Disapproval from its wider membership on Sunday shortly after the News Room reported on a motion to recall Joseph Harmon and three other Opposition Parliamentarians from the National Assembly resulted in the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) withdrawing the motion. Even though the party in a statement denied that there was no motion, multiple inside…
(ESPNCRICINFO) – Jason Holder claimed four wickets in four balls in front of an ecstatic home crowd in Barbados, to put a very personal seal on an outstanding series win for West Indies. In a pulsating finale at Bridgetown, Holder built on a career-best haul of 4 for 30 from the left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein,…
Jason Holder took four wickets from the final four balls to send England to a 17-run defeat in the deciding Twenty20 and give West Indies a 3-2 series win in Barbados. With England needing 20 from the last over, Barbadian Holder had Sam Billings, Chris Jordan and Adil Rashid caught on the leg-side boundary and…
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) has rubbished reports that a motion was submitted to recall four of its Members of Parliament. An online news agency on Sunday reported that the party was meeting to discuss the recall of a number of Members of Parliament including Mr. Joe Harmon and three others— Natasha Singh-Lewis, Ganesh…
THE $6 billion allocation that has been proposed for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will allow for more than just the boosting of field and factory operations, according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali, who reasoned that the company’s prosperity is also linked to the livelihoods of tens of thousands of Guyanese families. “That is what…
TWO University of Guyana (UG) students, Miriam Ogle and Jumaine Levi, on Friday, received the inaugural ‘McGowan Family Education Scholarship’, which was presented during an award ceremony held at the Herdmanston Lodge in Georgetown. Twenty-year-old Ogle, who is currently studying for a Bachelor’s Degree in Geological Engineering, was awarded $1 million to cover her tuition…
WHEN things officially returned to some level of normalcy at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the Indian High Commission will be reaching out to the electoral body to resume talks about India assisting Guyana in the move towards electronic voting. Indian High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr K J Srinavasa, said talks had begun in 2019…
CLOSE to 2600 graduands of the University of Guyana (UG) will walk the virtual graduation stage in a series of ceremonies beginning February 4, 2022. However, they have unique and inspiring stories of how they were able to beat the odds in their journey to academic glory. As part of its ongoing series of student…
THE High Court has upheld efforts made by the state to confiscate a white Mercedes Benz convertible bearing the number plate PZZ 3304, which was seized during a drug bust in February 2021. According to a release from the Attorney General’s Chambers, 3.156 kilograms of cannabis was found by agents of the Customs and Anti-Narcotics…
Arm amputees will be able to benefit from artificial, mechanical arms through the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre now that it is equipped to create these artificial arms. According to a release from the centre, six patients have successfully received new artificial arms following a one-week Capacity-Building Programme for staff of its J.E. Simmons Orthotic and…
