One thousand black belly sheep destined for Guyana from Barbados are currently in quarantine to minimise the risk of importing diseases here, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha revealed on Tuesday. The sheep are expected to arrive within a couple of weeks and will kick start the government’s Black Belly Sheep Project in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice).…
Gujarat Titans surged to the top of the IPL points table in spectacular fashion, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets in Match 40 on Wednesday. Chasing 199 for victory, Titans needed 56 off the last four overs and Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia did it in commanding fashion. With 22 required off the last over,…
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that about 1,000 residents of Region Five (Mahaica- Berbice) can get temporary government jobs geared at providing some relief to households. As he announced in other regions, the provision of these temporary jobs is part of a countrywide plan of providing relief through the provision of a total…
Guyana’s national men’s rugby team, the ‘Green Machine’, finished ninth at the recently concluded Rugby Americas North (RAN) 13-team Sevens tournament in The Bahamas. It is a regression from a fifth-place finish at the previous tournament and according to the team’s Manager, Ryan Dey, while they have to revisit the formula to success, there are…
A 24-year-old man who was caught red-handed selling marijuana in the Kuru Kururu area is in Police custody and is expected to face charges soon. Police ranks were in the area on Tuesday afternoon when the man was observed collecting money from various persons and handing them a small bag from a large black plastic…
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced a shift in the dates for this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). The exams will now be held from May 23 to July; they were initially slated to be held from April to June but due the effects of the…
The Guyana Police Force is advising owners and drivers of vehicles to stop the practice of installing coloured lights on their vehicles or face prosecution. This past weekend, Police on the Essequibo Coast engaged in a ‘White Light Campaign’ where a number of vehicles were stopped and examined for coloured lights resulting in eleven vehicles…
With two oil ships operating in the prolific Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, Hess Corporation expects that there will be another 23 lifts of one million barrels of oil there for the rest of 2022. Hess has a 30 per cent interest in the Stabroek Block; Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), ExxonMobil’s local affiliate,…
After being on the run for four years over the stabbing death of a Kitty man, 33-year-old Damian Bissoon recently surrendered to the Police to face the murder charge. The murder accused appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan this morning at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was not required to enter a plea to the…
Guyana’s medal-winning contingent at the recently concluded 49th Carifta Games in Kingston, Jamaica, is set to receive “ongoing support” from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the National Sports Commission, “tailored to their personal circumstances and their respective education stage.” This was announced by the Ministry on Wednesday after individual closed-door meetings with…
