Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph could both be back in West Indies colours for next year’s T20 World Cup. The fast bowlers, key members of the West Indies pace attack, missed the Caribbean side’s recent red and white-ball tours of India, Bangladesh and New Zealand because of injury. Alzarri Joseph…
‘That pitch has too much life for Test cricket’ – MCG surface under scanner
A spicy, green-tinged MCG pitch came under significant scrutiny after a 20-wicket Boxing Day blockbuster in which both Australia and England were bowled out cheaply. Matt Page, the MCG curator, said ahead of the fourth Ashes Test that he hoped to replicate the pitch he had prepared for last year’s…
Australia seize handy lead after 20-wicket day
England’s Ashes tour teetered on another crisis as they were bowled out for 110 by Australia on an almost farcical first day of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The 20 wickets to fall is the most on the opening day of an Ashes Test since 1909 and…
President pledges further support for Dharm Shala
Elderly citizens and vulnerable residents at the Dharm Shala in Albouystown, Georgetown, were overjoyed to be served lunch on Thursday by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali. This is the sixth consecutive year that the president has visited the country’s oldest humanitarian charity on Christmas Day. The president was joined by…
First lady visits Christmas babies at GPHC
Five babies were born at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Christmas Day. First Lady Mrs. Arya Ali spent the holiday morning bringing comfort, compassion, and cheer to the babies, their patients, and healthcare workers. The newborns: two girls and three boys, were delivered earlier in the day, with…
Police Force confirms vehicle belonging to Mohameds family detained, to be examined
The Guyana Police Force, in a release, has stated that a vehicle driven by a member of the Mohameds family has been detained and will be examined by a licensing and certifying officer. Police Headquarters said an officer was conducting a traffic enforcement exercise along the Eccles Public Road, East…
President Ali gifts Enterprise family new home for Christmas
In the spirit of goodwill and compassion, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali handed over a newly constructed home to James Hercules and his family at Enterprise along the East Coast of Demerara, on Christmas morning. Hercules, 46, lives with an orthopaedic impairment, a severe physical disability affecting his musculoskeletal system…
Vendor, 44, nabbed with ganja
A 44-year-old vendor of Charity, Essequibo Coast, was arrested on Christmas Eve after he was caught with several packets of cannabis. According to a statement from Police Headquarters, the vendor dropped a black plastic bag on the ground as a Police exercise was ongoing. The bag was retrieved by Police ranks…
Toddler drowns in Pomeroon River
Police are investigating the alleged drowning of a two-year-old child who was visiting her grandparents in the Pomeroon area for the Christmas holidays. Police Headquarters, in a statement, said the incident occurred on Christmas Day at Grant Atlas, Lower Pomeroon River, Essequibo. The child has been identified as Zoria Seegobin….
Tuschen labourer stabbed to death
Gavin Linden Melville, a 49-year-old labourer of Tuschen Phase 2, East Bank Essequibo, was stabbed to death on Christmas Day. Police Headquarters, in a statement, said Melville and his 48-year-old reputed wife had reportedly returned home after attending an event when an altercation ensued inside the residence. During the incident,…
