April 2017

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas secured his maiden Formula 1 victory after holding off a late charge from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the Russian Grand Prix.  Bottas jumped Vettel and team-mate Kimi Raikkonen at the start from his third…

Kings XI Punjab notched up their most-convincing win in IPL history after they dismissed the Delhi Daredevils for 67 and then chased down the runs in 7.5 overs, without losing a wicket in the run-chase. The win was KXIP’s first 10-wicket…

Parts of a loan fund raised originally for a road rehabilitation programme by the previous administration is now being re-shifted to the housing sector for its expansion. Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan on Friday (April 28, 2017),…

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon during this week announced that an appeal has been filed in relation to the presidential third term limit and the Government is awaiting a written judgment from the Court of Appeal to proceed further. In…

The Child Care and Protection Agency (CPA), has installed the new visiting committee for children’s residential care institutions during the first quarter of 2017. The committee is a recognised body authorised to visit all established…

At about 20:00 hrs on Friday, (April 28, 2017), a businessman, Anthony Dashair and his workers were robbed at gun and knife point by four bandits. The incident took place at Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara (W.C.D) where the man…

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, who is performing the duties of the President, today swore in the Opposition Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) Bibi Shaddick to perform duties on the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) board. The…

Sunrisers Hyderabad recorded their first away win of VIVO IPL 2017 after they defeated Kings XI Punjab by 26 runs at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Friday night. After being put in to bat, the defending champions posted 207-3 riding on…

As Guyana prepares for the Oil and Gas Sector, the Government is investing 70 thousand US dollars for a consultancy firm to conduct a desk study on utilizing natural gas for electricity generation. The study would be conducted by the…

By Avenash Ramzan The local sport fraternity has plunged into mourning following news of the passing of 10th Dan Grandmaster, Dr. Stephen Monasingh. The phenomenal Guyanese, who was not enjoying the best of health recently, died on April…