The final trial match for the Guyana Harpy Eagles ahead of the upcoming Regional Four-Day Championship concluded on Friday at the Meten-Meer-Zorg ground, West Coast Demerara. Former West Indies youth player Sachin Singh stroked a well-composed 81 for Kevlon Anderson XI to throw his hat in the ring for selection…
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, whose party while in government saddled Guyanese with numerous additional taxes, including on water and schooling, Friday spoke of the need for reduced taxes as he outlined other measures he suggested would see “people-centered” development. Mr. Norton, in an hour-long presentation, wrapped up the 2024 Budget…
A fire of unknown origin on Wednesday night destroyed a house at Four Miles Squatting Area, Bartica, Region Seven. The unpainted wooden structure belonged to Julissa Roberts, 32, a housewife and Tavis Callender, 33, a miner, who lived there with their three children. According to the Guyana Police Force, the…
A miner, along with two of his workers, was on Thursday held at gunpoint and robbed of his licensed firearm and gold extract while traversing a road at Sand Hill Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region #7. Police Headquarters reported that Mohamed Azam Shadiek, 33, a miner of Canal Number Two, West…
Press Release from the Guyana Football Federation The GFF President and Council welcomes the substantial and unprecedented 2024 budgetary allocation to sports and join the wider community of sport disciplines across Guyana in congratulating the Government of Guyana for their forward thinking sport development strategy. Sport is fundamental to a…
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips on Friday boasted that the 2024 National Budget provides “generous allocations” to all sectors, particularly those that help to support vulnerable citizens across the country. The Prime Minister was the penultimate government speaker during this year’s budget debates. Surrounded by Government Parliamentarians cheering him…
In a significant development for the local marine sector, the British High Commission has awarded grants to two environmental conservation organisations in Guyana. The grants were awarded to the Guyana Marine Conservation Society and the EMC Foundation for pilot projects that will pave the way for the implementation of the…
Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, SC on Friday reminded the National Assembly that the government is pursuing a suite of mega ventures across the country and the legal architecture is being developed to facilitate those new projects and programmes. Nandlall, who is also the Minister of Legal Affairs, gave a stirring…
The U.S. Embassy is proud to announce the 2024 cohort from Guyana for the U.S. Department of State’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program. Launched in 2015, YLAI empowers emerging entrepreneurs from the Western Hemisphere to enable the full economic potential of the region’s citizens. This year’s…
In the only presentation so far that received support from both the government and opposition sides of the House, Deputy Speaker Dr. Asha Kissoon backed the 2024 National Budget but still called for more support for healthcare workers, teachers and pensioners. Dr. Kissoon, who is an opposition Parliamentarian as the…
