Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Maduro regime of Venezuela announced its intent to annex the Essequibo region of Guyana: The United States stands with Guyana and condemns the efforts of Venezuela to annex the Essequibo region. These actions by the Maduro regime…
CARICOM Heads of Government met in caucus on Friday, December 8 to discuss the situation with regard to the Venezuela-Guyana border controversy and agreed to issue the following statement: CARICOM firmly supports Guyana in pursuance of the resolution of its border controversy with Venezuela through the process of the ICJ….
As the Petra Organisation gears up to pull the curtains down on the 2023 MVP Sports Girls’ Under-11 football tournament, the two teams engaged in a face-off exercise on Friday at the sponsor’s Giftland Mall establishment. The final, set for Saturday from 15:00h at the Ministry of Education ground on…
See below press release from the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club Mahendra Boodhoo, President of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC), has been actively participating in the 2023 Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) General Assemblies meeting held in Baku, Azerbaijan. President Boodhoo’s presence at this prestigious international…
The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-15 Inter-Association 50-over tournament is set to commence on Sunday, December 10. The DCB is hosting the tournament as part of early preparation for the Under-15 Inter-county tournament in 2024. The tournament will feature five teams, namely Georgetown, West Demerara, East Bank Demerara, East Coast Demerara…
See below press release from the Guyana Cricket Board The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is saddened by the passing of former Guyana and West Indies off-spinner, Clyde Butts and sends its regards during this time to the family, friends and entire cricket fraternity. Butts, who was 66 years old, died…
A man who was identified as Khaled Alberto Perez, 33 years, of Mon Desir, Canal No.2, West Bank Demerara, was arrested on Friday in a route #31 minibus with 25 pounds of cocaine. A statement from the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit noted that Perez was the lone occupant of the…
Russia on Friday called for Guyana and Venezuela to reach a “peaceful solution” to their border controversy, as tensions between the two South American countries continue to escalate. Venezuela held a referendum that passed last Sunday to stake its claim to a large region of land recognised internationally as part…
Former Guyana and West Indies cricketer Joe Solomon has died. He passed away in the USA on Friday. Solomon, who effected the run out to bring about the first tied Test, featuring West Indies and Australia at Brisbane in 1960, was 93. A right-handed batsman, Solomon played 27 Test matches,…
Former Guyana and West Indies off-spinner Clyde Butts died on Friday, following a vehicular accident in the vicinity of Eccles, East Bank Demerara. He was 66. Details surrounding the accident are sketchy at this time. Butts, a former Chairman of the Senior Selection Panel of Cricket West Indies, played seven…
