Anisa Mohammed, the West Indies vice-captain, has been granted leave from international cricket for a period of six months. “Mohammed requested to take a break from the game with immediate effect, after a hectic year of cricket both home and away,” said a CWI statement, adding that the board had given Mohammed its “full support”.…
A HUGE part of Amerindian Heritage Month celebrations is the displaying of hand-crafted ornaments and clothing, and enticing cuisines. However, due to the COVID-19 restrictions which were in place for over two years, many were not able to showcase their talents and traditional foods as all events were held virtually. This year, psychical celebrations returned…
The Lucozade Indoor Hockey tournament continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Friday night with GCC Sequel, GCC Spartans, YMCA Old Fort Igniters, Hikers Cadets, Pepsi Hikers and Saints HC Conquerors all recording wins. In Group A of the Under-20 Girls, Saints HC Aces and GBTI GCC Tornadoes play to a draw, while in…
A SEARCH has been launched for Hemnarine Chandradeo called “Brother” or “Ravin”, who fell overboard after he was reportedly struck by lightning during the wee hours of Friday. Chandradeo, 28 of Lot 10, Fyrish Road, left the Albion Landing Site, at around 10:30 hours on Thursday in the company of his brother, Navendra Chandradeo, a fisherman and a worker identified…
Brian Lara has replaced Tom Moody as head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2023 IPL season. Lara was part of the SRH team management last season as a strategic advisor and batting coach, and this will be his first assignment as a head coach of a T20 team. It is learned that Moody and Sunrisers came to…
-says Minister Sukhai CONSTRUCTION of a brand-new building at the National Exhibition Centre, Sophia, to house the National Toshaos Council (NTC) Secretariat will be completed ahead of the March 2023 deadline. Amerindian Affairs Minister, Pauline Sukhai, on Friday, on the sidelines of an event told the Guyana Chronicle that the government had allocated some $100…
A man identified by the police as 26-year-old Peter James of Baramita, North West District (NWD) was stabbed to death on Friday by his drinking buddy. The police statement noted that at about 15:00 hrs, James and the suspect were both consuming high-wine with water. Later, at about 22:30 hrs, James and the suspect got…
–Vice-President’s lawyer responds to Alexander’s attorney VICE-President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo is contending that he exercised his right to fair comments in remarks he made about Chairman of the International Decade for People of African Descent-Guyana, Vincent Alexander, during a press conference that was held in August. Responding to allegations of defamation by Alexander, Dr Jagdeo,…
Two employees of Elite Protection Service located at Leonora, West Coast Demerara were robbed almost $6 million on Friday hours after they were paid Police said the men, a 45-year-old male of Leguan, Essequibo River and a 71-year-old male of Wakenaam, Essequibo River were robbed exactly $5.8 by two identifiable male suspects, one of whom…
–PM says strengthening human resource capacity imperative for country’s development PRIME Minister Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips said the Government intends to continuously bolster investments in human capital to build local-content capacity, and foster a sustainable future for all Guyanese. He made the remarks while attending the official launch of the US$20M 3T EnerMech Guyana Training…
