National swimmers Aleka Persaud and Raekwon Noel are leaving the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, with their heads held high after achieving their personal goals. Noel, a predominantly distance swimmer based in the United States of America, feels that though he entered the meet underprepared, the times produced at…
The Manari Ranch, Field Museum Chicago, and local field biologists, supported by WWF, conducted the first environmental DNA (eDNA) survey to assess the extent of the pink river dolphin in southern Guyana. The first-of-a-kind research on river dolphins in Guyana was carried out in the Rupununi Region and is a…
IRELAND eased past the United States of America by nine wickets to secure their first win of the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in Abu Dhabi. The USA were all out for 91 off their 20 overs, captain Sindhu Sriharsha (25) and Disha Dhingra (23) putting together a second-wicket partnership of 44. Eimear Richardson and…
Ganesh Choonilall, a 35-year-old hire car driver of Airy Hall, Essequibo Coast was charged on Monday for failure to stop at an accident scene and failure to render assistance to the victim, Ameer Alli, 63. Choonilall appeared at the Charity Magistrate Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert, via Zoom. He pleaded not guilty and bail was…
AUSTRALIA captain Aaron Finch says the reigning T20 world champions won’t be pigeonholed into a certain team structure as they look to ensure they have plenty of options should something not go to plan during next month’s World Cup. Finch’s side ramp up their preparations for their T20 World Cup title defence on home soil…
Three men including a 17-year-old of Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara were on Monday charged for the armed robbery committed on a policewoman. The two others are 21-year-old Roberto Louis of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo and 29-year-old Wendell Austin of Tucville Housing Compound, Georgetown. The policewoman was identified as 27-year-old Stephanie Inderjeet of Providence, East Bank…
There are fewer contract overpayment concerns for works executed in 2021, according to Auditor General (AG) Deodat Sharma. The AG, who handed over the completed 2021 report to Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir on Monday, singled out the Public Works Ministry as showing marked improvements in handling contract payments, resulting in fewer overpayments.…
See the full statement from the Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh below: The attention of the Ministry of Finance has been drawn to a number of statements made by Nigel Hinds recently on the subject of racism. The most recent of these are an assertion published online that racism in Guyana is getting worse,…
WITH major investments being made in genetic improvement, nutrition and animal health, Guyana’s livestock industry is projected to grow by 5.1 per cent this year. The Ministry of Finance, in its mid-year report, stated that the industry grew by 4.2 per cent when compared with the first half of 2021. According to the report, the…
The Office of the Auditor General is currently conducting “real-time audits” of the cash grants being issued by the Government of Guyana, and according to the Auditor General Deodat Sharma, those grants are being issued without prejudice. “Our teams of auditors were engaged in real-time audits where we were able to ensure the objective of…
