Guyana ended the CG United Women’s Super50 Cup with victory over Jamaica, who were eventually crowned overall champions on Wednesday. In the fifth and final round game at St. Paul’s Sports Complex in St. Kitts, Guyana won by five wickets. It was Guyana’s fourth victory in five matches. Led by…
Arshaad Kowshall, an 18-year-old labourer was last Friday placed on bail after he was charged with stealing from an Essequibo pensioner. Kowshall of Reliance, Essequibo Coast is accused of committing the act against Sattie Narine, 63, of Capoey Compound, Essequibo Coast. The incident occurred between November 4- 6 2023, at…
A 38-year-old farmer was on Monday placed on $150,000 bail after he denied wounding two Pomeroon, Region Two men several days ago. Alex Peters, a resident of Aberdeen Canal, Lower Pomeroon River appeared before Magistrate Tomieka Clarke at the Charity Magistrate’s Court. He is accused of unlawfully wounding Fino Gouveia,…
Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Wednesday said the mock examinations for the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) slated for March 14-15 will assist teachers with determining how prepared students really are for the actual exams in May. During an interview at the sidelines of an event on Wednesday, Minister Manickchand…
Facing questions about the engagements between the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education, subject minister Priya Manickchand clarified on Wednesday that her ministry only agreed to “discuss” proposed salary increases for the 2019 to 2023 period. And she said there was never an agreement to eventually green…
Jessie, a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform, is being rolled out by the Diaspora Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation so that information and services can be provided to eager members of the diaspora more readily. The new platform is web-based and can be engaged via…
As the Ministry of Education continues to invest heavily in classroom development, two new textbooks that align with the new Primary level curriculum were launched on Wednesday. These textbooks – Mathematics Made Easy and Guyanese in The World – cater for students from Grades One to Three and Grades One…
Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Referee Instructor/Assessor Natasha Lewis will next month attend a FIFA Instructors Seminar in Jamaica. Scheduled for April 10-12, Lewis will join other referees selected by FIFA from across the region, including representatives from Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Curacao, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, St. Kitts and…
The national Under-15 male cricketers will on Thursday commence a one-week camp ahead of participation in the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-15 tournament in Antigua later this month. The Adrian Hetmyer-led squad will be taken through their paces by coach Latchman Yadram, with training sessions from March 14-21 at…
Police on Wednesday arrested a 39-year-old labourer following the discovery of an unlicensed gun with ammunition and a quantity of cannabis at his Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) house. Police Headquarters said the discovery was made at around 04:30 hrs during an intelligence-led operation. The gun, a black Taurus…
