THE Golden Jaguars, Guyana’s senior Men’s National football team, will kick off their CONCACAF Nations League campaign on September 6 when they travel to ‘The Kingdom of The Netherlands’ territory of Aruba; however, it seems unlikely that Michael Johnson’s men will have a warm-up game before the start of their crusade. By virtue of finishing

By Isanella Patoir The man who was shot dead during a scuffle at the Seeta’s Bar early Monday was a father of six children, ages 1 to 13 years old. His relatives told the News Room that he worked hard to provide for his family. Kurt Anthony Duncan, 32, was a Popsicle vendor who lived…

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said he is pleased and happy with the President’s decision to appoint Justice Claudette Singh as the new Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission. At a late-afternoon press conference, Mr. Jagdeo said the decision is one that enjoys his support and it was a consensual decision. “We are very very happy…

Mike Mangal, Deoram Dinanauth and Carlos Adams emerged as the champions in their flights respective flights of the Laparkan Invitational Golf champions Starting under fair weather, the eager golfers took to the Course at Lusignan on Saturday but to the players dismay, a heavy downpour halfway during the tournament caused play to cease after only

The People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Presidential Candidate, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has been on the ground, listening to concerns from key personnel in the various sectors, and formulating plans to alleviate the hardships they encounter. Over the last month, Ali interfaced with numerous ‘men and women in uniform’ in an attempt to get an understanding of…

(REUTERS) – Bangladesh have appointed former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori as a spin bowling consultant while former South Africa paceman Charl Langeveldt will become their new pace bowling coach, the country’s cricket board said yesterday. Vettori’s contract is until next year’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia and the 40-year-old will be available to the

Guyana is adopting measures recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to safeguard against the recent outbreak of the Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The WHO recently categorized the disease as a Public Health Emergency. “Guyana, a third world country in South America, is no less safe than its neighbours, thus, to…

By Hugh Mclean GRADUATES of the Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training (YEST) Programme said they are now better equipped to serve their communities, in areas such as carpentry and masonry. On Friday July 19, moments after they graduated from the Kuru Kuru Training Centre, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, several of the graduates said they were eager to return

A 25-year-old fisherman was on Friday remanded to prison by City Magistrate Leron Daly for stabbing his friend with a knife to the neck during a drinking spree. Kevin Allicock of James Street, Albouystown, Georgetown pleaded not guilty to the charge which read that on April 17,2019 at Georgetown, he unlawfully wounded Joseph Barker with intent…

TORONTO, Canada – It was billed as the Chris Gayle versus Yuvraj Singh showdown, as they skippered their respective sides, but both “superstars” failed to sparkle on the opening day of the second edition of the Global T20 Canada which bowled off at the picturesque CAA Centre, Brampton Ontario yesterday. Watched by a fair-sized crowd,