Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri will contest a final-race championship showdown in Abu Dhabi after the Red Bull driver won a gripping Qatar Grand Prix. Verstappen benefited from a strategy call from McLaren that flew in the face of decisions made by every other team during an early…
ODI: Imperious Kohli gives India series lead over South Africa
Rohit Sharma broke the record for the most sixes hit in men’s one-day internationals as India edged South Africa by 17 runs in the opening game of their series in Ranchi. After being asked to bat, India posted 349-8 with Virat Kohli hitting a record-extending 52nd ODI century with a…
GFF announces $150m youth investment plan and major calendar overhaul
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has unveiled a transformative plan for the sport following its Ordinary Congress on Saturday, headlined by a landmark G$150 million investment into youth development over the next four years. The investment targets the establishment of national leagues for the Under-13, Under-15, and Under-17 age categories,…
Barbados end Guyana’s streak to clinch 2025 ENet Senior CASA title
Barbados was crowned the overall champion of the 2025 ENet Senior Caribbean Squash Championships, bringing an end to host nation Guyana’s dominant run of four consecutive titles. The final result at the National Racquet Centre on Saturday came down to the narrowest of margins, with the Caribbean Area Squash Association…
CARPHA donates Portable PCR Instrument to strengthen Guyana’s public health response
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) yesterday handed over a state-of-the-art portable, mobile PCR instrument along with a supply of testing cartridges to the Ministry of Health’s National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL), marking a significant boost to Guyana’s capacity for rapid disease detection and outbreak response. The equipment was…
Twelve Lethem families receive new homes
Twelve families in Lethem, Region Nine are now officially homeowners through the Government’s Lethem Housing Support Programme, executed by the Ministry of Housing–Central Housing and Planning Authority. The initiative, conceptualized by His Excellency, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, supports low-income families who face difficulties in building on their allocated lands,…
Budget for end-of-year socials in Suriname slashed; US$26 ‘support’ for civil servants to be paid
The Government of Suriname has decided to slash the amount of funds allocated to government ministries and agencies for their annual year-end socials but will still offer the $1,000 Suriname dollars (or about US$26) support for civil servants and some groups. A release from the office of President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons…
Andre Russell retires from IPL; to join KKR as ‘power coach’
Andre Russell, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) legend, has decided to call time on his IPL career after not being retained by the franchise ahead of the 2026 season, and announced that he would be joining the team’s support staff as its “power coach”. “I’ve made a decision to retire from…
Police Sergeant injured in head-on collision on Lamaha Street
A Sergeant attached to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is currently hospitalised nursing multiple injuries about his body after he was involved in a head-on collision along Lamaha Street, Tucville, Georgetown, on Friday. The Guyana Police Force did not name the injured rank, who they said is attached to the…
Man, 44, dies after car slams into utility pole on Good Hope Public Road
Forty-four-year-old Julius Mandella Haniff is now dead after he allegedly lost control of the car he was driving and crashed into a utility pole along with Good Hope Public Road, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara. The accident occurred around 03:38 hrs Friday. Police Headquarters reported that investigations revealed that Haniff, a…
