Cricket West Indies (CWI) vice president Azim Bassarath has declared his intentions to join the effort to possibly coerce spinner Sunil Narine to come out of international retirement for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be hosted in the Caribbean and United States. Bassarath’s declaration follows that of…
An authoritative all-round display from Hayley Matthews gave West Indies a winning start to their tour of Pakistan, their 113-run victory in Karachi stretching their run of successive wins in the country – dating back to 2004 – to seven ODIs. Matthews followed up an unbeaten 140 with figures of…
Police investigators are probing an accident along High Street, Georgetown Wednesday night that left a woman, 36-year-old Nina Williams, dead. The accident occurred around 22: 30 hrs and involved a motor lorry – GAC 5056 – driven by a 24-year-old man from Coconut Walk, Unity, East Coast Demerara. According to…
The Guyana Police Force for the first time on Thursday issued a statement on Monday’s accident along Water Street, Georgetown that claimed the life of Doreen Haynes. The statement came hours after an autopsy was concluded that gave the cause of death as multiple injuries with crushed injuries to both…
To address recent power outages, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has already paid a mobilisation fee of US$1 million to rent a powership. The deal was signed on April 13 with Urbacon Concessions Investments, W.L.L (UCI) to rent the power ship for two years. In a press release on…
(Al Jazeera) The United States is reimposing sanctions on Venezuela’s vital oil sector over what it says is the government’s failure to adhere to democratic principles ahead of elections in July. The administration of US President Joe Biden said it would not renew a licence that expired early on Thursday,…
See below the full statement issued: The management and staff of the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital are deeply saddened by the death of 9-year-old Arianna Mahabir who was admitted on Monday, April 15, 2024, in critical condition. While preparations were being made to transfer the patient to the GPHC the…
Young Guyanese are being trained to work on FPSOs at the Guyana Technical Training College Incorporated (GTTCI) and its Facility Simulator (FACTOR) oil and gas training facility, Port Mourant, Berbice. This is the realisation of President Irfaan Ali’s commitment to develop Guyanese skills for the expanding oil and gas sector….
The International Decade of People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) has never filed a complaint of discrimination with the Ethnic Relations Commission. This was confirmed by Commissioner of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), Neaz Subhan as he participated in a thematic discussion on Culture and Recognition at the…
Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali, who is currently the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), engaged the United States Principal Deputy National Security Advisor, Jon Finer on Wednesday. See below full statement issued by the White House: Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer spoke on the phone (on Wednesday)…
