See below the full statement issued by the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha: The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha will host Sanskriti – a celebration of Our Heritage, Our Culture, Our Traditions – for two days to commemorate the 186th anniversary of the arrivalof Indians in Guyana. On Sunday May 5th,…
By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy Physical ticket sales for the upcoming World T20 began across the region on Thursday, a month before the tournament’s official bowl-off. In Guyana, fans came out early to secure their tickets for the five group games and semi-final at the June 1-29 global showpiece. The 20-team…
With just 30 days to go until the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 begins, the release of the anthem sets the tone for what will be the biggest cricket carnival spectacle ever, with 20 international teams playing 55 matches across the West Indies and USA from June 1-29. The…
(Diplomacia Business) The Brazilian Government announced this Thursday (May 02) that it granted Compton Bourne an appointment as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana in Brazil. Throughout his career, Bourne has actively contributed to public economic policy in the Caribbean, Africa and the Philippines since 1975….
An accident on Wednesday night at the intersection of Nelson Mandela Avenue and Cemetery Road, Georgetown has left a cyclist of Willo Street, Roxanne Burnham Drive hospitalised. Police Headquarters said a motor car driven by a 20-year-old of Critchlow Circle Tucville collided with the cyclist. “… is alleged that as…
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo emphasised that the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) government is focused on educating and upskilling Guyanese and has been doing so through new programmes like the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship venture. Jagdeo’s statements were made at a party press conference on Thursday,…
In the wee hours of Thursday, four persons were robbed by three identifiable males on bicycles while returning home from the Burna Boy Show. One of the victims, a 41-year-old Manager of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was robbed of one white gold and diamond chain valued at US $1000 and $150,000…
A 41-year-old man of Roraima Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara is now in police custody after he was busted with an AR-15 Rifle, four (4) 7.62 x 39 live rounds of ammunition, a quantity of suspected cannabis and cannabis plants at his premises. Acting on intelligence, a team of ranks…
West Indies international Devon Thomas has been banned from cricket for five years after admitting seven anti-corruption breaches. The 34-year-old has played 34 times for West Indies across all formats, most recently in 2022. His most serious offence was contriving or being party to match-fixing attempts in Sri Lanka’s domestic…
The People’s Progressive Party will host its 32nd Congress between Friday and Sunday and the party’s General Secretary, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said the gathering will be the party’s largest ever. Jagdeo, speaking at a party press conference on Thursday, reminded reporters that the last congress was held years ago when…
