See below full release from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): The EIA for the Whiptail Development Project does not indicate any link between the proposed project’s activities and Tsunamis. Tsunamis are natural events resulting from undersea earthquakes caused by movement of the Earth’s tectonic plates. The Whiptail Development Project EIA…
See below full statement: The Protected Areas Commission (PAC) is slated to launch a restoration and enhancement journey for the Zoological Park. The event will take place this Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. under the theme ‘Wildlife Warriors: Unite for Conservation’. As such, the Commission…
In the next six to eight months, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will become aware of all the technical intricacies of constructing the country’s first international-standard football stadium at Durban Park. On Friday, the Federation inked a contract with local group SRKN’gineering and Associates Limited, which will provide consultancy services…
Abdul Ramsammy turned in a brilliant all-round performance to lead Essequibo Anacondas to an exciting one-run win over Essequibo Jaguars in the Guyana T10 Blast on Friday at the Malteenoes ground. In the second match of a double-header, Demerara Pitbulls walked away 14-run winners over the Berbice Piranhas. Abdul Ramsammy…
The riveting Caribbean Airlines Village Cricket competition is set to invade Guyana this weekend, promising exciting action to decide who represents the country at the grand final at National Cricket Centre in Couva, Trinidad, on May 5. Three county teams, picked by the Guyana Cricket Board, will battle for supremacy…
Cornelia Ida emerged champions of the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA)/Jit and Neelam 40-over competition recently, defeating Windsor Forest by three wickets at the Meten-Meer-Zorg ground, West Coast Demerara. Chasing a target of 246, Cornelia Ida achieved victory at 247-7 from 31.4 overs with Ushardeva Balgobin leading the way with…
West Indies sealed a thrilling one-run win in the first women’s T20I against Pakistan in Karachi. The visitors posted 122 after a disciplined bowling performance from Pakistan, which was spearheaded by Fatima Sana and Sadia Iqbal. But West Indies’ bowlers responded in kind, shackling the Pakistan innings and turning the chase into a…
Machinery Corporation of Guyana Limited (MACORP) trained an additional nine young people in heavy-duty equipment maintenance, a move expected to help satisfy the huge demand for technical skills locally. The graduates who were part of the six-month training programme are: Alex Bahadur, Imran Mohamed, Ramon Bandoo, Tyrese Rose, Esron Joseph,…
The popular ‘Colors of India’ store located at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice was destroyed on Friday after the building which houses an Indian wear store and vehicular workshop caught on fire. Mahendra Lachman, 28, brother of well-known businessman Ravi Lachman, the proprietor of the Indian Wear store, told the…
Indeo Miguel, 24, is currently hospitalised after he was allegedly chopped during a confrontation at Toroparu Backdam, Middle Mazaruni River. Miguel, a resident of Karawab, Pomeroon sustained a chop wound to his abdomen during the incident which took place approximately 19:00 hrs on Thursday. Police Headquarters said inquiries revealed that…
