Guyana’s Male Under-20 football team finished in the penultimate spot in their group at the recently concluded Concacaf Under-20 Championship Qualifiers. One win, a draw and two defeats meant they could not progress to the championships’ main draw as they finished third in the group. They needed to top the…

President Irfaan Ali welcomed Monday’s agreement between the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education that brought an end to the strike that has persisted for five weeks. Dr. Ali and other members of his government had repeatedly urged teachers to end the strike and return to the…

The body of a 45-year-old Labourer of No.5 Village, West Coast Berbice was found floating in a trench at No.41 backdam, West Coast Berbice on Monday. The dead man was identified as Odit Persaud Thom. Police said that the body was discovered in a decomposed state with chop wounds. The…

Led by a brilliant bowling effort from spin pair Plaffiana Millington and Nyia Latchman, Guyana made an impressive start to the Cricket West Indies’ CG United Women’s Super50 Cup on Monday in St. Kitts. Playing at St. Paul’s Complex, the Shemaine Campbelle-led Guyana team defeated the Leeward Islands by 56…

Through a mediation process ordered by High Court Judge Sandil Kissoon, the Government and the Guyana Teachers’ Union on Monday afternoon came to a mutual agreement for striking teachers to return to their classrooms on or before Wednesday, March 06. This means that the nationwide industrial strike which commenced on…

DuraVilla Homes, a Guyanese company, has caught the attention of more Caribbean nations and this year, the company intends to produce and export 500 of its modular houses. This was revealed by the company’s head, Rafeek Khan, during an engagement with reporters on Monday. According to him, Trinidad and Tobago…

See below statement issued by the Public Procurement Commission: In a collaborative effort with the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) conducted a comprehensive training session on public procurement. The session was led by key personnel of the PPC’s Operations Department, including Mr. Antonio…

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Sunday destroyed 10,032 cannabis plants and 34 pounds of dried cannabis which were found on a farm at Ebini along the Berbice River, Region Six. Police Headquarters said in a statement that ranks of Region Ten conducted a narcotics eradication exercise between…

Guyana Harpy Eagles have called up fast bowler Nial Smith and all-rounder Akshaya Persaud for the fourth and fifth rounds of the West Indies Four-Day Championship, with left-arm spinner Antony Adams and fast bowler Neiland Cadogan making way. Harpy Eagles, sixth on the points table in the eight-team tournament, will…

Tensions flared during a meeting of the Public Account Committee (PAC) on Monday as members of the commission zeroed in on payment discrepancies flagged by the 2019 Auditor General’s report into the financial management of Region Five. In his report, Auditor General Deodat Sharma said 31 payment vouchers for drugs,…