In observance of World Challenge Day, the National Sports Commission yesterday hosted its annual day of fitness which saw primary and secondary school students along the East Bank of Demerara participating in fitness activities at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
In observance of World Challenge Day, the National Sports Commission yesterday hosted its annual day of fitness which saw primary and secondary school students along the East Bank of Demerara participating in fitness activities at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
On Tuesday, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company made a donation of $500,000 to the Saraswati Vidya Niketan, a not-for-profit secondary educational institution located at Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara.
The BK Group today began training for twenty youth from the USAID-funded Skills and Knowledge for Youth Empowerment initiative (SKYE), a release from BK said.
The Government of Guyana is in talks with United Arab Emirates (UAE) towards negotiating an air service agreement that will see at least one of UAE’s three major flag carriers operating flights to Guyana, in the very near future.
Police today said that Robert Sandy, 48 years, of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, the man accused of murdering his estranged teenaged lover died today at the New Amsterdam Prison.
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(Reuters) – US author and poet Maya Angelou has died at age 86 in North Carolina, local media reported today, citing her agent and a local official.
PARACHINAR/DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, (Reuters) – T he Pakistan Taliban split into two groups today, highlighting growing divisions within the movement and diminishing the government’s chances of finding a negotiated settlement with the insurgency.
The Chikungunya mosquito-borne virus, which has been spreading rapidly throughout the Caribbean in the last five months, has surfaced in Guyana and health officials say they have since been closely monitoring patients while increasing preventative measures.
Two airport loaders, accused of concealing cocaine in the vent of the luggage hold of an outgoing Caribbean Airlines flight, were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with narcotics possession for trafficking.
The Ministry of Education yesterday announced that three outstanding students: Cecil Cox who topped the Caribbean in the Sciences in 2013, Benedict Sukra, and Lawrence Faria have been accepted into the Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE) which is held on the campus of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barba-dos.
The Government of Guyana over the past seven years has discriminated against sections of the private media by withholding taxpayer-funded state advertising from them.
City Hall’s statutory meeting was yesterday brought to an abrupt end after the public was not allowed into the meeting and also because an attendance book was not supplied by Government appointed Town Clerk Carol Sooba.
Explaining its abrupt closure on May 23rd, the Tower Hotel yesterday said its business had declined dramatically in recent times and it assured that assets will be liquidated to pay outstanding amounts to its employees.
The body of the man who was found on the access road in Eccles Industrial Site on Saturday evening with several gunshot wounds was yesterday positively identified by relatives as Rawle Newton called Satan Ambassador.
Former head of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Major General (Ret’d) Norman McLean is scheduled to appear before the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Friday, according to the commission’s lead counsel Glen Hanoman.
Lennox Cort, a detainee who was recaptured after escaping from the Providence Police Station on Monday, was yesterday sentenced to a year imprisonment for the crime.
The mother of a baby kidnapped on Saturday on the Corentyne is calling on the public to provide any information it may have on the whereabouts of the child.
By Mario Joseph
With no local government elections having been held since 1994, many residents of the neighbourhood council that encompasses Mon Repos, Annandale and Lusignan on the East Coast of Demerara are unaware of the requirement for holding these every three years even though they have deep grouses about problems in the community.
Minister of Culture Youth and Sports, Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday signalled his support for the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association’s (GFSCA) quest to illuminate more grounds across Guyana.
Three years since the sod turning and the ongoing construction of the Marriott Hotel, the PPP says that the information released on Saturday on the Marriott investors was “timely and reflective of the Government’s commitment to being transparent.”
LUCAS STREET, Barbados, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite was closing in on his sixth first class hundred while seamer Carlos Brathwaite nudged the senior selectors with another incisive display, as West Indies High Performance Centre took command of their four-day “Test” against Bangladesh A here yesterday.
Ronaldo Renee’s half century and a four wickey haul from Richie Looknauth guided West Demerara to victory by four wickets over East Bank in their first round of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-17 competition yesterday at the Wales Community Development Centre ground.
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) partnered with the Food and Drug Analyst (FDA) Depart-ment to join 111 other countries in a global week of action aimed at sensitizing the public about the online sale of counterfeit and illegal medicines.
The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) in collaboration with the world body FIVB, brought down curtains on their six-day referee course which culminated last Sunday afternoon at the Guyana National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is introducing a new system for the examination of personal effects shipped in barrels and boxes to ensure that commercial items are not falsely declared as personal effects.
By Jeff Trotman
Head of the Linden Electricity Company Inc. (LECI), Horace James, says that the company has changed its policy of not making connections to houses that do not have a meter and to squatters.
Defending champions Sparta Boss got their campaign off to a perfect start, disposing of Kitty by a 2-0 score line when the fourth annual Mackeson Keep Your Five Alive knockout tourney continued on Sunday at the California Square Tarmac, East Ruimveldt.
