On a first day that yielded 17 wickets and saw a solid all-round effort from Raymon Reifer, defending champions Guyana Jaguars closed with a crucial 86-run lead over Barbados Pride in ninth round action of Cricket West Indies’ Professional Cricket League Regional Four-day championship at Providence. By stumps on Thursday, Jaguars reached 162-7 after dismissing…

After rowing across the Atlantic Ocean for three months, former British Navy Commander, Richard Allen reached Port Georegtown last evening after a more than 3000 mile journey from Sierra Leone in West Africa to Guyana. The solo journey by Allen was part of efforts to raise awareness of The Commonwealth and the need for greater…

–– ring leader ‘busted’ at Parika short-time hotel — teacher, students from several top schools involved COPS at Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) may have uncovered an organised ring whose players are engaged in trafficking of the date-rape drug, ecstasy, by utilising school-aged girls in the trade. Reports are that the lawmen uncovered the ring

By Isanella Patoir  After leaving Sierra Leone, West Africa three months ago, Richard Allen, a former Royal Marines Commando, docked at the Harbour Master’s Boathouse, Georgetown, Guyana on Wednesday just as the sun was setting. This journey was aimed at raising awareness of the Commonwealth and to change approximately 2.4 billion lives. Allen journeyed across…

The Guyana Police Force today issued a warning to those private security companies that have sirens and emergency lights attached to their vehicles, that they could face prosecution if they do not remove the unauthorized equipment from their vehicles. In a statement directed to private security companies and individuals, it was pointed out by the…

— President to consult with GECOM, opposition leader on readiness for elections — commits gov’t to providing funds for fresh polls PRESIDENT David Granger has written to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman (ret’d) Justice James Patterson requesting a meeting on the readiness of the commission to conduct regional and general elections in 2019. In

Ministry of the Presidency- President David Granger has written to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo for separate consultations to be held on the issue of General and Regional Elections. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, in an invited comment, said that the President’s actions are as a result…

President David Granger has written to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission informing him that the Government of Guyana is committed to doing “everything possible” to ensure that the Commission is provided with “the financial resources and has sufficient time to conduct credible elections. The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice James Patterson,…

–ahead of landmark extractive industries deal GUYANA’S Natural Resources Ministry and South Africa’s Department of Ministerial Resources are expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) later this week, covering five critical areas, in a move that could see South Africa investing in Guyana’s extractive industries sector, and transferring its wealth of expertise to Guyanese.

The Guyana Cricket Board’s Dave West Indian Imports and Exports Under-15 Inter-county cricket competition got underway in Georgetown on Monday with Demerara and the President’s XI recording easy wins. At the Georgetown Cricket Club, Demerara defeated Berbice by 56 runs, while over at Everest, the President’s XI got the better of Essequibo by six wickets.…