Guyana’s Under-17 female football team performed sublimely to defeat Suriname 3-2 in a friendly after trailing 2-1 at halftime on Saturday at the Police Sports Club, Eve Leary. The visitors took the lead in just the third minute, compliments of Loe-A-Foe Samanie, and 16 minutes later, Klitngaaroc Shanora rocketed to…
Darren Bravo has decided to take a break from cricket following his non-selection in West Indies’ squad for their three-match ODI series against England next month. The 34-year-old, who last played for West Indies in February 2022, continued to be left out despite topping the run charts in the 2023-24 Super50 Cup, where he scored…
Plans for the Moto Sharks Guyana Christmas Dirt Bike Championship set for December 2 at the Carifesta Sports Complex in Georgetown are on stream. The event will be held on a semi-motorcross track developed by Jimmy Ten Pow, and according to the club’s Assistant Secretary, Superintendent Prem Narine, they have…
By Vishani Ragobeer, Jermine Abel and Kyle Foster Building resilient education infrastructure in the time of climate change is now a key focus of education officials across the Caribbean even though they are challenged by a lack of adequate finances. In July, August and September, the world recorded some of…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed to President Dr Irfaan Ali that it will establish an embassy in Guyana. President Ali made the announcement during his feature address at the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber annual awards ceremony on Friday night. He noted that this will further improve…
See below full statement issued by the Guyana Defence Force: Air Force Brigadier General Marc Le Bouil, Commander of the Armed Forces in French Guiana, has reaffirmed his country’s unwavering support to peace and security amid the current regional challenges. General Le Bouil led an 11-member delegation to Guyana for…
President Dr Irfaan Ali says his government remains committed to settling the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy through diplomatic channels but will not take any threats from the Spanish-speaking country for granted. Addressing a room full of business people on Friday night during his feature address at the Guyana Oil and Gas…
Officials on Friday afternoon turned the sod for a modern US$4.9 million College of Medical Sciences building, which will be constructed at the University of Guyana (UG). The facility will include a lecture theatre to accommodate 200 students, a fully-furnished skills laboratory and various specialized labs, such as anatomy, biochemistry,…
Doctors and healthcare providers have to constantly train to keep up with the latest techniques in science, and several surgeons at the Georgetown Public Hospital will soon get training in orthopedic and plastic surgeries. Dr Shilindra Rajkumar, Head of Department for General Surgery at the country’s referral hospital told the…
Thousands of house lots that were available on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) have already been distributed and by early next year, another 5,300 people will have access to their lots at Great Diamond and Grove. “As it is right now there is no more land to allocate here…
