Guyanese Afruica Gentle was this week announced as the Women’s Tennis Player-of-the-Year at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Conference in the United States of America. She was also named on the 2022 All-CIAA team after leading the Bulldogs (11-3) to its first-ever CIAA Northern Division title in the programme’s history. Gentle finished the year…
THE Ministry of Public Works will soon be rolling out a massive infrastructural development programme in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), which will see a number of roads in Linden being upgraded at an estimated cost of over $600 million. Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, conducted an inspection of the roads to be done in…
Ben Stokes has been named as England men’s Test captain. Stokes was the preferred candidate to take on the job after Joe Root’s resignation following five years in the role. England’s leading allrounder, and one of the few players sure of their place in the XI, Stokes becomes the 81st captain of the men’s Test…
THE commencement of the 2022 Caribbean Secondary Examinations Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examinations (CAPE), administered by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), has been pushed back by three weeks and will now commence on May 23. Results for those exams, according to CXC, are estimated to be released by late August to early September.…
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport on Wednesday made a ceremonial presentation to former boxer Michael Parris, as a signal of his involvement in future activities of the Ministry. Parris is Guyana’s lone Olympic medallist, having won a bronze in the 1980 Games in Russia. Sport Minister Charles Ramson Jr. said Parris would be…
–President Ali says, talks up opportunities in trade, tourism, agriculture, energy INVESTORS and business leaders from the United Kingdom (UK) were sensitised on the plethora of opportunities that exist within the Caribbean region. President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, in his address to stakeholders at the Caribbean Council’s House of Lords Annual Reception on Wednesday, said that,…
Nigel Abraham, 30, of North West District, was charged with the murder of his 19-year-old foster son. He appeared virtually before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Abraham was not required to plea to the charge which alleged that he stabbed Daniel Wilson to death on April 17. He was remanded…
— Vice-President guarantees jobs for 400 persons trained in technical areas ONE thousand part-time jobs will soon be made available to residents of Region Five as government continues to put measures in place to cushion the effects of high cost of living precipitated by the slowdown of the global supply chain as a result of…
A 22-year-old taxi driver of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was remanded to prison for allegedly robbing a businessman of 12 gold chains worth $1.5 million. Tarique Manawar Khan appeared before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. He was not required to plea to the charge; he was remanded to prison until…
Guyanese athletes and coaches from the disciplines of Table Tennis, 3×3 Basketball and Swimming have arrived safely in Argentina to compete in the South America Youth Games from April 28 to May 8. Representatives of these three disciplines will compete in what is being dubbed the “first wave” of the Games, followed by the Badminton player…
