Four Guyanese referees have been selected to the 2024 FIFA list to officiate in matches during the next 12 months. Kleon Lindley, Shavin Greene, Denisha Isaacs and Colin Abel have gained the nod, according to information emanating from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF). The Federation and the Guyana Football Referees…

West Indies showed they are determined to put up a fight during their Australia tour with a spirited effort on day two of their warm-up match in Adelaide. Having struggled with the bat first-up against a Cricket Australia XI, the tourists produced a dynamic bowling spell of 6-22 to knock…

Heavyweights from various sectors of the regional economy will converge at the Jamaica Pegasus from January 23-25 for the annual Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) conference held this year under the theme ‘The Drivers of Capital: From Concept to Growth’. JSE’s Neville Ellis, one of the brains behind the event, is…

Guyana, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) agreed to a new ferry service among the three Caribbean states and the Galleons Passage, a vessel from the Twin Island Republic, will be used to ply the route, at least initially, according to Trinidadian Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley. “(On Thursday), the…

Mashramani 2024, a fervent celebration of Guyanese culture promises to be the biggest celebration to date as preparations commence. Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Director of National Events, Andrew Tyndall told the Department of Public Information (DPI)on Monday that Guyanese can expect more vibrant and creative costume bands, a lively…

Proudly displayed in the line of sight on entry at the Georgetown Lighthouse is the newly handed-over wooden heritage marker from the National Trust of Guyana. The plaque was presented to Louise Williams, Director of Ports and Harbours at the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), by Hemandri Ramautar of the National…

Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID) Officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), in a joint operation with the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), seized a motor vessel in the vicinity of the No. 66 Village, Berbice, containing quantities of uncustomed alcoholic beverages (Heineken and Corona Beers), foreign chicken and cigarettes…

Mark Gentle called ‘Brother’, a 31-year-old miner and his reputed wife Alisa Johnson, a 28-year-old unemployed woman, both of whom reside in Georgetown, were charged on Tuesday with possession of narcotics for trafficking and granted bail in the sum of $100, 000 each. The charge relates to an incident on…

There are confirmed reports of at least 17 fires in the first 10 days of 2024 and while many of the fires brought destruction to buildings and vehicles, two persons lost their lives. The latest conflagration at about 04:28 Wednesday morning ravaged a supermarket at Track ‘K’ Hyde Park, Timehri,…

Opposition Member of Parliament and Executive Member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R), Jermaine Figueira has been removed from the shadow cabinet in the National Assembly. Figueira was informed that he was stripped of the shadow portfolio for Culture, Youth and Sport during a recent meeting of opposition Members…