The Guyana Harpy Eagles trio of Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Tevin Imlach, and Kevin Sinclair, were called up for West Indies ‘A’ team duties against Bangladesh ‘A’ from August 2-20 at the Daren Sammy Cricket ground, St. Lucia. Chanderpaul and Imlach are in both the Four-Day and 50-Over squads while Sinclair is in the 50-over squad solely.…
The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday. Biden said Zawahiri had “carved a trail of murder and violence against American citizens”.…
The construction of the synthetic track and field facilities at the Bayroc Community Centre Ground in Wismar, Linden and Burnham Park, New Amsterdam, Berbice will soon be completed, President Dr. Irfaan Ali has said. The Head of State, speaking at an Emancipation Day celebration in New Amsterdam on Monday, said that works at the much-needed…
By Jeune Van Keric HUNDREDS of persons, families included, were ‘decked out’ in brightly coloured African prints, with matching head wraps and turbans, as they converged at the cul-de-sac Stelling Road, New Amsterdam, Berbice, where a cultural presentation was held under the theme: “Celebrating our Emancipation and Cultural Diversity.’ The event, held on Monday, Emancipation…
Emanuel Archibald advanced in the Men’s 100m and Long Jump Semi-finals, while Jasmine Abrams made it to the women’s 100m semi-finals when Guyana’s Track and Field athletes competed at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. With Track and Field being the hottest ticket at the games, the almost capacity-filled Alexander Stadium watched Archibald top Group…
THE official swearing-in of the newly elected Government of Guyana on August 2, 2020, led by His Excellency, Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali, was without question a watershed moment for the preservation of the democratic credentials of Guyana. The PPP/C Administration is already two years into the economic and social transformation of Guyana which will see…
See the full statement from the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic PPP/C below: The official swearing-in of the newly elected Government of Guyana on August 2, 2020, led by His Excellency, Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali, was without question a watershed moment for the preservation of the democratic credentials of Guyana. The PPP/C Administration is already…
By Cassandra Khan BABY Shaw Rahim, who got the name ‘Baby’ because her father wanted her to be his baby forever, was born in 1940 at Aberdeen on the Essequibo Coast. Her parents were both indentured servants, Mangree and Willy Shaw. Baby spent her formative years planting rice with her mother and attending wildlife for…
See Full Statement from the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG): Two years ago, on August 2, 2020, Guyana witnessed the ascension of His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who was sworn in as Guyana’s 9th Executive President. Whilst there was much to celebrate there has also been much to reflect. It is a fact…
“DISGUSTING and disturbing” were the words used by President, Dr Irfaan Ail in reference to Leader of the Opposition (LoO), Aubrey Norton’s stubborn immaturity of refusing to shake his hands. According to the President, Norton is setting a bad precedent for the country’s younger generation, who may think that it okay not to shake hands,…
