The top four clubs in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League Promotional Playoff will be in action on Friday (December 29) in the semi-final showdown at Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary. Slingerz FC of West Demerara will square off with Winners Connections FC of Upper Demerara in the…
Pat Cummins finished with 10 wickets in the match as Australia beat Pakistan by 79 runs inside four days in Melbourne to seal a Test series victory. Captain Cummins took 5-49 as Pakistan were bowled out for 237 in their second innings, chasing 317 for victory. The match was delicately…
President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Thursday said neither Venezuela nor any other country has to fear any aggression from Guyana, particularly as the country pursues bonafide partnerships with foreign partners. The Guyanese Head of State, in an invited comment, reiterated that Guyana has no ambitions or intentions to covet any…
Currently faced with no delays, works on the new Demerara River Crossing is moving apace and is 33 per cent complete. President Dr Irfaan Ali visited the site where the new bridge is being constructed on Thursday to inspect ongoing works. There, he was provided with an update by the…
Works to further extend the East Bank Demerara four-lane highway from Diamond to Buzz Bee Dam have commenced and the project is expected to be complete by the end of 2024. “That is a continuation from the current Diamond, where we ended…So it is now a continuation from Diamond to…
Guyana has no plans to take any offensive action against Venezuela, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday amid complaints from the Bolivarian Republic over an incoming British offshore patrol vessel. “… we don’t have any plan to take offensive action against Venezuela. “Whatever we do here has been…
Lip and palate repairs joined the list of surgical procedures available at the country’s main referral hospital this year, the Head of Surgeries Dr Shilindra Rajkumar told a press conference on Thursday. According to Dr Rajkumar, through partnerships with internationally recognised healthcare institutions, the Georgetown Public Hospital continues to improve…
Executives of the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF) are laying the groundwork for what they envisioned to be the “best” Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Championship. Earmarked for the first weekend of October 2024, the event will be hosted at the National Cultural Centre with over 200 athletes from…
There were 10 maternal deaths recorded at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Guyana’s main referral hospital, for the year so far. This is according to the hospital’s Chief Consultant Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr. Rafi Rozan, who spoke at the GPHC’s end-of-year press conference on Thursday. Dr. Rozan…
A total of 146 nurses resigned from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in 2023, an unfortunate situation that significantly impacted the institution’s ability to treat patients efficiently. According to GPHC’s Chief Executive Officer Robbie Rambarran, the hospital has an overall deficit of 600 nurses needed for optimum patient care….
