The Ministry of Health on Saturday reported two new COVID-19 deaths – a man and a woman, 65 and 64-years-old, respectively. Their vaccination status is unknown; the man was from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) and the woman from Region Three (Essequibo Islands – West Demerara). Guyana has now recorded a total number of 1,251 deaths since…
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced that Hayley Matthews has been appointed as the West Indies Women’s Captain. Matthews, who is one of the leading all-rounders in world cricket, will assume the leadership role from Stafanie Taylor ahead of the next West Indies Women’s Series, expected to be played later this year. Taylor, the most…
(BBC) The US Congress has passed a gun control bill, the most significant firearms legislation in nearly 30 years. It imposes tougher checks on young buyers, and encourages States to remove guns from people considered a threat. The measures enjoyed bipartisan support, with 14 Republicans joining Democrats in the House to approve the Bill by…
FIFA and Concacaf completed a two-day mission in Guyana this week as part of the consultation process to revise the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) statutes, in order to align the GFF’s code of governance with the global and regional governing bodies of football. The visit followed a letter from FIFA in May, which informed the…
(IDB) – An Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest and IDB Lab study has revealed that 62 per cent of the representatives of major institutions and entities in the digital ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean think the digital gender gap is a problem in their respective countries. The same proportion believe that women…
The Guyana Badminton Association on Friday afternoon served off its World Badminton Day tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, featuring students who are part of the Academy programme being initiated by the Ministry of Sport. The tournament, which wraps up on Saturday, is being sponsored by Total Solutions. “The enthusiasm shown by these students…
THE Government of Guyana, via the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), has so far distributed hundreds of food items and cleaning and hygiene supplies to flood-impacted communities across the country. According to a press release, the CDC has distributed over 700 food and cleaning hampers, along with several other relief items. Residents in Mahaicony Creek, Mahaica,…
In a significant move, the 54-nation Commonwealth, which includes the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, have backed the legal route at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to bring a “peaceful and definitive” end to the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy. In a communique issued in Kigali, Rwanda at the end of their summit, the heads of…
By Rabindra Rooplall in Kigali, Rwanda THE Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2022) officially opened in Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday, with Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame calling on members of the 54-nation bloc to focus on addressing challenges faced by its approximately 2.5 billion people, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening ceremony at the…
Sixteen athletes and three officials, accompanied by a Chef-de-Mission, will represent Guyana at the inaugural Caribbean Games, billed for June 29 to July 3 in Guadeloupe. Athletes from 3×3 Basketball, Athletics and Swimming will represent Guyana at the event, which caters to seven disciplines, the others being Netball, Judo, Cycling and Futsal. Notably, the Games,…
