By Clifton Ross DEFENDING 4-Day champions Guyana Jaguars will be seeking to play some ultra-aggressive cricket, starting from today when Round 7 bowls off at Providence against bottom-of-the-table Leeward Hurricanes. The champions handed Hurricanes a 10-wicket thrashing a few rounds ago when the two sides met and with the hunt for points now more crucial

The Region Four Returning Officer (RO) Clairmont Mingo has been discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital hours after he was rushed there when he complained of feeling unwell. The News Room observed Mr Mingo walking out of the GPHC and then entering a waiting car; he is said to be heading back to his office…

The Guyana Fire Service was praised for its quick response to a fire in Lamaha Gardens this morning. The fire was contained to the one house but the inside of the house was completely gutted. The house is owned by businessman Noel Shewjattan of Auto Fashion. He was not at home at the time of…

… Sheppard receives Best Server award GUYANA suffered a surprising early exit when they competed in the Inter-Guiana U-21 Volleyball competition over the weekend in French Guiana. The English-speaking South American nation, who won the men’s competition in 2018 and finished as runners-up in 2019, bowed out of the preliminary round after losses to both

The electoral observation mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Tuesday urged the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to consider implementing a more modern tabulation system for the allocation of votes. The recommendation, though not new, forms part of the OAS preliminary report of the March 02nd, 2020 general and regional elections. The recommendation,…

The Guyana Elections Commission has announced that it will start officially releasing the results of the election from around noon today. Polls closed at 6 o’clock last evening and the Elections Commission said that except for a few isolated cases, the voting process went well, with thousands of persons voting early across the country.  The…

Guyana to battle Haiti today SHANICE Alfred and Audrey Narine scored on both sides of the half to give Guyana an impressive 2-0 win over the Cayman Islands – a win that would now see the Lady Jags play Haiti today, from 19:00hrs, in the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship. Playing at the

The country’s elections chief, Justice (rt’d) Claudette Singh Monday night described the 12 hour period for voting in general and regional elections as a “grand day” as counting got underway at 2,339 polling stations across the country saying it is almost the end to a long journey. The Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, speaking at a…

President David Granger along with First Lady Sandra Granger were first in line at their polling station at Pearl on the East Bank of Demerara this morning to cast their ballots. After voting, the President said the process was “smooth and efficient” and he expects that today’s elections will be smooth and successful. He also…

…GECOM assures nation all systems in place, observers all set THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has given the assurance that all systems are in place for smooth elections today as Guyanese go to the polls to elect a new government. Over 600,000 Guyanese are eligible to vote in the 2020 General and Regional Elections. “We