The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) yesterday said that Paramakatoi’s water system was functioning at the time it was asked to investigate claims of poor supply.
The Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) an affiliate of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has named its U19 team to participate in this weekend’s Inter Association series in Linden.
By Jeff Trotman
Region Ten’s Chairman, Sharma Solomon, is concerned about how housing development is being handled at Amelia’s Ward and how land is being distributed between Bamia and Amelia’s Ward on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway.
Grove Hi-Tech led by hat tricks from Dominic Garnett and Timothy Griffith, mauled Mocha Champs 8-1 when the first round of the Stag Beer sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) division one league concluded on Monday.
Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) edged Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) 71-70 when the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Inter-Association tourney continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Sunday.
The country’s three main technical and vocational institutes will soon see a boost as the Ministry of Education yesterday received tenders for the supply, delivery and installation of tools and equipment for them.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – LeBron James produced a blistering 14-point third quarter as the Miami Heat took a commanding 3-1 lead over the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals with a 102-90 win.
Hundreds of Guyanese in the Diaspora turned out over the weekend to celebrate Guyana’s 48th Anniversary of Independence, according to a release from Bobby Vieira.
The mother who was deemed unfit to care for her three-month-old baby has been admitted a patient at the psychiatric ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
President of the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC), Jerome Khan yesterday confirmed that he will not be seeking re-election this coming Saturday when the association holds its Annual General Meeting and election of office bearers for the year 2014.
Melanie-A were crowned East Coast Demerara champions after defeating Beterverwagting (BV)-B 1-0 in the final of the second annual Guinness of the Streets East Coast edition at the Haslington Market Place on Sunday.
CARDIFF, Wales, CMC – Former West Indies Test captain Darren Sammy will turn out for Glamorgan in the English domestic Twenty20 championship, the Welsh club announced yesterday.
Harry Parmesar, the auditor who uncovered financial irregularities at the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) in 2012 that implicated two senior executives, said he was never contacted about any concerns that the government might have hand about his findings.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, CMC – Jamaican sprint star Asafa Powell has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, asking for his 18-month ban to be reduced to three months.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce praised the growth of free enterprise in Cuba upon his arrival in Havana yesterday at the start of a three-day visit that was criticized by a leading supporter of the U.S.
The start of the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Sylvester Bristol, the Yarrowkabra man accused of murdering female taxi driver Savitri Gangadeen Parma, has been delayed after another adjournment was granted to the police prosecutor.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Head coach Ottis Gibson has praised Darren Sammy’s tenure as captain but says West Indies need to now focus on picking a more attacking XI that can win more Test matches.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – An imprisoned former Caracas police commissioner at the center of stalled political talks between Venezuela’s government and opposition went on a hunger strike yesterday, demanding he be released due to frail health.
Dear Editor,
When the floods of 2005 shocked us all into a new reality we became aware of the effect of our individual and collective attitudes and actions towards the natural environment.
By Dr. Ernest Massiah, UNAIDS Caribbean Regional Support Team Director
Recently, the discussion on HIV has been a mix of the selective review of scientific evidence, comments on an administrative procedure at the regional university, and perceptions on the existence of agendas that seek either to change or hold back Caribbean societies.
(Jamaica Observer) Montego BAY, St James — The killing of prominent People’s National Party (PNP) activist Kenley ‘Bebe’ Stephens has left the party’s organisation in St James in shock.
(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — Large masses of floating sea grass have affected fishery along the entire Suriname coast causing the catch to drop significantly.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – An army assault on pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine will not have taken Vladimir Putin by surprise, but the ferocity of the clashes may have – and could be a game-changer if they spin out of control.
Dear Editor,
I wish to thank you first and foremost for publishing my letter of October 21, 2013 in which I highlighted the cause of poor quality and non-germination of seedling paddy.
Police are still looking for the prisoner who managed to escape from the lockups at the Providence Police Station and have since launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the breakout.
MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies batsman Chris Gayle was expected to consult a specialist in Germany about a troublesome back problem, as he races to be fit ahead of his 100th Test in his hometown Jamaica next month.
(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Airlines (CAL) says cocaine found aboard a flight which landed in Guyana over the weekend was stashed there by employees working on the ground at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.
(Reuters) – The kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls last month has sparked global outrage, launched an international manhunt and instantly turned an obscure West African militant group into a household name in the United States.
Last week, I came upon the prime minister’s 2014 Cheddi Jagan Lecture “Dr Cheddi Jagan’s commitment to National Unity and National Development” (Office of the Prime Minister, April 2014) and immediately felt depressed.
CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – West Indies batsmen struggled in the second innings of their three-day warm up match against a Barbados Select XI here yesterday.
(de Ware. Tijd) PARAMARIBO — President Desi Bouterse has promised the legislature that his government will go to war against all proven cases of corruption.