At the start of the fourth over, Gujarat Titans were projected to reach 169. By the start of the sixth over, they were trending much lower, to 120. In the end, they were bowled out for double-digits, 89. It was their lowest-ever IPL total, having been brought into the tournament…
Twenty-year-old Navindra Narine, a businessman of Enmore, East Coast Demerara was charged with causing the death of 16-year-old Anjalie Khemraj by dangerous driving. He appeared at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court before Peter Hugh where the charge was read to him. He granted $350,000 bail . Khemraj succumbed to…
Stephan Hope, 31, a security guard of Haslington, East Coast Demerara was this week charged with murder, almost a month after he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend’s sister and then shot himself. For four weeks, Hope remained hospitalised under police guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot…
Reports out of Suriname indicate that two Guyanese men were shot dead in the capital, Paramaribo in the wee hours of Wednesday. The two men were identified as Jerimiah Smith and Ozwick Brazillio. They are known characters to the police in Guyana. According to Waterkant, the two men were chilling…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its new World Economic Outlook report for April 2024 projects that Guyana will record a 33.9% growth in real GDP this year. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is an inflation-adjusted measure that reflects the value of all goods and services produced by an economy…
Following an extraordinary display of batting prowess by Sunil Narine, scoring his maiden T20 century with 109 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders, West Indies T20 captain Rovman Powell is making a compelling case for Narine to come out of retirement and represent the West Indies in the upcoming T20 World…
Guyana is set to receive an emergency power ship scheduled to depart from Cuba today, Wednesday, April 17, and arrive within 15 days to address the recent surge in blackouts. Once operational, this vessel will inject approximately 36 megawatts of electricity into the national grid, offering much-needed relief. Minister within…
The Sacramento Kings ended Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors’ playoff hopes on Tuesday, routing the 2022 champions 118-94 in the NBA Play-in tournament. The Warriors had finished 10th in the Western Conference and needed a win against the ninth-ranked Kings to keep their playoff hopes alive. Instead, the…
Opener Brandon Jaikaran stroked a magnificent 400 not out, an innings that spanned 231 deliveries and included 55 fours and 12 sixes for Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) against a depleted Diplomats team in the Georgetown Cricket Association Second-Division tournament on Sunday last. Jaikaran’s knock and centuries from 12-year-old Lomar Seecharan…
Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh Tuesday night welcomed the Public Procurement Commission’s (PPC) review of the contract awarded to the Tepui Group for the construction of a pump station at Belle Vue, West Bank Demerara. And according to the Finance Minister, the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) government remains committed…
