhead. Guyana will be represented by Brandon Cummings in the Individual Recurve category and Ravish Singh in the Individual Compound category. Both athletes have been engaged…
GUYOIL confirms no increase in fuel prices at service stations
See below the full release from GUYOIL: The Guyana Oil Company Limited (GUYOIL) wishes to categorically state that there have been no increases in fuel prices for Gasoline, Diesel, Kerosene, or Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) at any of its service stations across the country. Any reports suggesting otherwise are false, misleading, and malicious…
NATIONALS 2026: Onesi Dunn takes U-20 100m in epic photo-finish
Onesi Dunn claimed the blue-riband Under-20 100m title in a breathless photo-finish as the 2026 National Secondary Schools Championships got underway at the National Track and Field Facility on Wednesday. In a race that lived up to its billing on the opening day at West Coast Demerara, the Chase’s Academic…
