After reaching the Round-of-32 with his victory over Paul Kadoma of Uganda, Guyana’s Jason-Ray Khalil’s run at the Men’s singles championship at the Commonwealth Games came to a halt on Saturday. Khalil, facing Malaysia’s Eain Yow on Court 1 at the University of Birmingham Squash facility, despite his valiant effort, was beaten 11-4, 11-,2, 11-4,…
–Prime Minister Phillips tells East Coast Demerara residents –close to 5,000 jobs to be created by massive industrial park stretching from Enmore to ‘Melanie’ PRIME Minister, Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips on Saturday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to the equitable development of communities across Guyana, telling residents of Melanie Damishana on the East Coast of Demerara…
Rosanna Fung led a Guyana 12-medal haul at this year’s Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding Championships in Barbados on Saturday. Her stellar exploits meant she won the overall Wellness Class and a coveted International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Elite Pro Card. The 22-year-old won the Junior Wellness class ahead of fellow compatriot,…
The toy gun. Several weapons and a toy gun were among items seized by police officers between Friday night and early Saturday morning at the Emancipation J’ouvert held at the National Park, Georgetown. Police Headquarters reported that full police coverage was provided to the event, which was attended by about 2,500 people. At that event,…
A new industrial park is being established along the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) and Attorney General Anil Nandlall says more than 4,000 jobs will be created through this venture. The Attorney General, speaking during Saturday’s government outreach at Melanie Damishana, ECD, said this park will provide all of the much-needed technical support to the…
Some 10,000 residents living between Coldingen to Haslington on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) will soon benefit from improved water quality as the government moves to establish a new treatment plant at Bachelor’s Adventure, ECD. Poor quality of water, rich in iron content, was a major issue raised by residents of Melanie Damishana, ECD,…
FIDE master Anthony Drayton created one of the biggest upsets of the first-round Open division he recorded his win against Andorra’s Jordi Fluvia in the first round of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. A release from the Guyana Chess Federation indicated, Drayton, rated at 1928, was elated over the victory noting, that…
Catering for aspiring cricketers as young as seven years old, the Malteenoes Cricket Club Youth Programme will make a return on August 8. This was announced at the closing ceremony of the club’s cricket camp on Saturday, held at their Thomas Lands base. Vice-President, Steven Jacobs, informed reporters that the Youth Programme which dates back…
[FORBES] As the Biden administration focuses on its efforts to end new leasing and drilling for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico and other U.S. offshore provinces, investment continues to pour into projects offshore the tiny South American nation of Guyana. A new study by energy intelligence group Rystad Energy finds Guyanese oil…
Marva Alder, a 69-year-old woman of Wismar Housing Scheme, Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) died after the taxi she was travelling in lost one of its tires while driving near Long Creek on the Soesdyke/ Linden highway. Police headquarters reported that the incident occurred on Thursday, at around 19:00 hrs. The car involved in the…
