The future of Guyanese hoops was on full display at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall as Youth Basketball Guyana successfully wrapped up its two-day Mini Basketball Jamboree and Festival. The grassroots event brought together 79 enthusiastic young athletes from eight schools, fostering an environment centred on development, camaraderie, and foundational…
Queen’s College have claimed the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Georgetown Regional title following a hard-fought 37-28 victory over Tutorial High in Sunday’s final. The standard was set during a thrilling weekend of hoops action, which commenced with two breathless semi-final encounters on Friday night. Tutorial High booked their spot in…
Police in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) are urging motorists to exercise greater caution on the roadways, particularly during the rainy season, when cattle are more likely to stray onto public roads, and as speeding continues to be a major cause of accidents. Speaking during a recent episode of ‘Road Safety and…
Ackeem Auguste, Jewel Andrew and Shamar Springer have been called up to West Indies‘ T20I squad for three-match series against Sri Lanka in Jamaica. From the group that featured at the T20 World Cup earlier this year, Johnson Charles, Quentin Sampson and Jayden Seales drop out. Alzarri Joseph was not considered for the series as part of…
Investigators are wrapping up the probe into the brutal murder of seven-year-old Adriel Aftab Mohamed at his Zeelugt New Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo house, and will soon seek legal advice. Deputy Commissioner, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told the News Room on Tuesday that detectives are in the process of…
Two Cuban nationals were charged and remanded to prison on Monday after they were allegedly involved in a staged kidnapping matter. The Cuban nationals are Daikol Tartabull Rodriguez, a 22-year-old Cuban national and labourer of Grove, East Bank Demerara, and Iban Martinez, a 28-year-old Cuban national and labourer of North…
Iran’s allocation of fan tickets for the group stage of the World Cup has been revoked just days before the start of the tournament, says the country’s football federation. The World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, begins on Thursday, with Iran scheduled to play New Zealand…
Victor Wembanyama scored 32 points as the San Antonio Spurs cut the New York Knicks’ lead in the NBA Finals to 2-1 with a 115-111 win at Madison Square Garden. US President Donald Trump, in the crowd as the iconic venue hosted its first Finals game since 1999, was booed when he…
Press Release from ISKF Guyana The spirit of discipline, excellence, and competition was on full display as ISKF Guyana successfully hosted its Annual Independence Karate Tournament on June 6 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The tournament was officially declared open by Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle, and commenced with a…
Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, has been dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States. Artan, the 2025 Confederation of African Football (CAF) men’s referee of the year, was barred from…
