March 2016

Lichfield’s latest centenarian, James Barrington Layne Esq. was on March 27 presented with a hamper from Social Protection Minister, Volda Lawrence. Layne still reads without glasses and credits his long life to his motto of honouring…

A 26 year old lost his life last night (March 28) after being struck by a motor car on the Johanna Cecelia Public Road, Essequibo. Police say around  23:45hrs Lionel King of Maria’s Lodge, Essequibo Coast, was walking along the Public…

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has secured two more agreements that will see rice shipments from Guyana being doubled in 2016. In 2015, export of rice from Guyana to Jamaica was 48,000 tonnes. The two agreements were signed…

By Rawle Toney As Guyana prepares to face Puerto Rico tomorrow (March 29) in their final CFU Caribbean Cup Group 5 match, the Golden Jaguars will have to be without Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz. Shabazz faces strict visa and…

Puerto Rico defeated Anguilla 4 – 0 to setup a ‘winner take Group 5’ clash with Guyana at the Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon on Tuesday March 29, in the CFU Caribbean Cup. Jorge Luis Rivera (40th minute), Juan Coca (16th…

The Guyana Junior National Badminton Team are currently in Suriname, competing at the Suriname International Junior Easter Tournament which is being played at the Kwatta Sports Complex. Reaching the semi-finals in the Day one play offs…

An unlicensed 9mm pistol with 15 rounds was found yesterday March 26 on one of five men who were riding on three CG motorcycles at Norton Street and Louisa Row, Georgetown. The man is a Police Constable stationed in ‘B’ Division…

by Mark Murray It was during a graduation ceremony held on Saturday (March 26) that 18 participants were presented with their certificates having completed the three month "Connect programme" facilitated by local…

by Stacy Carmichael-James With plans afoot to modernize the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), through the Airport Expansion Project, a new report commissioned by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) has concluded that…

By Mark Murray Preliminary results from the Guyana Teachers Union’s (GTU) elections show that Mark Lyte copped the most votes for the union’s presidency. This was after hours of tabulation on Saturday (March 27) at the Union’s…