– As Rio All-Stars hammered 5 – 1 in finals… Leopold Street claims third place By Rawle Toney BENT Street, the inaugural tournament’s title holders, walked away with the 3rd annual Magnum Mash Cup Futsal Championship, dismantling Rio All-Stars 5-1 on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium. It was an exhibition of clinical finishing from
A total of 30 Mashramani Bands revelled through the streets of Georgetown Sunday for the annual road parade. The country this year celebrates 50 years as a republican nation under the theme -Guyana Together: Reflect, Celebrate, Transform. The word “Mashramani” is derived from an Amerindian language and in translation means “the celebration after hard work”.…
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit arrested two persons and a businessman is now being sought following a 60-pound cocaine bust on Saturday in the Parika backdam. The CANU agents have been probing the movement of the drug traffickers between Parika and the Essequibo coast and moved in on Saturday to make the bust,…
– President David Granger urges on 50th Republic anniversary PRESIDENT David Granger has called on Guyanese to set aside their differences and cooperate for the common good as Guyana celebrates 50 years as a Republic. “We can work together to make this auspicious year an opportunity to place Guyana on an irreversible path to greater
See full statement below from the PNC/R on Guyana’s Republic anniversary: The People’s National Congress Reform is pleased to extend greetings and good wishes to all Guyanese as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of our Republican status. This year, 2020, our nation celebrates its Golden Jubilee; 50 years as a Republic and the national celebration of Mashramani.…
The Guyana Elections Commission has indicated that of the 10,226 members of the Disciplined Services who were listed to vote yesterday, 8,369 of them cast their ballots, representing an 81.8% turnout. The Elections Commission reported that 5400 members of the Guyana Police Force voted, representing 80.6%. For the Guyana Defence Force, the turn out was…
…GECOM defends decision to reduce private residences as polling stations …President points to allege abuse in the past …PPP up in arms against decision that was recommended by Carter Center CHAIRMAN of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, said the decision to reduce the number of private residences as polling places is
A 30-year-old minibus driver was on Friday sentenced to one week imprisonment for threatening to kill a traffic officer, who had stopped him for a traffic-related offence. King Wilson of Melanie, East Coast Demerara appeared before City Magistrate Leron Daly and confessed that on January 27, 2020, at Georgetown, he made use of threatening behaviour…
A 34-year-old butcher was shot dead this morning while on his way to work during a robbery attempt. A police statement identified the dead man as Cuban national, Otredis Duarte Gonzalves. The incident reportedly occurred at 6:44 this morning while the butcher was on his way to the Rossignol Butchery on Church Street. He lived…
…President Granger hails distinguished service of Sir Shridath SIR Shridath Ramphal, a distinguished Guyanese Diplomat, was recognised for his stellar contribution to the development and advancement of Guyana’s Foreign Service, when the Ramphal House was recommissioned on Thursday in celebration of the country’s 50th Republic Anniversary. The multimillion state-of-the-art edifice, which houses the Ministry of
