Report and Photography by Akeem Greene in Barbados akeem@newsroom.gy A night before Jermaine Blackwood scored his third Test century, he told his five-year-old son that he would do it for him, and so he delivered an early birthday present with a splendid 102 against England at the Kensington Oval on Friday. “I went to look…
HOUSING and Water Minister, Collin Croal, joined Hindus across several villages on the East Bank of Demerara in celebration of Holi on Thursday evening. The minister first visited the Maha Sarazwattie Mandir at Herstelling before joining worshipers at the Providence Hindu Temple. He also visited the Eccles Vishnu Mandir where he delivered remarks. Minister Croal…
Police on Saturday reported that five fishermen were robbed of their valuables by two known perpetrators armed with a gun and a knife. The incident occurred in the wee hours of Saturday while the fishermen were discharging their boat at the Goed Fortuin Koker, West Bank Demerara. Police said the five men, ages 61, 59,…
PEDAL cyclist, Lyndon Austin, 57, of Go Slow 4th Avenue, Tucville, Georgetown, was killed on Wednesday, after a car with registration PAC 1350 collided with him, on Nelson Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, police confirmed. The driver was identified as Asif Mohamed, 32, of Vryheid’s Lust Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara. According to Police Headquarters, the car…
A businessman, who the police identified as Imran Khan, was arrested on Friday for allegedly discharging his firearm in a public place. The incident occurred at about 22:15hrs at Canal #2 West Bank Demerara. The 57-year-old licensed firearm holder is a farmer and was reportedly seen shooting off his 12-gauge shotgun. He denied the allegation…
— President Ali tells gathering at Phagwah celebration at GCC ground AFTER an absence of two years due to COVID-19, the annual ‘Holi Celebrations’ hosted by the Indian High Commission in Georgetown returned with an explosion of colours and love at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground (GCC) on Friday. The event was attended by President…
(Bloomberg) – The price of everything that goes into producing crops is surging, threatening to further fan global food inflation. Food production costs were already high. The pandemic snarled supply chains, making it more difficult — and expensive — to get parts and supplies that are vital for growing crops. Then Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
(ESPNCRICINFO) – Bangladesh have now won ODIs in every country they have played in. They ticked South Africa off the list yesterday, registering their first win in 20 years of touring here. They beat the home side by 38 runs, following a team effort that included three fifties that set up a total of 314…
(ESPNCRICINFO) – The organisers of Major League Cricket, USA’s officially sanctioned T20 franchise league anticipated to launch in 2023, announced on Thursday the next phase of their venue development plan, in which they intend to spend approximately $110M on building or renovating a total of eight venues around the USA. Aside from five venues already…
(CMC) – West Indies Women’s flair for the dramatic continued here yesterday when they edged Bangladesh Women by four runs in a last-over thriller to win their third game of the ICC Women’s World Cup. Defending a meagre 140 for nine after Shemaine Campbelle’s unbeaten 53 rescued them from a complete implosion at Bay Oval,…
