Sunrisers Hyderabad obliterated Lucknow Super Giants, first stifling them with the new ball and then sensationally chasing down 166 in just 9.4 overs, the highest 10-over score in any T20. The massive win lifted them to number three on the points table with 14 points in 12 matches, and also gave them…
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education Shanielle Hoosein-Outar has responded to the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) letter of Tuesday, May 07, indicating that the Ministry is surprised at the intent to restart strike action from Thursday. While the GTU claims that this is due to failed collective bargaining with…
Openers Alex Algoo and Sachin Singh struck half-centuries to highlight the latest round of matches in the Guyana T10 Blast, which resumed on Tuesday after a series of matches were abandoned due to rain. In a double-header at the Enmore Community Centre ground, Algoo’s second half-century of the competition powered…
During an award ceremony held by the Nurses and Midwives Council of Guyana, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony spoke about the establishment of a nursing research conference aimed at improving healthcare delivery in Guyana. Dr. Anthony emphasized the importance of ongoing nursing education and highlighted the need for research in…
Guyana’s FIDE Master Anthony Drayton finished tied for fourth place in the Challengers Section of the 2024 Heroes Day Chess Tournament in Barbados with Trinidad and Tobago’s Khafra Enen-Sa-Tefa Ab. Drayton, with a FIDE rating of 1978, has already become a household name on the regional chess scene. He made…
Led by inspirational captain Jemima Holmes, Purpleheart Posse produced a dominant all-round performance on Monday to cart off overall top honours in the inaugural Guyana Media Games at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary. Staged by the Office of the Prime Minister in observance of World Press Freedom Day…
A Turkeyen man was Monday found dead in a trench in neigbhouring Sophia, Greater Georgetown. According to a police report, around 13:00hrs, an anonymous call was received at the Turkeyen Police Station, informing the police that a body was seen motionless in a trench at Dennis Street between C and…
Jermaine Williams, 31, a boat captain of Leonora Village, West Coast Demerara was Tuesday charged for the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition without a license. Williams appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Tariq Mohamed who read the charge to him. He pleaded not guilty to both…
Kevin Springer, 28, a construction worker of Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara was on Tuesday charged with the murder of Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old construction worker also of Sparendaam, ECD. Springer appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Rushell Liverpool where the charge was read to him, and he was…
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) in a letter on Tuesday announced the restart of strike action from Thursday and said it is due to failed collective bargaining with the Ministry of Education. An initial five-week strike began on February 5, with teachers demanding higher salary increases and duty-free concessions, among…
